近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战/ u5 a% n% a! ]! @# v& S6 J
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2月21日
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: ) `' W; S: t+ A5 \
8 v" ^" g) n6 o% n8 mDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 9 W, { m4 Y6 F: ^8 F& S
9 E, m1 V/ b# u& o/ i: tJapanese aircraft
7 P9 K) S" J, \1 p1 K! }A6M2 Zero x 14 1 x) d2 l8 \6 e$ l) t
A6M5 Zeke x 34
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Allied aircraft
: |& a6 E0 W9 {9 bF4U-1 Corsair x 12 2 T1 O2 D& E+ L( ?" ]/ Z( L8 _
P-38J Lightning x 9
$ D* |/ B! d, M6 Z) xB-25J Mitchell x 19 7 @6 X. ]# _" L# y+ T
. J4 Q9 a+ Z2 ^1 L! w; y! d- HJapanese aircraft losses
8 [2 s5 ?+ J) Z' P+ o; l: ^6 x4 jA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged - P# m1 h2 L+ b4 @1 T
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
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6 S8 `& J, n5 G% xAllied aircraft losses
$ ^ E& }$ Q- x. d$ b7 r! ~( l. NP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged % `* \/ Y1 d4 m9 ^" l- K0 B. m
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged ! ~5 X. u; B! R) S' b& @0 ?
+ ^7 b. v: I+ ^, S' M1 j' NAirbase hits 4 & F4 t# l$ x. M X$ g* D
Airbase supply hits 4
6 A* p3 g; N/ G5 ^6 [! iRunway hits 9 2 b# v/ j& J6 E! V& I% s3 w. l$ o$ R
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+ T$ A+ O, E& q# gOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The
9 p& S7 I; E1 B* E# yswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No $ _( W" u3 Z7 c* E- z
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 * T- m7 E) B+ {: P! C8 w' ~0 q4 x
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Japanese aircraft 3 ~. L* h R t/ \
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
, J. J7 i# A% I4 z) PKi-21 Sally x 49 5 s& n& [4 G! Q
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Allied aircraft
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, x& J) b$ M& V/ m6 D1 l+ _3 d, WSpitfire VIII x 11 - [9 b4 i' C& _/ Z I) \5 }
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Japanese aircraft losses 7 B0 f8 C! ~5 Z- y; h8 G/ v. v2 l0 {
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed ; e" V; e' `' w% y
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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Q# ? G$ V+ o% _3 NAllied aircraft losses + m$ M" E n- m9 J& L! P) g+ C
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 8 B4 O) [* n1 ?7 r- h
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
0 h' l- n6 }: L& g" A9 @7 }Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed * k% j: a2 Q$ ^. c/ H4 \0 C/ V( b
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
& D) i" |) O$ x5 kB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
. {- i7 m z M200 casualties reported
2 x3 a! b6 g* T, L% t/ bVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 ) f6 @( o U6 k% v! f- N
Airbase supply hits 1 & A: h% E% }% `5 ?
Runway hits 7 0 Z8 x/ r( ^- J3 |4 k; v. e
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