RAIDS IN THE PACIFIC
AMERICAN AIR SQUADRONS KISKA BOMBED AGAIN RUGBY. Mar. 11. A United States Navy Department communique states that in the North Pacific on Tuesday a force of Mitchell medium bombers and Liberator heavy bombers, with a Lightning escort, bombed Japanese positions at Kiska. Hits were observed on the camp area. All the planes returned. In the South Pacific on March 10 Liberators carried out minor bombing attacks on Japanese positions at Kahiii (in Bougainville), Munda, and Vila (in the Central Solomons). The results were not observed. Later in the day a large force of Avenger torpedo bombers. Dauntless dive-bombers, and Wildcat fighters attacked Vila and tho southern coast of Kolonbangara Island. Several large fires, were started. The same afternoon 10 enemy bombers, with an escort of 12 Zeros, were intercepted north-west of Guadalcanal One bomber and three Zeros were shot down. No American planes were lost.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25173, 13 March 1943, Page 5
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