December 18, 1942
(5th AF) B-24s bomb the Alexishafen
March 5, 1943
(5th AF) Heavy bombers, operating individually, hit
Alexishafen
April 9, 1943
(5th AF) Single B-17's attack barges at Bogia, Alexishafen
April 10, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's hit Alexishafen
May 29, 1943
(5th AF) B-17's
bomb Madang and Alexishafen
August 5, 1943
(5th AF) 30+ B-25's pound
barges at Alexishafen
August 29, 1943
(5th AF) B-17's bomb and strafe the Alexishafen
September 1, 1943
70+ B-24's and B-25's hit
the Alexishafen / Madang area, dropping 201 tons of bombs (heaviest by Fifth Air Force to date)
September 9, 1943
B-25's bomb and strafe coastal area from Alexishafen
September 15, 1943
B-25's
sink about 15 barges between Alexishafen and Finschhafen
October 14, 1943
(5th AF) Medium bombers pound Alexishafen
October 16, 1943
(5th AF) 60+ B-25's attack the Alexishafen area
November 3, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's
hit barges between Alexishafen and Bogadjim
November
9, 1943
(5th AF) 40+ B-25's and A-20's, escorted by 475th FG P-38's and P-47's, pound the airfield
at Alexishafen, destroying at least 12 enemy airplanes; US fighters claim
destruction of 10-15 interceptors in combat other fighters claim 20+ aircraft shot down over Sek
Harbor. P-38H 42-66596 is lost.
November 10, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's thoroughly pound Alexishafen Airfield
November 13, 1943
(5th AF) 120 B-24's and B-25's pound Alexishafen
November 15, 1943
(5th AF) 30+
B-24's pound Alexishafen
November 26, 1943
(5th AF) P-40's and P-47's strafe villages
and targets of opportunity around Alexishafen
November 30, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's hit Alexishafen Aerial reconnassance photo taken from 16,000'
December 20, 1943
(5th AF) 22nd BG B-26's and B-25's bomb the town of Alexishafen
December 22, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's and P-39's bomb town of Alexishafen
December 23, 1943
(5th AF) 80+
B-25's, B-26's and A-20's attack airfields at Alexishafen
December 27, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's bomb Alexishafen. Before & During Photographic Series
December 30, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's and B-25's
bomb the Alexishafen
December 31, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's
and medium bombers pound Alexishafen
January 1, 1944
B-25's bomb Alexishafen
January 3, 1944
50+ B-24's and B-25's bomb
the Alexishafen area
January 4, 1944
100+ heavy and
medium bombers bomb Alexishafen
January 5, 1944
B-24's and medium
bombers bomb Alexishafen
January 6, 1944
B-24's and B-25's
bomb Alexishafen
January 7, 1944
B-24's, B-25's,
P-39's, and P-47's bomb Alexishafen
January 9, 1944
Fighters and
bombers attack Alexishafen
January 10, 1944
100+ heavy,
medium, and light bombers, and fighters attack Alexishafen
January 11, 1944
B-25's, P-39's,
and P-40's hit the town of Alexishafen
January 12, 1944
B-24's and B-25's
attack Alexishafen area
January 13, 1944
B-25's and
P-40's attack Alexishafen
January 14, 1944
B-24's,
B-25's, and P-40's hit Alexishafen
January 15, 1944
B-25's hit the Alexishafen
January 25, 1944
37 B-25's bomb Alexishafen
January 26, 1944
140+ B-24's, A-20's, P-39's, and
P-40's hit Alexishafen-Madang area.
January 31, 1944
P-39's strafe Alexishafen
February 2, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s bomb Alexishafen
February 3, 1944
(5th AF) A-20s attack
Alexishafen and the Hansa Bay areas
February 4, 1944
(5th AF) P-39s strafe targets of opportunity in Alexishafen
February 8, 1944
(5th AF) 50 A-20s and B-25s hit the Alexishafen and
Madang areas
February 20, 1944
(5th AF) 38 B-24s bomb the Alexishafen-Hansa Bay area.
February 25, 1944
(5th AF) B-25's hit Alexishafen. A-20s bomb airfields at Alexishafen
February 26, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s, along with P-39s, hit the Madang-Alexishafen area.
February 27, 1944
(5th AF & RAAF) A-20s strike the Alexishafen area. RAAF Vengance of 24 Squadron strike the Alexishafen area. Vengance A27-83 is lost due to an overheated engine.
March 1, 1944
(5th AF & RAAF) B-24, B-25, A-20s, and fighter & RAAF aircraft, hit targets
including Alexishafen
March 2, 1944
(5th AF) 80+ B-24s and P-40s hit the Hansa Bay area, and the Madang-Alexishafen
area
March 3, 1944
(5th AF) 30+ B-24s hit the Hansa Bay and Alexishafen areas
March 13, 1944
(5th AF) A-20s of the 312th BG strike Alexishafen and loose three aircraft on the
return flight due to weather.
March 14, 1944
(5th AF) 12 A-20's bomb the airstrip at Alexishafen
March 17, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s bomb the Madang-Alexishafen area
March 19, 1944
(5th AF & RAAF) B-25s and P-39s, along with RAAF aircraft, bomb Alexishafen
area
March 22, 1944
(5th AF) P-47s hit barges at Alexishafen
March 23, 1944
(5th AF) Nearly 100 B-24s, B-25s, A-20s and P-47s hit numerous targets,
including Alexishafen.
March 24, 1944
(5th AF) P-39s and P-40s hit Alexishafen a dive bombing and strafing attack at
midday
April 10, 1944
USN - Lt Commander Davis (PT Boat captain) serves as spotter aboard destroyer
Hutchins to pinpoint coastal targets for shore bombardment using a minimum
of shells by the destroyer group of Hutchins, Bache, Daly for bombardments
of Madang, Alexishafen, Ulingan and Hansa Bay.
April 15, 1944
(5th AF) 20 P-39s hit villages, supply dumps, trucks and other targets in the
Alexishafen area.
August 26, 1944
Australian Army's
30th Battalion continued up the coast in the direction of Alexishafen, liberating it on April 26, 1944
