February 22, 1943
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MONDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 1943

ALASKA (Eleventh Air Force) 16 bombers and 8 fighters abort a mission against Kiska due to weather.

CBI (Tenth Air Force) B-24s mine the Gulf of Martaban between Pagoda Point and the mouth of the Rangoon River during the night of 22/23 Feb. Twenty four B-24s and RAF Liberators fly a diversionary strike against the city of Rangoon and the Mingaladon Airfield.

SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Thirteenth Air Force) P-38s, P-39s and Navy aircraft hit the Rekata Bay area and barges in Sambi Bay on Santa Isabel.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Fifth Air Force) A B-24 attacks Lorengau Airfield. B-25s pound the Lae area while to the south A-20s hit forces at Buibuining, Waipali, Guadagasal and along trails in the surrounding areas. A single B-17 bombs Lae. The 36th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group with P-39s and P-400s transfers from Milne Bay to Mareeba. The 39th Troop Carrier Squadron, 317th Troop Carrier Group with C-47s transfers from Garbutt to Archerfield.

USN: District patrol craft YP-72 sinks after grounding off Spruce Cape entrance to Kodiak, Alaska. Japanese army cargo ship Kuwayama Maru sinks off Soembawa Island as the result of damage inflicted by USS Thresher (SS-200) the previous day, 07°53'N, 119°13'E.