近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战& z+ I9 s6 G, E
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: ; Y) o7 C1 v& X9 r9 m W
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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Japanese aircraft 0 M! R! F$ j, I8 \
A6M2 Zero x 14 0 G( M4 |8 M' N
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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( g3 ?1 e( W U6 @1 rAllied aircraft V; s S( p- @- s, ], {
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 & i% z& F7 w* {7 t
P-38J Lightning x 9
. w* j" U7 T9 mB-25J Mitchell x 19
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: A( K. h0 ~2 ]7 D4 S! O" XJapanese aircraft losses
( G) j5 ]% F. sA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
! `1 L4 S3 J+ G6 ~/ CA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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4 s& @ f8 O+ Q4 f2 H$ e t1 f( KAllied aircraft losses
2 R$ }8 n- ?7 Z1 N9 u; @) HP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 h" o1 I" H8 o: A: g4 @& b: g; W4 TB-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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9 v$ G. C5 W1 |6 `& S: ?% `4 D" PAirbase hits 4 - @. e& x4 l* ^( F2 W5 M) l' T
Airbase supply hits 4
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3 w. y w4 M' K3 N2 k! }# Y% QOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The ( ~: c. g) r4 V6 v
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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( m4 h! K$ D& X" g' q4 R5 hDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 . W1 M$ Y) v: T+ U
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 5 S P. [, l& b# w: W. v
Ki-21 Sally x 49 \* H. s" s0 |* B0 S, G5 H* y
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F4U-1 Corsair x 9
; l( i: {2 B1 N L Y9 RSpitfire VIII x 11
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; ?# z9 Z: _ Y( q9 g7 ^7 uJapanese aircraft losses
. _# p; N1 `0 B% N% d* g% uKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
4 C/ K* W: k2 E# w- MKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged / _2 y0 s( J$ k% O
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Allied aircraft losses 1 M; ~- ]" B; p9 _
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged [4 e; k y) {5 N
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 6 ^4 `) ?1 _8 T- Q
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed ! O. v& L' N0 n9 ^+ [0 T- y
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed + e" U2 I1 C# P- h. h: N5 @" q
B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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, W; d# L6 {8 L) p3 ^Allied ground losses:
* v! L }- K) j( }8 p200 casualties reported
1 m1 J7 z4 Y* ]9 JVehicles lost 2 + ^5 F' y, q2 F! G6 |2 s
, n8 `7 O7 ~" G+ lAirbase hits 1
# T1 H! r$ Y2 Z& W' [! WAirbase supply hits 1 * x5 q+ d/ j5 A$ P b
Runway hits 7 5 X( F3 h P5 y
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