DEADLY FIRE
FROM DARWIN GROUND DEFENCES OPENING SALVOS HIT JAPANESE BOMBER. TWO OTHERS STRUCK ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) RUGBY, April 5. An air raid on Darwin today is reported in an Australian communique. Seven bombers, with fighter escorts, came over. The raid was light and of short duration. Damage was negligible and-no casualties are reported. An outstanding feature of Saturday s raid was the deadly anti-aircraft file. The first two salvos hit a bomber which fell into the sea. Almost at the same time two others were seen to break formation. With black smoke issuing from them, they gradually lost height and crashed into .the sea. Antiaircraft fire then ceased and fighteis swooped on the enemy, causing them hurriedly to drop their bombs and make off. Two Japanese fighters fell victims to Australian fighters. Port Moresby also was raided today by seven fighters. The material damage done was small. One Japanese fighter was shot down. The Australians lost no aircraft.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 April 1942, Page 4
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