EFFECTIVE ATTACKS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 December 1942, Page 4

EFFECTIVE ATTACKS

IN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTH PACIFIC. ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN AIR FORCES. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day. 11.55 a.m.) WASHINGTON, December 13.A Navy Department communique states: “In the North Pacific on December 11, three Army Marauders scored two 5001 b. bomb hits on a vessel formerly aground in a lagoon at Kiska. and also bombed and strafed shore installations. “In the South Pacific, at 6 p.m. on December 11, Douglas Dauntless divebombers from Guadalcanal attacked a formation of eleven Japanese destroyers headed towards Guadalcanal, apparently for the purpose of reinforcing and supplying troops. Bomb hits were scored on five of the destroyers. Shortly after midnight on December 12 the enemy formation, continuing toward Guadalcanal, was attacked by the surface forces guarding the island. We sank one destroyer, set on fire and probably sank another, and damaged another. We lost one torpedo-boat. “On December 11, Flying Fortresses dropped 155 1001 b. bombs on Munda airfield, in New Georgia. Clouds prevented observation of the results. All our planes returned. On December 12, seven Flying Fortresses and fighters scored four 10001 b. bomb hits on the Munda landing strip and dropped 80 1001 b. bombs on the general area. All our planes returned.”