近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战8 f+ @7 n$ k8 Y 
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 7 S' U) Q" N% s; M! V) r 
 
/ B* v& |3 u7 P; vDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 ; X2 L( E  |1 n3 J4 e  F4 f 
 
& E& H$ Z+ E( t; `1 u& jJapanese aircraft  
6 N: T) O. d) c1 \+ GA6M2 Zero x 14 ' E. C/ C# x) A6 \7 s# t3 r 
A6M5 Zeke x 34  
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Allied aircraft  
, B8 y; Q* C7 G6 Q$ bF4U-1 Corsair x 12 ! o6 ?1 `: M, r0 Y 
P-38J Lightning x 9 3 |, V8 v- B3 c; f2 P; w4 N4 ]7 p 
B-25J Mitchell x 19  
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! u" q; W8 r  J: q* t! h, r: r, W$ BJapanese aircraft losses  
2 x/ P3 ]# ?( L5 I& s6 \A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged  
8 C/ C- x! u, r5 HA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged  
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Allied aircraft losses ! Y$ y. m1 `& }* U0 x* P4 |, V 
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged  
+ O7 _3 }6 I* f1 B% OB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged + q, g& k$ Y$ D 
 
# `! L% \. }* y* L- YAirbase hits 4 8 k  \9 [4 k& N( F( P 
Airbase supply hits 4  
) k# M) a9 y5 J9 B- ]7 m9 t1 `Runway hits 9  
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; f" L) i) Y) ?0 z5 l' U) K1 jOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The : |! R% `7 `4 l# @! r. a9 x 
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No . M! p# ]5 i6 Y7 [5 C7 \1 l1 P 
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 % e4 q$ O2 Y$ u# X/ w1 y8 H! M 
 
+ x8 j. T, k% {3 AJapanese aircraft  
0 F; N0 b0 R' r8 GKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79  
1 h7 e+ U( D$ y+ I$ U! D% j& @Ki-21 Sally x 49 + E6 }$ F# K9 M( r 
 
4 A) k3 S: q2 s; s: YAllied aircraft , ^1 O. F/ h+ E* ? 
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 - ?& I& e/ B+ J. N3 ~ 
Spitfire VIII x 11  
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1 E9 |0 \, h' Z% c& w# LJapanese aircraft losses $ S2 H9 R3 P) b/ k# h 
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed  
+ l) c+ r: J/ o6 S: uKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged ' G! W5 V4 b+ S: O5 o 
 
# i9 @) L) M& B6 k6 i4 tAllied aircraft losses  
  Y" I. ?. @: uF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged  
- T" Y* {2 K$ C1 h% E) XSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ; S) ?6 `; V0 q( B9 ~- r, c$ g; f9 o 
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed  
1 {3 i$ \4 c: c+ g+ l1 rP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 1 d# v* T* c! B  z) x9 K 
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed 8 l; Y: d: o' Y 
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Allied ground losses:  
9 `5 h# M# D# ?, `* ?200 casualties reported  
2 x! l9 r% h* ^+ @2 I0 r" @Vehicles lost 2  
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  @# e5 c; E: t, T) V( T- yAirbase hits 1 ) H  x0 H0 K4 D, s" N 
Airbase supply hits 1  
# `* K, F2 Q0 p! R; F, C3 y: mRunway hits 7 - \7 r% q0 B9 t; v+ w" e! E* b 
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