Allied missions against Tanimbar Islands
August 19, 1943–January 5, 1945
August 19, 1943
(5th AF) B-24's bomb Larat and Saumlakki in the Tanimbar Islands.
October 10, 1943
(5th AF) During the night of 10/11 Oct, B-25's hit Saumlakki on Tanimbar.
October 26, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's hit targets in Tanimbar.
October 29, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's sink a vessel off Tanimbar while B-24's bomb Selaroe Airfield on Tanimbar.
November 13, 1943
(5th AF, RAAF) B-25's and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Beaufighters claim the sinking of a small freighter off Tanimbar.
November 17, 1943
(5th AF) B-25's bomb a freighter off Tanimbar.
January 13, 1944
(5th AF) Bombers score hit on a freighter off Tanimbar.
May 18, 1944
(5th AF) B-25s hit Larot, Celebes Islands and Saumlakki on Tanimbar.
July 3, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Saumlakki on Tanimbar is also bombed.
August 16, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s and B-25s bomb Japanese positions on Tanimbar.
December 28 1944
(FEAF) Fighters and bombers on numerous small raids hit Tanimbar.
January 5, 1945
(FEAF) FEAF aircraft fly scattered strikes at various targets including Tanimbar.
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