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8 u9 D& K, |1 e5 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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. s+ b) R' Y) d( b0 tWeather in hex: Clear sky! R: H9 G1 {. U7 N! m! E; i$ m
9 `8 C+ Q8 }* B5 C5 dRaid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* q3 h. }+ q5 Q0 N8 D+ P( F6 U
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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1 Y: g/ _9 }) n" D5 q0 r) zJapanese aircraft: Y/ g: x0 u4 _5 w; t4 u4 L5 r
A6M2 Zero x 45
e ?! Z& f: ^$ g$ R0 e D3A1 Val x 7
7 I- ~; d9 x( T2 r1 f: O G3M3 Nell x 32) Y$ K! u) H0 d1 f& T. g
5 o# Q! E( O& @9 f- mAllied aircraft$ }( ^7 v5 ^* M9 g9 U; [2 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24' ^; @$ q+ K0 M- J
# d9 }# I$ P- g* x6 e4 \Japanese aircraft losses
% }1 g4 {% V# h0 q4 x A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
4 y: C( b* b( E# O! a& K; _ G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged1 U' b- P4 G' R6 v2 Y# A# S
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Allied aircraft losses; a% P1 s; o; y3 F6 ^3 J2 z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed C2 K' b) g9 C8 B5 l5 H9 F- h2 n
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Allied Ships
% b0 N- ?: Y; I. d xAP Maetsuycker7 B' y. C7 x: \2 A& X. \0 C0 @( ?
APD McKean0 `& S5 d3 E* O3 L3 k6 t8 q
DD Crosby
8 @1 `7 d% v1 c* w* r* O& V; u4 m DD Crane
5 m2 U, c& M: Q5 a1 J DD Kilty
4 Z$ Z' d, D- i& ?5 G xAP Hong Kheng
! w9 `: n( ]+ r& e) X DD Kennison$ ?$ R) `+ e$ a6 s: P, q
xAP Hong Peng* }! ~& D& o- w. }0 J! c
APD Waters- A$ R' h5 [' C( D! d$ R
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+ E/ n& d; W" r( w5 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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2 c" x+ h% F6 V6 D+ j3 rWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.( p- d, \8 V/ y9 G4 T# x$ p
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( Z$ A" t3 Y2 N9 n A6M2 Zero x 28
7 w' y+ N6 f4 V" [) M4 X G3M3 Nell x 30
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Allied aircraft/ M0 B' t: h; J) {7 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16; F- T8 D ?! E+ Y
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Japanese aircraft losses8 F% \4 U1 A; c R
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed1 T! T& E2 K5 q
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged1 s" v# o3 H6 d8 I( }& e' w1 N
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak4 r; e$ s$ p8 \* R% p7 B
6 y1 W$ H' T* ^/ \) x2 v ^Allied aircraft losses
$ l! W/ u1 g5 i" m F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed# l2 f5 @# S4 ~7 Q8 C7 f8 O
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Allied Ships6 f5 X* z! P$ v, D' ~
xAP Cremer
# S3 O* z' O& ^% }/ M APD McKean
0 R: d5 [0 I* J, }( B: e DD Crosby. N9 q7 U" V- g E5 j+ l( k, J( J. E
PC Hermes! R" {8 A% @7 u! N( y
APD Little
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$ |) H; j/ Y) L0 y0 a: p" D0 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41
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3 ?$ b* ]! |! N. ^% N1 u) ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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! `/ |4 K5 }% e2 T1 c; oRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 O; e" @' f4 T% _3 `0 nEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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* W0 ?& o5 F7 c$ M3 \, C% CJapanese aircraft7 N9 {* q }. J8 G, c1 K4 m. k
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23! [" @+ c( _0 F4 j) N, c( V4 F3 r6 V
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Allied aircraft4 R' T3 H. A; ]
Vengeance I x 28, \) l& w! U$ A% q7 K( I# `, U
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No Japanese losses0 P2 c2 m/ u4 m3 v) l R$ O( O
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Allied aircraft losses- G. A1 o# q2 f2 q! |
Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged$ |+ M& y7 q( |
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak8 B6 H% ^& _6 q4 {/ M
& Q# D& ~0 l6 ^% L5 d' PJapanese Ships
3 S: b9 V& R% E2 c3 c! m BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3
: F6 d4 _! d& O+ W: T; Z, G- K BB Ise, Bomb hits 1
7 k+ Y& ]$ Z6 h _- t U BB Fuso |