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On Wed. 18 Aug 1943 US bombers attacked the four Japanese airfields at.....

1943-08-18

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US bombers attacked the four Japanese airfields at Wewak, Australian New Guinea (Boram, Wewak, But, and Dagna). The Americans lost two B-25 bombers and one P-38 fighter; the Japanese lost 30 aircraft and suffered damage to the airstrips.

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