dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðiːz ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz wˈʌn lˈɪbɚɹˌeɪɾɚ ˌeɪ sˈɛvənti tˈuː dˈæʃ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː wʌz lˈɔst ˌɔn ɐ twˈɛnti sˈɪks slˈæʃ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv nˈaɪt stɹˈaɪk wɛn ɪt wʌz fˈoːɹst tə lˈænd ɪn ʃˈæloʊ wˈɔːɾɚɹ ˈɔf ɐ dʒˌæpənˈiːz hˈɛld ˈaɪlənd ɪnðə lˈɛsɚ sˈʌndə ɡɹˈuːp.
During these operations  one Liberator (A72-133) was lost on a 26/27 April 1945 night strike when it was forced to land in shallow water off a Japanese held island in the Lesser Sunda group.