近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战& b4 [$ E6 F; w! z. R; u+ @, w
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2月21日
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; y) l1 [" z( I& W( r1 v0 fEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: ) n1 S, y/ u. E; x1 l: T+ U
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 9 ]. ~* e E# C; W$ e
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Japanese aircraft * D: A8 Z/ Q# d: `, v) {/ [
A6M2 Zero x 14
W8 P$ z1 M, y% dA6M5 Zeke x 34 % F/ v; Z. c' f" k
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Allied aircraft 9 @6 w$ t1 }6 w( |, `2 t
F4U-1 Corsair x 12 3 d9 I% ?6 x. k4 J
P-38J Lightning x 9 / f. D- G- E4 v' z6 B- e: V
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 Y# J8 N8 C, a5 W- i, A' UA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 7 V3 p$ g$ A6 a3 S( ^" m
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged : v! w* y" H- r" l- \, p* Z
+ Y U0 m' y; w0 EAllied aircraft losses 4 Q5 ?+ y T/ ^( `
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged / k" ?# g9 ~1 q' e
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Airbase hits 4
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Runway hits 9 . }& L. A8 o z" J4 K
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The ' y+ p, S5 @: {! C: o# q6 }- [
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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- W5 b" w0 A0 F8 a- V pDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft $ t3 k; Y7 G% m, _6 y/ c
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79
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- C6 O! z! Y. y' s% ^F4U-1 Corsair x 9 ' q0 v6 A5 N0 `3 ^$ R6 R# s, y
Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
& h+ \" N* I: | }8 Z3 k3 P% WKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed ! C q( R2 J* W- ~ N) V% s7 u& T
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged
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- i, z; N* u, T* b( X; G8 H* z& r' qAllied aircraft losses 6 m! |/ c( n1 q4 N5 c4 Q/ q/ u( ^
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged . i: D3 M# ^4 x: ~4 H3 w0 F4 a
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ n5 B- t3 S' {4 k" G5 Y' aKittyhawk III: 2 destroyed 6 I1 D* H% \! s; ]" w
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
+ V2 O" [8 p9 jB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed 8 B( u& c; O/ i' l' o3 R0 _
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Allied ground losses:
% H9 r( I2 f* a' v200 casualties reported
N. }. g% ]) d; E: Q" OVehicles lost 2 8 X; @$ V. `5 g' O6 I0 X" F
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Airbase supply hits 1
9 a+ c: T( f( W$ x iRunway hits 7 0 [2 f$ W4 ?. C! T8 z% A
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