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Japanese missions against Corregidor
January 4, 1942–May 6, 1942

January 4, 1942
(IJN) Japanese bombers bomb Corregidor.
(FEAF) P-40s from Bataan Peninsula, attempt the interception of a Japanese bombing raid on Corregidor. The fighters, failing to intercept until the enemy airplanes are over the target, have little effect on the raid.

April 9, 1942
(IJA) Japanese artillery on Bataan opens fire on Corregidor in conjunction with aerial attacks.

May 6, 1942
(U.S. Army) American forces on Corregidor surrender to the Japanese.

American missions against Corregidor
January 23, 1942–March 1, 1945

January 23, 1945
(FEAF) B-24 and A-20s hit Corregidor.

January 24, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s pound Corregidor.

January 25, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s hit Corregidor.

January 26, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s hit coastal guns on Corregidor.

January 28, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s, B-25s, A-20s and fighter-bombers hit Corregidor.

January 29, 1945
(FEAF) B-24 bomb Corregidor.

February 1, 1945
(7th AF) Twenty B-24s bomb Corregidor.

February 2, 1945
(7th AF) Twenty-two B-24s bomb Corregidor.
(FEAF) B-24s hit Corregidor.

February 3, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s hit Corregidor.

February 4, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s hit Corregidor.

February 5, 1945
(FEAF) 60 B-24s deliver the heaviest attack yet on Corregidor.

February 6, 1945
(7th AF) 19 B-24s bomb Corregidor.
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Corregidor gun positions.

February 9, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s fly morning and afternoon raids against Corregidor gun positions; A-20s also hit the fortress.

February 11, 1945
(7th AF) 25 B-24s based on Angaur Airfield bomb Corregidor.
(FEAF) B-24s attack Corregidor almost continuously throughout the day.

February 12, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s continue to pound Corregidor.

February 13, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s continue to pound Corregidor as a large segment of B-24s attack the main coastal guns and score direct hits on several gun batteries.

February 14, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s continue to bomb Corregidor.

February 15, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s again blast Corregidor with A-20s and fighter-bombers bombing and strafing its few remaining gun positions.

Click For EnlargementFebruary 16, 1945
(FEAF) 120+ A-20s and B-24s pound Corregidor during the early daylight hours; amphibious and airborne landings follow and the paratroops soon link up with the beachhead.

February 19, 1945
(FEAF) A-20s bomb Japanese-held sectors on Corregidor.

February 22, 1945
(FEAF) P-47s pound Corregidor.

February 20, 1945
(FEAF) B-24s bomb underground installation on Corregidor.

February 21, 1945
(FEAF) P-47s pound Corregidor and P-40s support ground forces on Corregidor.

February 24, 1945
(FEAF) Fighter-bombers attack forces holding out on Corregidor.

March 1, 1945
(FEAF) Japanese troops on Corregidor are bombed with napalm.



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