Het strategisch belang van Morotai lag vooral in de positie van het eiland dat het een ideale springplank maakte voor de verovering van de Filipijnen. Vanaf oktober 1944 begonnen luchtaanvallen op Filipijnse doelen. Tevens voerden vliegtuigen en torpedoboten aanvallen uit op het Japanse leger in Nederlands Indië.
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