PACIFIC AIR ATTACKS

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24401, 30 October 1944, Page 5

PACIFIC AIR ATTACKS

WIDESPREAD BOMBER RAIDS JAPANESE SHIPPING SUNK (Bee. 10.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. “Patrol aeroplanes ' over Palawan sank a 2000-ton cargo ship, damaged another and destroyed a float-plane and damaged six in a strafing attack on Puerta Princesa,” says General MacArthur’s communique. "Reconnaissance aeroplanes off the north and east coasts of Borneo sank a small freighter and damaged four. Air patrols bombed the barracks at Manado. “Medium bombers attack aeroplanes and fighters dropped 50 tons in attacks on aerodromes, supply dumps, defence positions and oil installations at Ceram and Boeroe. “Patrols over Timor bombed Atapoepoe and the village of Lautem. "Fighter bombers attacked Kaimana in Geelvink Bay. New Guinea, medium bombers harassed Japanese troops west of Wewak and light bombers struck at bivouac areas in northern Bougainville. “Our fighters strafed and damaged a destroyer and a small freighter at Cebu. Patrol aeroplanes damaged a tan,ke r near Palawan. We lost two aeroplanes. “Medium units attacked Began on the north coast of Mindanao. Air patrols sank a coastal vessel east of Sandakan in Borneo. Heavy units sank a snail freighter in the gu’f cf Bone arid set shore installations on fire Fifhnn and light naval craft attacked Kalmahera. “Attack aeroplanes bombed occupied areas at Amboina. Medium units struck at supply areas and small shipping at Flores Island. Patrol aeroplanes over Timor harassed aerodromes at Dilli and Cape Chater. Attack and fighter aeroplanes bombed Utaron aerodrome and coastal installations on peninsula. “Bombers hit enemy concentrations at Wewak and supply dumps and defence positions at Rabaul and southeast of Kavieng.”