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American missions against Sattelberg (Satelberg)
October 9, 1943–November 22, 1943

October 9, 1943
(5th AF, RAAF) A-20's and Royal Australian Air Force bomb and strafe defensive positions in the Sattelberg.

October 10, 1943
(RAAF, 5th AF) A-20's, along with RAAF aircraft pound the Sattelberg area.

October 17, 1943
(5th AF) 18 A-20's and B-25's bomb and strafe Sattelberg.

October 19, 1943
(RAAF, 5th AF) A-20's and RAAF aircraft hit Sattelberg and surrounding areas.

October 21, 1943
(5th AF) 50+ B-24's bomb positions at Sattelberg. 19 B-25's follow with a low-level strike.

October 27, 1943
(5th AF) P-40's and P-39's intercept an escorted Japanese bomber force dropping supplies over the Sattelberg area.

November 17, 1943
(RAAF, 5th AF) 58 B-24's are dispatched to support an attack by the Australian 9 Division on Sattelberg, but because of bad weather only 3 B-24's with 12 RAAF planes reach the target.

November 18, 1943
(5th AF) 30+ B-25's and B-26's hit enemy positions in the Sattelberg area.

November 19, 1943
(5th AF) Nearly 30 B-25's and B 26's bomb positions in the Sattelberg area.

November 20, 1943
(5th AF) 50 B-25's and B-26's pound Japanese positions in the Sattelberg area.

November 22, 1943
(5th AF) 22 B-25's and A-20's attack villages around Sattelberg.
Japanese missions against Sattelberg (Satelberg)
October 27, 1943–November 14, 1943

October 27, 1943
(JAAF) Japanese bombers attempt to drop supplies over the Sattelberg area are intercepted by P-40s and P-39s.

November 14, 1943
(JAAF) Ki-49 Helens of the 7th Sentai bomb Australian positions, without loss.


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