They carried out attacks on docks and oil tanks at Sabang in Operation Cockpit in April 1944, and followed this in June with raids on the Andaman Islands.
Two days later, the Germans stopped the British steamer Newburn and transferred the remaining Frenchmen so that they could be conveyed to Sabang, Sumatra, then part of the neutral Dutch East Indies.
They were to play in 30 Indonesian cities, ranging from Sabang in western Indonesia to Merauke in the east.
From April 1944, Barracudas of No 827 Squadron aboard Illustrious started operations against Japanese forces, taking part in raids against Sabang in Sumatra (Operation Cockpit).
In August, 1942, the Isuzu was reassigned to the Indian Ocean theatre, patrolling between Singapore, Mergui, Burma, Sabang Harbor, Sumatra and Penang, Malaya; however, on 24 August 1942, Isuzu was reassigned back to Makassar.
Administratively this island is part of the city of Sabang, located on Weh Island south of Rondo.
Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter, an airline based in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
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The 5 other nearby Baliuag churches which bound the Parokya are: the Immaculate Conception Quiasi Parish (Concepcion), the Nuestra Sra delas Flores Parish (Virgen delas Flores), the Our Lady of Most Holy Rosary Parish Church (Makinabang), the Holy Family Parish (Tangos) and the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Sabang).