American Missions Against Saidor
April 18. 1943
(5th AF) Single B-24 hits Saidor area.April 25. 1943
(5th AF) B-17s hits SaidorMay 27, 1943
(5th AF) Saidor is hit by single-plane strikes.May 29, 1943
(5th AF) Heavy and medium bombers, operating individually or in flights of 2 bombers, hit SaidorAugust 5, 1943
(5th AF) B-25s hit SaidorSeptember 12, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's strafe between Saidor and Langemak BayOctober 15, 1943
(5th AF) 70+ medium bombers hit positions and villages from Sio to SaidorNovember 12, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's and B-26's bomb villages between Finschhafen and Saidor.November 16, 1943
(5th AF) P-39's, with P-40's covering, strafe barges from Saidor to MadangNovember 17, 1943
(5th AF) P-47's strafe Japanese shipping between Saidor and FinschhafenDecember 8, 1943
(5th AF) P-39's strafe barges from Saidor to Fortification Point.
December 14, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's on armed reconnaissance hit SaidorJanuary 1, 1944
(5th AF) 120+ B-24's, B-25's and A-20's pound the Saidor area in preparation for an Allied invasionJanuary 2, 1944
(5th AF) Elements of the US 32d Infantry Division make an amphibious landing at Saidor, following a preparatory naval bombardment; Bad weather prevents preparatory air strikes, but 80+ B-24's and A-20's pound positions in coordination with the landings; the harbor and airfield are captured.January 4, 1944
(5th AF) Heavy and medium bombers hit troops and supplies between Finschhafen and SaidorJanuary 5, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's and medium bombers bomb Alexishafen, Madang, and Bogadjim areas and attack barges from Finschhafen to SaidorJanuary 9, 1944
(5th AF) Fighters and bombers hit the area E of SaidorJanuary 21, 1944
(5th AF) B-25's, A-20's, and P-39's strafe villages near SaidorFebruary 9, 1944
The occupation of the Huon Peninsula is completed as US and Australian forces meet SE of SaidorFebruary 11, 1944
(5th AF) P-40s and RAAF aircraft pound Japanese forces still remaining in the Saidor areaMarch 4, 1944
(5th AF) A-20s bomb buildings and gun positions in the Saidor area