The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-01-20
u. s. Bombers Sank
Japanese Cruiser
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The Jolo attack presumably was
carried out by American bombing
craft based in the Dutch Indies.
These United States planes have
carried out four other attacks
around the Celebes sea in the past
10 days.
MacArthur's report indicated that
the ,Japanese assault upon his Bataan
lines is building I'D to another cli-
max
w., r, ,. .;o
ne"'S 'a'f'iie'3c !'i e3ouiG' p"l Cic-
ularly az tite center center OF ms hneS' was
ADMITTED. japanese planes were sup
porting the attack. Ihree OF them
were SfloJ down III the past "a hours.
The commIniuue said that the
enemy has renewed the attack" on
the Bataan positions after more
than % hours of relative nuiet.
The communiole offered no geo.
oranhical details of the Rataan
fiabting A Iananeea nronononda
hoor,,cosct c1airnad +b,+ ~ A,nari
49,, it, t,ad 49,, 49, 80
49, ii i,1 .,,a au iai1 49, pi1.su ooine
WY WY" So ~ e,, tv go W ., 80, aii
saot .L Dav s Io"u AVN ~, 'ili &c .i11es
~. va "a nalai s. .;. iiiis iepoIV-ii
ooileoG-"o''iu liiuicdIe vile Japa-
uese nave progressed apout one
thlrd OF the distance down the mar
row peninsula.
Inc report that nghtlng continues
on Mundane Island was the first
word OF conditions there in many
Gays. Inc Japanese occupied Davao
more than three weeks ago but APP
parently have not yet extended their
control OF the area lar outsied the
CITY, Whlch Is largely Japanese pop
ulated.
Six U. 5. Bombers
The successful attack on the
japanese Cruiser was made by six
United States bombers, presumably
long-range aircraft OF the flying
fortress or consolidated type.
Inc war Department only yes
terday had reported American
bombers IN two other engagements,
one In the CelebeS sea area and one
In Malaga - the first American
bomber engagement reported on the
Malaga front.
1t was the first time that Amer
lean bombing forces, presumably in
cludlng long-range, heaVy-load fly
ing fortresses and consolidated
bombers have blasted at the Japan
eSe on Malaga peninsula.
Two new air attacks were re-
ported by the war Department. One
was against the Japanese air base
at Sungel Patani, an important air
drome just north OF the Thalland-
Malaga boundary which has been
one OF the primary seats OF the jap
anese offensive against Singapore.
This attack indicated that Amer
lean bombers are now based in
Burma. Previously, U. S. fighter
craft, manned by pilots OF the VOL
unteer air force operating under ia
cit Chlnese command, have blasted
Japanese attempts TO WIN air con-
troll over Rangoon and other Bur-
mese towns. Some GO or more jap
aneSe planes have been destroyed in
these attacks.
The War Department reported
that in the Sungel Patan1 raid
American planes touched OIL three
OIL the ground and among hangers.
me american pompers returned
without injury.
Inc second american attacK was
against tne Japanese -occupleu ar
oiolile az Meilauo on tiie llol Ilielli
a., an VI .,ie DuUoil i"laiiu VI Ceioo ~,
= ne an VI oiile m"o oIiNeu ny 'iie
'r H. n,o,a eO ret1nr u, rto,t
,,,.nI e ' ~ nnonsia . not VIZ 'v az,
49,, oioa 1aranoea opta, GRO - y,
a dngAGaht which started after
tbev had hIaetad the airfield with
,ndetermined reeu1t
The American bombing squadron
lost only two planes shot down and
another damaged with four mem
bers of its crew wounded.
BY the standards of European air
combat the performance Of the
American aircraft was exceptional
In dog-fghts over Britain and Ger
man bombers have usually proved
no match for fighter craft due to
their lower speed and comparatively
light armament