Stars And Stripes

The initial assault favored the 11th Airborne as they pushed into Lundtoft taking out 9 Danish personnel, a friendly machine gun team was able to cut off their reinforcements until they were flanked and taken out, as night fell heavy casualties were taken due to extremely low visibility. Continuous firefights resumed during the day, with […]

Four B-17E were deployed to bomb the Japanese controlled city of Rabaul, the mission had a rocky start as the japanese fighters caught the formation off guard, they managed the damage three of the B-17, before friendly P40s scared them away, the Zeros were chased down and destroyed, allowing the bombers to continue and finish

B-17E were sent on a bombing mission on the Japanese airfield in New Guinea, minor Japanese resistance were present, a B-17E suffered damage but not significant to put it out of action, a P-40 was lost in a collision with a B-17 but the bomber was not damaged. Casualties and Losses:

B-17E were sent on a bombing mission over Rabaul technical errors resulted in an inaccurate bombing, dealing only minor damages to the target a B-17 was lost on take off and another lost in a collision with the enemy Zero. Casualties and Losses:

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Two B-17E of the 43rd Bombardment Group bombed Port Moresby and the city of Lae with no Japanese resistance inflicting major damage as all bombs hit its target.

Two B-17E were sent out on a routine bombing mission escorted by 5 fighters, upon first contact, Master Sergeant hailcowcow245778 shot down a Zero but unfortunately MarkieDrew and proudJulius15 crashed in a mid air collision with each other, Ender pulled away from the formation to fight the last Zero and taking it out before returning

A B-17E was shot down midway over the Japanese island, but the fighters of the 8th Fighter Group was able to maintain air superiority until the 2nd B-17E was airborne, a few Zeros were able to make their way to the 2nd bomber but was all intercepted with minimal loss. All bombs hit its target

A company of the 11th Airborne Division dropped into the area, entrenching themselves on a mountain to defend from the waves of Japanese who were ready to intercept them in their drop zone. Overwhelmed by the numbers, a B17E was called to bomb the incoming Japanese, but it was intercepted by a Zero, in a

Two B-17 Flying Fortresses from the 65th Bomb Squadron launched a frontline bombing mission at 0400 hours. Their passage through the night remained uninterrupted, concealed by the darkness of the night, rendering it nearly impossible for enemy fighters to pinpoint their location. In the aftermath of this precision bombing run, a platoon of paratroopers from