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On This Day in WWII (1944): U.S. Fifth Air Force B-24s, B-25s and Fighters Devastate Japanese Airfields at Wewak
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On This Day in WWII (1944): U.S. Fifth Air Force B-24s, B-25s and Fighters Devastate Japanese Airfields at Wewak
On February 3, 1944, aircraft from the United States Fifth Air Force struck at airfields near Wewak in New Guinea as part of a sustained campaign against Japanese aviation in the Southwest Pacific. Nearly one hundred heavy and medium bombers, including B-24 Liberators and B-25 Mitchells, were joined by fighter aircraft such as P-38 Lightnings, P-40 Warhawks, and P-47 Thunderbolts to hit multiple Japanese airfields in the Wewak area. This mission…
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