Operation Reckless Part 2: Pounding Hollandia
As we enter April 1944, no information on New Guinea can be more researched than this. Let’s thank the IHRA !!
Damaged enemy planes on the ground.
Fifth Air Force began attacking Hollandia on March 30, 1944 with B-24 Liberators escorted by 80 Lightnings. They met 40 enemy aircraft, but did not lose any planes. The next day, the heavy bombers went back and finished softening Hollandia for the low-level A-20 attacks scheduled for April 3rd. The 312th’s A-20s would not be alone in this endeavor. They would be joined by B-24s from the 22nd, 43rd and 90th Bomb Groups, B-25s from the 38th and 345th Bomb Groups and A-20s from the 3rd Bomb Group. The 234 bombers would be escorted by 76 P-38s, which would make this the largest formation of Fifth Air Force aircraft at this point of the war. The 900 mile roundtrip mission would be the longest yet for the 312th. Col. Strauss gave his intelligence officers, operations officers and squadron commanders a thorough briefing the night before Operation Reckless was to commence…
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Posted on July 29, 2016, in Uncategorized, WWII and tagged 1940's, aviation, History, Military, Military History, New Guinea, Pacific War, veterans, WW2, WWII. Bookmark the permalink. 28 Comments.
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You might like to check this out. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-01/z-special-members-of-wwii-commando-unit-commemorated-in-canberra/7675776
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Fantastic, John. I thought I had something about this unit when they had a reunion, but I can not seem to locate it. I appreciate your interest and taking the time to bring me the link.
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Thanks for sharing another amazing post:))
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The IHRA is an amazing group and they always go above and beyond the mere statistics. Thank you for reading.
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Great read!!
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Thank you.
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Glad you enjoyed it!
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Makes me wonder if America could actually achieve the same results today as they did way back then, the might of the military was the forefront of America during that war, somehow, without going into politics, the Bald Eagle seems to have lost it feathers.
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No, I don’t believe we could do it again. Despite the increase in technology, there is the politics and the ‘new and improved’ politically correct way of doing things. Unfortunately the eagle is becoming balder by the minute.
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Azi este sâmbătă, Pe vremurii oamenii se întâlneau în sat la o horă ..era momentul în care împărţeau bucuriile, după o săptămână de muncă …Ei…dar vremurile sunt altele…Şi Noi ne vom întâlni diseară …la o horă a gândurilor…
Încă sunt în vacanță, însă vă citesc cu drag atunci când am posibilitate. Să auzim numai de bine ! O zi splendidă vă doresc!
Today is Saturday, on vremurii people met at a dance in the village when the shared joys ..era after a week of work … They … but times are different … And We’ll meet tonight .. .if a dance of thoughts …
I’m still on vacation, but you fondly when I read possibility. Let’s hear only good things! A beautiful day I want!
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Enjoy your day and your vacation, Ilena. I thank you for coming by.
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Amazing dog-tag
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Thank you for reading, Derrick. The IHRA does amazing work!
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The before and after photos tell the story all too well.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Picture are the best way to help explain an event, words don’t always succeed. I hope you read through to bring us to Black Sunday.
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That was some lucky dog tag! Wow…
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I’ll be sure to let the men at the IHRA know you found the article interesting.
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Hollandia was the capital of the former Dutch colony of Dutch New Guinea. It is now part of The republic of Indonesia. A great post. GP Cox.
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Thanks for the additional info, Gerard. And I will pass on your encouragement to the IHRA.
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The times in which you tell a story has a special place in my heart, I do hope people are reading and will remember. We are the last you know of those times. Thank you for this and all of your post. eajm
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Thank you, Elizabeth. This comment means more to me than you know.
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Fantastic Post as usual. I cannot believe IHRA only has 537 followers GP!
Let’s encourage all our readers to visit their page RIGHT NOW and subscribe!! if you enjoy reading about WW2 History, then we all need to show our support of their efforts!! Remember: It takes time, money and tons of research to put these post together, so let’s all reciprocate!
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AND you should read their book series; maps, aircraft profiles, chronicled missions, artistic illustrations! I would really like to increase their readership! I repeatedly reblog them because of their detailed research! If you know how else I can help – clue me in.
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Thank you for that comment! Spread the word about our blog as well as our products. A lot of our posts are based on stories found in our books. Don’t forget to check them out as well. This particular post came from Rampage of the Roarin’ 20’s. Read more about the book on our website: http://irandpcorp.com/products/312bg/
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And thank you once again for sharing another one of our posts! 🙂
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The thanks are all yours!! You do great work!
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Thanks! It’s an important bit of history.
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I entered into researching myself because of personal reasons, but like you, I continue to dig because of its importance.
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