January 11, 1942
(FEAF) Seven B-17D Flying Fortress took off from Singosari Airfield on a bombing mission against Japanese transports off Tarakan Island but due to bad weather only three bombers reach the target but failed to cause any damge. Damaged is B-17D "Ole Betsy" 40-3097.
References
Every Day A Nightmare (2010) page 55
November 18, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s, with P-38s
and P-47s supporting, launch a major strike against oil installations at Tarakan;
other B-24s and B-25s hit shipping off Tarakan.
November 26, 1944
(FEAF) Aerial reconnaissance photograph over Tarakan.
December 18, 1944
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers attack airfield and targets of opportunity in the Tarakan.
February 22, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Tarakan.
February 27, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Tarakan.
March 1, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s bomb
Tarakan.
March 16, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s attack Tarakan Airfield.
April 3, 1945
(FEAF) Figher-bombers hit targets at Tarakan.
April 5, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s
hit Tarakan.
April 11, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s attack
gun
positions at Tarakan.
April 16, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s pound Lingkas Tank Farm and
other targets at Tarakan.
April 18, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s and P-38s
hit Tarakan.
April 19, 1945
(FEAF) Tarakan is hit by a light B-25 strike.
April 20, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s and B-25s hit Tarakan.
April 21, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s hit Tarakan.
April 23, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s drop napalm on Tarakan.
April 26, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s and fighters
hit targets on Tarakan.
April 27, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s bomb Tarakan.
April 28, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s and P-38s hit Tarakan.
April 29, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s bomb Tarakan.
April 30, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s hit Tarakan.
(Australian Army) Australian Army landings at Tarakan code named Operation Oboe 1 begin with two preliminary operations with the 2/4th Commando Squadron and one Battery of the 2/7th Field Regiment landing at nearby Sadau Island.
May 1, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s support Australian
landings on Tarakan and B-25s attack Tarakan.
(USN) Amphibious Group Six landed Australian Army soldiers at Tarakan supported by Task Group commanded by Rear Admiral Russell S Berkley with additional elements were provided by the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet, including Australian ships.
(Australian Army)
The 9th Division, 26th Infantry Brigade lands at Tarakan.
May 2, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s continue support for Australian troops on Tarakan.
May 3, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s continue support of ground forces on Tarakan.
May 4, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s and P-38s support ground forces on
Tarakan.
May 5, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s and P-38s support
Australian forces on Tarakan.
May 6, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s support Australian troops on Tarakan.
May 7, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s, and P-38s hit gun positions
and HQ on Tarakan.
May 9, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s, and P-38s hit gun positions
and HQ on Tarakan.
May 12, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, and P-38s hit troops
on Tarakan.
May 13, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s and P-38s bomb Sandakan and support
ground forces on Tarakan.
May 14, 1945
(FEAF) B-25s support ground forces on Tarakan.
May 15, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s and B-25s hit Miri and Kudat Airfields and support
ground forces on Tarakan.
May 16, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s also support ground forces on Tarakan.
May 18, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s and P-38s attack defenses on Tarakan.
May 19, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s, attack targets on Tarakan.
May 20, 1945
(FEAF) P-38s hit Tarakan.
May 21, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s hit troop concentrations on Tarakan.
May 22, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s,
and fighter-bombers attack Jesselton, Kudat, Bintula, and Tarakan.
May 23, 1945
(FEAF) Tarakan
is hit by fighter-bombers.
May 25, 1945
B-24s bomb
Tarakan while B-25s and P-38s support ground action on Tarakan.
May 26, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, and fighter-bombers hit Tarakan.
May 27, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s and fighter-bombers hit targets on Tarakan.
June 1, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s and P-38s hit Tarakan troop
concentrations.
June 2, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s hit Tarakan.
June 4, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s support ground forces on Tarakan.
June 5, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s hit Tarakan.
June 6, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, and fighter-bombers support troops on Tarakan.
June 11, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s support ground forces on Tarakan.
June 12, 1945
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers concentrate on Tarakan.
