近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战 
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/ I" D/ N! M% Y, L8 K+ ]: p+ p- eEnemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today: 9 h8 _; N; l) X* n/ B 
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78  
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Japanese aircraft 4 |, @1 y  `) b( Z5 w( H& t6 t( n 
A6M2 Zero x 14 ! u7 w9 P* g  @$ s, C7 d 
A6M5 Zeke x 34 , U0 ~5 a6 s' r2 C 
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Allied aircraft  
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P-38J Lightning x 9  
9 h) s+ W: _0 ]& K" L( V6 SB-25J Mitchell x 19 % J( o) Y1 P  F9 ?9 J 
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Japanese aircraft losses ; G3 q: d2 \& E4 C 
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged * [# h2 d. e8 y9 T! u* s; j 
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged ) Z: Q+ s- q* n4 j  R9 V 
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Allied aircraft losses  
! E7 y- K! V3 P3 R2 F& tP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged   H2 b7 L) }3 I% L. { 
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged $ u2 ]: {/ @. C- R/ V/ ^ 
 
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Airbase supply hits 4  
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Our counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The  
# O% i+ P; Y- i8 k5 kswarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No  
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0 G4 B. p/ x6 p6 D4 EDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 , |$ o7 d( B4 t6 D5 w; } 
 
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79  
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F4U-1 Corsair x 9 . ]6 h+ [' S9 d# v7 G 
Spitfire VIII x 11 3 E3 q) r- Y0 A& }+ p 
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Japanese aircraft losses : o; S) |; J# Y6 w  t, s$ ^/ O 
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed - \0 u# w  H7 F! R& Y 
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged  
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Allied aircraft losses 3 e' s, N( J- Q  u 
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ; ~% Z& @# F6 A: s 
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged # K9 s) C" k0 l  n 
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed  
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5 l7 c/ w9 Q8 W/ A7 _* ?B-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed # F7 A7 N  {  V 
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Allied ground losses: " O) T" C, X5 C, O: Z5 \2 s- P4 N 
200 casualties reported  
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Airbase supply hits 1  
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