MACARTHUR'S PLANES
MORE BLOWS SUPPORT SOLOMONS
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) (Special Australian Correspondent.) SYDNEY, October 29. Bombers under General MacArthur's command have struck two blows in the past 24 hours in support of the Americans fighting in ithe Solomons. An enemy warship in Itabaul Harbour was hit and another vessel set on fire in a night raid by Flying Fortresses. Other bombers attacked the aerodrome and dispersal areas at Buna in the northern Solomons. They started extensive fires which were visible 80 miles away. At Rabaul, the Fortresses encountered increased anti-aircraft fire. A heavy explosion occurred in a warship, but the complete results of the attack could r\ot*be observed. Allied medium bombers strafed the aerodrome at Gasmata in New Britain with unobserved results.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19421030.2.49.4
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 105, 30 October 1942, Page 5
Word Count
122MACARTHUR'S PLANES Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 105, 30 October 1942, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.