THE SOLOMONS
U.S. AIR ACTIVITY. RUGBY, June .6. A United States Navy communique states: Fortresses early on Saturday morning bombed installations at Kahili in the Buin area. About noon on'the same day, a dive-bombers and torpedo-bomoei , escorted by Warhawks, Corsans a Lightnings attacked a Japanese it stroyer, a corvette and cargo in the Bougainville area. large / calibre bomb hits were scored on the destroyer which undoubtedly sank The corvette and the shin were set on fire. American planes were engaged by large forces of Zeros, the Americans shot down fifteen Zeros and damaged three more] for the loss of four of out aircraft.
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Grey River Argus, 8 June 1943, Page 5
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