11 set 1914

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Australian forces landed near Rabaul, Bismarck Islands and captured the wireless station after a brief but fierce firefight. The 5 Australians killed during this action were the Australian casualties of WW1. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
12 set 1914

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Australian troops captured the town of Rabaul, Bismarck Islands. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
7 dez 1941

Nova Guiné Australiana
8 dez 1941

Nova Guiné Australiana
9 dez 1941

Nova Guiné Australiana
15 dez 1941

Nova Guiné Australiana
18 dez 1941

Nova Guiné Australiana
26 dez 1941

Nova Guiné Australiana
4 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 16 Type 96 G3M bombers of Chitose Air Group of Japanese Navy 24th Air Flotilla, based at Truk in Caroline Islands, were spotted over Tabor 90 miles north of New Britain at 1000 hours. They reached Rabaul, New Britain at 1100 hours, where they were able to attack various military facilities with minimal resistance (only 2 Wirraway fighters scrambled, while anti-aircraft guns were ineffective). Shortly before sundown, 11 Type 97 H6K flying boats of Yokohama Air Group attacked the Vunakanam Airfield on New Britain; Australians failed to open fire with the anti-aircraft guns altogether, while most of the Japanese bombs missed the airfield. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
6 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese aircraft from Truk, Caroline Islands attacked Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Nine Japanese flying boats attacked Vunakanau Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain, destroying a direction-finding station and damaging a Wirraway fighter, a Hudson bomber, and the runways; one Wirraway fighter was scrambled and reached the flying boats, but it failed to hit the attackers. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
7 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
16 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese aircraft attacked Rabaul, New Britain, destroying fuel stores, bomb stockpiles, and other facilities at Vunakanau Airfield. Two Wirraway fighters were scrambled to intercept, but they failed to reached the Japanese aircraft in time. 6 hours later, several flying boats followed up with an attack with fragmentation bombs. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
20 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Akagi's aircraft carried out strikes against Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Akagi | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Shokaku and Zuikaku launched strikes against Rabaul, New Britain. After the aircraft were recovered, the pair set sail toward eastern New Guinea island. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Zuikaku | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Japanese South Seas Force Transport Fleet ships crossed the Equator en route to Rabaul, New Britain at 0500 hours; it was the first Japanese Army force to cross the Equator in history. At 1214 hours, coast watchers at Tabar north of Rabaul spotted 20 Japanese Zero fighters; 109 carrier aircraft reached Rabaul at 1248 hours, destroying 5 of the 8 remaining Wirraway fighters at Rabaul. Shortly after, 27 Type 97 aircraft of carrier Kaga and a number of Type 99 aircraft from carrier Shokaku and Zuikaku attacked, sinking Norwegian freighter Herstein and coal hulk Westralia, losing only one aircraft in combat (a Type 97 piloted by Petty Officer 1st Class Tatsuya Sugihara) and two during recovery. No. 24 Squadron RAAF was effectively wiped out after the attacks on Rabaul on this day. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
21 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Frustrated Australian Chaplain John May at Rabaul, New Britain sent a message to Townsville, Australia containing the Latin phrase "Morituri vos salutamus", or "we who are about to die salute you", referring to the Australian government's abandonment of those deployed to Rabaul. To the east, a Catalina aircraft from Buka Island took off at dawn and spotted a Japanese cruiser force 6 hours later; the aircraft was shot down by fighters; 3 were killed, 5 were captured by cruiser Aoba. Shortly after, 52 carrier aircraft attacked Kavieng, New Ireland. At 1630 hours, RAAF command ordered the No. 24 Squadron to attack any Japanese fleets that might be approaching Rabaul as if it did not know that No. 24 Squadron had effectively been wiped out by Japanese attacks on the previous day; nevertheless, the last surviving Hudson bomber was launched on patrol, and would return after failing to find any Japanese ships. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
22 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Akagi's aircraft carried out strikes against Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Akagi | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Japanese troops landed on New Ireland, Bismarck Islands and captured Kavieng. At nearby Rabaul, the last surviving Hudson bomber was used to evacuate the wounded airmen from the hospital on Namanula Hill, taking them to Port Moresby, British Territory of Papua. After sunrise, carrier Akagi and Kaga launched aircraft against Rabaul; they attacked two coastal guns at the cost of 2 Type 99 dive bombers. In the late morning, coast watchers at Watom Island spotted a Japanese fleet, which appears on the horizon for the Rabaul defenders by 1200 hours. In the afternoon, Australian troops began to sabotage airfield facilities to prevent Japanese use after capture; when destroying a bomb store, the resulting explosion was much larger than expected, and it killed several natives and the vibration damaged all nearby radios, thus the last message sent out at 1600 hours would become Rabaul's final radio message. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
23 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • At 0230 hours, Japanese troops began landing on New Britain on three beachheads, two of which were defended, but in general the Japanese had little difficult overcoming the defenses. Carrier aircraft from Akagi, Kaga, and Zuikaku supported the invasion after dawn, enjoying air superiority thus losing only one pilot (Flight Petty Officer 2nd Class Isao Hiraishi) all day. As the troops entered and captured Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands, as reported by Tolai natives later, Japanese troops mutilated corpses of Australian troops with axes and bayonets. On the same day, Japanese troops including the No. 2 Maizuru Special Naval Landing Force delivered by Tenryu also landed at Kavieng, New Ireland. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Kaga | Akagi | Zuikaku | Tenryu | Yuzuki | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
24 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Thomas McBride Price led the second Australian attempt at attacking Rabaul, New Britain (the first having been abandoned on the previous day due to weather); clouds over Rabaul obscured both the attackers (5 Catalina aircraft) as well as the defenders, thus the only damage caused was minor friendly fire incidents on the Japanese side. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
26 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
27 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
28 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
30 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese troops executed Australian prisoner of war Captain Herbert Silverman at Rabaul, New Britain. On the same day, Australian Thomas McBride Price led 5 Catalina aircraft on an attack on Rabaul, claiming one bomb hit; Price reported the presence of newly arrived large anti-aircraft weapons. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
31 jan 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
2 fev 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Major General Tomitaro Horii ordered Lieutenant Colonel Masao Kuwada of Japanese 3rd Battalion to pursue Australian troops who had previously fled into the jungles of southern Gazelle Peninsula on New Britain; Kuwada delegated the task to Lieutenant Tadaichi Noda. After sundown, six Japanese flying boats were launched from Rabaul to attack Port Moresby in British Territory of Papua; they would arrive over the Seven Mile airfield on the next date. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 1, Bismarck Islands | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
5 fev 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Kamoi arrived at Rabaul, New Britain to provide support for the occupation of this new conquest. ww2dbase [Kamoi | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
6 fev 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • An Australian Hudson bomber conducted a reconnaissance mission over Rabaul, New Britain; a Japanese fighter rose to attack and damaged the Australian aircraft, but it would be able to escape and return to Port Moresby, British Territory of Papua. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
10 fev 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The Japanese Navy established the 4th Air Group at Rabaul, New Britain under the command of Captain Yoshiyotsu Moritama. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
14 fev 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
20 fev 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
23 fev 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Just after 0000 hours, six B-17 bombers of US 14th Reconnaissance Squadron were launched from Garbutt Field at Townsville, Australia to attack Rabaul, New Britain. 5 bombers reached and attacked Rabaul at 0647 hours, causing little damage. Four bombers returned to Townsville safely at 1430 hours; 1 crash landed in the Agaiambo Swamp in New Guinea. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
24 fev 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Three Australian Catalina aircraft bombed Rabaul, New Britain; 1 aircraft was lost on this mission. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
26 fev 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Australian Wing Commander Dick Cohen led several Catalina aircraft in a night attack on Rabaul, New Britain; Cohen used his own Catalina aircraft as a dive bomber. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
3 mar 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • At Rabaul, New Britain, the Japanese South Seas Force began embarking transports Yokohama Maru and China Maru, while the Maizaru 2nd Special Naval Landing Force began embarking transports Kongo Maru, Tenyo Maru, and Kokai Maru for the invasion of Lae and Salamaua in the Australian Territory of New Guinea. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 2 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
5 mar 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese troop transports Yokohama Maru, China Maru, Kongo Maru, Tenyo Maru, and Kokai Maru departed Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands for New Guinea; the transports were escorted by six cruisers and eight destroyers. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 2 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Tenryu arrived at Rabaul, New Britain and departed for Australian New Guinea island later in the day. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
11 mar 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
13 mar 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Five B-17 bombers of the US 40th Reconnaissance Squadron from Australia were launched to attack Rabaul, New Britain; only one arrived over the target to drop the bomb load, which caused little damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
14 mar 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
18 mar 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Several US B-17 bombers launched from Port Moresby, Australian Papua to attack Rabaul, New Britain, causing no damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
27 mar 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
28 mar 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
1 abr 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The Japanese 25th Air Flotilla was assigned to Rabaul, New Britain under the command of Rear Admiral Sadayoshi Yasuda. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Tenryu arrived at Rabaul, New Britain, refueled, and departed later in the day. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
6 abr 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • At 0200 hours, B-17 bombers of US 22nd Bomb Group were launched from Seven Mile airfield near Port Moresby, Australian Papua. One hour later, the faster B-26 bombers were launched. Flying toward Rabaul, New Britain, this was the first B-17 combat mission against that location as well as the first B-26 combat mission. The B-17 bombers struck first (despite the fact that the two were supposed to be attacking at the same time), causing no damage. By the time the B-26 bombers arrived, 7 Japanese A5M fighters were already in the air, although they failed to close in on the B-26 bombers. The B-26 bombers caused very little damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | AC, CPC]
9 abr 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Just before 1200 hours, eight B-26 Marauder bombers attacked Simpson Harbor and Vunakanau airfield at Rabaul, New Britain, damaging ships in the harbor, port facilities, and several parked aircraft. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
11 abr 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Eight B-26 Marauder bombers took off from Port Moresby, Australian Papua at 0900 hours; one of them would return to base due to engine trouble. The remaining seven attacked Vunakanau airfield and Lakunai airfield near Rabaul, New Britain, causing minimal damage. As the bomber crews returned to base, they reported a sighting of a fleet carrier (most likely mis-identified Kasuga Maru), causing the commanders to scramble to prepare a major strike against the target. ww2dbase [Taiyo | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
12 abr 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Three B-26 Marauder bombers were launched from Port Moresby, Australian Papua at dawn in search of the reported fleet carrier (most likely the mis-identified Kasuga Maru) at Rabaul, New Britain. At 0930, another group of four B-26 aircraft was launched. The two groups attacked Rabaul, causing little to no damage. ww2dbase [Taiyo | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
16 abr 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Saburo Sakai and other pilots of the Japanese Navy Tainan Air Group arrived at Rabaul, New Britain via the transport ship Komaki Maru. ww2dbase [Saburo Sakai | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
18 abr 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • B-26 Marauder bombers of US 5th Air Force attacked Simpson Harbor and Lakunai airfield at Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago at 1030 hours. Akomaki Maru was sunk (killing 11), as was Komaki Maru as her load of aviation fuel detonated. Lakunai airfield received light damage. After the attack, 80 Australian prisoners of war were executed by the Japanese for having cheered during the attack. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
29 abr 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • In the morning, Three US B-28 bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain, destroying five Zero fighters on the ground and damaged four more. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Tenryu departed Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
2 mai 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 7 B-26 Marauder bombers from Port Moresby, Australian Papua attacked Rabaul, New Britain, causing little damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
4 mai 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 6 B-26 Marauder bombers from Port Moresby, Australian Papua struck Vunakanau airfield at Rabaul, New Britain, damaging 5 Japanese bombers on the ground, detonating fuel drums, and destroying 2 gas trucks. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
7 mai 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
11 mai 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
13 mai 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
22 mai 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese merchant ship Naruto Maru arrived at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
24 mai 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 3 US B-26 Marauder bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain, destroying the Genzan Air Group headquarters building and destroying four land-attack aircraft on the ground; 2 of the US bombers were damaged during this attack. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
25 mai 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Engineers and staff officers of the Japanese 25th Air Flotilla and 8th Base Force departed Rabaul, New Britain by flying boat to inspect prospective airfield building sites on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Guadalcanal Campaign | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
26 mai 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese merchant ship Naruto Maru departed Rabaul, New Britain for Yokohama, Japan. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • US pilot Major Felix Hardison flew a lone B-17E bomber to attack Rabaul, New Britain at night time. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
22 jun 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Montevideo Maru boarded 845 prisoners of war (mostly Australian) and 208 civilian internees at Rabaul, New Britain and set sail for southern China without escort. ww2dbase [Montevideo Maru | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
6 jul 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese merchant ship Naruto Maru took on Australian nurses and 60 prisoners of war and departed Rabaul, New Britain, sailing for Yokohama, Japan. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
19 jul 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
20 jul 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
21 jul 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa of the Japanese 8th Fleet based at Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago issued a request for more destroyers. ww2dbase [Gunichi Mikawa | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
23 jul 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa of the Japanese 8th Fleet based at Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago repeated his 21 Jul 1942 request for more destroyers. ww2dbase [Gunichi Mikawa | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
24 jul 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
3 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Saburo Sakai, along with the others of Japanese Navy Tainan Air Group, was relocated to Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Saburo Sakai | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
6 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese transport Yawata Maru delivered 15 A6M3 Zero fighters and 16 Type 99 D3A carrier bombers to Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
7 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • At 0730 hours, 13 US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers took off from Port Moresby, Australian Papua to attack Rabaul, New Britain. Between 0950 and 1045 hours, prior to the arrival of the US attack, 17 Zero fighters of the Japanese Tainan Air Group, 27 Type 1 G4M aircraft of 4th Air Group, and 9 Type 99 D3A aircraft of 2nd Air Group were launched from Rabaul area airfields to join the battle in the Guadalcanal area in the Solomon Islands. The US attack caused minimal damage to runways and minor damage to 12 defending Zero fighters. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
9 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 6 US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain, causing little damage; 2 bombers were lost on this mission. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
12 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 8 US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain, damaging transport Matsumoto Maru in Simpson Harbor. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
17 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
21 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 14 Zero fighters of Japanese 6th Air Group arrived at Lakunai airfield near Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
24 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
28 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Tenryu arrived at Rabaul, New Britain, departing for Milne Bay, Australian Papua later in the day. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
29 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 8 US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers attacked the Vunakanau airfield near Rabaul, New Britain. Later on the same day, troops of the Japanese 81st Naval Garrison executed six Australians at Rabaul. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
30 ago 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
1 set 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 130 troops of the Japanese 5th Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Forces departed Rabaul, New Britain for Milne Bay, Australian Papua. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
10 set 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Matome Ugaki arrived at Rabaul, New Britain to meet with officers of the Japanese Navy 8th Fleet, Japanese Navy 11st Air Fleet, and Japanese Army 17th Army. ww2dbase [Matome Ugaki | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Japanese destroyers Isokaze and Yayoi departed Rabaul, New Britain for Goodenough Island, Australian Papua with intention of evacuating the 353 troops of the Japanese 5th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force there. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 2 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
11 set 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Tenryu departed Rabaul, New Britain in search of survivors of sunken destroyer Yayoi; she would fail to locate any. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
12 set 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
14 set 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The Japanese base at Rabaul, New Britain suffered an accidental ammunition explosion at about 1300 hours. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
15 set 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain, causing little damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
16 set 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain, causing little damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
18 set 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
24 set 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
1 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Tenryu disembarked her cargo of 56 Type 3 Model 1 naval mines at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
2 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of 19th Bomb Group of US 5th Air Force from Port Moresby, Australian Papua attacked Rabaul, New Britain between 0440 and 0510 hours, damaging Japanese light cruiser Tenryu with a hit at the stern, killing 22 and wounding 26. Auxiliary repair ship Hakkai Maru would provide Tenryu with temporary repairs. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
5 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 6 B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of US 30th Bomb Squadron from Port Moresby, Australian Papua attacked Vunakanau airfield at Rabaul, New Britain. Simultaneously, 8 B-17 bombers of 28th Bomb Squadron attacked nearby Lakunai airfield. The attacks caused very minor damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
8 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Troops of the Japanese 81st Naval Garrison executed Allied prisoners of war airman Harl Pease, airman Chester Czechowski, airman Harold Massie, coast watcher Cecil John Trevelyan Mason, coast watcher Arthur King, and coast watcher Ray Woodroffe at Rabaul, New Britain. They were executed by either rifle fire or bayonet. A Japanese Army doctor was seen dissecting at least one of the six men after the execution. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • 36 US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers moved from Mareeba airfield in Queensland, Australia to Port Moresby, Australian Papua. Before the end of the day, they took off for Rabaul, New Britain for an attack early on the next day. 4 Australian PBY Catalina aircraft dropped bombs on Rabaul to start fires for the B-17 bombers that would arrive in a few hours. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Vice Admiral Jinichi Kusaka arrived at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Jinichi Kusaka | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
9 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • B-17 Flying Fortress bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain at 0400 hours, causing little damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
10 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • 7 Australian PBY Catalina aircraft attacked Rabaul, New Britain at 0330 hours. At 0400 hours, 18 US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers attacked Rabaul's Simpson harbor while 3 B-17 bombers attacked nearby Lakunai airfield. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
20 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The USAAF conducted a photo reconnaissance mission over Rabaul, New Britain, revealing a concentration of about 70 ships. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Hakkai Maru completed temporary repairs for Tenryu at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
21 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Tenryu conducted post-repair trials off Rabaul, New Britain. Upon returning to port, a damaged 8-centimeter anti-aircraft gun mount was replaced. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
22 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The USAAF conducted a photo reconnaissance mission over Rabaul, New Britain, revealing a concentration of about 70 ships. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
23 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 7 US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers launched from Port Moresby, Australian Papua at 0145 hours, followed by another 7 shortly after. As they reached Rabaul, New Britain, ,most of them conducted conventional bombing against Simpson Harbor while 3 of them skip-bombed; the skip-bombing damaged 2 submarine chasers. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
25 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
27 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
31 out 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
4 nov 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese troops executed Australian aviator Allan Norman and his crew by decapitation at the Tavurvur crater near Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
13 nov 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
17 nov 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The Americans launched ten bombers to attack Rabaul, New Britain, but due to stormy weather only five of them arrived over the Japanese base, and only one was successful in dropping its payload, hitting nothing. One of the ten airfield failed to return after the mission, having disappeared en route. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
23 nov 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Tenryu arrived at Rabaul, New Britain and was named the flagship of Cruiser Division 18 under Rear Admiral Mitsuharu Matsuyama. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
1 dez 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
4 dez 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
7 dez 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • US B-24 bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain, causing no damage due to poor weather. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
17 dez 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
23 dez 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Yugure completou a escolta de comboios entre as Ilhas Shortland, Ilhas Salomão, e Rabaul, Nova Bretanha, Ilhas Bismarck. ww2dbase [Yugure | Rabaul, Nova Bretanha | CPC]
26 dez 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
28 dez 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
30 dez 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 7 B-17 bombers of US 43rd Bomb Group attacked Rabaul, New Britain at 0530 hours, sinking small cargo ship Tomiura Maru. The pilots reported 21 warships gathering in Simpson Harbor. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
31 dez 1942

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 6 B-17 bombers attacked Lakunai airfield near Rabaul, New Britain with wire-wrapped 500-pound bombs, causing very little damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
1 jan 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
3 jan 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The Japanese leadership in Rabaul, New Britain received the text of the Army-Navy Central Agreement on South Pacific Area Operations, which called for the strengthening of Solomon Islands and New Guinea footholds upon the completion of the evacuation of Guadalcanal. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
5 jan 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Despite George Kenney's orders for an all-out attack on Rabaul, New Britain at dawn, Kenneth Walker launched a limited (without 63rd Bomb Squadron, whose commander William Benn disagreed with the timing of the attack) mid-day attack. Bad weather in Australia prevented some of the B-24 bombers from launching, thus ultimately only 6 B-24 bombers and 6 B-17 bombers took off for the attack. Two B-17 bombers attacked Lakunai and Vunakanau airfields near Rabaul between 0900 and 0930 hours. At 1200 hours, 6 B-24 bombers and 3 B-17 bombers (one of which carried Walker) attacked, sinking army transport Keifuku Maru, damaging two merchant ships, and damaging destroyer Tachikaze; 3 Ki-43 fighters were shot down during the raid. At 1317 hours, B-17 bomber San Antonio Rose was shot down; Walker and the entire crew were reported as missing, and none of them would be found. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 2 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
6 jan 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
7 jan 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 44 Japanese bombers and 60 fighters took off from Rabaul, New Britain, intending to attack Port Moresby, Australian Papua; the attack was canceled after the aircraft ran into bad weather. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
21 jan 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Allied aircraft attacked Rabaul, New Britain, sinking small freighter Tetsusan Maru. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
26 jan 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • US bombers conducted a night raid on Rabaul, New Britain; Zero fighters rose to intercept and shot down one B-17 bomber. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
15 fev 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Starting at 0340 hours, a total of 34 US B-17 bombers in four waves attacked Rabaul, New Britain, dropping 98,000 pounds of various bombs including flares, 300-pound demolition bombs, 100-pound daisy cutter bombs, 20-pound fragmentation bombs, and incendiary bombs, damaging aircraft and destroying food stores, oil drums, and ammunition dumps; three bombs were lost on this mission. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
16 fev 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 17 US B-17 bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain before dawn. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
28 fev 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese convoy Operation 81 assembled at Rabaul, New Britain and readied for departure scheduled for the next day. The convoy was consisted of 6 transports (carrying 6,000 troops and supplies), 1 old navy supply ship (carrying 600 Special Naval Landing Force troops), and 1 small freighter (carrying 1,650 drums of aviation gas); it was escorted by 8 destroyers. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
1 mar 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The Japanese convoy Operation 81 (consisted of 6 transports, 1 old navy supply ship, and 1 small freighter, carrying a total of 6,600 troops) departed Rabaul, New Britain. The convoy was discovered by Lieutenant Walt Higgins' B-24 patrol along the northern coast of New Britain at 1500 hours; 7 B-17 bombers were dispatched to attack, but they failed to locate the convoy. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
7 mar 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
23 mar 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 9 US B-17 bombers attacked the Japanese base at Rabaul, New Britain, causing damage to the airfields. One of the bombers dropped large bombs in the Rabalanakaia volcano in an attempt to artificially cause an eruption, but the attempt was unsuccessful; the Americans did not realize that the volcano was actually dormant. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
27 mar 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Japanese 6th Field Kempeitai arrived at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
2 abr 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • While at sea, Zuikaku and Zuiho launched aircraft to reinforce Rabaul in New Britain (dive bombers and torpedo bombers), Buin in Bougainville (dive bombers), and Kavieng in New Ireland (torpedo bombers). ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Zuiho | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
3 abr 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Admiral Yamamoto and his staff departed Truk, Caroline Islands for Rabaul, New Britain on two Kawanishi H8K flying boats to supervise Operation I-GO from 7 to 14 Apr 1943, expecting to return to flagship Musashi on 19 Apr 1943. They arrived at Rabaul at 1340 hours. ww2dbase [Isoroku Yamamoto | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
4 abr 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
5 abr 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Yugure departed Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands at 0600 to make rendezvous with Nichiei Maru at sea. ww2dbase [Yugure | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
12 abr 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
13 abr 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Matome Ugaki, still recovering from dengue fever at Rabaul, New Britain, was given permission by the doctor to leave his bed. ww2dbase [Matome Ugaki | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • At Rabaul, New Britain, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto played a game of Shogi with Vice Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka, discussing Pacific War strategy. When Yamamoto spoke of his intention to personally inspect forward bases to raise morale, Rear Admiral Takatsugu Jojima and Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa protested but failed to dissuade Yamamoto. Yamamoto's lieutenants were particularly worried about the fact that Yamamoto's detailed travel itinerary were sent over the radio. ww2dbase [Isoroku Yamamoto | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
16 abr 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • A scheduled fighter sweep from Rabaul, New Britain was cancelled as a reconnaissance aircraft failed to return from northeastern New Guinea island region. Despite of this cancellation, Isoroku Yamamoto announced the successful conclusion of the I-Go air offensive. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
17 abr 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Matome Ugaki chaired a conference at the 8th Base Force Headquarters at Rabaul, New Britain. Among other topics, the admirals discussed the lack of armor on Japanese aircraft and the concern that Isoroku Yamamoto was soon to personally visit the front lines. ww2dbase [Friedrich Paulus | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
17 abr 1943 Fotos
Isoroku Yamamoto
10 mai 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 59 Zero fighters, 7 J1N reconnaissance aircraft, and 47 G4M bombers arrived at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • An experimental J1N1 aircraft arrived at Lakunaia Airfield, Rabaul, New Britain. It was armed with aerial burst bomb launchers, a weapon designed against US bombers. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
11 mai 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • US B-17 and B-24 bombers attacked Lakunai Airfield and Vunakanau Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
20 mai 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 12 US heavy bombers attacked Vunakanau Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain between 0300 and 0430 hours, causing limited damage to the facilities, but greatly affected Japanese morale. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
21 mai 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 4 US B-17 bombers attacked Vunakanau Airfield and Rapopo Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain. Pilot Senior Flight Petty Officer Shigetoshi Kudo and observer Lieutenant (jg) Akira Sugawara, in the J1N reconnaissance aircraft equipped with experimental aerial burst bomb launchers, shot down B-17E bomber "Honi Kuu Okole" (Major Paul Williams) and a unnamed B-17F bomber (Captain Joseph Geddes); it was this particular J1N aircraft's first combat. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
24 mai 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Five B-17 and six B-24 bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain with 17 tons of bombs between 0030 and 0145 hours, hitting Lakunai, Rapopo, and Vunakanau airfields. One B-24D bomber crashed at Port Moresby, Australian Papua upon its return at 0530 hours, killing all aboard. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
9 jun 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 21 B-17 bombers attacked Lakunai, Vunakanau, and Rapopo airfields at Rabaul, New Britain with 73,000 pounds of bombs between 0215 and 0520 hours. A J1N1 nightfighter (pilot Chief Flight Officer Satoru Ono, observer Lieutenant (jg) Kisaku Hamano) damaged two of the US bombers. ww2dbase [J1N | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
11 jun 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 10 B-24 bombers of US 43rd Bomb Group attacked Vunakanau airfield at Rabaul, New Britain with 39,000 pounds of bombs between 0000 and 0500 hours, destroying some Japanese aircraft on the ground. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
13 jun 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 21 B-17 bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain with 87,000 pounds of bombs before dawn; a J1N1 nightfighter (pilot Senior Flight Petty Officer Shigetoshi Kudo, observer Lieutenant (jg) Akira Sugawara) shot down B-17 bomber "Georgia Peach" at 0326 hours. ww2dbase [J1N | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
15 jun 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • More than 20 B-17 and B-24 bombers attacked Lakunai airfield at Rabaul, New Britain before dawn. A J1N1 nightfighter (pilot Chief Flight Officer Satoru Ono, observer Lieutenant (jg) Kisaku Hamano) shot down one bomber, while two B-24 bombers fired on each other over Rabaul in confusion. ww2dbase [J1N | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
26 jun 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 11 B-17 bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain before dawn. A J1N nightfighter (pilot Senior Flight Petty Officer Shigetoshi Kudo, observer Warrant Officer Michitaro Ichikawa) shot down B-17F bomber "Taxpayer's Pride" and B-17E bomber "Naughty But Nice", which made Shigetoshi Kudo the first Japanese nightfighter ace. ww2dbase [J1N | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
30 jun 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Senior Flight Petty Officer Shigetoshi Kudo shot down B-17F bomber "Pluto" over Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [J1N | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
5 jul 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
16 jul 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
17 jul 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Yugure received word at 0900 hours that her current transport mission was canceled; she arrived at Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands at 1850 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
6 ago 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The 10,000-strong Japanese 4th Air Army under Lieutenant General Kumaichi Teramoto arrived at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
7 ago 1943

7 ago 1943 Fotos
Aviation navigational Approach Map to designed guide strike aircraft to Lakunai Aerodrome at Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands. Map dated Aug 7, 1943. Note other airfields marked on the map.
9 ago 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • A party of German officers departed Rabaul, New Britain. They had inspected Japanese facilities and spoke to American prisoners of war prior to their departure. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
18 ago 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
3 set 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Nine RAAF Catalina aircraft based at Cairns, Queensland, Australia attacked Vunakanau Airfield, Lakunai Airfield, and Rapopo Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain, causing no damage and suffering no damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
6 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
9 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
10 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
11 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
12 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 8 squadrons of bombers launched from Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua, with escorting US and Australian fighters, attacked Rapopo Airfield, Vunakanau Airfield, and Tobera Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain. The Allies lost 3 B-24, 1 B-25, and 1 Beaufighter aircraft. The Japanese suffered eight damaged ships (transport Tsukushi, oiler Naruto, destroyer Mochizuki, destroyer Minazuki, destroyer Tachikaze, submarine I-7, submarine I-80, and submarine RO-105), six transports sunk, 4 A6M aircraft destroyed, 9 A6M aicraft damaged, and some fuel dumps destroyed. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
17 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
18 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 77 B-24 bombers from Port Moresby, Australian Papua made rendezvous with 55 P-38 fighters over Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands for a raid on Rabaul, New Britain; a separate group of 54 B-25 bombers, modified for strafing, flew for Rabaul separately. Poor weather would force the first group to cancel its mission, but the B-25 bombers proceeded without fighter escort. They heavily damaged Japanese submarine chaser CH-23, lightly damaged transport Johore Maru, and shot down 8 Japanese fighters (3 additional fighters were lost on landings); the Japanese shot down many B-25 bombers. Subsequent investigation on why the B-25 bombers proceeded despite having no escorts would find no faults. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
19 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
24 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 62 B-25 bombers (modified for ground attack) from Dobodura, Australian Papua made rendezvous with 54 P-38 fighters from Kiriwina of Trobriand Islands, and the group attacked Rabaul, New Britain. The Americans lost 2 B-25 and 1 P-38 aircraft. The Japanese suffered 8 A6M fighters lost, 6 A6M fighters damaged, 2 G4M bombers lost, 5 G4M bombers heavily damaged, 27 G4M bombers lightly damaged. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
25 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 61 B-24 bombers, escorted by 81 P-38 fighters from Kiriwina of Trobriand Islands, attacked Lakunai Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain. The Americans suffered 1 B-24 bomber lost and several damaged. The Japanese suffered 20 aircraft lost or heavily damaged, 18 aircraft slightly damaged, the airstrip of Lakunai temporarily out of commission, and 8 ships damaged in the harbor. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
27 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • From Rabaul in New Britain, Jinichi Kusaka reported to his superiors at the Combined Fleet headquarters at Truk, Caroline Islands that only 10 D3Y dive bombers, 70 A6M fighters, and 36 G3M bombers were left at Rabaul. He requested four divisions of fighters and three divisions of dive bombers to be sent to reinforce the base. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
29 out 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
1 nov 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
2 nov 1943

2 nov 1943 Fotos
USAAF 3rd Bomb Group aircraft attacking Haguro and other ships in Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain, 2 Nov 1943, photo 2 of 2Haguro under air attack by USAAF 3rd Bomb Group, Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain, 2 Nov 1943USAAF 3rd Bomb Group aircraft attacking Haguro and other ships in Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain, 2 Nov 1943, photo 1 of 2B-25D Mitchell bomber of the 13th Bomb Squadron departing Simpson Harbor after an attack, Rabaul, New Britain, 2 Nov 1943
Ver todas as fotos de 2 nov 1943
4 nov 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
5 nov 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • US Task Force 38, with carriers USS Saratoga and USS Princeton, launched aircraft 60 miles southwest of Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands against Japanese Cruiser Division 4 anchored at Rabaul, New Britain; the Japanese detected the arrival of Task Force 38 but had mistakenly identified the carriers as transports, thus there was no immediate response. USS Saratoga launched 33 F6F, 16 TBF, and 22 SBD aircraft; USS Princeton launched 19 F6F and 7 TBF aircraft. Facing up to 70 Japanese fighters, the dive bombers attacked first, damaging several cruisers and two destroyers. The torpedo bombers attacked next, making only two hits, and both torpedoes were duds. The US suffered 9 aircraft lost and 14 airmen killed. In addition to the damage to Cruiser Division 4, the Japanese lost 1 D4Y1, 3 A6M, and 1 twin-engine transport aircraft. After the raid by carrier aircraft, US Army B-24 bombers conducted a follow-up attack, killing hundreds but causing minimal damage to shipping and facilities. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | TH, CPC]
  • Naka arrived at Rabaul, New Britain; later that day, she was slightly damaged by near misses by US carrier aircraft. ww2dbase [Naka | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • During the US raid on Rabaul, New Britain, Chikuma was damaged by a near miss from a dive bomber piloted by Lieutenant (jg) John Lucas. ww2dbase [Chikuma | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • During the US raid on Rabaul, New Britain, Maya was damaged by a hit on the port side scout plane deck, resulting in a fire that would raise the total death toll to 70 when all battle damage came under control. ww2dbase [Maya | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • During the US raid on Rabaul, New Britain, Takao was hit on the main deck near No. 2 turret, killing 23. ww2dbase [Takao | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • During the US raid on Rabaul, New Britain, Atago was damaged by three near misses, killing 22, including commanding officer Captain Nobuki Nakaoka. ww2dbase [Atago | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • During the US raid on Rabaul, New Britain, Mogami was hit on the main deck between No. 1 and No. 2 turrets, killing 19; skilled flooding of the forward magazine prevented detonation. ww2dbase [Mogami | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • During the US raid on Rabaul, New Britain, Agano was damaged by a near miss, killing one. ww2dbase [Agano | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • During the US raid on Rabaul, New Britain, Noshiro suffered punctured hull by strafing of dive bombers and a dent in the hull by a torpedo dud hit. ww2dbase [Noshiro | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • During the US raid on Rabaul, New Britain, Amagiri was damaged by a near miss. ww2dbase [Amagiri | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
5 nov 1943 Fotos
Chikuma during a US Navy raid on Rabaul, New Britain, 5 Nov 1943; photograph taken from a SBD aircraft from USS Saratoga
6 nov 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Naka departed Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Naka | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Atago departed Rabaul, New Britain for Truk, Caroline Islands to receive temporary repairs. ww2dbase [Atago | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Mogami departed Rabaul, New Britain for Truk, Caroline Islands to receive temporary repairs. ww2dbase [Mogami | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Takao departed Rabaul, New Britain for Truk, Caroline Islands to receive temporary repairs. ww2dbase [Takao | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
7 nov 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
11 nov 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • In the morning, 276 US Navy carrier aircraft (78 from USS Saratoga, 29 from USS Princeton, 69 from USS Bunker Hill, 75 from USS Essex, and 25 from USS Independence), 23 land-based US Navy F4U-1 fighters, 1 squadron of land-based US Navy F6F fighters, and 23 US Army Air Forces B-24 bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain. While the USAAF bombers did minimal damage on Lakunai airfield, the US Navy aircraft were able to sink destroyer Suzunami (148 killed including commanding officer Captain Masao Kamiyama), damage destroyer Naganami, and damage two other destroyers. 11 Japanese aircraft were lost in this engagement. The Americans lost 4 TBF and 5 F6F aircraft in combat; 1 TBF, 2 SB2C, and 4 F6F written off due to extensive damage; and 30 aircraft lightly damaged. In response to the attack, the Japanese launched 23 D3A, 14 B5N, 4 D4Y, and 33 A6M aircraft (32 Japanese Army fighters were also launched but they lost their way) to attack the American carrier fleet; they shot down 6 US aircraft at the cost of 33 aircraft lost (including famed pilot Lieutenant Masao Sato). ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
12 nov 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Admiral Mineichi Koga ordered the remaining Carrier Division 1 aircraft at Rabaul, New Britain to be withdrawn to Truk, Caroline Islands. After the departure of Carrier Division 1, Vice Admiral Jinichi Kusaka noted that 11th Air Fleet had the strength of only 202 aircraft, only 110 of which were combat-ready. ww2dbase [Mineichi Koga | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
14 nov 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
30 nov 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
14 dez 1943

14 dez 1943 Fotos
B-25 Mitchell bomber of 71st Bomb Squadron of US 38th Bomb Group flying low above a Japanese transport during a raid on Rabaul, New Britain, Nov 1943; photograph taken from the B-25 aircraft piloted by Frank Cecil
17 dez 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 78 Allied fighters (US Marine Corps F4U fighters, US Navy F6F fighters, RNZAF Kittyhawk fighters) took off from Torokina Airfield on Bougainville, Solomon Islands for a fighter sweep over Rabaul, New Britain. 70 Japanese fighters rose to defend. RNZAF pilots claimed 5 Japanese shot down while suffering 2 losses, while the Americans claimed 4; Japanese records would later show that only 2 A6M aircraft were lost on this day (with only 1 pilot killed). Gregory Boyington, who participated in the sweep, thought the Japanese only launched a limited number of aircraft in defense because the Allies sent too many fighters, and it made more sense for the Japanese to rely more on anti-aircraft guns rather than risking fighters. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
19 dez 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
21 dez 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
23 dez 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 24 bombardeiros da Força Aérea do Exército dos EUA realizaram um ataque ao Aeródromo de Lakunai em Rabaul, Nova Bretanha, escoltados por 48 caças F6F da Marinha dos EUA e F4U do Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais dos EUA; 1 aeronave F6F e 2 F4U foram abatidas por fogo terrestre durante a missão de bombardeio. Pouco depois, 48 caças F4U do USMC e várias aeronaves P-38 da USAAF realizaram uma varredura de caça sobre Rabaul. 99 caças A6M japoneses se levantaram para defender contra a varredura. Os aviadores do USMC reivindicaram 21 japoneses abatidos, e a USAAF 8; Gregory Boyington do esquadrão VMF-214 do USMC sozinho reivindicou 4; registros japoneses revelariam mais tarde que apenas 6 aeronaves foram perdidas durante a varredura de caça. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
24 dez 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 50 aeronaves aliadas (caças australianos Kittyhawk e caças F6F dos EUA) realizaram uma varredura de caças sobre Rabaul, Nova Bretanha. Um ataque de bombardeiros pesados seguiu a varredura de caças. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
25 dez 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 15 bombardeiros B-24 escoltados por cerca de 50 caças (P-38, F4U, F6F e caças Kittyhawk) atacaram Rabaul, Nova Bretanha. 88 caças japoneses se levantaram para defender. Os americanos perderam 1 F4U e 2 aeronaves P-38; os japoneses perderam 3 aeronaves. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, Nova Bretanha | CPC]
27 dez 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
28 dez 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 64 F4U Corsair fighters of US Marine Corps squadrons VMF-214 and VMF-216 conducted a fighter sweep over Rabaul, New Britain. 72 Japanese fighters rose to defend. The Americans claimed 30 Japanese shot down, but Japanese records would later revealed that only 3 fighters were actually lost. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
30 dez 1943

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Two missions were planned against Rabaul, New Britain. The fighter sweep mission was canceled due to poor weather, but the bombing raids proceeded as planned. 20 B-24 bombers escorted by 20 F4U and 20 F6F fighters dropped 70 1,000-pound bombs. At least one B-24 bomber was shot down by the Japanese. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
1 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
2 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 20 F6F and 28 F4U fighters from Torokina Airfield in Bougainville conducted a fighter sweep over Rabaul, New Britain; two of these fighters turned back to Torokina due to mechanical problems. 80 A6M fighters rose to defend. The Americans reported 1 kill, 1 probable, and 2 Japanese aircraft damaged. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
3 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • US Marine Corps ace pilot Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington, flying a F4U Corsair fighter, was shot down by Japanese Navy pilot Captain Masajiro Kawato, flying a Zero fighter, over Rabaul, New Britain. Boyington's wingman, Captain George Ashmun, was also shot down. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • 28 F4U and 16 F6F fighters were launched from Torokina Airfield on Bougainville at 0630 hours for a fighter sweep mission over Rabaul, New Britain; some of these fighters returned to base shortly after launch due to mechanical problems. 70 A6M fighters rose to defend Rabaul. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
4 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Lieutenant Douglas Bedkober, a coast watcher of Australian Z Special Unit, died while in captivity at Rabaul, New Britain. It was reported by fellow prisoners of war that he had refused to eat for several days prior to his death. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
5 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
6 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • P-38 and F4U aircraft attacked Rabaul, New Britain, many of which were turned back due to poor weather. 33 A6M fighters rose to defend. The Japanese lost 2 A6M fighters, while the Americans lost 2 P-38 fighters. Harry Johnson of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-214, flying a F4U Corsair fighter, scored one of the two victories; this would be the squadron's final victory of the war. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
11 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • B-25 bombers of US 42nd Bomb Group attacked Rabaul, New Britain, damaging 8 aircraft on the ground at Vunakanau Airfield. This was the first land-based bomber attack on Rabaul from the Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
14 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 36 SBD, 16 TBF, and about 80 fighters from Munda Airfield in New Georgia attacked Rabaul, New Britain after a stop at Piva Airfield on Bougainville to refuel. 84 A6M intercepted them over New Ireland, but most American aircraft were able to make their way to Rabaul to commence their attacks. The Japanese lost 3 A6M fighters and the Americans lost 2 SBD, 1 TBF, 5 F4U, and 2 F6F aircraft. Japanese shipping in Simpson Harbor at Rabaul suffered 3 direct hits and 16 near misses. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • About 17 prisoners of war were beheaded by men of 81st Naval Garrison Unit of the Japanese Navy at Rabaul, New Britain as reprisal for American air raids on the town. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
17 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
20 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
23 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
25 jan 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
10 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 59 SBD dive bombers, 24 TBF torpedo bombers, and 99 fighters attacked Vunakanau Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain. This attack was followed by another attack on Vunakanau Airfield by 24 B-25 bombers escorted by 20 fighters. Finally, a third attack wave with 21 B-24 bombers escorted by 28 fighters which targeted both Vunakanau Airfield and Tobera Airfield. Vunakanau's runways were hit by two 2,000-pound bombs by B-24 bombers. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
12 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
13 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
14 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • At 0030 hours, 25 TBF torpedo bombers of US Marine Corps squadron VMTB-233 launched from Bougainville to mine Simpson Harbor near Rabaul, New Britain; one aircraft turned back due to mechanical problems. The Japanese shot down six TBF aircraft during the mining mission. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
15 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • A Japanese G4M bomber attempted to transfer six prisoners of war (including Gregory Boyington) from Rabaul in New Britain to Truk in the Caroline Islands, but the flight resulted in an emergency landing on another New Britain airfield as an Allied air raid was detected. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
16 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • A Japanese G4M bomber attempted to transfer six prisoners of war (including Gregory Boyington) from Rabaul in New Britain to Truk in the Caroline Islands, but the flight resulted in an emergency landing on another New Britain airfield as an Allied air raid was detected. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
17 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Destroyer Yuzuki arrived at Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Islands with Convoy No. 1,123, which was to be the last convoy to successful reach Rabaul. ww2dbase [Yuzuki | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • After dark and into the next date, ships of US Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 bombarded Rabaul, New Britain, expending 3,800 5-inch shells. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
18 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
19 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 48 SBD and 23 TBF aircraft attacked Lakunai Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain, followed by another attack on Lakunai Airfield and Tobera Airfield by 20 B-24 bombers and 35 fighters. 36 Japanese fighters rose to defend. The Japanese suffered 8 A6M fighters shot down and Lakunai airstrips temporarily taken out of action. The Americans suffered 1 F4U fighter shot down. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
  • Starting this date and into the next date, 40 A6M, 21 D3A, 4 D4Y, 13 G4M, and 7 B5N aircraft were withdrawn from Rabaul, New Britain. As a part of the same transfer, 400 ground troops and support personnel departed Rabaul aboard Kokai Maru and Kowa Maru; the convoy was escorted by submarine chaser CHa-48, submarine chaser CH-38, and repair tug Nagaura. When the transfer was complete, Rabaul would only have 10 operational A6M fighters and 2 B5N operational bombers. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
27 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
29 fev 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
1 mar 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
2 mar 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
4 mar 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • About 31 prisoners of war were led out of their cells in Rabaul, New Britain and they were never to be seen again. After the war, the Japanese claimed that they were led to the Talili Bay area where a direct hit by a US bomber killed them all on 5 Mar 1944. A later study of US records showed that no missions were conducted in that region during the campaign, however. No conclusion had ever been reached on the fates of these prisoners of war, although many historians would venture that they were executed by their guards. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
5 mar 1944

5 mar 1944 Fotos
B-25 Mitchell bombers of the 13th Air Force over the Japanese forward base at Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain, 5 Mar 1944
6 mar 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
9 mar 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • USAAF medium and heavy bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain. This was to be the first of many unescorted raids by multi-engine bombers as the Japanese fighter strength at Rabaul began to be worn down by continuous Allied aerial attacks. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
10 mar 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
21 mai 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 24 TBF, 20 SBD, a number of B-24, a number of P-39, and a number of New Zealand fighters and dive bombers attacked Vunakanau Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain. 1 TBF aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, and its crew was captured by the Japanese. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
9 jun 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
9 out 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Four TDR drones were launched against Matupi Bridge, Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain. Three were lost to antiaircraft fire and one was lost enroute to the target. ww2dbase [TDR | Rabaul, New Britain | DS]
15 out 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Four TDR drones were launched against Matupi Bridge, Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain as part of coordinated attack by conventional bombers against Simpson Harbor. Poor picture reception and pilot error resulted in none of the TDRs hitting their targets. ww2dbase [TDR | Rabaul, New Britain | DS]
17 out 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Four TDR drones were launched against Japanese installations near East Rabaul, New Britain. One of the four hit the objective, one hit a target of opportunity, a third was lost due to the failure of a tube in the receiver of the drone, and a fourth may have been shot down (light and inaccurate antiaircraft fire was noted). ww2dbase [TDR | Rabaul, New Britain | DS]
27 out 1944

Nova Guiné Australiana
15 jan 1945

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • 36 US Navy F4U fighters and several New Zealand fighters took off from Green Islands east of Australian Papua and attacked the Toboi wharf area of Rabaul, New Britain and the nearby floatplane anchorage. 7 aircraft were lost to poor weather en route back to Green Islands. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
4 jul 1945

4 jul 1945 Fotos
PBJ-1 Mitchell bombers of Marine Squadron VMB-433 depart Rabaul, New Britain, after a raid 4 July 1945.
19 jul 1945

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Captain Enosuke Hirano, a doctor of Unit 731, examined prisoners of war Don Atkiss, Joe Holguin, Dick Lanigan, Jim McMurria, and Joe Nason at Rabaul, New Britain. During the examination he injected them with malaria-infected blood drawn from infected Japanese personnel so he could work on a possible vaccination. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
29 jul 1945

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Prisoner of war Dick Lanigan, who was injected with malaria-infected blood by Unit 731 doctor Captain Enosuke Hirano, died from the disease at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
30 jul 1945

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Prisoner of war Don Atkiss, who was injected with malaria-infected blood by Unit 731 doctor Captain Enosuke Hirano, died from the disease at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
16 ago 1945

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Warrant Officer Torataro Matsumoto officially declared all Allied prisoners of war at Rabaul, New Britain free. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
5 set 1945

Nova Guiné Australiana
6 set 1945

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Carrier HMS Glory and her task force arrived off Rabaul, New Britain in the morning. At 0900 hours, sloop HMS Hart picked up Hitoshi Imamura and Jinichi Kusaka at Kabanga Bay, who would sign the surrender documents aboard HMS Glory at 1127 hours which surrendered 139,000 remaining personnel at Rabaul plus all forces in Australian territory in the South Pacific. ww2dbase [Japan's Surrender | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
6 set 1945 Fotos
Corsair fighter landing on HMS Glory, off Rabaul, New Britain, 6 Sep 1945
7 set 1945

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Allied prisoners of war at Rabaul, New Britain, technically freed on 16 Aug 1945 but still remained under Japanese care, were liberated by men under Royal Australian Navy Captain P. Brice Morris. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
10 set 1945

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • The Allied re-occupation of Rabaul, New Britain officially began. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
31 jan 1946

31 jan 1946 Fotos
Katsuragi refueling in Simpson Harbor, Rabaul, New Britain while transporting 5,000 Japanese servicemen back to the Japanese home islands, 31 Jan 1946
11 mar 1946

Nova Guiné Australiana
  • Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Rabaul, New Britain and embarked Japanese personnel. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
13 mar 1946

Nova Guiné Australiana
10 set 1947

Nova Guiné Australiana



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