RELENTLESS BOMBING AND STRAFING

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXI, Issue 15236, 29 December 1942, Page 3

RELENTLESS BOMBING AND STRAFING

SECOND EDITION

FROM GUADALCANAL TO ALEUTIANS THAILAND SUFFERS DAMAGE, ALLIED AIR FORCES’ SUSTAINED RAIDS. (Received iu*u, a.m.j (iiritisii (JtLicial Wireless.) IUJG Hi, Dec. 28 A United States Navy Department communique states tdat additional reports have, been received about tile attack by dive-bombers trom Guadalcanal on a small group ot enemy slops soutiiward of Vaaifium I Stand, oil' New Georgia. In addition to the 3,0'00-toiiiiei announced a link aear VVickkam Island, a- second enemy •shi|> is now also known to have been s,llA k during tile attack took place on December 26tli. Jt. is also announced that on December 27th observers discovered about 30 cargo-laden parachutes on the beach at Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal, and army Airacobras subsequently bombed and strafed the enemy supplies which had been. Howl) in. Dauntless dive-bombers and Airacobras bombed and strafed the Japanese in the area northwest of Kokumbona. Guadalcanal.

On Saturday Dightn,ing fighters strafed Japanese shore installations at Kiska in the Aleutians, when two .Lightnings were' lest but one pilot was rescued.

A New Delhi communique states that about midnight on Sunday a considerable force of our heavy bombers were over Bangkok in Thailand where various targets were effectively bombed. A large arsenal and powder factory north, of the city was hit. Bangkok aerdorome, 014* of the most important enemy air fields in occupied countries, was successfully attacked. At the same time the naval dock area of the city « ;n> hit with heavy bombs which caused damaging fires. None of our aircraft are missing.