| 31. | No defensive fire from the Iraqis was detected, and all the coalition warplanes returned safely, defense officials said.
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| 32. | Cutinha maintained this position, refused assistance, and provided defensive fire for his comrades until he fell mortally wounded.
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| 33. | USAAF raids were by daylight, the closely massed groups of bombers covering each other with defensive fire against fighters.
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| 34. | They dismounted and took up a defensive firing line at the gap between the wagons they had just entered.
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| 35. | Directed onto a formation of Do 17s soon after he damaged one bomber before taking hits from defensive fire.
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| 36. | No reconnaissance of the Canadian positions was done and the infantry met intense defensive fire from firmly established positions.
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| 37. | At the " Cactus Farm ", the British infantry was faced by fierce defensive fire from well-concealed German paratroopers.
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| 38. | The Greeks were halted by mines and heavy defensive fire from the east side of the airfield and nearby houses.
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| 39. | The prohibition of USAF flights over Route 46 did not prevent defensive fire on civilian airplanes by Chinese antiaircraft gunners.
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| 40. | Several torpedoes were detonated by strafing aircraft or defensive fire from the carriers, and the rest failed to strike a target.
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