And despite their overwhelming technological superiority, British forces still suffered more than 2,000 dead and wounded.
The armed forces of many countries used the DC-3 and its military variants for the transport of troops, cargo, and wounded.
At 4:15 pm, the attacking forces withdrew with their dead and wounded.
Guerrilla officials said their forces killed or wounded dozens of Government soldiers and militiamen in today's attacks.
On the advance of our supports, however, Sorais' force drew off, carrying their dead and wounded with them.
But the king's forces rallied fast to kill Marshal Coutinho and wounded Albuquerque.
A member of the rebel command in the city claimed that loyalist forces were killing and wounding civilians indiscriminately.
The British and Indian forces had lost around 16,987 men, dead, missing and wounded.
In official figures made public today, the Government asserted that its forces had killed 1,050 guerrillas, wounded 564, and captured 164.
The Israeli forces wounded dozens more and destroyed several Palestinian homes in the course of wrecking the metal shops.