近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战: x: ?$ M, V7 ?* j
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) Z: U- \( B U3 w7 D" S* hEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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1 F+ A" o4 _' x0 }+ UDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 ! Y% Z' ~4 s' p+ |% _& j
5 }/ n4 E6 i4 d9 NJapanese aircraft
- ~* W$ o- X: X2 QA6M2 Zero x 14
! \% ?+ E" j8 h4 NA6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
; T! r$ W! S* c+ M0 gF4U-1 Corsair x 12
8 z; N- V+ T1 `$ p* r" o Q: h4 ]P-38J Lightning x 9 & r+ j4 [2 \5 n. M' A6 J/ b( \+ I
B-25J Mitchell x 19 ! r; M b- }) f- _
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 E, B3 F! C7 ]9 u1 mA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 2 H: n; g. t! P4 ~
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
W( F/ s8 H* Z* l1 l+ ZP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ _3 c0 R' m; L4 j, k; |" qB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged 6 g. [; P u! q$ S6 e4 `
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Airbase hits 4 6 `: @3 O; \ | _8 u
Airbase supply hits 4
* ^2 C) j2 O z6 F( ~Runway hits 9
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The 6 ^* ]$ p% f2 L3 }5 U' O d$ T- 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 + g: j4 X" a6 l: d7 Y
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Japanese aircraft
! `, K. B4 u0 Q5 i/ ZKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
+ J: p$ ]! L( v1 Y3 ]5 C# a( MKi-21 Sally x 49
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# z6 K7 p0 l( V+ I: u) X. BAllied aircraft
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8 a% Y* B( S$ J( d: P( aSpitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
& n& H' G; c: M$ }' N$ }3 MKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
9 |( E7 |) B! X8 C* Q5 A" ?, aKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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( W! c% P3 X, u- Q% D/ c( qAllied aircraft losses
- q" z) F# X0 ^- \F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
3 ~7 o/ p, ^7 G; M( M, \9 ISpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
0 V4 [+ Z% E6 Q: o, m/ u5 T1 nKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed " x" J: p* }# `% p4 E! X6 o
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
- I) h* u: }8 I5 T- R# rB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
4 k8 r+ f- w: l( h/ l5 R200 casualties reported # D4 _) J4 p' A. F3 Q& ?" Y; A
Vehicles lost 2
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% }4 |% R5 ^* p% u: EAirbase hits 1 1 R: G- ]8 j9 t( D+ o6 R, B
Airbase supply hits 1
; j: x. O1 f: \) _6 r" ERunway hits 7 ) r! J( J0 n( L3 f2 W! A
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