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t • JAPANESE 0N GUADALCANAR HEAVY NAVAL CONCENTRATIONS. AIR RAIDS BY BOTH SIDES. B.O.W. RUGBY, Oct. 18. Great activity by both sides in the Guadalcanar area is reported in a United States Navy ocmmunique, stating: "The Japanese are co-ntinuimg to bomb our airfield and shore positions on Guadalcanar, and it is believed that enemy troops and equipment are being disposed for a strong assault against the airfield. "There have been no reports of enemy landings on Guadalcanar since Thursday, but heavy concentrations of enemy ships are still reported off Buin, in the Shortland area. "On Friday Flying Fortresses and Marine Corps aircraft repeatedly attacked enemy troops and equipment assembled in force in the north-west part of Guadalcanar. "Early on Saturday morning 14 enemy bombers escorted by eight , fighters attacked our airfield and shore positions. Our fighters and bombers reported the destruction of all the bombers and two fighters. "In the afternoon another group of about 15 enemy bombers and a number of fighters carried out a second raid on our positions. One enemy bomber was probably de • stroyed, and one of our planes is missmg."
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 246, 19 October 1942, Page 2
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187PREPARING TO SPRING Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 246, 19 October 1942, Page 2
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