Diary February 5, 1943

reconnaissance picture from Rabaul
High altitude reconnaissance picture of a B-17 Fortress from Rabaul in early 1943.
WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 5, 1943:

Air War

Pacific: Heavy incendiary raid by US bombers on Rabaul airfields.

Sea War

Black Sea: Second Russian landing operation near Novorossisk; 17,000 troops put ashore by February 9.

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