21 Jul 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- USS S-43 disembarked RAAF Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason on the Feni Islands east of New Ireland to check in with coast watchers. ww2dbase [S-43 | Feni Islands | CPC]
22 Jul 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- USS S-43 embarked Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason of the Royal Australian Air Force in the Feni Islands; Mason had been put ashore to make contact with friendly agents, but had failed to find them. ww2dbase [S-43 | Feni Islands | CPC]
23 Jul 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- USS S-43 disembarked Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason of the Royal Australian Air Force, liaison and rescue officer for friendly agents at one of the Feni Islands. ww2dbase [S-43 | Feni Islands | CPC]
24 Jul 1942
Australian New Guinea
Australian New Guinea
- USS S-43 surfaced in the Feni Islands to pick up Flight Officer Cecil John Trevelyan Mason of the Royal Australian Air Force, but failed to make contact with Mason, who had been captured by the Japanese. After several attempts to contact him, the submarine ultimately gave up and set sail for Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [S-43 | Feni Islands | CPC]
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