American Missions Against Attu

PARTIAL LIST

May 19, 1943
(11th AF) 6 B-24's and 11 B-25's fly 3 air-ground support missions to Attu, bombing the Sarana Valley.

May 21, 1943
(11th AF) 10 B-24's, 12 B-25's, and 24 P-38's are dispatched to Attu but only 3 missions, totalling 6 P-38's and 1 B-24, are able to bomb and strafe troops and installations.

May 24, 1943
(11th AF) 2 of 3 air-ground support missions to Attu, together 6 B-24's, 11 B-25's, and 1 F-5A, bomb Attu. The third mission is cancelled, except for 2 B-25's which do not hear the cancelling order. 3 B-24's and 14 P-38's fly 3 more air cover missions over Attu but make no contacts

May 26, 1943
(11th AF) 2 B-24's and 12 P-38's fly air cover sorties and also patrol and strafe Attu.

Japanese Missions Against Attu

May 22, 1943
15 enemy bombers make a torpedo attack on the gunboat USS Charleston (PG-51) and destroyer USS Phelps (DD-360) patrolling Attu. The ships suffer only negligible damage.

May 23, 1943
(11th AF) 3 B-24's and 18 P-38's fly 3 air cover missions to Attu. A PBY notifies that 16 Japanese bombers are W of Attu. 5 of the P-38's then intercept the bombers over Attu, which jettison their bombs and close formation. The P-38's score 5 kills and 7 probables. 2 P- 38's are lost.

August 2, 1943
(11th AF) 1 or 2 enemy aircraft over Attu cannot be intercepted due to weather.

September 1, 1943
(11th AF) 2 P-40's attempting to intercept Japanese aircraft reported near Attu abort because of weather.

October 9, 1943
(11th AF) 12 Kuril-based Japanese bombers attack Attu.

October 13, 1943
(11th AF) 11 P-40's unsuccessfully intercept 8 Japanese medium bombers attacking Massacre Bay and the nearby airfield on Attu.