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Bombing of Rabaul (1942)
The Bombing of Rabaul in February and March 1942 occurred when Allied forces launched counter-attacks against the Empire of Japan base at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Rabaul had been captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Rabaul earlier in late January. (The Japanese landings were made on January 23)
The bombing started on 20 February 1942 by the United States Navy task force with the flagship , commanded by Vice Admiral Wilson Brown. Later, the same officer commanded a new task force supported by the carrier on 10 March 1942 with the same purpose, amongst other objectives, in East New Guinea.
The American bombings were supported by Royal Australian Air Force air strikes against the Japanese aerodromes in Rabaul during March.
==History==
The Japanese captured Rabaul in the Battle of Rabaul in January 1942. They were preparing to convert the town into a large Naval and Air base for supplies and forces needed for the expansion of the Japanese Empire perimeter in the South West Pacific. This included the planned conquest of Port Moresby and subsequent occupation of New Caledonia, New Hebrides (Vanuatu), Fiji, Samoa and other nearby islands.
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