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& ]% w$ X# F+ Y. q1 N e4 nAllied aircraft 4 z; ^9 {6 q V( K P-38F Lightning x 22 % i1 X6 N x0 d, @' C2 W . V. y; J8 K2 M0 t" d$ p: }8 @9 s
Japanese aircraft losses4 O3 Y3 _# H. b, G& q$ Z' m
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed5 A$ n& M8 w5 b G/ E& V8 c
/ u, }' `. v9 t0 {; Q4 ENo Allied losses - @ }* L( t8 i$ E * z2 t+ m- K" M5 ~- w 0 \9 u+ T( M2 h w" H 1 l/ k* p4 D8 u. a% e$ @Aircraft Attacking: . |0 ]- l( R8 } 12 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * 4 _# D: N: f% l- @( J
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( }; j' [1 e: p
4 Q9 O5 @3 T% U" g |/ }Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.' X/ R/ @1 W, k8 J( S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 t" t6 \1 [8 v1 h
1 _9 L2 n2 p, O% H5 y+ WJapanese aircraft, n; u1 o4 M! q7 s/ v% x' l
A6M2 Zero x 5/ i. ~9 \* O2 ~3 @3 V- b
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Allied aircraft% v5 u; v2 t- I. c) @& R; f' A
P-38F Lightning x 21 - X: }- {' t. z0 R+ d3 ?8 u! G, ?; y& w: A: p! _
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Japanese aircraft losses% O* k6 J5 y; b9 S! h6 p8 o' O
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed ( I `2 l8 V( [$ N$ r1 ~) ?% s1 ]1 ^! ~! y/ ]( S" v" s
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Aircraft Attacking: ; a- Z! G( W' Z9 E: J* Y- l7 y% h 21 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * 2 U/ k# @, l1 S
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. 3 ?/ k& r+ i% N" M5 dEstimated time to target is 12 minutes# q0 z( { c- p h
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Japanese aircraft ! x! V; V' x: X. Q no flights5 v: O5 L8 A. P
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Allied aircraft% w' J4 n% E7 C+ T" e
B-17E Fortress x 47& g4 s: d' W c" O
B-17F Fortress x 27 : q" ?( R! j0 k B-24D Liberator x 82 ; Z- @( K! L+ d$ {7 |' H# p0 v9 K+ T& L6 K. B
* H8 S0 A0 G8 [. z; qJapanese aircraft losses , I. X% h: u9 o. C* S! _ Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed on ground7 c) t5 ?' {9 L V% e3 m( `
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground n/ ^0 V2 v2 P9 z Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed on ground 7 R; y9 B% H' T, w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground . b9 A& G/ o- r# b {0 O% T; A L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground 5 b2 g- u1 C' D( J6 { Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground, J% y- b+ v5 ^1 M8 ~
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Allied aircraft losses( _+ [4 Q6 @6 U) O
B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged5 v3 C% [5 X! H" E5 m" _. d
