American missions against Truk and Truk Lagoon
January 15, 1941–June 30, 1945

January 15, 1941
(RAAF) Catalina flying boats from Rabaul flying via Kavieng bomb Truk. Lost during takeoff from Kavieng is PBY Catalina A24-11 (MIA).

April 12, 1942
(IJN) Taijun Maru accidentally catches fire and sinks into Truk Lagoon.

April 22, 1944
(13th AF) During the night of 22/23 April, seventeen B-24s bomb targets at Truk.

February 3, 1944
USMC: During the night of February 3, 1944 two PB4Y-1 Liberators from VMD-254 piloted by Major Christensen and Captian Yawn took off from Stirling Airfield on a photographic reconassiance of Truk on a 12 hour flight.

February 4, 1944
USMC: On February 4, 1944 during the early morning over Truk at an altitude of 23,000' they spot and photograph Musashi, a carrier, cruisers, destroyers, submarines and many other cargo vessels. Cloud cover prevented complete photographic coverage of the entire Truk Lagoon area. Spotted, the Japanese Combined Fleet warships will depart Truk by February 10, 1944. Afterwards, their photographs are processed by the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) at Pearl Harbor for photo interpretation and ship designers review the huge battleship suggest that she must displace at least 60,000 tons and was armed with 18" inch guns. The photographs taken are used in the planning for Operation Hailstone.

February 10, 1944
IJN: Combined Fleet warships Musashi with Oyodo escorted by destroyers Hatsuharu, Michishio, Shiratsuyu and Tamanami depart Truk bound for Yokosuka after being spotted by two PB4Y-1 Liberators on a photographic reconassiance February 3, 1944. Musashi is the last IJN battleship to depart Truk.

February 16, 1944
(USN) On the first day of "Operation Hailstone" carrier aircraft catch a fleet of Japanese merchant vessels and warships by surprise attack aganist Truk Lagoon. 400 tons of bombs and torpedo rained down on the lightly defended base. After a day of attacks, forty ships and thousands of men went to the bottom. USN carrier aircraft claim 200 enemy aircraft and 20 ships including Gyoraitei No.10.

February 17, 1944
(USN) In the second day of "Operation Hailstone" carrier aircraft catch a fleet of Japanese merchant vessels and warships by surprise in Truk Lagoon. 400 tons of bombs and torpedo rained down on the base. The U.S. claims 200 enemy aircraft destroyed and 20 ships sunk. Sunk are: Gosei Maru, Fujiyama Maru, Hoki Maru, Fujikawa Maru, Hoyo Maru, Tachikaze, Aikoku Maru, Nagano Maru (partial list). Lost is TBM-1C Avenger 25270 (MIA).

March 15, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein fly the first Seventh Air Force mission against Truk before dawn hitting Dublon and Eten.

March 26, 1944
(7th AF) Twenty-four B-24s on a mission against Truk fail to reach the target and instead bomb an alternate target.

March 28, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s flying a night mission from Kwajalein bomb targets at Truk.

March 29, 1944
(13th AF) B-24s of the 307th Bombardment Group carry out the first daylight raid on Truk bombing Eten Airfield; the mission is staged from Munda, through Torokina for arming and Nissan for refueling before the strike; the unescorted B-24s claim 31 interceptors destroyed, along with almost 50 aircraft on the ground; two B-24s are lost including B-24J 42-73466 (MIA).

March 30, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein and Eniwetok hit Truk before dawn.
(13th AF) During the night, two B-24s fly a snooper strike against Truk. During the day, eleven B-24s fly a long-range strike against Moen in Truk; the B-24s score damaging hits on Moen Airfield and claim 11 fighters shot down; Lost is B-24D "Fuzzy Wuzzy" 42-40752 (MIA).

March 31, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Eniwetok bomb Truk in a predawn mission.

April 1, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Makin and Kwajalein hit Truk.

April 2, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 1/2 April, B-24s from Eniwetok hit Truk.

April 3, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok during the night of 2/3 Apr, bomb Truk.

April 4, 1944
(7th AF) During the night, B-24s bomb Truk. Lost is B-24J 42-100216 (MIA) and B-24J 42-100394 (MIA).

April 8, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein strike Truk.

April 10, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok, bomb Truk.

April 13, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s out of Eniwetok strike Truk.
(13th AF) During the early morning 23 B-24s bomb Truk.

April 14, 1944
(13th AF) Nineteen B-24s bomb Eten, Param, and Kuop Islands and targets of opportunity at Truk.

April 16, 1944
(7th AF) B-25s staging through Eniwetok strike Truk.

April 18, 1944
(7th AF) Other B-24s staging through Eniwetok hit Truk

April 19, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s, staging through Eniwetok bomb Truk.

April 21, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Eniwetok, staging through Kwajalein, bomb Truk.

April 22, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 22/23 April, seventeen B-24s bomb Dublon, Param, and Eten at Truk.

April 23, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s based at Kwajalein hit Truk.

April 25, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 24/25 April, B-24s based at Kwajalein, staging through Eniwetok strike Truk.

April 27, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 26/27 April, B-24s bomb Truk.
(13th AF) In the early morning, sixteen B-24s bomb Dublon, Eten, Moen and Fefan in Truk.

April 29, 1944
(USN) Second Carrier Strike on Truk--Task Force 58 (Vice Admiral M. A. Mitscher) returning to Majuro from the Hollandia operation, launched a two day attack on enemy installations and supply dumps at Truk.
(7th AF) B-24 staging through Eniwetok via Kwajalein bomb Truk.

April 30, 1944
(USN) Second Carrier Strike on Truk by Task Force 58 (TF-58) under the command of Vice Admiral M. A. Mitscher returned to Majuro after the Hollandia operation then launched a two day attack on enemy installations and supply dumps at Truk. In addition to damage ashore, three small ships were sunk and 145 enemy aircraft destroyed.

May 2, 1944
(7th AF) During the night, B-24s staging through Eniwetok and Kwajalein bomb Truk.

May 5, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 4/5 May B-24s from Kwajalein stage through Eniwetok and bomb Truk.

May 7, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 6/7 May B-24s staging through Eniwetok, bomb Truk.

May 9, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 8/9 May B-24s stage through Kwajalein to bomb Truk.

May 11, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 10/11 May B-24s staging through Eniwetok bomb Truk.

May 13, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok from Kwajalein bomb Truk during the early morning hours.

May 21, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s bombs Truk.

May 30, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein strike Truk.
(13th AF) B-24s hit Truk.

June 3, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok strike Truk in a pre-dawn raid.

June 4, 1944
(7th AF) During the night, B-24s staging through Eniwetok hit Truk.

June 6, 1944
(13th AF) Thirteenth Air Task Force B-24s hit Truk.

June 7, 1944
(13th AF) Thirteenth Air Task Force B-24s hit various targets in Truk.

June 8, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 7/8 Jun, B-24s from Eniwetok bomb Truk.
(13th AF) Thirteenth Air Task Force B-24s hit Truk.

June 9, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 8/9 Jun B-24s from Eniwetok bomb Truk.
(13th AF) B-24s of Thirteenth Air Task Force bomb targets of opportunity at Truk.

June 10, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok bomb Truk.

June 11, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 11/12 June, B-24s from Eniwetok hit Truk.
(13th AF) 868th Bombardment Squadron B-24s on "snooper" bombing mission hit Truk. Lost is B-24J 42-100273 (MIA).

June 12, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 11/12 June, B-24s from Eniwetok hit Truk and again during the day.

June 13, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 12/13 June B-24s from Eniwetok hit Truk.

June 15, 1944
(FEAF) B-24s bomb Truk.

June 18, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s stage through Eniwetok to bomb Truk.
(FEAF) B-24s hit targets in Truk.

June 19, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok bomb Truk.

June 20, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein bomb Truk.

June 21, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein bomb Truk.

June 22, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein staging through Eniwetok hit Truk.

June 23, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Eniwetok strike Truk.

June 25, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajelein hit Truk.

June 27, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok pound Truk.

June 29, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging, through Eniwetok pound Truk.

July 1, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok hit Truk during the night of 1/2 July and follow up with another raid during the day.

July 3, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok bomb Truk.

July 4, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok pound Truk.

July 6, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok pound Truk during the night of 5/6 July and follow with another raid during the day.

July 8, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 7/8 Jul B-24s stage through Eniwetok and bomb Truk, more B-24s follow with another raid during the day.

July 10, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok pound Truk during the night of 9/10 July and again during the day.

July 12, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 11/12 July B-24s stage through Eniwetok to bomb Truk. During the day B-24s hit Truk again.

July 13, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Kwajalein bomb Truk.

July 15, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok hit Truk.

July 18, 1944
(7th AF) 25 B-24s, staging through Eniwetok attack Truk.

July 21, 1944
(7th AF) 28 B-24s staging through Eniwetok pound Truk.

July 23, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok bomb Truk.

July 25, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s based at Kwajalein bomb Truk.

July 27, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from the Marshalls bomb Truk.

July 29, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s hit Truk.

July 31, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from the Marshalls bomb Truk.

August 3, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from the Marshalls pound Truk.

August 8, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s bomb Truk.

August 12, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from the Marshalls bomb Truk.

August 16, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from the Marshalls bomb Truk.

August 20, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from the Marshalls bomb Truk.

August 24, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Marshalls bomb Truk.

August 28, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s hit Truk.

September 1, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from the Marshalls bomb Truk.

September 6, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Eniwetok Atoll bomb Truk.

September 10, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Eniwetok bomb Truk.

September 14, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Eniwetok bomb Truk.

September 18, 1944
(7th AF) Twenty-eight Eniwetok based B-24s bomb Truk.

September 24, 1944
(7th AF) Twenty-six B-24s from Kwajalein bomb Truk.

September 25, 1944
(7th AF) During the night of 25/26 September Kwajalein based B-24s stage through Eniwetok on a strike at shipping at Truk.

September 27, 1944
(7th AF) Fourteen B-24s from the Marshalls strike Truk.

September 29, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from Eniwetok hit Truk.

October 1, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s staging through Eniwetok hit Truk.

October 9, 1944
(7th AF) Twenty-five B-25s from the Marshalls bomb Truk.

October 13, 1944
(7th AF) B-24s from the Marshalls pound Truk.

October 16, 1944
(7th AF) Fourteen B-24s from the Marshalls hit Truk.

November 11, 1944
(20th AF) Eight B-29s bomb Dublon submarine pens, this is the last of the six preliminary training missions of the XXI Bomber Command against Truk.
(7th AF) Newly arrived P-38s escort B-29s over Truk.

February 17, 1945
(7th AF) Three B-24s from Guam escorting a photo plane over Truk bomb Param, Uman, and Eten.

February 18, 1945
(USN) Task Force 58 fulfills its mission: the complete destruction of Truk with air attacks.

February 21, 1945
(7th AF) P-38s from Guam escort photo aircraft over Truk and strafe aircraft on Moen and a wharf on Falas.

March 28, 1945
(7th AF) Ten B-24s from Guam bomb Truk.

April 5, 1945
(7th AF) Eighteen B-24s from Guam hit targets on Eten and Dublon at Truk.

April 27, 1945
(7th AF) During the night of 26/27 April B-24s staging through Eniwetok bomb Truk.
(13th AF) In the early morning, sixteen B-24s bomb Dublon, Eten, Moen and Fefan in Truk.

April 28, 1945
(7th AF) Twelve B-24s from Guam hit Param during the early morning hours; Twelve more attack Param during the afternoon. Twenty P-47s from Saipan sweep Truk, strafing small vessels, Param Airfield and Moen Airfield.

April 29, 1945
(7th AF) Twenty P-47s from Saipan sweep Truk, strafing airfields, defenses, and gun positions on Moen and Param and hit Param and Falas with rockets. Seventh Air Force: 24 Guam-based B-24s subsequently attack the same airfields as the fighters.

April 30, 1945
(7th AF) In a thorough strafing and rocket strike on several islands of Truk, twenty P-47s from Saipan attack the seaplane base, several small vessels, the airfield, barracks, radio station, and numerous other targets.

May 2, 1945
(7th AF) Ten B-24s from Guam bomb airfields and targets of opportunity on several islands of Truk.

May 6, 1945
(7th AF) Eighteen P-47s from Saipan sweep Truk, strafing Moen Airfield, Dublon Seaplane Base, and shipping off Param, off Moen, and between Dublon and Fefan.

May 7, 1945
(7th AF) Sixteen Saipan based P-47s strafe a radio station, airfield installations, and gun positions on Moen and Falas Islands in Truk.

May 9, 1945
(7th AF) Twenty-nine B-24s from Guam, operating in 3 forces over a six hour period, bomb airfields, barracks, and targets of opportunity on Param and Moen. VII Fighter Command: 14 P-47s from Saipan sweep Truk.

May 23, 1945
(20th AF) Thirty-two P-47s from Saipan strafe targets at Truk including Moen Airfields and boats off Tol, buildings on Tarik and Dublon Seaplane Base, buildings, and small boats at Dublon.

May 26, 1945
(20th AF) Sixteen P-47s from Saipan strafe Truk.

May 27, 1945
(20th AF) Sixteen Saipan based P-47s sweep Truk.

May 30, 1945
(20th AF) Fourteen P-47s strafe barges at Truk.

June 30, 1945
(20th AF) One B-29 flies a long bombing mission against Truk.

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