AMERICANS RAID JAP SHIPS
DESTROYERS REFT ABLAZE:. (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, January 3. An American air raid on Japanese naval units is the feature of today's United States Navy Department communique, which states : “At 8.20 a.m. on January 2, Marauder medium bombers and Dauntless dive-bombers, escorted by Wildcat, Airacobra and Warhawk fighters, bombed the Japanese airfield at Mumia, in New Georgia. Hits were scored on emplacements and other installations. “At 2.46 p.m., four Fortresses escorted by Lightnings, bombed a formation of enemy destroyers 30 miles south of Shortland Island, in the Northern Solomons. No hits were observed. At 6 p.m. Dauntless dive-bombers, escorted by Wildcats and Lightnings, attacked Japanese destroyers seven miles north-west of Orendoha Island, in New Georgia. The destroyers were protected bv 10 fighters and one dive-bombei\ One destroyer was left burning badly and another appeared to be sinking.” The (communique adds : ‘ ‘There was patrol activity on Guadalcanar and Murda airport was again attacked by American planes yesterday. No American planes were lost. 5 5
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXII, Issue 15241, 6 January 1943, Page 4
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