Tobera airfield was an aerodrome located near Tobera, near Keravat, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The airfield was constructed by the imperial Japan...

the Japanese forces during the war, were Kerevat, Lakuani, Vunakanau and Tobera; all of them were frequently bombed by allied forces. Two “Flying Nightmares”...

Harbor and its shipping and the three airfields of Tobera, Lakunai, and Vunakanau. The army units defended Rapopo airfield, supply dumps and army installations;...

Vunakanau and Tobera Airfields. Smith claimed a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter probably destroyed on January 29 during a mission targeting Tobera that saw the...

flying ace status. Strikes from 28 to 29 January were launched against Tobera Airfield in the Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain, southeast of Lakunai. Once...

three. While No. 17 Squadron was escorting Dauntless bombers attacking Tobera Airfield on 9 January, Newton destroyed two Zeroes. No. 17 Squadron's second...

missions were unsuccessful, the third on 9 January knocked out the Tobera airfield and 21 Japanese fighters. Beginning 12 January, seven squadrons of...

wounds and damage inflicted on his plane during an escort mission over Tobera Airfield on 28 January, he continued the fierce engagement despite overwhelming...

11th Air Fleet) 201 Air Group (Lakunai Airfield, Rabaul) 204 Air Group (Lakunai) 253 Air Group (Tobera Airfield, Rabaul) 2nd Air Flotilla (sub-unit of...

1945, VMB-611 was still flying missions against Japanese bases at Kavieng, Tobera and New Ireland. The squadron received word of its new tasking on 7 March...