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JAPANESE AIR RAIDERS ON BENGAL AT LEAST ELEVEN DAMAGED. EXTENDED B.A.F. OPERATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.25 a.m.) RUGBY, April 6. An India communique states: “R.A.F. Hurricanes yesterday intercepted more than 50 Japanese bombers and fighters attempting an attack on South-Eastern Bengal. Some of the raiders broke away and dropped bombs at Maungdaw, causing minor damage and a few casualties. The rest of the force, heading northwards, was turned back by our fighters and jettisoned its bombs harmlessly in jungle. “In many combats at least eleven enemy aircraft were damaged, two so severely that they are unlikely to have regained their base. “Yesterday morning Blenheims, escorted by fighters, successfully bombed the air base at Meiktila. Escorting Hurricanes damaged four enemy fighters and shot down one without loss or damage to themselves. Other Blenheims attacked the railway line in Bongytung Gorge, south of Katha, with good results. “Last night heavy bombers successfully attacked the central railway station at Rangoon.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 April 1943, Page 3
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