WAR IN PACIFIC
JAP PATROL WIPED OUT ATTEMPT TO LEAVE GUADALCANAR WIDESPREAD AIR ACTIVITY (Rec. 10.30 a.m.) Rugby, April 30. The Ufiited States Navy states: “In the South Pacific, on Wednesday, a Japanese patrol, consisting of one officer and eight men, attempted to escape from Guadalcanar, but were intercepted and wiped out by United States troops in the vicinity of Beaufort Bay. “On Thursday Fortresses bombed Japanese-held Kahili. Poor visibility prevented observation of results. Avenger torpedo-bombers and Dauntless dive-bombers, escorted by Lightning and Corsair fighters, bombed Japanese installations at Katere on the southwest coast of Kolombangara Island. Anti-aircraft positions and a pier were destroyed. The same types of planes attacked Teli, two miles north-west of Katere. A fire was started.
“Avenger apd Dauntless planes, supported by Wildcat fighters, attacked Japanese positions at Munda. Hits were scored on a runway, revetment and anti-aircraft gun positions. All the United States planes returned from these attacks.” —8.0. W.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 1 May 1943, Page 2
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