08/24/42
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密支那上空又发生激战,帝国空军在米丘车轮战下力不从心。。。8 ]0 r$ w3 G2 E: z1 o+ Q
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9 f8 e* ]/ x2 { J% ?) kDay Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,28. g7 R2 A. P& Y% b' Z* O1 S
$ X1 G, ]$ R% m7 yJapanese aircraft
2 T- B+ e& f* \% W# H% L6 ?A6M3 Zero x 14& f9 v' [+ J8 Y4 m* M8 S; d4 F
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 13
h Z( k d! h; R( p9 |# `: bKi-61-Ib Tony x 132 Y! k2 ^. Y2 n z/ E+ O
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Allied aircraft. t, M: T9 ~- c
Fulmar x 1" a3 \. A. P( H P
Hurricane IIb x 13
1 x- v: z& h1 E2 ^4 XBlenheim IV x 9
& h0 c" H+ Z8 g) J3 J3 fWellington III x 80/ E! a' z0 U% h, M
Liberator III x 610 P6 T+ B9 S+ j9 P; Y# I
B-26B Marauder x 8( m1 b$ n/ J2 r, J; w" W' j1 E
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Japanese aircraft losses$ _; a* P c7 Z+ C& }+ V' p. T
A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged& w+ Z/ F; b, @1 g0 S8 o
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged) o, Y3 ]' I' W
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged& t, G8 u+ s( D9 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
' a- D6 }! {$ p, c& M- z) JFulmar: 1 destroyed' R: D0 g' u: S1 T% H2 r
Hurricane IIb: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 A. a; Y' z! ? Q. QBlenheim IV: 5 destroyed
, t& q' k& B2 v- PWellington III: 11 destroyed, 19 damaged
V# w$ |. O6 I0 u' G0 Q) t$ F1 GLiberator III: 4 destroyed, 21 damaged' [! o4 f4 U: A6 s8 z9 O5 }
B-26B Marauder: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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- I7 e- I' N. c& q, [: gJapanese ground losses:1 Z. M) o) g5 O" o2 @. s
256 casualties reported' I* U/ J2 N' ~! o% \
Guns lost 2
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Airbase hits 3& D& N( n: }, P9 L2 p6 w
Runway hits 27
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/ t3 R4 e5 c! [- |2 k/ ]Day Air attack on 51st Heavy AA Battalion, at 36,28
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Japanese aircraft' W: ~# J$ \1 a4 h" i: x
A6M3 Zero x 12
# G7 X: M [" CKi-44-IIb Tojo x 11/ ~+ U2 _, ~. h8 @# o" F. ]
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 12
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V1 c4 C8 x( m6 M5 w" r8 Q- AAllied aircraft; }6 c' B( e* w1 ]# K4 U
Vengeance I x 16
4 ~7 S- A6 r( ?9 Y2 | W; SHurricane IID/IV x 13
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No Japanese losses( N6 H1 P- g. `9 D/ n
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Allied aircraft losses
' O1 h! J1 Y) G G8 I: nVengeance I: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged1 H$ d& n3 U F2 v
Hurricane IID/IV: 13 destroyed7 m8 A& D1 t5 ^. [; g5 A3 e
7 W- `8 N# l A7 n6 w: \, B& nJapanese ground losses:
% D% F& k7 M) P+ S5 E24 casualties reported. O9 I' i6 {) \2 ^0 U( C# h
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Day Air attack on 51st Heavy AA Battalion, at 36,28
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Japanese aircraft& p0 S2 c o' j( \! \
A6M3 Zero x 9: [8 R4 A, e$ P$ s9 K
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5
% Y! P( D8 k/ F) X( tKi-61-Ib Tony x 6
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1 }; k# A* u, B. V" G2 i8 x- e& tAllied aircraft
6 l8 W# W8 C) B, p: L/ F `( vMartlet x 12
( I$ K0 \+ [7 H1 e; I/ ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 27
& R+ I3 Z9 ^+ FMohawk IV x 29% q- o& h/ T) N. t
Hurricane IIb x 16
1 {' H2 A3 e1 C" c/ b/ |% jP-39D Airacobra x 24( b9 T, S; i2 `! T. @
P-38F Lightning x 47
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/ N6 B% U: H% l Y2 H, R& CJapanese aircraft losses
. r; H! C# G% m7 M4 Q2 z5 ]A6M3 Zero: 8 destroyed( s; j! W/ x% s8 R; O8 n. O
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed
3 Y! i" M) f5 gKi-61-Ib Tony: 15 destroyed. z. B6 _. M9 d% s) q9 [
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Allied aircraft losses9 A# r @4 e6 r, V3 \+ R6 |
Martlet: 1 damaged
( Q! M, Z A" Q7 uF4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged) x# C) L, j4 Y8 ~, l
Mohawk IV: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged/ Z4 q+ F5 ` C- F$ e8 L# Q
Hurricane IIb: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 [+ n2 N4 a% fP-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
5 b) Q, B3 [' CP-38F Lightning: 6 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:2 }! i/ ]2 l: e/ h. ]/ ~! R
27 casualties reported( v, A( u U9 `
Guns lost 1 |