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Masthead level attack on Jap shipping at Wolfe Atoll
Sailor Brown and crew report sinking a Japanese ship near Wolfe Atoll Marshall Islands. Details describe low and fast strafing run by a Mitchell bomber, bombs hitting the hull, and anti aircraft fire ripping a plane. Pilot notes danger from debris and a near collision with propeller. Mrs Brown, former Marte Py, confirms her husband’s silence on weather and duty.
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