Missions Against Corregidor
January 4, 1942 - 1945

Japanese Missions Against Corregidor

January 4, 1942
USAAF P-40s from Bataan Peninsula, attempt the interception of a bombing raid on Corregidor in Manila Bay. The fighters, failing to intercept until the enemy airplanes are over the target, have little effect on the raid.

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April 9, 1942
Japanese artillery on Bataan opens fire on Corregidor in conjunction with air attacks.

May 6, 1942
US forces on Corregidor surrender to the Japanese.

 

American Missions Against Corregidor

January 23, 1945
(FEAF) B-24 and A-20s hit Corregidor.

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February 5, 1945
(FEAF) 60 B-24s deliver the heaviest attack yet on Corregidor

February 6, 1945
(7th AF) 19 B-24s bomb Corregidor
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Corregidor gun positions

February 9, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s fly morning and afternoon raids against Corregidor gun positions; A-20s also hit the fortress

February 11, 1945
(7th AF) 25 B-24s based on Angaur Airfield bomb Corregidor
(FEAF) B-24s attack Corregidor almost continuously throughout the day

February 12, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s continue to pound Corregidor

February 13, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s continue to pound Corregidor as a large segment of B-24s attack the main coastal guns and score direct hits on several batteries

February 14, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s continue to bomb Corregidor

February 15, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s again blast Corregidor with A-20s and fighter-bombers bombing and strafing its few remaining gun positions

February 16, 1945
(FEAF) 120+ A-20s and B-24s pound Corregidor during the early daylight hours; amphibious and airborne landings follow and the paratroops soon link up with the beachhead

February 19, 1945
(FEAF) A-20s bomb Japanese-held sectors on Corregidor

February 22, 1945
(FEAF) P-47s pound Corregidor

February 20, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s bomb underground installation on Corregidor

February 21, 1945
(FEAF) P-47s pound Corregidor and P-40s support ground forces on Corregidor

February 24, 1945
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers attack forces holding out on Corregidor

March 1, 1945
(FEAF) Troops on Corregidor are bombed with napalm