SHATTERING LOSSES
JAPS AT WEWAK.. United Press Assn. — By Jdectric Telegraph—Copyright. ■SYDNEY, Sept. 29. The Japanese suffered shattering losses at Wewak, on tlie north coast of New Guinea,, on Monday when 200 Allied bombers made a surprise attack on a convoy in the harbour and strong forces o) grounded aircraft. Tlie raiders inflicted these losses on the enemy:— Three tankers left ablaze and sinkJng ; Four merchant ships sunk or destroyed ; 'Twenty-nine barges and luggers sunk or severely damaged; Fifty grounded aircraft destroyed; Eight fighters shot down and three more probably destroyed. “The enemy’s efforts to re-estab-lish his operational air bases in north-east New Guinea appear to have been successfully countered,” says today’s communique from General MacArthur’s headquarters.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXII, Issue 15467, 30 September 1943, Page 3
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