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; f! [6 m9 N" J; C1 P1 bEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: + E [5 `/ o5 P. x) l# q8 x
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 ; G1 e& ?$ t1 d1 _" F3 s- l+ u
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Japanese aircraft 8 Y) D B+ {3 s4 [+ Z( F
A6M2 Zero x 14
' s2 A! m2 ]; _+ m- ?6 ZA6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft : b' g4 _- w) H
F4U-1 Corsair x 12
" Y# s& {: |) H5 sP-38J Lightning x 9 4 u# l A) u9 G. E) L0 H N
B-25J Mitchell x 19 9 l. C c, H* w
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Japanese aircraft losses
: h& H; W& O7 A8 L q ~" h" XA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
# a0 X0 Y3 J& m# y8 N; UA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses 3 ]7 v) ?9 f" ^& K& \! Q
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged ; W8 q T; _" v
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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$ n& s( T& M" [+ u6 uAirbase hits 4 , ^( m' b- i# o+ o
Airbase supply hits 4
5 @- q+ h% j9 d% ]) O, mRunway hits 9 . L2 }4 A+ ?+ F& }- ^$ j5 B
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* ]: S6 R! s0 l! t# ?Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The . s, r8 v7 J7 B# H& T) k# R' W+ x3 u
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No % n# j+ D+ {! Y8 m( V
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5 {4 R& {6 f9 \# f5 [Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 6 ]- M6 ~ h7 T+ @
' t+ {/ i5 K5 r( o! u$ y7 DJapanese aircraft 5 f4 R1 y- L4 R; I& X' f- y( Q
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 % H& Q' h6 R* J- ]; Z7 S4 D# C l
Ki-21 Sally x 49 ; N4 c0 Y* f6 R
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Allied aircraft + X4 H0 n$ H4 n8 B1 @, o
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
4 t' ~& H i- NSpitfire VIII x 11
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; L/ e% r9 i( |1 S, ]" P2 bJapanese aircraft losses
! z+ K& z7 }2 ?, h. C$ k* P( o" JKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed $ m. C* f2 i H- u+ q" ~
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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# v- \% N- I J$ ~" b6 QAllied aircraft losses
- v; C& _: c9 K6 N% G& X3 qF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
+ W4 W3 ]' L, N- L/ MSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 3 a$ e" `) Y2 a$ B
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 6 j, _- B3 ^/ x9 L+ V4 U8 j
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
3 I4 C& I/ V& u5 hB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed : A: a* b2 R5 p: p- H
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Allied ground losses: , [, L2 Z0 I% V( u3 g, F: s$ l
200 casualties reported : u3 T, g* y/ G% i2 K1 V/ _& k
Vehicles lost 2
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# E1 s$ M, e' i; }0 m* mAirbase hits 1
/ Z7 N( U& b/ B0 m% i- H3 iAirbase supply hits 1
3 L: H8 }5 Y N8 _/ rRunway hits 7
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