Tour Summary
25 Squadron flew missions from Piva for approximately eight weeks. During this time they flew almost daily missions against Japanese forces on Bougainville and New Britain. Many of the missions were against airfields near the Japanese stronghold of Rabaul.
| Total missions: 32 Bombs dropped: |
In addition, dozens of artillery pieces were destroyed and considerable damage caused to airfields and other military property.
NZ5055 crashed and was written-off at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal on March 22. NZ5054 and NZ5059 crashed and burned on landing at Piva on April 2 after a strike when their "hung-up" bombs jolted loose and exploded. NZ5058 was written off due to damage received over Rabaul on April 17.
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