December 18, 1942
(5th AF) B-24s bomb Alexishafen.
March 5, 1943
(5th AF) Heavy bombers, operating individually, hit
Alexishafen.
April 9, 1943
(5th AF) Single B-17's attack barges at 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
(5th AF) 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). The Catholic Cathedral at Alexishafen is destroyed during the raid.
September 9, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's bomb and strafe coastal area from Alexishafen.
September 15, 1943
(5th AF) 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) Thirty-eight B-25 Mitchell strafers from the 38th Bomb Group, 405th Bomb Squadron. The bombers were escorted by twenty-five P-47 Thunderbolts from the 348th Fighter Group. The formation arrived over Alexishafen at roughly 10:30am. Ki-43 Oscars from the 13th Sentai took off from Alexishafen No. 1 Airfield (Danip) to intercept the formation at 10:48. During the combat, three were shot down. Leaving the target, B-25D "Lucky Star" 41-30183 is damaged by fighters and crashed. References: October 16, 1943 Mission Over Alexishafen.
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. Lost is P-38H 42-66834 pilot Captain Daniel T. Roberts, Jr., P-38H "Charlcie Jeann II" 42-66546 pilot 2nd Lt. Dale O. Meyer and P-38H Lightning 42-66596 pilot 2nd Lt. John Clay Smith (MIA).
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) Thirty-one
B-24s from the 90th BG took off on a strike against Wewak, but failed to meet escorting fighters. Instead, they bomb Alexishafen Airfield No 1 from 13,000-16,000, with excellent results and 95% of bombs on target, causing two explosions, and fires started on Danip plantation. No enemy fighters were seen over the target.
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. Photographed before and during the bombing mission.
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
(5th AF) B-25's bomb Alexishafen.
January 3, 1944
(5th AF) 50+ B-24's and B-25's bomb
the Alexishafen area.
January 4, 1944
(5th AF) 100+ heavy and
medium bombers bomb Alexishafen.
January 5, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's and medium
bombers bomb Alexishafen.
January 6, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's and B-25's
bomb Alexishafen.
January 7, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's, B-25's,
P-39's, and P-47's bomb Alexishafen.
January 9, 1944
(5th AF) Fighters and
bombers attack Alexishafen.
January 10, 1944
(5th AF) 100+ heavy,
medium, and light bombers, and fighters attack Alexishafen.
January 11, 1944
(5th AF) B-25's, P-39's,
and P-40's hit the town of Alexishafen.
January 12, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's and B-25's
attack Alexishafen area.
January 13, 1944
(5th AF) B-25's and
P-40's attack Alexishafen.
January 14, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's,
B-25's, and P-40's hit Alexishafen.
January 15, 1944
(5th AF) B-25's hit the Alexishafen.
January 25, 1944
(5th AF) 37 B-25's bomb Alexishafen.
January 25, 1944
(USN) USS Boise CL-47 fires shore bombardment of Madang and Alexishafen.
January 26, 1944
(5th AF) 140+ B-24's, A-20's, P-39's, and
P-40's hit Alexishafen-Madang area.
January 31, 1944
(5th AF) P-39's strafe Alexishafen.
February 2, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s bomb Alexishafen.
February 3, 1944
(5th AF) A-20s attack
Alexishafen.
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 17, 1944
(5th AF) 16 P-47's strafe targets
of opportunity in the Alexishafen area.
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 Alexishafen Airfield.
February 26, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s, along with P-39s, hit the Madang-Alexishafen area.
February 27, 1944
(5th AF) A-20s strike the Alexishafen area.
(RAAF) Vengance of No. 23 Squadron and No. 24 Squadron escorted by escorted by twelve P-40N Kittyhawks from No. 78 Squadron strike the Alexishafen area. Returning, Vengance A27-83 pilot F/O Kenneth Hillman Pike force lands due to an overheated engine.
March 1, 1944
(5th AF) B-24, B-25, A-20s, and fighters hit targets
including Alexishafen.
(RAAF)
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 Alexishafen area.
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) B-25s and P-39s bomb Alexishafen
area.
(RAAF) RAAF
aircraft bomb the 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) PT Boat captain Lt Commander Davis serves as spotter aboard destroyer
USS Hutchins (DD-476) to pinpoint coastal targets for shore bombardment using a minimum
of shells by the destroyer group with USS Bache (DD-470) and USS Daly (DD-519) that conduct shore 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)
30th Battalion advancing from Madang northward on the North Coast Road liberates Alexishafen.
