January 28, 1943
(13th AF) Five B-26s and 12 P-39s attack the airfield at Vila on Kolombangara
January 29, 1943
(13th AF) B-26s and P-39s hit a bivouac area at Vila
January 31, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s bomb the ammunition dump and airfield at Vila, Allied fighters,
carry out sweeps over Vila.
February 9. 1943
(13th AF) B-26s, escorted by P-38s and P-39s, pound the airfield at Vila
February 15, 1943
(13th AF) B-26s, P-39s and P-40s attack Vila Airfield on Kolombangara
February 20, 1943
(13th AF) B-24s pound Vila on Kolombangara
February 25/26, 1943
(13th AF) P-38s and Navy aircraft hit Vila on
Kolombangara during the night.
February 28, 1943
(13th AF) P-38s and Navy aircraft attack Vila Airfield on Kolombangara
March 7, 1943
(13th AF) Single B-24s hit Airfield at Vila
March 8, 1943
(13th AF) Vila is hit by light B-24 raids
May 11/12, 1943
(13th AF) USS Nashville CL-43 bombards Vila
Airfield. And explosion of powers charges
on the ship's forward turret kills 18 and wounds 17.
March 13, 1943
(13th AF) Vila Airfield attacked by
B-24s in light raids
March 15, 1943
(13th AF) Single B-17s hit Vila Airfield
March 16, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s and B-24s on harassing raids bomb Vila
March 17, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s continue harassing
raids against Vila
March 27, 1943
(13th AF) P-39's join Navy aircraft in an attack on Vila Airfield.
March 30, 1943
(13th AF) Heavy bombers continue snooper strikes on Vila
April 27, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's pound Vila
May 3, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's fly snooper strikes during the night of 3/4 May against Vila Airfield
May 8, 1943
(13th AF) P-40's and P-38's hit AA positions at Vila.
June 9, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's, P-40's, and P-38's' pound the airfields at Vila.
June 14, 1943
(13th AF) 18 B-25's, escorted by F4U's, hit Vila Airfield.
June 20, 1943
(13th AF) P-40's join Marine and Navy airplanes in a
strike against Vila Airfield. Hits are scored on the
runway and dump area.
June 25, 1943
(13th AF) B-25's, escorted by P-40's, hit the runway at
Vila Airfield
July 7, 1943
(13th AF) B-25's and P-38's attack Vila Airfield
July 12, 1943
(13th AF) 10 B-25's attack Vila Airfield, which is hit later in the day
by B-24's on armed reconnaissance.
July 31, 1943
(13th AF) B-17's, B-25's, P-40's, and US Navy aircraft attack the airfield at Vila
August 8, 1943
(13th AF) 23 B-25's, with P-38's, P-39's, and US
Navy F4U's as cover, bomb Vila
August 9, 1943
(13th AF) 10 B-25's, with fighter cover, bomb Vila. Shortly thereafter 22 B-24's strike the same target.
August 13, 1943
(13th AF) 2 B-17s others on armored reconnaissance bomb Vila
August 16, 1943
(13th AF) 12 B-25's, 5 B-17's, and 30+ US Navy planes attack Vila Airfield.
August 31, 1943
(13th AF) 22 B-25's and 50 US Navy airplanes bomb gun positions
and the radio station at Vila.
September 2, 1943
(13th AF) 24 B-25's and 60+ US
Navy aircraft pound Vila, hitting AA and artillery positions
September 3, 1943
(13th AF) Vila Airfield
is bombed by 5 B-24's and 10 USN aircraft.
September 6, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's blast gun positions at Vila
September 9, 1943
(13th AF) 12 B-25's and 50+ USN
dive bombers pound Vila Airfield
September 11, 1943
(13th AF) 18 B-25's pound the
area W of Vila Airfield
September 14, 1943
(13th AF) 3 B-25's bomb Vila Airfield
and 2 B-24's and 6 Venturas attack the Vila area.
September 15, 1943
(13th AF) B-25's bomb Vila airfield
September 19, 1943
(13th AF) B-25's and USN dive bombers,
covered by fighters, bomb Vila Airfield
September 23, 1943
(13th AF) 21 B-24's bomb area from Stanmore Plantation
to the mouth of the Vila River
September 25, 1943
(13th AF) B-25's join USN TBF's and SBD's in pounding gun positions in the areas around Vila Airfield
October 1, 1943
24 B-24's bomb a supply and bivouac area N of Vila airfield
October 2, 1943
6 B-25's join USN dive bombers in attacking Hamberi Cove
barge hideout near Vila.
