BURMA FRONT

Grey River Argus, 5 April 1943, Page 4

BURMA FRONT

RAILWAY JUNCTION BOBBED. (Rec. 6.30) 8.0.W. RUGBY, April 3. A joint India war communique states: “On Friday a formation oi R.A.F. Blenheims attacked the railway junction of Kanbqlu, which is on the Myitkina line, north of 'Shwe- ' do. ' Bombs were concentrated well on the target" and some good fires, accompanied by black smoke, started among the' storage buildings. Other Blenheims bombed a Japanese occupied village on Mayu Peninsula. None of our aircraft is missing. Yesterdaj' morning enemy aircraft attacked Maungdaw, doing very, slight damage. There were only a few' casualties. Anti-aircraft guns opened fire and damaged three raiders.”

JAPANESE BOMBERS SHOT DOWN. LONDON, April 2. In Burma the'R.A.F. are continuing their day and night attacks against Japanese targets. South-east of Bengal eleven Hurricanes encountered thirty Japanese bombers with fighter escort yesterday. They shot down five of the enemy machines and damaged several more. It is thought that three of the damaged machines were hit so badly that they would hot be able to get back to their base.