BURMA CAMPAIGN
Enemy Craft Sunk LONDON, January 25. An Indian communique issued today states: "No change is reported from the Arakan front. “Last night a Royal Indian Navy ship on patrol on the Mayu river was rammed by a heavy, camouflaged coastal craft full of Jopanese troops. The Navy vessel opened fire, backed away and then proceeded to ram and sink the enemy. The Japanese casualties were at least 50. Ours were two officers wounded. “Royal Air Force Hurricanes to-day made a highly-successful low-level attack on enemy motor transport on the Faungup-Padaung road, in south-west Burma. Ten military lorries and a staff car were destroyed and many others were damaged. A considerable number of Japanese soliders were killed or wounded. “Fighter-bombers raided Schwebo aerodrome and other targets in that district and Hudson bombers on an offensive patrol damaged shipping along the coast of Arakan. Last night long-range bombers attacked the Schwebo aerodrome. All the bombs were seen to burst on the target area.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22491, 28 January 1943, Page 6
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163BURMA CAMPAIGN Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22491, 28 January 1943, Page 6
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