近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战8 E' Q/ v, s* P: p( B5 y9 [" i( B
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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! c7 h- R4 J( a, l D+ n4 jDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 0 x- J9 r U: O
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Japanese aircraft
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% S' L4 h7 m6 [4 y" yA6M5 Zeke x 34 ! Z9 a; V( z' I, j% I
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Allied aircraft $ ?! \+ R$ Y+ ]8 y( G/ C
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 1 a8 |1 q6 f3 |1 r( H9 m
P-38J Lightning x 9 9 D& O, P. f6 |+ o4 z+ V- L
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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6 ?7 u$ ^* B9 L0 p4 Z& @/ b% vJapanese aircraft losses / t7 M8 L0 K& U% X
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 9 a; \% @/ e" p# p* E# J/ p
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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5 Y9 `$ Q% F- y0 H. oAllied aircraft losses & x' a/ i% l$ r1 {8 C
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 @+ d1 k6 `% Z# z' d* W* SB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4 5 s, {' a( v) Y
Airbase supply hits 4 6 z0 Q/ U6 P" H0 A
Runway hits 9
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, a7 ? {/ @( v0 KOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
3 X0 h0 c( s1 h, F; `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 " A6 G0 x& C4 ?$ d1 p& T
% ?2 {' j$ A. _- E( o( ~$ VJapanese aircraft 3 X& Y! r; R4 x; U% v, T9 V
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
: @7 Y' X* t& H: MKi-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft 1 o1 o% x5 {% t* B+ _- S
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 2 E C" f# `$ b+ q: w5 s$ Z! Y
Spitfire VIII x 11
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed ' @' \& W5 K( S* F' H
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 I& r4 H) g! `F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
. }. s# ^ c+ ]9 c5 A( DSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
, S1 ^( h- _! l6 d( i) ]! T8 n$ hKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed $ m0 Y$ L) K( J' J7 M& X& e# x
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 4 K5 p" E9 u8 k: P& ~6 i9 J
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: 1 E0 T* g i# {( |! e7 k
200 casualties reported . z- J1 i. W, d `
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1
7 v" l& r, a" E- M* _0 @Airbase supply hits 1 - |- y0 O. W% X* c( e/ s3 B! t8 ~3 r
Runway hits 7 / _8 w4 @( H3 x
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