Target: Rabaul (78 page)

P-47 Thunderbolt (Republic),
16
,
93
,
97
,
128
,
133

P-51B Mustang (North American),
94

PB2Y Coronado flying boat,
71

PBY Catalina flying boat,
127
,
239
,
267
,
274

PV-1 Ventura (Lockheed),
274

SB2C Helldiver (Curtiss-Wright),
220
,
222
–227

SBD-5 Dauntless (Douglas),
196
–197,
204
,
220
–226,
253
,
310
,
316
,
338

TBF-1 Avenger (Grumman),
196
–197,
203
,
209
,
221
–226,
229
,
231
,
312
,
316
,
338

TDR-1 unmanned drone,
349
–350

German

Focke Wulf Fw-190,
70

Messerschmidt Bf-109,
70

Japanese

A6M2 “Zeke” (Mitsubishi),
4
–5,
70
,
140
,
143
,
153
–154,
156
,
165
–166,
168
,
172
,
185
,
222
–223,
228
,
264
,
278
,
293
,
304

A6M3 “Hamp” (Mitsubishi),
143
–144,
156
,
163
,
165
,
278
,
287

B5N “Kate” (Nakajima),
133
,
213
–214,
227
–228,
264
,
276
,
308
,
315
,
360

D3A “Val” (Aichi),
39
,
128
,
130
,
133
,
150
–151,
227
–228,
264
,
308
,
312

D4Y1 “Judy” (Yokosuka),
165
,
169
,
178
,
209
,
228
,
264

E13A “Jake” (Aichi),
241

G3M “Nell” (Mitsubishi),
138

G4M “Betty” (Mitsubishi),
37
–40,
120
,
120
–121,
128
,
130
,
138
,
228
,
315

Gekko. See
J1N1 “Irving” (Nakajima)

H8K “Emily” (Kawanishi),
179

Hein
(Swallow).
See
Ki-61 “Tony” (Kawasaki)

J1N1 “Irving” (Nakajima),
59
–60,
63
–70,
264
,
336

jubaku
heavy bombers,
138

Ki-21 “Sally” (Mitsubishi),
55
,
96
,
98
,
101
,
138
,
210

Ki-43 “Oscar” (Nakajima),
55
,
61
,
96
–98,
103
–104,
108
–109,
128
,
140
,
165
,
225

Ki-45 “Nick” (Kawasaki),
74
,
80
,
99

Ki-46 “Dinah” (Mitsubishi),
66
,
110
,
169
,
360

Ki-48 “Lily” (Kawasaki),
55
,
96
–99,
138

Ki-61 “Tony” (Kawasaki),
55
,
94
,
156
,
209
,
228
,
278

Reisen
“Zero”,
30
,
37
–40,
56
,
61
,
74
,
77
–81,
128
,
130
,
140
–142,
150
–151,
154
–157,
166
–169,
171
,
178
,
181
–182,
190
,
205
–206,
208
–211,
227
–228,
264
,
276
,
279
,
285
,
292
–293,
305
–309,
315
,
333
,
360

Rei Shiki Sento Ki. See Reisen
“Zero”

rikko. See rikujo kogeki-ki

rikujo kogeki-ki
,
119
–121,
130
–131,
141
,
264
,
316

Suisei
(Comet).
See
D4Y1 “Judy” (Yokosuka)

Type 0.
See Reisen
“Zero”

Type 2 flying boat.
See
H8K “Emily” (Kawanishi)

Type 2 two-seat fighter.
See
Ki-45 “Nick” (Kawasaki)

Type 3 fighter.
See
Ki-61 “Tony” (Kawasaki)

Type 97 heavy bomber.
See
Ki-21 “Sally” (Mitsubishi)

Type 99 20mm automatic cannons,
60

Type 99 light bomber.
See
Ki-48 “Lily” (Kawasaki)

Type 100 reconnaissance plane.
See
Ki-46 “Dinah” (Mitsubishi)

Zero. See
Reisen
“Zero”

Military Units

Allied Combat Air Patrol (CAP),
120

Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB),
235
–236,
248

Lion Force,
248

American

South Pacific Area Command (SOPAC),
16
,
21
,
23
,
25
–26,
131
–132,
200
,
263
,
336

Southwest Pacific Area (SOWESPAC) Command,
9
,
14
–16,
23
,
25
–26,
132
,
267
,
350

U.S. Army

2nd Raider Regiment,
175

112th Cavalry Regiment,
246

871st Airborne Engineers,
91

Central Identification Lab,
361

Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee (JANAC),
147

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS),
11
,
14
–15,
19
,
21
,
23
,
26
–27,
71
,
131
,
321
,
336

Joint Strategic Survey Committee,
131

Special Task Air Group (STAG)-1,
349
–350

U.S. Army Air Force

3rd Attack Group,
42

Fourth Air Force,
29

Fifth Air Force,
9
,
16
,
31
,
42
,
72
–73,
83
–87,
100
,
135
,
165
,
169
–170,
174
,
192
,
199
–200,
219
,
221
,
263
,
291
,
313

3rd Bombardment Group,
17
,
92
,
100
,
102
,
104
–105,
107
,
136
–139,
173
–174,
183
–184,
186
–190

89th Bombardment Squadron,
42

90th Bombardment Squadron,
93
,
100
,
102
,
104
–105,
136
–139,
174
,
187
–188

V Bomber Command,
16
–17,
29
–31,
33
,
41
,
55
,
61
–62,
67
–68,
70
,
115
,
146
,
219

V Fighter Command,
37
,
90
,
92
,
100
,
146

8th Fighter Group,
92

8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron,
73
–75,
95
,
105
,
132
,
134
,
146
,
163
,
238

22nd Bombardment Group,
75

35th Fighter Group,
91
,
92
,
100

39th Fighter Squadron,
92
,
142
–143,
178
,
218

40th Fighter Squadron,
95

41st Fighter Squadron,
96
–97

38th Bombardment Group,
92
–93,
107
,
108
–112,
135
,
139
–141,
153
,
158
,
173
,
183
–186

71st Bombardment Squadron,
93
,
100
,
104
,
110
,
139
–141,
184
–185

405th Bombardment Squadron,
93
,
100
,
112
,
139
–141,
153

43rd Bombardment Group,
33
,
35
,
52
,
61
,
66
,
68
,
75
,
82
–87,
95
,
98
,
142
–143,
145
–146,
153
,
163
,
167
,
169
,
171
–173,
218

63rd Bombardment Squadron,
30
–31,
36
,
61
–62,
85
,
107

64rd Bombardment Squadron,
33
,
35
,
63
–64,
74
,
107
,
153
,
171

65th Bombardment Squadron,
35
,
68
,
75
,
143

403rd Bombardment Squadron,
99
–100,
142
,
146
,
150
,
169

49th Fighter Group,
92
,
100

9th Fighter Squadron,
39
,
135
,
149
–150,
165
,
172
,
218

80th Fighter Squadron,
142
,
144
,
166
,
177
–178

90th Bombardment Group (Heavy),
1
,
3
,
68
,
83
–87,
95
,
98
,
103
,
108
,
142
–145,
163
,
167
–173

319th Bombardment Squadron,
143

320th Bombardment Squadron,
99
,
143

321st Bombardment Squadron,
1
–2,
65
,
84
,
99
,
143
–144

400th Bombardment Squadron,
142
–145,
153
,
169
,
200

345th Bombardment Group,
93
,
135
,
139
–141,
151
–154,
158
,
162
,
165
,
173
,
177
–182,
190
,
327

498th Bombardment Squadron,
153
–154,
180

499th Bombardment Squadron,
154
,
162
,
179
,
182

500th Bombardment Squadron,
152
,
154
,
179
–180,
315

501st Bombardment Squadron,
153
–154,
181
–182,
315

348th Fighter Group,
16
,
93
,
128
,
133

380th Bombardment Group (Heavy),
66
,
68
,
83

475th Fighter Group,
92
,
100
,
110
,
135
,
151
,
165
,
177
–182

431st Fighter Squadron,
97
–98,
110
,
163
,
165
,
177
,
181
,
190

432nd Fighter Squadron,
139
,
165
,
168
,
177

433rd Fighter Squadron,
140

Seventh Air Force,
83

5th Bombardment Group,
130
,
278
,
288
–289

72nd Bombardment Squadron,
288

VII Amphibious Force,
90

11th Bombardment Group,
129
–130,
130