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American missions against Onekotan Island (Onnekotan, Онекотан)
March 17, 1944–March 17, 1945

March 17, 1944
(11th AF) Three B-24s fly armed reconnaissance over Onnekotan before dawn releasing bombs through the overcast.

March 24, 1944
(11th AF) Three B-24s fly a photographic mission over Onnekotan.

March 25, 1944
(11th AF) Two B-24s bomb the north coast of Onnekotan.

April 10, 1944
(11th AF) Three B-24s fly armed reconnaissance over Matsuwa and Onnekotan.

April 13, 1944
(11th AF) Three B-24s fly armed reconnaissance and bombing runs over installations on Onnekotan.

April 14, 1944
(11th AF) Three B-24s fly armed photo reconnaissance mission during early the morning over Onnekotan. Photographs taken are negative due to cloud cover.

April 15, 1944
(
11th AF) During the night of 14/15 April three B-24s on armed reconnaissance mission over Onnekotan.

April 18, 1944
(11th AF) Three B-24s fly armed reconnaissance over Onnekotan.

April 24, 1944
(11th AF) A B-24 flies weather and bombing runs over Onnekotan.

August 25, 1944
(11th AF) One B-24 flies reconnaissance over Shasukotan, Onnekotan, and Harumukotan but drops no bombs due to accurate AA fire.

September 7, 1944
(11th AF) Six B-25s on a shipping sweep attack a small fishing fleet between Paramushiru and Onnekotan.

October 2, 1944
(11th AF) Two B-24s bound for Onnekotan abort due to weather.

October 3, 19444
(
11th AF) Two B-24s flying offshore reconnaissance over Onnekotan

October 8, 1944
(11th AF) Photo missions to Onnekotan turn back due to weather.

October 12, 1944
(11th AF) B-24s hit Onnekotan.

October 23, 1944
(11th AF) Three B-24s fly a photo mission over Onnekotan.

October 26, 1944
(11th AF) Six B-24s which abort a naval task force cover mission after failing to find the ships, two bomb installations on Onnekotan.

October 30, 1944
(11th AF) Three B-24s fly armed reconnaissance over Onnekotan.

November 2, 1944
(11th AF) Four B-24s bomb Onnekotan.

November 5, 1944
(11th AF) Four B-24s bomb Onnekotan.

November 12, 1944
(11th AF) Two B-24s fly armed reconnaissance over Onnekotan

December 20, 1944
(11th AF) A B-24 strikes Onnekotan installations and strafe buildings on Onnekotan.

January 19, 1945
(11th AF) One B-24 flies a radar ferret mission over Onnekotan. Two other B-24s hit Onnekotan.

January 23, 1945
(11th AF) One B-24 flies a reconnaissance sortie along Onnekotan east coast.

March 17, 1945
(11th AF) Two B-24s after bombing conduct a photographic mission over Onnekotan.



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