09.04.2008, 10:55
Wednesday 28 April
118th Day, 247 Days to come
Big day today. 0600 - 1045 raid on Lolabinauri. Repeated this afternoon. My hind end is absolutely numb. SBDs & TBFs bombed the hell out of everything; but I think we will have to attain final objective by fighter sweep. The Japs certainly are good at camouflage. Air Raid warning this evening - False.
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NOTE: Japanese engineers built the entire runway beneath palm tree tops which were suspended from cables strung from the live palms lining the runway. Very effective until the cut tree tops began to turn brown, though by then they were mostly finished.
So we are looking for an airfield.
118th Day, 247 Days to come
Big day today. 0600 - 1045 raid on Lolabinauri. Repeated this afternoon. My hind end is absolutely numb. SBDs & TBFs bombed the hell out of everything; but I think we will have to attain final objective by fighter sweep. The Japs certainly are good at camouflage. Air Raid warning this evening - False.
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NOTE: Japanese engineers built the entire runway beneath palm tree tops which were suspended from cables strung from the live palms lining the runway. Very effective until the cut tree tops began to turn brown, though by then they were mostly finished.
So we are looking for an airfield.