October 24, 1943
(5th AF) Bombers
are destroyed on the ground at Tobera Airfield.
December 12, 1943
(13th AF) Fighter aircraft cover USN dive bomber strikes against targets Tobera Bay area
December 30, 1943
(13th AF) 19 B-24's, with 25 fighters covering,
attack shipping at Rabaul and also hit Tobera airfield. The escorts encounter
aggressive fighter opposition and claim 12 shot down.
January 9, 1944
(13th AF) 7 squadrons of Allied fighters cover a USN dive bomber
strike on Tobera
January 12, 1944
(13th AF) 19 B-24's, with an escort
of about 50 fighters, pound the airstrip and other targets at Tobera
January 13, 1944
(13th AF) During predawn hours 11 B-25's bomb Tobera
January 18, 1944
(13th AF) 34
B-25's supported by 70+ fighters, pound Tobera
January 23, 1944
(13th AF) 7 B-25's hit Tobera
January 28, 1944
(13th AF) 25 B-25's, covered by 12 P-38's,
pound Tobera Airfield
January 29, 1944
(13th AF) About 60
Allied fighters cover a strike by 40 USN dive bombers on Tobera
January 31, 1944
(13th AF) 40+ Allied fighters cover
a strike by USN dive bombers on Tobera; 8 enemy aircraft are claimed
shot down; this strike is immediately followed by an attack by 17 B-24's, with
fighter support, on the same target.
February 3, 1944
(13th AF) P-40s
and US Navy fighters cover a USN dive-bomber strike on Tobera
February 4, 1944
(13th AF) 25
B-25s, escorted by 40+ fighters, pound the airfield at Tobera
February 7, 1944
(13th AF) P-40s join USN fighters in covering a USN dive-bomber strike on Tobera
February 9, 1944
(13th AF) 19 B-24s with 20 P-38s supporting, hit Tobera Airfield, thoroughly
saturating the runway.
February 10, 1944
(13th AF) Tobera is pounded by 21
B-24s supported by P-38s and USN fighters
February 11, 1944
(13th AF) Tobera Airfield is bombed by 15 B-24s with P-38 and USN fighter escort.
February 12, 1944
(13th AF) 23 B-25s, with US Navy fighters in support, bomb Tobera Airfield
February 13, 19444
(13th AF) 20
B-25s bomb Tobera Airfield
February 14, 1944
(13th AF) P-40s
and USN fighters escort a USN dive-bomber raid on Tobera gun positions and
airfield revetments; 4 B-25s also bomb Tobera.
February 18, 1944
(13th AF) 2 B-25s and 4 P-38s hit Tobera
February 19, 1944
(13th AF) 14 B-24s, with P-38 and USN fighter
escort, hit Tobera Airfield
March 5, 1944
(13th AF) 13 B-24, with USN fighters covering, blast the revetment area
and airstrip at Tobera
March 6, 1944
(13th AF) 24 B-25s with fighter
escort, pound Tobera
March 7, 1944
(13th AF) 24 B-25s,
with USN fighter support, hit Tobera Airfield
March 22, 1944
(13th AF) 10 B-24s bomb Tobera
March 24, 1944
(13th AF) 20+ B-25s
hit the airstrip at Tobera
March 28, 1944
(13th AF) 24 B-25s
bomb Tobera Airfield, causing considerable damage to the landing strip
April 7, 1944
(13th AF)13 B-25s blast Tobera Airfield
April 10, 1944
(13th AF) 40+ fighter-bombers hit the runway at
Tobera
April 18, 1944
(13th AF) 23 B-25s, weathered out of Vunakanau,
bomb Tobera Airfield
April 23, 1944
(13th AF) Weather again curtails strikes,
but several fighter-bombers hit Tobera
April 23, 1944
(13th AF) 10 P-40s hit runway
and revetments at Tobera
April 25, 1944
(13th AF) 23 B-25s bomb the
airstrip and revetments at Tobera
April 26, 1944
(13th AF) 35 fighter-bombers
pound the airfield at Tobera
May 8, 1944
(13th AF) Fighter-bombers pound Tobera
Airfield and strafe targets of opportunity in the area.
May 10, 1944
(13th AF) 41
fighter-bombers including P-39s attack Tobera Airfield
May 11, 1944
(13th AF) 8 P-38s
bomb a supply-personnel area W of Tobera
May 12, 1944
(13th AF) 12
B-25s and 20+ P-40s and P-38s pound Tobera Airstrip and nearby personnel areas
May 14, 1944
(13th AF) 23
B-25s bomb Tobera Airstrip
May 17, 1944
(13th AF) 25
B-25s bomb the airfield at Tobera
May 20, 1944
(13th AF) 3 B-24s bomb the Tobera runway
May 23, 1944
(13th AF) 2 B-24s
bomb Tobera
May 27, 1944
(13th AF) 4 B-24s bomb Tobera
May 28, 1944
(13th AF) 33
P-39s and P-40s join 40+ USN dive bombers in a strike on Tobera airstrip
May 30, 1944
(13th AF) 23
B-25s bomb personnel areas NE of Tobera
June 1, 1944
(13th AF) 12 others pound personnel and the supply
area NE of Tobera
June 12, 1944
(13th AF) B-24s
bomb runways at Tobera
June 13, 1944
(13th AF) B-25s bomb Tobera AA guns
and airfield. 6 B-24s bomb
Tobera
June 15, 1944
(13th AF) aircraft hit Tobera Airfield
June 16, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, A-20s and fighters attack a large variety of targets of opportunity
on Gazelle from Tobera Airfield
June 17, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s, B-25s and fighters attack Tobera
June 23, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Tobera
Airfield
June 24, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s and fighters, along with other Allied aircraft, hit Tobera Airfield.
June 28, 1944
(FEAF) AA guns
E of the Tobera area are attacked.
June 30, 1944
(FEAF) Tobera is bombed
