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The American Experience | MacArthur | Communiqué No. 995. 28 December 1944 from G.H.Q. Southwest Pacific Area (507 words) |
 | Our medium reconnaissance units bombed Viqueque on Timor and heavily damaged a small coastal freighter to the north. |
| Our heavy and medium units and fighters dropped ninety tons of bombs on airfield and supply installations at Rabaul while fighter bombers destroyed a wharf at Kavieng and attacked enemy encampments in northern New Ireland and Bougainville. |
| Two of our aircraft were shot down by antiaircraft defenses but the crews were rescued. |
| One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1877 words) |
| The Aircraft was slightly over loaded but because it was short fight the pilot reduced his fuel load to lighten the helicopter. |
| Despite avoidance turns and evasive flying, Nunn's aircraft was hit by a short burst of cannon fire and then he was killed with a burst of machine gun fire during a second attacking pass from Giminez. |
| It is believed that the chopper was shot down by the Royal Navy as the aircraft was exceeding the speed/height restrictions imposed on friendly aircraft. |
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