RAIDS OVER BURMA
R.A.FR. PLANES ACTIVE (British 0/ficiai Wireless.) RUGBY, April C, A communique issuqd by the India; Command states: “Royal Air Force. Hurricanes yesterday intercepted ipore,, than 5(3 Japanese bombers and) fighters which were attempting to. attack south-eastern Bengal. Some raiders broke away and dropped their; bomba on Maungclaw, causing minor damage and a few casualties. The rest of the force, heading northwards,, was. turned back by our fighters and. jettisoned, their bombs harmlessly in the jungle. In many combats at least 11, enemy aircraft were damaged, two so severely that they wqre unlike!) to have regained their base. .“Yeslprday morning Blenheim bqihbers, escorted by fighters, successfully bombed the air base at Mciktiln. The escorting Hurricanes damaged four enemy fighters and shot down one without los? or damage to themselves, Other Blenheims attacked the, railway .line in Bongytung Gorge, south of Kafhn, with good results. Last night heavy bombers successfully attacked the central railway station at Rangoon.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21064, 8 April 1943, Page 4
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