THREE RAIDS IN ONE DAY
U.S. AIRCRAFT ATTACK KISKA BASE
Recd. 6 p.m. Rugby, March 18. A United States Navy communique says: "in the Pacific on March 16. United States Navy aircraft carriea out the following attacks on Japanese installations at Kiska: In the morning Liberator heavy bombers and Mitchell medium bomoers, supported by Lightnings bombed the main camp arc.i ./no. submarine base. Hits were observed on both target areas. Early in the afternoon eight Lightnings engaged eight enemy planes in the vicinity of Kiska. Three enemy planes ; were shot down and two more probably destroyed. Later in the afternoon Liberators, Mitchells and Lightnings again attacked the enemy submarine base and other installations and a largt fire was started in the camp area. Still later the same afternoon a gioup of Mitchells again attacked and scored bomb hits on the submarine base.
in the South Pacific on Tuesday night, Liberator heavy bombers carried out minor attacks on Japanese positions at Munda and Vila, in the centi al Solomons also at Kahili ana Ballale, in the Shortland Island area. The results were not observed.— 8.0.W,
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 66, 20 March 1943, Page 5
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