Battle for the Solomons
ENEMY OFFENSIVES EXPECTED (Rec. I p.m.) Rugby, Oct. 18 Great activity by both sides in the Guadalcanar area is reported in a United States Navy communique, which says: “The Japanese are continuing to bomb our airfield and shore psoitions on Guadalcanar and it is believed 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 15th October, but heavy concentrations of enemy ships are still reported off Buin, in the Shortland Island area. On 16th October Flying Fortresses and Marine Corps aircraft repeatedly attacked enemy troops and equipment assembled in force in the north-west part of Guadalcanar. Early on the morning of I 7th October fourteen 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 fifteen enemy bombers and a number of fighters carried out a second raid on our positions. One enemy bomber was probably destroyed. One of our planes is missing.’*
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 19 October 1942, Page 2
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