FADING ENEMY AIR STRENGTH
(Received June 18, 7.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, June IS. The remnants of Japanese air power in New Guinea have suffered a severe blow. Sorong, western Dutch New Guinea, the last remaining effective enemy base on the island, has been smashed by General MacArthur's bombers and fighters. At least 50 aircraft concentrated there were destroyed either on the ground or in air combat.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 224, 19 June 1944, Page 6
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65FADING ENEMY AIR STRENGTH Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 224, 19 June 1944, Page 6
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