Missions List 70th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) From AFHRA Microfilm Roll A0560 Put together by Kevin Anderson, Dubuque, Iowa, 26-30 July 2006. All transcriptions errors are my own fault. Notes regarding this Mission List: - 1/ From beginning, Mission 1 through 141 (13 August 1943 through 27 May 1944), mission list based on summary lists provided in the monthly summary report, with all missions accounted for. Specific airplanes tail numbers were not given, nor information about pilots, etc. - 2/ From Mission 142 (July 1944) onward, mission list is derived from individual mission reports provided in the archive, with most, but not all missions, accounted for, as a few mission reports appear not to have been archived in the microfilm record. - 3/ For number of planes, "mod" means a modified B-25, and "unmod" means an unmodified B-25 - 4/ For May 1945, the squadron did not number the missions sequentially as before, but gave missions numbers as sequential within the month (e.g., 70-5). I continued the sequential numbering, in parenthesis, for continuity. - 5/ Airplane tail numbers is an interest of mine. Ship "983" is of particular interest to me, as my Uncle Roy Anderson flew that plane several times when he was assigned to the 100th BS in late 1944. "983" apparently became a radar search plane, and was loaned to the 70th BS for a number of missions from December 1944 through April 1945. - 6/ NOTE: Not listed are numerous submarine patrols, etc., that took place earlier in 1943 and were not given mission numbers in the sequential order. Key to Table: (1) Squadron Mission Number (2) Date (3) Target (altitude, feet) (4) Number of Planes See Note 1/ above regarding this first part of the mission list. (1) (2) (3) (4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Apparently from Carney Field, Guadalcanal, APO #913:] 1 13 Aug 1943 Rekata (sp?) Bay (10,500) 4 unmod 9 mod. 2 16 Aug 1943 Vila (10,500) 4 unmod 8 mod. 3 18 Aug 1943 Barges - Vela L. and Chol (forced back due to wx) 5 mod 1 'G' in prs 4 21 Aug 1943 ditto (strafing under 1500) 8 mod in prs 5 22 Aug 1943 Barges & banks Oula R. (3000) 4 unmod 8 mod 6 23 Aug 1943 Barges Wagina Rob Roy (strafe under 1500) 2 mod. 7 24 Aug 1943 Ringi Cove (11,000) 4 unmod 8 mod 8 25 Aug 1943 Ringi Cove (11,500) 4 unmod 9 mod 9 27 Aug 1943 Kakasa (A/C returned when escort failed to rendezvous) 4 unmod 8 mod 10 27 Aug 1943 Kakasa (bomb 2000 strafe below 1500) 4 unmod 8 mod 11 31 Aug 1943 Vila (13,000) 4 unmod 8 mod 12 2 Sep 1943 Ringi-Cove (11,000) 4 unmod 8 mod 13 3 Sep 1943 Webster G Cove and Disappointment Cove (100) 4 mod 14 4 Sep 1943 Dule Cove (3000) 4 unmod 8 mod 15 5 Sep 1943 Kakasa (3000) 4 unmod 3 mod 16 7 Sep 1943 Ringi Cove (11,500) 8 mod 4 unmod 17 8 Sep 1943 Vila (12,000) 4 unmod 8 mod. 18 9 Sep 1943 Vila (12,000) 4 unmod 8 mod. 19 10 Sep 1943 (??) Search (300) 1 mod. 20 10 Sep 1943 Dule Cove (3000?) 4 unmod 2 mod. 21 11 Sep 1943 Vila (14,000) 8 mod 4 unmod 22 12 Sep 1943 Convoy Search Cape-Friendship-Boug. (500) 6 mod. 23 14 Sep 1943 Kahil Airdrome (3000) 6 mod. 24 15 Sep 1943 Kahili (Tree Top) 6 mod. 25 16 Sep 1943 Kahili (100) 8 mod. 26 16 Sep 1943 Search Vella-LaVella (500) 4 mod. 27 19 Sep 1943 Vila (no altitude given) 7 mod. 3 unmod [Moved to the Russells, APO #709-2:] 28 24 Oct 1943 Kahili Runway (13,000) 8 mod. 4 unmod. 29 25 Oct 1943 Buka Airdrome (100) 6 mod. 30 29 Oct 1943 Buka Airdrome (100) 9 mod. 31 30 Oct 1943 Kieta (100) 6 mod. 32 31 Oct 1943 Kara (11,400) 8 mod. 4 unmod. 33 5 Nov 1943 Kara (Target not reached due to wx) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 34 6 Nov 1943 Kara (10,800) 3 unmod. 3 mod. 35 6 Nov 1943 Search Matchin Bay (50-100) 4 mod. 36 7 Nov 1943 Atsinima Bay (50-100) 2 mod. 37 8 Nov 1943 Search Bougainville and Buka coasts (50-500) 1 mod. 38 9 Nov 1943 Laruma River Mouth (Tree-Top) 6 mod. 39 9 Nov 1943 Search Buka and Bougainville (Tree-Top) 3 mod. 40 10 Nov 1943 Kara (11,000) 9 mod. 3 unmod. 41 11 Nov 1943 Matchin Bay (Tree-Top) 3 mod. 42 11 Nov 1943 Matchin Bay (turned back due to weather) 3 mod. 43 12 Nov 1943 Search NE Bougainville (Tree-Top) 6 mod. 44 13 Nov 1943 Baka Airdrome (150) 6 mod. 45 16 Nov 1943 Buka-Bonis Area (150-300) 8 mod. 46 17 Nov 1943 Buka Airdrome (Tree-Top) 7 mod. 47 17 Nov 1943 Buka runway (11,600) 3 mod. 3 unmod. 48 18 Nov 1943 Chabai (target not reachable due to wx) 9 mod. 49 19 Nov 1943 NE coast Bougainville (200-600) 3 mod. 50 20 Nov 1943 Shipping search NE coast of Bougainville (200-700) 3 mod. 51 22 Nov 1943 Buka Runway (11,100) 3 unmod. 9 mod. 52 23 Nov 1943 Search NE coast Bougainville (Tree-Top) 4 mod. 53 24 Nov 1943 Kahili Primary target Chabai was weathered in (50-100) 9 mod. 54 25 Nov 1943 Bonis (unreachable) 5 unmod. 7 mod. 55 26 Nov 1943 Bonis and Ballale (11,000) 5 unmod. 7 mod. 56 27 Nov 1943 NW shore Buka (50-100) 6 mod. [Air echelon on rest leave, Auckland, NZ, from 29 Nov to 19 Dec 1943] 57 20 Dec 1943 Chinatown Buka (11,000) 4 mod. 4 unmod. 58 21 Dec 1943 Monoitu Mission (Tree-Top) 6 mod. 59 22 Dec 1943 Chinatown Buka (11,000) 4 mod. 4 unmod 1 "G" 60 23 Dec 1943 Sohanna Island (9,000) 3 unmod. 5 mod. 1 "G" 61 24 Dec 1943 Bonis float plane base (11,000) 2 unmod. 4 mod. 62 25 Dec 1943 Chinatown Buka (10,000) 3 unmod. 6 mod. 63 26 Dec 1943 Target "H" Kahili (11,300) 3 unmod 6 mod 64 27 Dec 1943 Kieta Harbour (9,100) 4 mod. 2 unmod. 65 28 Dec 1943 3 "A" & 3 "B" Target F Bonis (11,000) 3 unmod 6 mod. 66 30 Dec 1943 Target "F" Bonis (9,000) 6 mod 3 unmod 67 1 Jan 1944 Target "H" Kahili (10,000) 4 mod. 2 unmod. 68 2 Jan 1944 Target "D" Buka (7000) 6 mod. 3 unmod. 69 3 Jan 1944 Target "D" Buka (10000) 6 mod. 3 unmod. 70 4 Jan 1944 A/A positions Tonolei (11000) 2 mod. 2 unmod. 71 5 Jan 1944 Hahela Mission Buka (10,500) 3 unmod. 5 mod 1 G 72 6 Jan 1944 Guns at Tonolei harbour (9500) 3 unmod. 7 mod. 73 9 Jan 1944 F/P base at Bonis (10,800) 4 unmod. 6 mod. 74 12 Jan 1944 Vunakanau Air'd (Tree-Top) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 75 14 Jan 1944 Vunakanau & Lakunai Airfields (11,500) 5 unmod. 7 mod. 76 15 Jan 1944 Cape St. George (Secondary) (11600) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 77 18 Jan 1944 Tobera runway (Tree-Top) 3 unmod. 9 mod. 78 20 Jan 1944 Vunakanau (Tree-Top) 1 unmod. 8 mod. 79 22 Jan 1944 Lakunai Runway (11000) 3 unmod. 6 mod. 80 27 Jan 1944 Lakunai runway (13000) 5 unmod. 5 (7?) mod. 81 28 Jan 1944 Tobera runway (Tree-Top) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 82 30 Jan 1944 Sulphur Creek, Rabaul (11600) 9 mod. 83 4 Feb 1944 Tobera Runway (9900) 4 unmod. 5 mod. 84 6 Feb 1944 Lakunai runway (12000) 4 unmod. 7 mod. 85 9 Feb 1944 Vunakanau Air'd (12600) 4 ummod. 8 mod. 86 11 Feb 1944 Vunakanau Air'd (11000) 4 unmod. 7 mod. 1 G 87 12 Feb 1944 Tobera Runway (12500) 5 unmod. 7 mod. 88 14 Feb 1944 Tobera Runway (Tree-Top) 1 unmod. 2 mod. 1 G 89 14 Feb 1944 Vunakanau runway (13000) 4 unmod. 2 mod. 90 15 Feb 1944 Vunakanau runway (13000) 7 mod. 4 unmod. 1 G 91 18 Feb 1944 Vunakanau runway (13000) 7 unmod. 4 mod. 1 G [Now from Stirling Island (Treasury Group), APO # 706-1:] 92 30 Mar 1944 Vunapope Supply Area (11,000) 12 mod. 93 31 Mar 1944 Rataval Supply Area (10,800) 12 mod. 94 2 Apr 1944 Vunakanau Air D. (12,600) 8 mod. 4 unmod. 95 3 Apr 1944 Rabaul Township (12,500) 8-mod 4-ummod 96 4 Apr 1944 Tobera Airfield (11,000) 8-mod 4-unmod 97 6 Apr 1944 Lakunai Airfield (12,500) 8-mod 4-unmod 98 7 Apr 1944 Photo Mission Talili Bay (4,500) 1-mod 99 8 Apr 1944 Lakunai Runway (11,000) 6-mod 6-unmod 100 9 Apr 1944 Lakunai Runway (11,500) 6-mod 6-unmod 101 10 Apr 1944 Photo Mission (5,000) 1-mod 102 11 Apr 1944 Rataval Supply area (11,000) 6-mod 6-unmod 103 12 Apr 1944 Rabaul Town (12,600) 4-unmod 8-mod 104 12 Apr 1944 Search for Missing B-25 6-mod 105 13 Apr 1944 Search for Missing B-25 6-mod 106 14 Apr 1944 Rataval Supply area (12,500) 5-unmod 7-mod 107 15 Apr 1944 Talili Bay (12000) 5-unmod 7-mod 108 17 Apr 1944 Rapopo Airfield (12,100) 5-unmod 7-mod 109 18 Apr 1944 Vunakanau Airfield (12,000) 5-unmod 7-mod 110 19 Apr 1944 Barge Hunt (mission cancelled due to wx) 2-mod 111 20 Apr 1944 Matupi Island (11,600) 6-mod 6-unmod 112 21 Apr 1944 Matupi Island (12,000) 4-unmod 8-mod 113 22 Apr 1944 Barge Search 2-mod 114 23 Apr 1944 Matupi Island (11,800) 4-unmod 8-mod 115 24 Apr 1944 Lakunai Runway (strike called off due to wx) 8-mod 4-unmod 116 25 Apr 1944 Tobera Runway (12,200) 8-mod 4-unmod 117 25 Apr 1944 Barge Search (search turned back due to wx) 2-mod H's 118 26 Apr 1944 Takunai Runway (11,500) 4-unmod 8-mod 119 27 Apr 1944 Talili Bay (12,000) 4-unmod 8-mod 120 29 Apr 1944 Rataval Supply area (11,600)-wx, bombed Kara A.D. 4-unmod 8-mod 121 30 Apr 1944 Talili Bay area (11,700) 4-unmod 8-mod 122 1 May 1944 Photo Mission (cancelled due to wx) 1-B-25D 123 2 May 1944 Talili Bay (202A) (13,500) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 124 3 May 1944 Tobera Supply (12,200) 4 unmod. 9 mod. 125 5 May 1944 Buka coast guns (10,300) 2 unmod. 10 mod. 126 6 May 1944 Talili Bay Supply area (10,600) 2 unmod. 10 mod. 127 7 May 1944 Defense guns on Bougainville (10,000) 2 unmod. 7 mod. 128 8 May 1944 Sohanna island (11,700) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 129 9 May 1944 Sohanna Buka and Bonis (150-200) 9 mod. 130 10 May 1944 Muguai missin (10,000) 1 mod. 131 10 May 1944 Buka Airdrome (8000) 4 unmod. 132 11 May 1944 Rataval Supply area (12,600) 1 unmod. 5 mod. 133 13 May 1944 Talili Supply area (12,500) 3 unmod. 9 mod. 134 15 May 1944 Kahili (5A) (10,100) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 135 17 May 1944 Tobera ru nway (10,300) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 136 20 May 1944 Kahili (9A) (8,300) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 137 21 May 1944 Lakunai coral runway (12,100) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 138 23 May 1944 Hospital ridge guns (Rabaul) (11,300) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 139 24 May 1944 Hospital ridge guns (Rabaul) (11,800) 3 unmod. 9 mod. 140 26 May 1944 Talili Bay (202B) (11,400) 4 unmod. 8 mod. 141 27 May 1944 Hospital ridge guns (Rabaul) (11,300) 4 unmod. 8 mod. No aerial activity for June 1944 See Note 2 above for the following missions. 142 (Not accounted for) 143 (Not accounted for) 144 10 Jul 1944 Matupi Island (11,000) 12-B-25s (4-D's, 2-D-1's, 6-G-1's) 145 11 Jul 1944 Vunapope Supply Area (cancelled due to wx) 12 B-25s (4-D's, 2D-1's, 6 G-1's) 146 13 Jul 1944 Faisi Island (an alternate) (9,300?) 12 B-25s (6G-1's, 4D's, 2D-1's) 147 14 Jul 1944 Tobera, target 39 (10,500) 12 B-25s (4D's, 3D-1's, 5G-1's) 148 16 Jul 1944 Vulcan Crater Barge Hide (9,800) 11 B-25s (6G-1's, 4D's, 2D-1's) (a 12th plane had engine trouble) 149 17 Jul 1944 Milim (sp?) Area, New Britain (8,400) 12 B-25s (5G-1's, 4D's, 3D-1's) 150 19 Jul 1944 Malaguna 106 (turned back due to wx) 12 B-25s (4D's, 5G-1's, 3D-1's) 151 22 Jul 1944 Rabaul #1 (11,800) 12 B-25s (3 D's, 7 G-1's, 2D-1's) No aerial activity for August 1944 [Now at Hollandia:] 152 (Not accounted for) 153 (Not accounted for) 154 5 Sep 1944 Patrol & search area, 2-3 deg N, 141-142 deg E 3 B-25s (all G-1's) 155 6 Sep 1944 Utarom airdrome and A/A positions, S. New Guinea 6 B-25s 156 7 Sep 1944 Patrol & strafe Wewak (Sp?) and Boram fields 2 B-25s 157 7 Sep 1944 Babo Airstrip #1 (9000) 6 B-25s 158 8 Sep 1944 Babo (8800) 6 B-25s 159 9 Sep 1944 OBOE search area 1 B-25 160 10 Sep 1944 Leading 36-A20s (3rd Attack Group) to Utarom Runway 1 B-25 161 10 Sep 1944 Boala Airdrome (#1 strip), via Owi to/from 12 B-25s 162 11 Sep 1944 Interdiction cover 3 B-25s 163 12 Sep 1944 Search area in front of Task Group 32.6 12 B-25s 164 13 Sep 1944 Interdiction search 3 B-25s 165 13 Sep 1944 Babo Guns (leading A-20s of 312th BG) 3 B-25s [Now at Cape Sansapor, APO # 159, including use of Mar:] 166 16 Sep 1944 Namlea A/D Runway #4 (8600) 12 B-25s 167 17 Sep 1944 Kakas Rest Camp (Celebes) (7000) 12 B-25s (11 attacking) 168 18 Sep 1944 Samate Airstrip (alternate) (8,700) 9 B-25s 169 19 Sep 1944 Kakas (3 planes flying with the 69th BS) 6 B-25s and Langoan Strip (3 planes flying w/75th BS) 170 20 Sep 1944 Namlea Town Strip (9,800) 9 B-25s 171 22 Sep 1944 Barge search 2 B-25s 172 24 Sep 1944 Search and weather observations 2 B-25s 173 24 Sep 1944 Amahai Airdrome (secondary; 7000) 9 B-25s 174 25 Sep 1944 Boela Oil Dumps on Ceram Island (8,600) 9 B-25s 175 26 Sep 1944 Liang Airstrip (alternate; 7,900) 6 B-25s 176 29 Sep 1944 Namlea Strip #4 (9,400) 9 B-25s 177 30 Sep 1944 Langoan strip (10,000) 6 B-25s 178 30 Sep 1944 Search for enemy destroyer north of Ternate Is 4 B-25s 179 30 Sep 1944 Shipping sweep & wx, sourthern Halmaheras 2 B-25s 180 1 Oct 1944 Doom Island (secondary; 9,300) 9 B-25s 181 2 Oct 1944 Laha (10,000) 9 B-25s 182 3 Oct 1944 Kaoe Strip #1 (10,300) 9 B-25s 183 4 Oct 1944 Ambon Harbor shipping and Cape Hoejew (9,800) 9 B-25s 184 4 Oct 1944 Night heckler of Haroekoe, Lairotoe, Ambon Town & Laha 2 B-25s 185 5 Oct 1944 Wx, photo, & recon of Ambon, Ceram, & Halmahera 2 B-25s 186 7 Oct 1944 Doom Island (secondary; 10,600) 9 B-25s 187 8 Oct 1944 Doom Island (secondary; 10,000) 9 B-25s 188 9 Oct 1944 Samate (sp?) Airdrome (secondary; 10,500) 9 B-25s 189 9 Oct 1944 Namlea Township airdrome (9,100) 3 B-25s 190 9-10 Oct 1944 Night heckler Boeroe and Ceram areas (11,000) 2 B-25s 191 10 Oct 1944 Wx recon SW and W of Mar strip 2 B-25s 191 12 Oct 1944 Namlea Town (7,500) 9 B-25s 193 13 Oct 1944 Djailalo airdrome (7,600) 9 B-25s 194 13 Oct 1944 Ambon Bay (returned due to weather) 6 B-25s 195 16 Oct 1944 Ambon Town target 4 w/incendaries (11,000) 6 B-25s 196 17 Oct 1944 Namlea Township, target #4 (7,800) 6 B-25s 197 18 Oct 1944 Namlea town (alternate; 11,500) 6 B-25s 198 20 Oct 1944 Wx recon 2 B-25s 199 20 Oct 1944 Shipping sweep of Obi Major and Solla Island 2 B-25s 200 20 Oct 1944 Ambon Town target 4 (10,500) 6 B-25s Plane "946", pilot Watts, lost on bomb run 201 21 Oct 1944 ??? (Kaoe?) 6 B-25s 202 21 Oct 1944 Nan Search 2 B-25s 203 22 Oct 1944 Piroe (Ceram) gun positions (11,100) 6 B-25s 204 23 Oct 1944 Search Ceram Island for missing air men 2 B-25s 205 23 Oct 1944 Ambon Town (11,000) 6 B-25s 206 25 Oct 1944 Wx reporting over Ambon Town 2 B-25s 207 25 Oct 1944 Shipping sweep between Cape Sansapor&NE Celebes 2 B-25s 208 25 Oct 1944 Piroe Town (secondary; 10,600) 6 B-25s 209 26 Oct 1944 Nan Search, including hourly wx 2 B-25s 210 26 Oct 1944 Search Misoal, East Soela, Sanana, S. Obi Major 2 B-25s 211 28 Oct 1944 Ambon Town, target 12X (flying with 69th, 11,000) 6 B-25s 212 29 Oct 1944 Miti R/W (secondary; 9000) 6 B-25s 213 30 Oct 1944 Piroe Town (Ceram), attached to 69th (11,600) 6 B-25s 214 31 Oct 1944 Wx recon over Wasile Bay area 1 B-25 215 31 Oct 1944 Shipping sweep of Soela and Sanana Islands 2 B-25s 216 31 Oct 1944 Search in assigned areas 1, 2, and 3 5 B-25s [Long missions begin to get staged through Morotai as well in November] 217 2 Nov 1944 Max. effort sweep for shipping in Mindanao Sea 11 B-25s 218 3 Nov 1944 Hatetabako Barge Hide (11,000) 10 B-25s 219 5 Nov 1944 Search/wx in Baker area 1, 2, & 3, Halmaheras 2 B-25s 220 5 Nov 1944 Kaoe runway (10,000) 7 B-25s (+1 abort) 221 6 Nov 1944 Wx recon, northern Halmaheras 1 B-25 222 6 Nov 1944 Galela Runway (No. 1) (9,000) 8 B-25s 223 7 Nov 1944 Night heckler, Namlea, Boeroe Island 2 B-25s 224 7 Nov 1944 Tanahon (sp?) Runway (10,000) 8 B-25s 225 8 Nov 1944 Hatetabaka Runway (9,700) 8 B-25s 226 10 Nov 1944 Search/wx Fox 1,2,3,4 and Fox 1,2,3 2 B-25s 227 11 Nov 1944 Search/wx south of Ceram, Namlea area 1 B-25 228 11 Nov 1944 Namlea #2 A/D (10,000) 8 B-25s 229 12 Nov 1944 Pegun Island ("medium" altitude) 9 B-25s 230 12 Nov 1944 Photos/search Item 1,2,3,4 (entire Boroe Coast) 2 B-25s 231 13 Nov 1944 Pegun Island (6,400) 9 B-25s 232 13 Nov 1944 Pegun Island (6,000) 9 B-25s 233 14 Nov 1944 Shipping sweep/Wx Baker 1-2-3 areas 2 B-25s 234 14 Nov 1944 Bomb barges south of Pegun Island (6000) 3 B-25s 235 14 Nov 1944 Pegun Island ("medium" altitude) 6 B-25s 236 16 Nov 1944 Bras Island (6000 to 5600) 9 B-25s 237 16 Nov 1944 Wx recon south of Ceram, Ambon and Namlea 1 B-25 238 17 Nov 1944 Search/wx areas Item 1-2-3-4 and Fox 1 2 B-25s 239 17 Nov 1944 Namlea Township and Namlea #4 runway (10000) 8 B-25s 240 18 Nov 1944 Laha A/D (10,000) 8 B-25s 241 18 Nov 1944 Bomb/strafe south half of Igi Island (6000) 9 B-25s 242 18 Nov 1944 Sweep areas Fox 1,2,3, George 1,2,3,4, How 1,2 2 B-25s 243 19 Nov 1944 Aircover for Asia Islands invasion, 4 planes at a time 12 B-25s total 244 20 Nov 1944 Bomb/strafe Jap concentration near Asbakin 1 B-25 245 20 Nov 1944 Aircover for Asia Island invasion, 1 plane at a time 3 B-25s total 246 21 Nov 1944 Halong Sea Plane Base, Ambon Island (11,000) 8 B-25s 247 23 Nov 1944 Laha A/D (10,900) 8 B-25s 248 24 Nov 1944 Laha Personnel Area (10,900) 8 B-25s 249 24 Nov 1944 Search/wx/photo Northern Celebes 1 B-25 250 25 Nov 1944 Namlea A/D, number 2 (10,000) 6 B-25s 251 25 Nov 1944 Shipping sweep areas Fox 1,2,3, How 1,2, George 1 2 B-25s 252 26 Nov 1944 Haroakoe A/D (9000) 8 B-25s 253 25(?) Nov 1944 Photo/recon Waigeo 1 B-25 254 26 Nov 1944 Attack 4 large canoes reported north of Cape Pamali 2 B-25s 255 28 Nov 1944 Laha runway (10000) 8 B-25s 256 28 Nov 1944 Shipping sweep of Jig 1,2,3,4 areas 1 B-25 257 29 Nov 1944 Lolobata (alternate; 11000) 8 B-25s 258 30 Nov 1944 Galela personnel revetment areas 12 B-25s 259 1 Dec 1944 Cagayan (sp?) A/D (secondary; 10000) 12 B-25s 260 2 Dec 1944 Search areas Fox 1-2-3-4, George 1-2-3-4, How 1-2 2 B-25s 261 2 Dec 1944 Search for Halmahera radar installations 1 B-25 (using "983") 262 2 Dec 1944 Shipping sweep of Item 1-2-3-4 2 B-25s 263 6 Dec 1944 Old Namlea ("medium" altitude) 8 B-25s 264 7 Dec 1944 Search Item 1-2-3-4 and How 1-2 2 B-25s 265 7 Dec 1944 Wx recon to Northeast Celebes via Wasile Bay 1 B-25 266 7 Dec 1944 Search for Halmahera area radar installations 1 B-25 (using "983") 267 7 Dec 1944 Search Charlie 1-2-3-4, Dog 1-2-3 2 B-25s 268 8 Dec 1944 Night heckler over Namlea 4 B-25s planned, 1 actual 269 8 Dec 1944 Bomb/strafe Goeroea gun positions (min altitude) 4 B-25s 270 9 Dec 1944 Kairatoe A/D ("medium" altitude) 8 B-25s 271 10 Dec 1944 Namlea Township #2 Airdrome (10000) 8 B-25s 272 12 Dec 1944 Heckle Old Namlea Airdrome for one hour (10000) 8 B-25s 273 13 Dec 1944 Haroekoe runway (8500) 8 B-25s 274 14 Dec 1944 Namlea #2 runway (10000) 8 B-25s 275 15 Dec 1944 Shipping sweep How 1 and 2, George 3, 4, 5 2 B-25s 276 15 Dec 1944 Wx/photo recon, west of Ceram-Namlea area 1 B-25 277 15 Dec 1944 Search Halmahera area for radar installations 1 B-25 (using "983") 278 15 Dec 1944 Search Charlie 1,2,3,4, drop propoganda leaflets 2 B-25s on Palemea(sp?), Hatjan Island, and bomb/strafe other targets 279 16 Dec 1944 Laha A/D ("medium" altitude) 8 B-25s 280 18 Dec 1944 Shipping sweep/wx/photo recon Fox 1,2,3, George 1,2,3 2 B-25s 281 18 Dec 1944 Search Item 1,2,3, and 4 2 B-25s 282 19 Dec 1944 Kairatoe Supply Area (10000) 8 B-25s 283 20 Dec 1944 Namlea airdrome (9000) 9 B-25s 284 21 Dec 1944 Goeroea Personnel and Supply area (min. alt.) 9 B-25s 285 21 Dec 1944 Lolobata and Hatetabako Airdromes (min. alt.) 9 B-25s 286 22 Dec 1944 Shipping sweep of western Ceram, eastern Boeroe 2 B-25s 287 22 Dec 1944 Goeroea Bay Personnel and Supply areas (min. alt.) 9 B-25s 288 22 Dec 1944 Lolobata & Hatetabako A/Ds and P/S areas (min. alt.) 9 B-25s 289 23 Dec 1944 Lolobata Village, river & supply areas (min. alt.) 9 B-25s 290 23 Dec 1944 Lolobata and Hatetabako A/D (minimum altitude) 8 B-25s 291 24 Dec 1944 Goeroea Bay (Mahmaheras) Personnel/Supply Area #2 8 B-25s 292 25 Dec 1944 Galela personnel & supply area #2 (min. alt.) 8 B-25s 293 25 Dec 1944 Galela personnel & supply area #4 (min. alt.) 8 B-25s 294 26 Dec 1944 Search George 4,5,6, How 1,2, Item 1,2,3,4 2 B-25s 295 26 Dec 1944 Galela Personnel & Supply Area #2a (min. alt.) 8 B-25s 296 26 Dec 1944 Search from 1 to 3 deg South, 128 to 130 Deg E 4 B-25s 297 27 Dec 1944 Search for missing aircraft 298 27 Dec 1944 Shipping sweep How 1,2, George 1,2,3,4,5,6, Fox 1,5 2 B-25s 299 28 Dec 1944 Laha Airdrome ("medium" altitude) 9 B-25s 300 30 Dec 1944 Haroekoe Personnel & Supply Area (min. alt.) 8 B-25s 301 31 Dec 1944 Wasile Bay Personnel & Supply Area (11,000) 8 B-25s 302 31 Dec 1944 Wasile Bay Personnel & Supply Area (min. alt.) 8 B-25s 303 1 Jan 1945 Kairatoe Personnel & Supply Area (min. alt.) 8 B-25s including loss of ships "950" (Lt. Col Brabson), "877" (Lt Gillette), and "497" (Lt. Miles) as they crashed into Mt. Binaija (Ceram) on the way home 304 2 Jan 1945 Shipping sweep/recon of Liang, Cape Hoehoe, NE Ambon Is. 2 B-25s 305 2 Jan 1945 Shipping sweep of Item 1,2,3,4 & Ambelau Is. 2 B-25s 306 3 Jan 1945 Namlea Personnel & Supply area #3 (min. alt.) 8 B-25s 307 4 Jan 1945 Tanamou Personnel & Supply area (alternate, min. alt.) 8 B-25s 308 5 Jan 1945 Menado Personnel & Supply area (Celebes; min. alt.) 8 B-25s 309 6 Jan 1945 Mapanget Personnel & Supply area (min. alt.) 8 B-25s 310 7 Jan 1945 Wx & check runway headings Sidate, Langoon, Tanamou, Mapanget 1 B-25 311 7 Jan 1945 Sweep of Fox 1,2,3, George 1,2, How 1,2 2 B-25s 312 7 Jan 1945 Lambeh (sp?) Strait, Supply Area S1 (min. alt.) 8 B-25s 313 10 Jan 1945 Kendari Personnel & Supply Area (min. alt.) 6 B-25s, 3 reached target Ship "144" (Lt. Townsend) lost in water landing due to engine failure (pilot drowned, others rescued) 314 11 Jan 1945 Kendari Personnel & Supply Area (min. alt.) 6 B-25s 315 12 Jan 1945 Kendari Personnel & Supply Area (min. alt.) 6 B-25s 316 13 Jan 1945 Night heckler to Namlea Airdrome 3 B-25s 317 14 Jan 1945 Goeroea personnel & supply area (min. alt.) 6 B-25s 318 15 Jan 1945 Sweep of Item 1,2,3,4, Fox 1,2, How 1,2 (1500) 2 B-25s 319 15 Jan 1945 Radar ferret on Banda Island (min. alt.) 1 B-25 (likely "983") 320 18-19 Jan 1945 Night heckle of Haroeke, Ceram, Ambon, & Boeroe Is. A/Ds 3 B-25s (4 planned) 321 20 Jan 1945 Radar Ferret on Banda Island (min. alt.) 1 B-25 (likely "983") 322 20 Jan 1945 Sweep of Fox 1,2,3, George 1,2,3,4, How 1,2, Minapi Is. 2 B-25s included search for missing ship "336" 322 20 Jan 1945 Photo recon of A/Ds on Ceram 1 B-25 (ship "336", which went missing; NOTE: Identical mission # with above) 323 21 Jan 1945 Kairoe Village, Haroekoe (min. alt.) 6 B-25s 324 21 Jan 1945 Search of Area 130-131 deg E, 0-1 deg S 2 B-25s 325 21 Jan 1945 Search between Sansapor & 129 deg E, 00 32' and 01 deg S 2 B-25s 326 22 Jan 1945 Search for ship #336 2 B-25s 327 22 Jan 1945 Sweep George 1,2,3,4,5,6, How 1,2 2 B-25s 328 22 Jan 1945 Search north coast New Guinea to 2 deg N, btwn 133 30' & 134 deg E 2 B-25s 329 23 Jan 1945 Kairoe Village, Haroekoe Is. (min. alt.) 6 B-25s 330 25 Jan 1945 Tentoei Village (min. alt.) 6 B-25s 331 25 Jan 1945 Radar ferret of Cape Namaa and Boeroe Is. 1 B-25 (Plane No. 983, on loan from 100th) 332 25 Jan 1945 Shipping sweep of Soela Islands 2 B-25s 333 26 Jan 1945 Shipping sweep/targets on Ceram, Haroekoe, & Ambonia areas 2 B-25s 334 26 Jan 1945 Radar ferret on Ceram 1 B-25 ("Plane No. 983 (100th Radar ship)") 335 26 Jan 1945 Sweep/targets around Bonna, Kalang, Manipa, & Boeroe Islands 2 B-25s 336 27 Jan 1945 Photo mission to Amabai, Haroekoe, Kairatoe, Laha, Liang, Namlea 2 B-25s 337 28-29 Jan 1945 Night heckler to Liang A/D 4 B-25s (3 used) 338 30 Jan 1945 Shipping sweep southern coast of Ceran, Haroekoe, & Amboina Is. 2 B-25s 339 30 Jan 1945 Search clockwise around Ceram Island 2 B-25s 340 30 Jan 1945 Search for reported life raft, Jiew Is. 2 B-25s 341 1 Feb 1945 Shipping sweep over Soala Island 2 B-25s 342 1 Feb 1945 Photo mission to Amahai, Haroekoe, Kairatoe, Liang, Laha, Namlea 2 B-25s 343 1 Feb 1945 Search west coast of Ceram and all of Boeroe 2 B-25s 344 4 Feb 1945 Shipping search of east Ceram and Banda 2 B-25s 345 4 Feb 1945 Shipping sweep of Obi Major and Soala Island 2 B-25s 346 5 Feb 1945 Shipping sweep south coast of Ceram 2 B-25s 347 5 Feb 1945 Shipping sweep Boano, Kelang, manip, Amealau & Boeroe Is. 2 B-25s 348 5 Feb 1945 Radar ferret to Ceram (using "983") 1 B-25 349 5 Feb 1945 Barge search, southern coast of Ceram 2 B-25s 350 6 Feb 1945 Bomb/strafe Libby personnel/supply area (min. alt.) 9 B-25s 351 11 Feb 1945 Shipping sweep of Ceram area 2 B-25s 352 11 Feb 1945 Shipping sweep, eastern Ceram & Banda Islands 2 B-25s 353 15 Feb 1945 Sweep west,south,&east coasts of Ceram & 2 B-25s Islands of Ambonia, Haroekoe, Saporosa, & Laoet 354 15 Feb 1945 Sweep around Mapia, Kelang, Boano, Ambelau, Boeroe Is. 2 B-25s 355 16 Feb 1945 Kendari Airdrome (min. alt.) 6 B-25s 356 18 Feb 1945 San Rogue personnel & supply area (min. alt.) 6 B-25s [Now at Moratai, APO # 719:] 357 27 Feb 1945 San Rogue supply area (Minando; min. alt.) 6 B-25s 358 28 Feb 1945 Attack supplies on peninsula on Bongao Mahalik Channel 6 B-25s 359 3 Mar 1945 Attack personnel&supply area west of wharf, Zamboanga Penin. 6 B-25s 360 4 Mar 1945 Zettefield Airdrome Personnel & Supply area 6 B-25s 361 13 Mar 1945 Search 127-128 deg E, 2 deg-2 20' deg N for downed P-39 pilots 2 B-25s (Note: either wrong date or mission no. reported) 362 9 Mar 1945 Fly cover for PT boats, Singay to Malamui Is. 2 B-25s 363 9 Mar 1945 Patrol Mosquitoe Island in Basilan Strait 2 B-25s 364 10 Mar 1945 Attack target #18 (min. alt.) 5 B-25s 365 10 Mar 1945 Fly cover for PT boats (using "983") 1 B-25 366 11 Mar 1945 Fly air support for Artillery 4 B-25s 367 12 Mar 1945 Fly air support; attacked Mercedes Village (min.) 4 B-25s 368 12 Mar 1945 Talungalong Town west of Zamboanga (min. alt.) 4 B-25s 369 14 Mar 1945 Furnish PT cover to Malganui Island 1 B-25 370 14 Mar 1945 Furnish PT cover, vicinity Isabella Township 1 B-25 371 16 Mar 1945 Air support & attack area identified by smoke 5 B-25s 372 17 Mar 1945 Furnish air support to Zamboanga area 5 B-25s [Ops beginning from Palawan:] 373 25 Mar 1945 Air support off Pandanan Island 6 B-25s 374 26 Mar 1945 Wx/shipping sweep to point 110 40E - 09 45N 2 B-25s 375 26 Mar 1945 Furnish air cover, landing ops at Cebu Town 6 B-25s 376 27 Mar 1945 Navigation mission leading P-38s to Itu-Aba Is. 1 B-25 377 27 Mar 1945 Furnish air cover, landing ops at Cebu Town 6 B-25s 378 28 Mar 1945 Furnish air cover, landing ops at Cebu Town 6 B-25s 379 29 Mar 1945 Furnish air cover for landing near Cebue City 5 B-25s 380 30 Mar 1945 Enemy installations on Sanga Sanga Is (min.alt.) 6 B-25s 381 31 Mar 1945 Furnish air support, land ops near Cebu City 3 B-25s 382 1 Apr 1945 Air support for ground ops near Cebu City 3 B-25s 383 2 Apr 1945 Air support for ground movement near Cebu City 2 B-25s 384 6 Apr 1945 Shipping sweep, north tip of Borneo to Cape Bahai 4 B-25s 385 7 Apr 1945 Photo recon of Balikpapan, Borneo 1 B-25 386 8 Apr 1945 Shipping sweep on east Borneo 3 B-25s Ship "033" (Lt Berg) lost in water landing, crew rescued 387 8 Apr 1945 Search area off Tarakan, n. Borneo, for downed B-25 crew 2 B-25s 388 11 Apr 1945 Attack barges sighted off of Cuyo Island 2 B-25s 389 13 Apr 1945 Navigational mission, P-38s to Indo China 1 B-25 390 13 Apr 1945 Attack along roads 1-4-5 in central Mindanao Is. 6 B-25s 391 14 Apr 1945 Attack along roads 1 & 5, central Mindanao Is. 6 B-25s 392 16 Apr 1945 Attack enemy concentrations, numerous places, Mindanao Is. 5 B-25s 393 18 Apr 1945 Attack enemy concentrations, numerous places, Mindanao Is. 6 B-25s 394 19 Apr 1945 Bomb/strafe personnel & supply area, Ranau, Borneo 6 B-25s 395 19 Apr 1945 Photo mission between Jesselton & Bruni Bay, Borneo 1 B-25 396 20 Apr 1945 Tarakan Town (min. alt.) 3 B-25s 397 21 Apr 1945 Tarakan Town (min. alt.) 6 B-25s 398 22 Apr 1945 Itu Aba Islan (secondary; 200-500) 8 B-25s Ship "589" (Lt. Dutch) ditched, crew rescued 23 Apr 399 22 Apr 1945 Navigational mission, P-38s to Indo China 1 B-25 (using "983") 400 23 Apr 1945 Patrol for rescue Cat, nr Sand Cay Island 1 B-25 401 24 Apr 1945 Djoeata (sp?) Boorterrein Town (min. alt.) 4 B-25s 402 25 Apr 1945 Personnel & supply area, Lingkas district (Tarakan; min. alt.) 4 B-25s 403 27 Apr 1945 Gun positions, Lingkas district (Tarakan; min. alt.) 4 B-25s 404 28 Apr 1945 Djoeata (sp?) Boorterein supply&personnel areas (min. alt.) 3 B-25s 405 30 Apr 1945 Provide smoke screen, preliminary invasion of Tarakan 1 B-25 406 30 Apr 1945 Night heckling, southern Tarakan Island 5 B-25s [See Note 4 for the following missions.] 70-1 (407) 1 May 1945 Bomb/strafe revet areas, Jesselton Airdrome 2 B-25s 70-2 (408) 1 May 1945 Air cover for ground ops, Tarakan 4 B-25s 70-3 (409) 2 May 1945 Attack targets assigned by "Cracker" ops, Tarakan 4 B-25s 70-4 (410) 2 May 1945 Shipping sweek, vicinity Cape St. Jacques (Indo China) 3 B-25s 70-5 (411) 2 May 1945 Dusk hecklers at Sandakan Airdrome, No. Borneo 2 B-25s 70-6 (412) 3 May 1945 Air support for Tarakan Island invasion 8 B-25s 70-7 (413) 4 May 1945 Search west coast Borneo & Kuching area 3 B-25s 70-8 (414) 5 May 1945 Air support for Tarakan Island invasion 3 B-25s 70-9 (415) 5 May 1945 Air support for Tarakan Island invasion 3 B-25s 70-10 (416) 6 May 1945 Navigation mission, P-38s to Alanodian(?) Panay Is. 1 B-25 70-11 (417) 6 May 1945 Spray DDT powder, areas 3965N to 3766E, Tarakan 1 B-25 (using "884") 70-12 (418) 6 May 1945 Shipping sweep to Saigon Area 6 B-25s 70-13 (419) 7 May 1945 Air support to ground forces, Tarakan Is. 4 B-25s 70-14 (420) 9 May 1945 Radar ferret mission to Balikpapan 1 B-25 70-15 (421) 10 May 1945 Bomb/strafe Cagayan Town (Mindanao) 7 B-25s 70-16 (422) 11 May 1945 Bomb/strafe Victoria Town (Labuan Island) 8 B-25s 70-17 (423) 12 May 1945 Bomb/strafe intersection due w. Labuan airstrip 8 B-25s 70-18 (424) 13 May 1945 Personnel area 3 miles west of Sandakan A/D #2 8 B-25s 70-19 (425) 13 May 1945 Shipping sweep, w. coast of Borneo south to Mira 4 B-25s 70-20 (426) 14 May 1945 Kudat A/D (3 planes), Tarakan 4765T.A.H. (3 planes) 6 B-25s 70-21 (427) 15 May 1945 Supply and personnel areas, Sibu Airfield 6 B-25s 70-22 (428) 15 May 1945 Air support for troops invading Tarakan Is. 3 B-25s 70-23 (429) 16 May 1945 Air support over Tarakan 3 B-25s (plus 3 from 390th) 70-24 (430) 16 May 1945 Bomb/strafe supply/personnel areas nr Sibu Town 6 B-25s 70-25 (431) 18 May 1945 Bomb/strafe personnel/supply areas nr Sibu A/D 5 B-25s 70-26 (432) 21 May 1945 Bomb/strafe southwest of Seria barracks area 6 B-25s 70-27 (433) 22 May 1945 Jesselton Town (secondary, min. alt.) 6 B-25s 70-28 (434) 24 May 1945 Jesselton Town (secondary, min. alt.) 6 B-25s 70-29 (435) 25 May 1945 Kudat airdrome (tertiary, min. alt.) 6 B-25s 70-30 (436) 26 May 1945 Trusan Town, Brunei Bay (min. alt.) 6 B-25s 70-31 (437) 27 May 1945 Langkon (secondary) and Kudat (tertiary) 6 B-25s 70-32 (438) 29 May 1945 Support to ground troops, Tarakan, 4268-L 6 B-25s 70-33 (439) 30 May 1945 Sandakan runway and Kudat runway 6 B-25s 70-34 (440) 31 May 1945 Personnel area, Belait(?) Town, N. Borneo 6 B-25s [End of Microfilm Roll A0560]