Show Allied Fliers Down 54 Jap Planes On 00 Raid By Associate Press Japanese sc plane plene losses through throughout out the embattled Pacific rose above the mark for January Wednesday after atter another alU allied d raid on torn bomb na aut that cost the enemy between 54 and 69 aircraft In shipping too the Japanese received hard new blows blows' as U. U S. S Fourteenth air loree force fliers fliers fliers-cred- cred credited with sinking sinking- 17 enemy enemy ships during December destroyed December destroyed five vessels totaling tons off Fu- Fu chow on the east China coast Lashing at Japanese communications communications ca in southern Burma allied fighter planes damaged more than 60 river craft and a steamer New Delhi also reported fresh fighting in the northern Burma campaign to clear the way for the new Ledo road to China Th The latest of the smashing time time table table strikes at brought the statement by Major General l Ralph Mitchell commander commander com com- mander of south Pacific air squadrons squadrons squadrons squad squad- rons that it was the most successful successful successful suc suc- offensive operation in the history of ot Solomons warfare American and New Zealand units attacking the airdrome airdrome airdrome air air- drome in predawn and afternoon sweeps Sunday shot down 46 Jap Jap- anese Interceptors for certain and 15 In addition eight parked planes were destroyed The The raiders lost two bombers and three fighters but one bomber crew and anda a fighter pilot w were re rescued On the basis of allied planes have wiped out more than Japan Japanese o aircraft at Ra Ra- baul alone since January January- 1 Attempts Attempts Attempts At At- tempts to fight off attacks on on the Marshall arshall islands and air battles battles bat bat- in the India China theater have cost the enemy at least additional planes lanes As a part of the aerial offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive ag against Japanese b bases ses in the Bismarck archipelago a alII allied 11 i e d planes bombed the Admiralty islands along a mile 50 length of troop and supply concentrations The destruction Included seven parked planes plane 12 12 barges two lug lug- gers gera three small freighters and many buildings I The Japanese ineffectively raided raided raid raid- ed the Ameri American an beachhead at on the southwest coast of New Britain headquarters announced announced an an- and caused light casualties casualties casual- casual ties tics in an attack on western Bougainville the site of new lair fields An army spokesman disclosed that the new rapid-fire rapid rocket gun was used in the invasion landings land land- Ings at and Cape Gloucester ter northwestern New Britain and at Saldor 55 miles south of ot the enemy's key northern New Guinea base at Australian troops drove the Jap Japanese anese from strong positions on ridge In the northern part of Finisterre range In the valley inland push toward |