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February 19, 1942
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Operating out of Malang, Madioen and Jogjakarta, A-24's, with P-40 escort, and B-17's attack vessel landing troops on Bali. The attacks, carried out during the afternoon of February 19th and throughout the morning of February 20th, cause considerable damage to vessels but fail to halt the landings. P-40's shoot down or turn back several bombers weeping west over Java. Japanese airplane attack Darwin, bombing vessels loaded with troops destined for defense of Koepang on Timor Island. 10 P-40's sent to Darwin to escort the convoy are almost entirely wiped out by the attack.
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