Bombing of Manado
| Bombing of Manado | |||||||
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| Part of Permesta–PRRI Rebellion | |||||||
Indonesian B-25 Mitchell documentary on North Sulawesi | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Indonesia | Permesta | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Omar Dhani Leo Wattimena | Ventje Sumual | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Indonesian Air Force | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 B-25 Mitchell bombers | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown aircraft | Hundreds of troops killed | ||||||
| Thousand of civilians killed | |||||||
The Bombing of Manado was a retaliatory attack by the Indonesian National Armed Forces against the proclamation of a rebellion movement in Sulawesi, known as Permesta. The B-25 Mitchell squadron carried out the aerial bombing in Manado. During the bombing, Permesta's main posts including the radio station and officers' houses, as well as a hospital on Mount Maria were destroyed. The bombing had an impact on Alexander Evert Kawilarang's decision to join Permesta and the start of a bloody rebellion in Sulawesi.