Missions Against Alexishafen
December 18, 1942 - April 15, 1944

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