近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战; N, Y/ |; ~9 D" Q1 u5 t7 q
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7 p, Z4 U# x0 K9 bEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: ' ]- d2 {$ T% i6 I1 ^8 ?% H
! A; y$ ]0 w, p. [Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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w' n" b" O1 f+ k! R; o0 IJapanese aircraft
+ K- D* t/ M* LA6M2 Zero x 14
5 B4 U$ H% C5 H; t, H! \1 eA6M5 Zeke x 34 9 \1 C% G! c0 D/ c' G! ~' i6 J
$ c/ @/ m: g% I' O) c3 TAllied aircraft 1 {' @* B, V+ W
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 7 @% A: n& \" d+ C. |# J
P-38J Lightning x 9
" [9 ^. Z# \+ J8 a6 ~1 O3 Q3 xB-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses / o4 G, ?9 O8 i$ _ H
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
" X+ F7 [2 n6 k. J, u6 T, [A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged # U( M/ l6 a) j0 _2 q
: i! q$ O K. T, Q3 _2 [3 XAllied aircraft losses
# h( z! U1 f: y7 E; f) j, _! SP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 1 l8 f; G: L7 x/ Q
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged " @: @4 ^) p1 b Z* ^0 b& c( P9 W
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Airbase hits 4 / ?$ }% V5 i4 s/ h& f
Airbase supply hits 4 ! D* j( c+ I" `" q& E9 K
Runway hits 9
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* p5 X# l+ w. m( VOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The # e6 N/ Y: B9 E# _- N- x
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No & @) q! M8 j |' W. H# |& h( J
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6 T* X; p* E6 {9 R5 ?. ]Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 8 |: H, l% i2 t9 B! s! o
. f" @" i, c; D4 u ^9 \% o+ K. f4 @Japanese aircraft
$ ]( l% q. d1 [ ` U/ w& A; J0 }Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
' z, }' P! t5 @& c7 I x' D1 c! z4 RKi-21 Sally x 49
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: Q; F# h0 ^+ i; p4 B' ]: M _) gAllied aircraft
" A: `$ U0 J, r$ O- _: q- D: WF4U-1 Corsair x 9
# s6 X1 l: S* G& C$ ESpitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses ; n7 B7 r+ Y5 p3 p" z" n0 v9 X! R
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
9 H+ g5 H) ~6 bKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" e3 \, \. N( R1 v0 z5 JF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
& ]4 W' ], W2 TSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
* m2 ^6 O$ _0 j* L* S3 C% p2 nKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
9 M: W* \3 g9 l1 hP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed % }. N% R6 B, o4 a" Y6 V
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed ; ?2 W# _# Q! W! t4 f1 z) r6 x; Q6 C
/ @8 K3 D- w) G( ZAllied ground losses: , L8 ]' }( S( s; `
200 casualties reported
) y$ V2 r( H7 e, ZVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
% e& L1 W# A" |- l0 xAirbase supply hits 1 - V+ R: ]. G1 w" ^3 A
Runway hits 7
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