近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战 
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4 H2 e: I# X9 b& ?! m4 bEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: * I% \  E; M% P3 ]2 Q 
 
& u# p7 X( E" X0 b8 dDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78  
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Japanese aircraft 5 L2 y  G& B  m 
A6M2 Zero x 14 6 d5 p- H  p# a& B/ d 
A6M5 Zeke x 34  
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Allied aircraft  
& u$ h. F5 W7 L4 _F4U-1 Corsair x 12  
# q. _6 A5 a4 OP-38J Lightning x 9 / c, f+ ]# x8 d2 e' J. B* b. x6 L: T 
B-25J Mitchell x 19  
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Japanese aircraft losses & O6 }5 T9 w. j6 G& l$ ?& V 
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged  
- U9 O6 }9 E# T' iA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged  
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Allied aircraft losses 5 v5 C( r! U6 @$ ^6 c5 L7 u, R 
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ; u% d! J1 z6 U1 k! [7 c 
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged  
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  t9 f3 ?$ d9 u2 q; gAirbase hits 4  
+ J$ F" F' f5 l7 QAirbase supply hits 4  
$ J& {. b, @- u% BRunway hits 9 ) j& Q, S' M- J6 p 
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 1 j. k' I2 D# ]. L3 |: G9 @3 x 
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No ' Y$ c" k. Y& X* q7 N# L' H 
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  u/ j# l% ]- D. M0 fDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 # D/ x) T0 V7 z3 D 
 
1 o! L( C2 e. E0 i$ }Japanese aircraft  
4 _; S; \) E% k( NKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 0 ?! A6 x9 r8 F/ ] 
Ki-21 Sally x 49 7 }  B1 _+ [. a  M7 `0 D& o( k 
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Allied aircraft  
% P. O2 S; I! \* Q* r. b5 n: c1 pF4U-1 Corsair x 9  
3 x9 y. n# _+ g8 R4 R  y4 DSpitfire VIII x 11  
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Japanese aircraft losses  
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Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged  
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5 M" J$ Y: |. T( G- ]8 yAllied aircraft losses  
: O) N/ t$ w# R, KF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged  
( I: \# f) C8 I: }" Y, VSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged  
2 e( O% N! Z- y7 a! w+ E! E- A, dKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed $ M$ [7 B, y5 t; f- ^: M/ ~7 Y- c; d 
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed  
. o& K( `+ D6 i2 l% eB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed  
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Allied ground losses:  
8 m( L& v" s% K; W) E$ M" x( H$ K; @& f200 casualties reported  
5 e7 ]) y8 a; A( W+ N' yVehicles lost 2  
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Airbase supply hits 1 - G" S# ~/ R( v2 x& E 
Runway hits 7  
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