REVISED FIGURES

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 230, 27 June 1944, Page 5

REVISED FIGURES

Japanese Losses In Mariannes TOTAL OF 402 PLANES (By Telegraph.—-Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received. June 26, 8.30 p.;ui.) NEW YORK, June 25. “Ou the basis of the latest reports tabulating the damage inflicted on the enemy in the Mariaiutes operations, the following revisions are necessary,” says a Pacific Fleet communique:—•'During the enemy aircraft attack ou the American Fleet, ou June 18, 402 enemy planes were destroyed, of which 360 were shot down by carrier-based fighters and 18 by flak. We lost 18 pilots and six of the crew from 27 aircraft shot down. "In our carrier aircraft attacks ou the enemy fleet ou June 19, one heavy cruiser ami one light cruiser, neither of which was previously reported, were damaged, one light cruiser not previously reported received seven hits from 5001 b. bombs, one of three tankers previously reported sunk has been transferred to the severely damaged category, 26 enemy aircraft were shot down instead of as previously reported 17, to 22. We lost 22 pilots and 27 of the crew from 95 aircraft shot down or forced dowu. “Over Iwa Jitna on Friday, 116 enemy aircraft were shot down aud 11 probably destroyed. We lost five fighters.” The Pearl Harbour correspondent of the Associated Press of America says that the revised figures show that Japan’s attempted defence of the Mariannes and Bonin Islands has cost her so far 747 planes destroyed, 30 ships sunk, 51 damaged, two probably damaged, and 13 barges destroyed.