On Mon. 14 Feb 1944 At 0030 hours, 25 TBF torpedo bombers of US Marine.....
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.
Listing Details
Date
Status coordinate
No status yet
User
Comments