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# y. f5 W4 ~) n) S* U+ {Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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: Y4 q0 ?& P' l2 N! A9 IDay Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78
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5 I; G3 K, Y$ s0 EJapanese aircraft , r, w- g, {+ k4 N2 j e0 p. z" i
A6M2 Zero x 14
" `$ o+ n* k- ?4 q+ g& ~A6M5 Zeke x 34 1 b) T" K- |! c9 c, u
1 ?0 h( G5 v- N" ^8 B8 ?( S* CAllied aircraft
2 o" ^& ~6 K0 T$ H0 VF4U-1 Corsair x 12 / A8 h" g( C) @7 [; I6 b- E
P-38J Lightning x 9 4 ?: h8 ^3 F! ^2 J
B-25J Mitchell x 19
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Japanese aircraft losses ; N6 I" C% U8 ~5 o: m' U/ l
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
& Z3 N Q& C$ w7 @9 U: M+ b: ZA6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged ; P$ l; S2 k" w( d3 @
0 Z1 S4 W% ^7 B% f7 p% X1 @1 vAllied aircraft losses
8 |9 t+ ^" k% {, jP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 4 E" X% Q+ w, `" ]6 P
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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% D) b' ]2 m% H! nAirbase hits 4
! Z1 }; C" O& |& t% q [# s8 xAirbase supply hits 4 ( s0 v* w9 b' A3 f. W) u
Runway hits 9
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- f6 K6 W9 v( N; Z8 R' ?' zOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The * b: n9 [! N. E4 c, ~. K
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No + ^4 i9 Y7 h. @
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3 w! O9 g+ h4 F0 l w1 PDay Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80
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Japanese aircraft
+ S. O0 P# f( Z$ X1 n4 dKi-43-IIa Oscar x 79
9 f0 L P+ r; A$ iKi-21 Sally x 49
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Allied aircraft
+ Q; d( u9 G; I- w) FF4U-1 Corsair x 9
) |" z! Z4 F4 {Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 C$ M1 A% O# E) w" pKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed
% P6 |/ \( T4 x; _6 p+ TKi-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged ( g' T) Q+ [# t! v( N
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F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 7 W. |; D+ q3 S7 l1 x) d9 {
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ; ?6 b& y* d, P1 t
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed
9 V) {% r* p# J; }$ cP-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
6 s' K/ R* p# Z# J4 RB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed . l. y$ v* u/ B( D, Y
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Allied ground losses: ; n% d" B9 ?6 ~+ Y
200 casualties reported
& Z4 ~1 m& V& J6 S V9 EVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 ! i G: C4 y8 D" [( B6 \
Airbase supply hits 1 : _/ {0 h) k$ c1 O U. B
Runway hits 7
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