Allied missions against Kieta, Kieta Harbor and Kieta Airfield
January 21, 1943–June 14, 1944

January 21, 1943
(13th AF) B-17s attack shipping east of Kieta.

June 20, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's bomb Kieta.

October 30, 1943
(13th AF) Six B-25s attack Kieta Airfield and other targets at Kieta.

November 5, 1943
(13th AF) Six B-25's hit a bivouac area at Kieta and sink at least six barges between Kieta and Banin Harbor.

November 6, 1943
(13th AF) One B-25 bombs Kieta and attacks Tinputs Harbor; 7 barges and small vessels are claimed sunk.

November 8, 1943
(13th AF) Six B-25s bomb Kieta.

November 9, 1943
(13th AF) B-25's bomb Kieta.

November 16, 1943
(13th AF) P-39's also carry out sweeps along the east coast and Kieta Harbor.

November 17, 1943
(13th AF) 3 B-25's hit Kieta.

November 21, 1943
(13th AF) A few B-25's on a shipping search strafe Kieta.

November 29, 1943
(13th AF) Eighteen B-25s with fighter cover, attack Tinputs Harbor and targets of opportunity in the area from Numa Numa to Kieta. Twenty-one B-24s bomb Kieta.
(USN) PB4Y-1 Liberator 31979 pilot Lt. Jones from VD-1 provides photographic coverage of the USAAF strike on Kieta.
Reference: Fleet Air Photographic Squadron One - War Diary November 1943 page 11

December 2, 1943
(13th AF) B-25's hit Rigu Mission at Kieta.

December 3, 1943
(13th AF) 3 B-25's bomb Kieta Harbor and nearby supply and bivouac areas.

December 6, 1943
(13th AF) P-40's carry out a strafing strike in the Arawa Bay area near Kieta, the Kieta supply area is bombed by a B-24 on armed reconnaissance.

December 7, 1943
(13th AF) Eight B-25's carry out strikes against Kieta Harbor.

December 8, 1943
(13th AF) Fighter patrols and aircraft on armed reconnaissance bomb and strafe several targets of opportunity near Kieta.

December 12, 1943
(13th AF) Fighters afterwards strafe Japanese forces between Kieta and the Aropa River. USN dive bomber strike targets in the Kieta Harbor area.

December 18, 1943
(13th AF) B-24's, operating individually and in small flights, on armed reconnaissance attack Kieta.

December 20, 1943
(13th AF) Fighters strafe Kieta.

December 24, 1943
(13th AF) During the night of 23/24 single aircraft carry out harassing strikes against Kieta.

December 27, 1943
(13th AF) B-25s attack a Kieta bivouac and other targets in the area.

April 29, 1944
(13th AF) P-39s bomb and strafe targets including the Kieta area.

April 30, 1944
(13th AF) P-39s attack a variety of targets including the Kieta area.

May 2, 1944
(13th AF) Twenty-two P-39s bomb a village north of Kieta, Kieta Airfield. Eight P-40s also hit the Kieta area.

May 5, 1944
(13th AF) P-40s bomb buildings at Kieta and at nearby Rigu Mission.

May 8, 1944
(13th AF) P-39s and P-40s hit Kieta.

May 9, 1944
(13th AF) P-39s and P-40s hit Kieta.

May 15, 1944
(13th AF) Fighters on sweeps attack locatoins including Kieta.

May 16, 1944
(13th AF) Fighter-bombers hit occupied areas near Kieta.

May 20, 1944
(13th AF) P-39s hit bridges at Kieta.

May 22, 1944
(13th AF) P-39s bomb four small bridges near Kieta.

June 14, 1944
(13th AF) P-39s fly 27 sorties along the east shoreline of Bougainville from Bonis to Kieta, hitting Monoitu, Bonis and a pier at Kieta Mission.