WIDE RAIDING BY ALLIES
Enemy South Of Buna (Received August 26, 11.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 26.
General MacArthur's headquarters reports tfhit highly successful surprise attacks have been made on grounded enemy fighters at Buna in Papua. In two strafing raids our fighters wrecked a total' of 13 Zeros—one of the biggest single bags of enemy fighters yet made.
It is revealed that the Held against which the attacks were launched had been used by the Japanese for some time for handling supplies. It is not known whether the enemy had used it for fighter operations, but war correspondents believe the Allies caught the Japanese off guard before they had a chance to use the fighters! Today's communique also reports that our fighters machinegunned and destroyed a number of enemy barges and supplies on a beach south of Buna. This indicates a spread in enemy activity along the north Papuan coast. The Allied air forces also struck at the two Japanese bases in the northeastern sector—Rabaul and Gasmata. In a heavy' night attack our bombers dropped eight tons of high-explosive and incendiary bombs on an aerodrome, runways, hangars, dispersal areas, and a seaplane base, starting fires which were visible for 40 miles. In the north-western sector Allied medium bombers raided enemy installations on Timor, starting fires. The sole offensive Japanese air activity was a night attack on Darwin by two enemy planes, which dropped bombs near an aerodrome. The damage was negligible.
NEW MARINE FORCE Super Shocktroops LONDON, August 26. A Washington statement describes the American force which raided '.Makin Island in the Gilbert group nine days ago as part of a new force of shocktroops which have been specially chosen from the marines. Their equipment and training have been a closely-guarded secret. Part of their speciality is attack from the sea and smashing of enemy communications and stores. Men of this force are now taking part in the Solomon Islands battle.
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 282, 27 August 1942, Page 5
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321WIDE RAIDING BY ALLIES Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 282, 27 August 1942, Page 5
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