近日来,新几内亚中部不断爆发海空消耗战& y6 Y& r Q' q
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2月21日
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Enemy air strikes against Sarmi were opposed by Oscars and Zekes today:
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Day Air attack on Sarmi , at 48,78 2 X+ M+ c% n# R7 [; o
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Japanese aircraft ) s) y) S: ?6 W4 j
A6M2 Zero x 14
5 n: m5 o# `1 C, S. P* R$ c. vA6M5 Zeke x 34
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F4U-1 Corsair x 12
; ]6 A# Z3 l7 f! IP-38J Lightning x 9
" e/ l7 W5 `, X, }& A6 {7 [ SB-25J Mitchell x 19 , W/ G5 A9 x6 y8 n i
. }! g% s! [, i5 fJapanese aircraft losses ; Q9 l# z8 ]6 R) d5 j
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged / U2 }! p& g" x7 ^$ b1 U
A6M5 Zeke: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged 0 [$ G. e. ~% k2 G5 G1 F
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Allied aircraft losses & X3 E6 J8 M+ ~' T
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 5 k! \2 R/ l0 s
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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* E l% v, @0 WAirbase hits 4
y; m. x. F3 f" D; i( AAirbase supply hits 4 8 l: r" F3 i6 X
Runway hits 9 ! D( I. L5 r8 ~1 U; i6 y
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6 u& Z# C" E7 ~1 IOur counter attack yielded mediocre results: 15 enemy ac destroyed on the ground. The , z; i3 G' o# |* I' @( g! I
swarm of Oscars protected the bombers from fierce attacks by enemy Spits and Corsairs. No
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Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 0 e. _1 {, ~3 d, z( W
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Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 79 : z1 g# J, o3 j( n a9 E
Ki-21 Sally x 49 - ^0 w0 X9 _$ m# x9 S+ d
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Allied aircraft 1 |; l$ D- }4 Q9 T) D& \8 C) u
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 ' Z, {9 D9 v; q- m) y2 }
Spitfire VIII x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
' H0 s/ r- n; u" QKi-43-IIa Oscar: 30 destroyed $ N: Z3 c0 Q- \: \7 e6 Y. U$ l( F
Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged . K c% n, i9 |4 l* d* Z
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Allied aircraft losses
: a! n: a6 `7 I) [0 HF4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged ! P; b1 G9 [9 Y- a, X7 i0 G
Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged % }! x6 i3 k, B2 v
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed $ c4 [0 e# t4 `' X' |! }% F- a5 r% G
P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed
1 ]/ X/ f9 l. b* k, {4 YB-25J Mitchell: 3 destroyed 8 D0 Q7 L- T7 t: D
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Allied ground losses:
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" X, j& {2 x9 WVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 1 ! b% \4 s! j/ F, m" C4 Z
Airbase supply hits 1
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