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American missions against Tanaga Island
July 28, 1942–October 29, 1942

July 28, 1942
(11th AF) An air coverage survey for Army ground operations to Adak and Tanaga is flown.

July 30, 1942
(11th AF) One LB-30, nine B-17s and three B-24s fly photo reconnaissance and bombing missions to Tanaga.

August 3, 1942
(11th AF) 3 B-17s, 2 B-24s and 1 LB-30 fly a bombing and photo reconnaissance mission to Tanaga.

August 11, 1942
(USN) USS Finback SS-230 conducts a survey operation off Tanaga Bay on Tanaga.

August 14, 1942
(11th AF) A B-24 trying to fly photo reconnaissance over Tanaga.

August 18, 1942
(11th AF) A B-24 takes oblique photos of Tanaga.

August 19, 1942
(11th AF) Mechanical failure prevents a B-24 from flying reconnaissance over Tanaga.

August 30, 1942
(11th AF) Five B-24s photograph Kiska but do not bomb due to overcast, and then fly patrol and photo reconnaissance over Tanaga.

August 31, 1942
(11th AF) Two B-24s fly weather reconnaissance and patrol missions over Tanaga, one returns due to bad weather.

September 6, 1942
(11th AF) A B-24 flying patrol and armed reconnaissance over Tanaga, sinks a mine layer and strafes a tender as well as nearby tents and buildings.

September 7, 1942
(11th AF) Three B-24s patrol and bomb Kiska Harbor and camp area and also patrol Tanaga; they are attacked by three sea fighters of which at least one is downed.

September 9, 1942
(11th AF) One B-26 patrols Tanaga.

September 10, 1942
(11th AF) Weather, photo reconnaissance, and patrol missions are flown during the morning over Tanaga.

September 11, 1942
(11th AF) A weather, photo, and patrol aircraft draws AA fire over Chichagof Harbor on Attu and also covers Tanaga.

September 12, 1942
(11th AF) A weather and patrol reconnaissance aircraft finds overcast at Kiska but takes photos over Tanaga.

October 28, 1942
(11th AF) A B-17 bombs Attu with unobserved results and flies weather reconnaissance over Tanaga.

October 29, 1942
(11th AF) A special reconnaissance flown with Lieutenant General Simon B. Buckner covers Tanaga.



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