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Bombers Miss 2 Dutch Ships In Tarakan Raid
Batavia dispatch says Japanese planes dropped 90 bombs on Tarakan harbor in the Netherlands East Indies. One warship sustained only insignificant damage with five crew wounded. a second attack the day before hit near targets but failed to strike. The communique notes the raid followed an earlier assault and a Japanese bomber was shot down by Dutch defenders.
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Batavia
Uvaz
Tarakan
Netherlands East Borneo
Taraskan
Nippon Air Force