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American missions against Eten Airfield and Eten Island
March 15, 1944–June 21, 1945

March 15, 1944
(7th AF) Before dawn, B-24s fly the first Seventh Air Force mission against Truk before dawn hitting Eten.

March 29, 1944
(13th AF) B-24s of the 307th Bombardment Group carry out the first daylight raid on Truk Atoll, bombing Eten Airfield.

April 14, 1944
(13th AF) 19 B-24s bomb Eten.

April 22, 1944
(13th AF) B-24s bomb Dublon, Param, and Eten.

April 27, 1944
(13th AF) B-24s bomb Eten in the early morning.

May 10, 1944
(13th AF) B-24s bomb the Eten Airfield.

June 3, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Eten.

June 17, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s intend to bomb Eten Airfield but due to cloud cover divert to bomb Param Airfield. Lost is B-24J Liberator 44-40566 (MIA).

June 19, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Eten.

September 25, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s stage through Eniwetok on a strike at shipping at Truk; failing to locate the primary targets the B-24s bomb Eten.

December 18, 1944
(7th AF) 6 Guam based B-24s flying armed photo reconnaissance over Moen, Param, and Eten.

Februay 17, 1945
(7th AF) Three B-24s from Guam escort a photo plane over Truk and bomb Eten.

April 5, 1945
(7th AF) B-24s from Guam hit targets on Eten.

April 11, 1945
(7th AF) 18 B-24s from Guam pound positions on Eten.

April 19, 1945
(7th AF) B-24s from Guam hit Eten.

April 26, 1945
(7th AF) 13 B-24s from Guam bomb Eten.

May 3, 1945
(7th AF) During the night of 3/4 May, 8 B-24 from Okinawa separately strike Eten Airfield.

May 20, 1945
(7th AF) Saipan based P-47s strafe on Moen Airfield and Eten Airfield.

June 6, 1945
(7th AF) 12 Guam Island-based B-24s hit oil storage buildings on Eten.

June 21, 1945
(7th AF) 24 B-24s from Guam bomb fuel oil storage and power plant buildings on Eten.



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