Japanese Missions Against Kavieng
January 21, 1942
A large Japanese air raid of over 100 planes attacked. 60 bombers and
fighter planes from the Kagi and Akagi attacked Kavieng, concentrating on the
wharf area, Chinatown, and the recently built Kavieng airstrip.
American Missions Against Kavieng
December
5, 1942
(5th AF) B-24s bomb Kavieng Airfield on New Ireland.
August 17, 1942
(5th AF) A single B-17 bombs Kavieng
August 18, 1942
(5th AF) Single B-17 bombs Kavieng Airfield area
September 12, 1942
(5th AF) B-17 strafes a vessel south of Kavieng
April 1, 1943
(5th AF) B-17s attack a convoy off Kavieng
April 3, 1943
(5th AF) B-17's pound shipping and the airfield at Kavieng
while single B-24's bomb Kavieng.
April 4, 1943
(5th AF) B-17's bomb the town area and airfield at Kavieng
April 7, 1943
(5th AF) Single heavy bombers attack shipping and coastal targets
April 8, 1943
(5th AF) B-17's and B-24's carry out small harassing strikes on Kavieng
April 23, 1943
(5th AF) Single B-24
score a direct hit on a cargo vessel SE of Kavieng
May 23, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's and B-17's hit the harbor and airfield at Kavieng
August 11, 1943
B-24 on armored reconnaissance sinks an enemy freighter NW
of Kavieng
November 1, 1943
(5th AF) Single B-24 hits a ship off Kavieng
November 9, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s on patrol claim a destroyer sunk near Kavieng
November 22, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s on armed reconnassiance claim hits on a freighter off Kavieng
December 25, 1943
(USN) Aircraft from a two-carrier task group (Rear Admiral F. C. Sherman)
attacked shipping at Kavieng
January 3, 1944
(13th AF) 6 B-24's bomb Kavieng.
January 21, 1944
(5th AF) Single B-24's on armed reconnaissance hit ships near Kavieng.
February 7, 1944
(5th AF) Single B-25s on reconnaissance bomb Kavieng
February 11, 1944
(5th AF) About 50 B-24s pound the airfield at Kavieng
February 13, 1944
(5th AF) 35 B-24s bomb Kavieng Airfield
February 14, 1944
(5th AF) 40+ B-24s bomb the airfield at Kavieng
February 15, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s bomb the Kavieng town and harbor
February 16, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s bomb Kavieng
February 19, 1944
(5th AF) 7 A-20s hit shipping at Kavieng
Feburary 20, 1944
(5th AF) 12 B-24s hit shipping off Kavieng
March 2, 1944
(USN) In support of the American landing on Emira island. Kavieng and
its airstrip was shelled by fifteen destroyers, two escort carriers and four
old American battleships , including USS New Mexico, USS Mississippi, USS Tennessee
and USS Idaho. 1,079 14 inch and 12,281 five inch shells were fired at the
targets.
March 6, 1944
(5th AF) 24 B-24s and 12 P-38s hit Kavieng
March 20, 1944
(USN) Two escort carriers provided cover and airspot for the battleship
and destroyer bombardment of Kavieng
April 7/8, 1944
(13th AF) Six B-25s heckle the Kavieng Airfield
