October 24, 1943
(5th AF) B-25s from the 3rd BG, 13th BS attack Tobera Airfield at low level flying perpendicular along the runway, flying southeast to northwest bombing the strip, revetments and plantation area.
December 12, 1943
(13th AF) Fighter aircraft cover USN dive bomber strikes against targets Tobera Bay area
December 30, 1943
(13th AF) 19 B-24's, with 25 fighters covering,
attack shipping at Rabaul and also hit Tobera Airfield. The escorts encounter
aggressive fighter opposition and claim 12 shot down.
January 9, 1944
(13th AF) 7 squadrons of Allied fighters cover a USN dive bomber
strike on Tobera.
January 12, 1944
(13th AF) 19 B-24's, with an escort
of about 50 fighters, pound the airstrip and other targets at Tobera.
January 13, 1944
(13th AF) During predawn hours 11 B-25's bomb Tobera.
January 18, 1944
(13th AF) 34
B-25's supported by 70+ fighters, pound Tobera.
January 23, 1944
(13th AF) 7 B-25's hit Tobera.
January 28, 1944
(13th AF) 25 B-25's, covered by 12 P-38's,
pound Tobera Airfield.
January 29, 1944
(13th AF) About 60
Allied fighters cover a strike by 40 USN dive bombers on Tobera.
January 31, 1944
(13th AF) 40+ Allied fighters cover
a strike by USN dive bombers on Tobera; 8 enemy aircraft are claimed
shot down; this strike is immediately followed by an attack by 17 B-24's, with
fighter support, on the same target.
February 3, 1944
(13th AF) P-40s
and US Navy fighters cover a USN dive-bomber strike on Tobera.
February 4, 1944
(13th AF) 25
B-25s, escorted by 40+ fighters, pound Tobera Airfield.
February 6, 1944
(13th AF) A single B-24 bombs Tobera Airfield.
February 7, 1944
(13th AF) P-40s join USN fighters in covering a USN dive-bomber strike on Tobera.
February 9, 1944
(13th AF) 19 B-24s with 20 P-38s supporting, hit Tobera Airfield, thoroughly
saturating the runway.
February 10, 1944
(13th AF) Tobera is pounded by 21
B-24s supported by P-38s and USN fighters.
February 11, 1944
(13th AF) Tobera Airfield is bombed by 15 B-24s with P-38 and USN fighter escort.
February 12, 1944
(13th AF) 23 B-25s, with US Navy fighters in support, bomb Tobera Airfield.
February 13, 19444
(13th AF) 20
B-25s bomb Tobera Airfield.
February 14, 1944
(13th AF) P-40s
and USN fighters escort a USN dive-bomber raid on Tobera gun positions and
airfield revetments; 4 B-25s also bomb Tobera.
February 18, 1944
(13th AF) 2 B-25s and 4 P-38s hit Tobera.
February 19, 1944
(13th AF) 14 B-24s, with P-38 and USN fighter
escort, hit Tobera Airfield.
February 25, 1944
(17th AF) Photo reconassiance photograph revealed 33 aircraft at Tobera, although most of these
were decoys or hulks.
March 5, 1944
(13th AF) 13 B-24, with USN fighters covering, blast the revetment area
and airstrip at Tobera.
March 6, 1944
(13th AF) 24 B-25s with fighter
escort, pound Tobera.
March 7, 1944
(13th AF) 24 B-25s,
with USN fighter support, hit Tobera Airfield.
March 22, 1944
(13th AF) 10 B-24s bomb Tobera.
March 24, 1944
(13th AF) 20+ B-25s
hit the airstrip at Tobera.
March 28, 1944
(13th AF) 24 B-25s
bomb Tobera Airfield, causing considerable damage to the landing strip
April 7, 1944
(13th AF)13 B-25s blast Tobera Airfield
April 10, 1944
(13th AF) 40+ fighter-bombers hit the runway at
Tobera
April 18, 1944
(13th AF) 23 B-25s, weathered out of Vunakanau,
bomb Tobera Airfield
April 23, 1944
(13th AF) Weather again curtails strikes,
but several fighter-bombers hit Tobera
April 23, 1944
(13th AF) 10 P-40s hit runway
and revetments at Tobera
April 25, 1944
(13th AF) 23 B-25s bomb the
runway and revetments at Tobera Airfield.
April 26, 1944
(13th AF) 35 fighter-bombers
pound Tobera Airfield.
May 8, 1944
(13th AF) Fighter-bombers pound Tobera
Airfield and strafe targets of opportunity in the area.
May 10, 1944
(13th AF) 41
fighter-bombers including P-39s attack Tobera Airfield.
May 11, 1944
(13th AF) 8 P-38s
bomb a supply-personnel area west of Tobera.
May 12, 1944
(13th AF) 12
B-25s and 20+ P-40s and P-38s pound Tobera Airfield and nearby personnel areas.
May 14, 1944
(13th AF) 23
B-25s bomb Tobera Airfield.
May 17, 1944
(13th AF) 25
B-25s bomb Tobera Airfield.
May 20, 1944
(13th AF) 3 B-24s bomb the Tobera Airfield runway.
May 23, 1944
(13th AF) 2 B-24s
bomb Tobera.
May 27, 1944
(13th AF) 4 B-24s bomb Tobera.
May 28, 1944
(13th AF) 33
P-39s and P-40s join 40+ USN dive bombers in a strike on Tobera Airfield.
May 30, 1944
(13th AF) 23
B-25s bomb personnel areas NE of Tobera.
June 1, 1944
(13th AF) 12 others pound personnel and the supply
area NE of Tobera.
June 12, 1944
(13th AF) B-24s
bomb runways at Tobera.
June 13, 1944
(13th AF) B-25s bomb Tobera AA guns
and Tobera Airfield. Also, six B-24s bomb
Tobera.
June 15, 1944
(13th AF) aircraft hit Tobera Airfield.
June 16, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, A-20s and fighters attack a large variety of targets of opportunity
on Gazelle from Tobera Airfield.
June 17, 1944
(FEAF) A-20s, B-25s and fighters attack Tobera.
June 23, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Tobera
Airfield.
June 24, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s and fighters, along with other Allied aircraft, hit Tobera Airfield.
June 28, 1944
(FEAF) AA guns
E of the Tobera area are attacked.
June 30, 1944
(FEAF) Tobera is bombed.
