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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: ! V6 h* T$ O0 ?4 t) \0 Z+ m9 {
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft
! s9 v1 n6 \( z3 X% K7 MA6M2 Zero x 14
; e/ ]! q4 T& ]$ jA6M5 Zeke x 34 ! w/ e( F" G, P% d3 q+ u
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Allied aircraft + W( t9 e+ w: `" D
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
1 K1 h3 b' O# ]! F( XP-38J Lightning x 9
# W' v9 t3 |9 u) W. R" dB-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
& x- I) V6 p1 z8 dA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
( l/ |, s# ~. U( h" MA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged ! I( {: f: Y+ ^, d3 m
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Allied aircraft losses
/ H* X# U, x# Y$ G i( PP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
' Y, g. |# Q1 p' v1 ~1 k& s" mB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 0 R0 ]' f2 W1 o$ L. l8 C( ?3 Q
6 ~" r6 ^5 M$ l& BAirbase hits 4 8 S: d+ E& I! a/ E" F$ J
Airbase supply hits 4
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The + |3 L* E; X2 w) |7 l2 F2 J: m
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 # B; E3 Q. V: h0 S' s( Q7 a
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Japanese aircraft
. F N3 g, ^$ i5 l. QKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
' f a. B' b }Ki-21 Sally x 49
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F4U-1 Corsair x 9
; s5 b) C) H: @4 DSpitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses 7 m9 O7 b7 Q8 W% R7 O& h! t
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
+ j" L9 Z. a* c. W* }1 nKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses " F2 a1 a0 S3 a2 e
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ; Y( L7 M7 k% @0 Q
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 4 ]1 m' K* P# p$ V" J
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed ! j# n) a- [. }$ }
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
/ n: ?! O, r8 u5 }: z; cB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed ) G& [, z+ t$ z! U: E
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Allied ground losses: Q8 ~" k: ?+ X1 p" h c& P
200 casualties reported 2 a+ T q p, Y8 B5 X( u! t' K$ n, \
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
9 [5 N: |+ d9 c6 f. x+ iAirbase supply hits 1
9 g1 v7 S( C- x+ ] R0 |9 R8 \Runway hits 7 2 d6 A* s- f( A" d
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