ZEROS SHOT DOWN
FIGHTING OVER HEW GUINEA SYDNEY, August 2t>. Another fine interception feat by Allied fighter pilots, this time over eastern New Guinea, was reported today. Our fighters clashed with 13 Zeros and shot down four. Others were hit and damaged. One Allied plane was damaged, but reached its base. The latest Allied headquarters communique contains reports from Darwin and Rabaul of a renewed outbreak of fighting. After Sunday’s costly noon attack three enemy aircraft made a futile night raid on Darwin on Monday. The bombs fell into the swamp area. Kokoda and Papua re-entered the Pacific war picture yesterday when a clash between advance elements resulted in the dispersal of an enemy patrol. The fighting in this area is reported to be still confined to patrols and forward troops. Over Japan’js No. 1 South Pacific base, Rabaul, one of two Zeros attempting to intercept an Allied reconnaissance unit was destroyed.
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Evening Star, Issue 24283, 26 August 1942, Page 5
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152ZEROS SHOT DOWN Evening Star, Issue 24283, 26 August 1942, Page 5
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