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Allied missions against Bogia and Bogia Harbor
March 27, 1943–
May 2, 1944

March 27, 1943
Click For Enlargement(5th AF) B-24s attack the harbor and shipping at Bogia

December 3, 1943
(5th AF) 30+ P-40's sink an oil laden lugger and 2 barges off Bogia

April 9, 1943
(5th AF) Single B-17's attack barges at Bogia

April 10, 1943
(5th AF) A lone B-17 strafes barges SE of Bogia

April 12, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's and B-17s hit shipping in Bogia Harbor.

December 27, 1943
(5th AF) P-47's strafe a road near Bogia.

January 26, 1944
(5th AF) 18 B-25's bomb Bogia.

January 27, 1944
(5th AF, RAAF) Almost 70 B-25's, A-20's, and P-39's, along with RAAF aircraft attack Madang and Bogia areas.

January 28, 1944
(5th AF) B-25's attack targets of opportunity from Bogia.

January 29, 1944
(5th AF) B-25's bomb Bogia.

February 6, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s and B-24s hit Bogia.

March 5/6, 1944
(USN) Two PT-Boats operating from Dregger Harbor: PT 335 (Lt. Bernard C. Denvir, USNR) and PT 343 (Ens. Fred L. Jacobson, USNR) set fire to a store house, fuel and ammo dumps at Bogia.

March 29, 1944
(5th AF) A-20s pound Bogia.

Aprill 2, 1944
(5th AF) Lost dropping supplies over Bogia is P-70A 42-33143 (MIA).

Aprill 3, 1944
(5th AF) P-40s, P-47s, and P-39s hit targets around Bogia.

April 4, 1944
(5th AF) P-39s hit area around Bogia.

April 7, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s, A-20s and P-39s hit villages, barges, a supply area, and coastal road in areas around Bogia.

April 9, 1944
(5th AF) P-39s hit troops, barges, and bridges at Bogia.

April 14, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s and P-39s hit barges and luggers at Bogia.

April 17, 1944
(5th AF) P-39s attack AA positions at Bogia.

April 19, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s, A-20s, and fighter aircraft strike a wide variety of targets around Hollandia, Aitape, Bogia.

April 22, 1944
(5th AF) All through the day B-25s and fighter-bombers, in flights of one to twenty plus aircraft, attack areas including Bogia.

May 2, 1944
(USN) After dark, PT 114 and 144 sank two barges and damaged four more west of Bogia.



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