November 10, 1942
(5th AF)
B-26s bomb AA
positions and supply dumps along the Sanananda-Soputa Trail. A-20s hit positions
at Soputa.
November 14, 1942
(5th AF) A B-25 bombs
and strafes the track north of Soputa.
November 15, 1942
(5th AF) B-25s
and B-26s pound Soputa as US and Australian ground forces prepare to move against the Buna-Gona beachhead.
November 16, 1942
(5th AF) B-26s, B-25s,
and A-20s pound the areas around Soputa.
November 21, 1942
(5th AF)
Australian-US
force is advancing from Soputa toward Sanananda.
November 22, 1942
(5th AF) A-20s pound
trails around Soputa.
November 24, 1942
(5th AF) A-20s, B-25s,
B-26s, B-17s, P-40s, P-39s, and P-400s hit the Sanananda-Soputa
Trail.
November 26, 1942
(IJN) 13 Zeros that bombed both Soputa and a nearby American clearing hospital.
November 30, 1942
(US Army) U.S. forces establish a block behind enemy forces on the Soputa.
December 9, 1942
(5th AF) P-40s hit the area along the Sanananda-Soputa Trail.
January 5, 1943
(Australian Army) Australian infantry and armored elements reach Soputa.
January 15, 1943
(US Army) U.S. troops envelop pockets along the Soputa-Sanananda
Track.
January 16, 1943
(US Army) A-20s pound the Soputa-Sanananda Track.
