SHIPPING AT RABAUL.
INCREASED JAPANESE FORCES. SYDNFA', June 27. The concentration of Japanese shipping in Eabaul harbour now includes a small converted aircraft-carrier. Latest reconnaissance also shows 170 aeroplanes on the Eabaul airfield network. This figure shows a slight increase on the numbers recently sighted. It is possible that the carrier lias been used to ferry aircraft to this key enemy base. The Japanese shipping concentration at Eabaul, including the warships, remains substantially unchanged
Aircraft concentrations at Vunakanua aerodrome and the Eabaul dock installations were again attacked by Generdl Mac Arthurs heavy bombers in a raid before dawn on Saturday. More than 20 tons of high explosive and incendiaries were dropped. Intense anti-aircraft fire was encountered. Two Allied bombers are missing. To-day’s communique makes no specific claims of damage inflicted. The United Slates Navy Department says that on Thursday, June 24, Wildcat fighters strafed a Japanese barge south-east of Vangunu island, in the Now Georgian group. Oil Friday four Japanese bombers unsuficessfully attacked a United States light surface unit in the Solomons. Also on Thursday Liberators, Mitchells and Venturas attacked Japanese installations at Kiska, but because of poor visibility the results could not he observed. United States patrols have killed In more Japanese on Attn.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 220, 28 June 1943, Page 3
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