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Japanese missions against Ambon (Ambon Town, Amboyna, Amboina) and Ambon Island
January 24, 1942

January 24, 1942
(IJN) thirty-five carrier planes from Soryu and Hiryu strike Ambon.
American missions against Ambon (Ambon Town, Amboyna, Amboina) and Ambon Island
January 28, 1943–July 23, 1945

January 28, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s in individual attacks bomb a transport off Amboina and Ambon.

February 5, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s blast docks and shipping at Amboina.

February 15, 1943
(5th AF) B-24D Liberators from 90th Bomb Group armed with bombs plus incendiary bombs strike Amboina (Ambon) targeting Japanese ships in Ambon Bay. B-24 piloted by Hal Hevener claims two hits on a 8,000 Ton transport. B-24 Lt. Arthur T. Spence hit an oil dump causing a fire and smoke cloud. Leaving the target, the formation was intercepted by three fighters.

References
Legacy of the 90th Bombardment Group (1994) page 39
"15th [February 1943] they were again able to put up nine aircraft [B-24s] in the air which headed back to Ambon. Their primary targets were ships in the harbor; and with his string of bombs Lt. Bernard E. Trainor, bombardier for Hal Hevener, got [claimed] two hits on a 8,000 ton ship. Lt. Arthur T. Spence hit an oil dump and smoke from the fire ascended 3,000 feet into the air. Incendiary bombs were carried in the waist section; and as the bombardier made a bomb run with the bombsight, the crew members in the waist tossed bombs out windows on command. Fighters [A6M Zeros from 202 Kokutai] were slow in intercepting and only three arose as the formation left the target. 1st Lt. Paul E. Johnson was at the end of the formation and someone called him and asked if he were in troube or needed help. He responded “Hell no! There are only three of them.”

February 21, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s bomb the harbor and shipping at Ambon.

March 12, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s and B-25s attack shipping off Ambon.

March 19, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's hit Amboina.

March 25, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s hit shipping, the wharf and town area at Amboina.

April 17, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's bomb Amboina.

August 9, 1943
(5th AF) Amboina is thoroughly pounded.

September 19, 1943
(5th AF) B-24s from 380th BG and B-25's fly small strikes against Amboina.

September 22, 1943
(5th AF) B-24 hit Amboina.

October 2, 1943
(5th AF) Other B-24's bomb Amboina.

November 12, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's attack targets on Java and on Amboina.

January 16, 1944
(5th AF) B-24's carry out a light raid on the harbor of Amboina.

January 19, 1944
(5th AF) 17 B-24's bomb Amboina.

February 4, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s and B-25s carry out small raids against Amboina

February 7, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s bomb Amboina.

February 9, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s bomb Amboina.

June 1, 1944
(5th AF) B-24s bomb Amboina.

August 29, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s bomb barracks at Amboina.

October 1, 1944
(FEAF) P-38s hit Amboina.

October 2, 1944
(FEAF) P-38s attack shipping in Amboina Bay.

October 4, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s and A-20s on a shipping sweep bomb town and port area of Amboina.

October 5, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s and P-38s hit Amboina town.

October 7, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s bomb a storage area at west of Amboina.

October 16, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, and fighter-bombers hit Amboina.

October 18, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s and fighter-bombers hit Amboina.

October 19, 1944
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers hit Amboina.

October 20, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s hit Amboina town. Lost is B-25G 42-64946 (MIA).

October 21, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s hit Amboina town.

October 23, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s, A-20s, and fighter-bombers hit Amboina town.

October 24, 1944
(FEAF) P-38s bomb Amboina reservoir areas.

October 25, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s, A-20s, and fighter-bombers hit Amboina.

October 28, 1944
(FEAF) B-25s and P-38s blast town of Amboina.

July 23, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Amboina.



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