近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战- }- t- C# C9 K1 g: E7 N
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5 d; i, l' I, f& v; \/ [( Y+ @Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: U0 D8 R5 f- f$ s
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 ' t9 q" A* |$ d2 I4 f# s9 X
4 a& U4 N' l, O L, m5 x$ }Japanese aircraft
5 m6 i Q6 p. r, e( k: O% y/ ~A6M2 Zero x 14
% Q$ A3 h+ Z5 ?) U& l: S* yA6M5 Zeke x 34 r+ _! T+ j: h: `* R4 q$ ~/ H
( o/ p) D- C" [: Y0 q! ?* IAllied aircraft : R4 k) ]9 q- w8 ], n5 z
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 5 D8 z9 R# i# W& T2 ]- D! m
P-38J Lightning x 9 9 y1 @! k; Z) @ m) v- q: U
B-25J Mitchell x 19 8 f# n% d& C. i0 h( B! W
8 j+ L% {" o* X5 x3 s/ |1 J4 n6 @Japanese aircraft losses # j4 Z5 i* _& H" \8 W
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged : @! j/ m3 Q* j. j/ d# N
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses , I9 t; W2 W) @9 w* [: P& V
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 p( k$ N% H- tB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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8 s; o& D: V7 y% l; lAirbase hits 4
4 [ l7 M' q: h9 d0 fAirbase supply hits 4
2 C" F( \0 z8 u/ G& E, K, `Runway hits 9
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: c5 f7 N# n3 V# }Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
1 g4 u% x. [; q- N0 q: yswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No / G; F. z/ m, r) C; _7 j; {
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 . t }( N5 ?. s) r1 U
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Japanese aircraft
& V9 F: h( u9 zKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79 5 C7 \; @1 n' C2 x6 B3 z4 o
Ki-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft , {% z8 ~8 w* m0 l" W& K
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
) K( D. ]0 A1 U) d/ Y4 o8 S+ GSpitfire VIII x 11 7 Z9 I, q- M' |$ r& H6 e
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed $ z/ Z5 K! J3 {6 C5 y6 {
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged 1 F! d* `) u% E/ G
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Allied aircraft losses
# v: x9 [4 Y2 V. V: N& X( P kF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
# ] O5 J" j5 \, w3 jSpitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
# D7 a( L0 h' g5 C% {Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
8 J7 o- a# M a4 H# [P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed 5 y! d; }% R0 [9 p6 A
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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! X; K' C: V+ JAllied ground losses:
! q# t" U% L% c) O: o200 casualties reported , M& p v$ o; r6 D7 c. q% N( a
Vehicles lost 2 % @& \8 K3 z" J2 ?/ M7 M' E9 t; z9 L
' f8 k$ z/ ]% vAirbase hits 1
0 }( F& F+ H: ~4 oAirbase supply hits 1 9 a* O/ d( K4 J8 f: F6 F2 ?6 J
Runway hits 7
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