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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。。。2 A! f$ d! ?% w) w
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5 v$ s4 b: [/ n8 sDay Air attack on Myitkyina , at 36,283 ~0 B( l2 F2 ^5 E
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A6M3 Zero x 14
8 C, F& b, V5 vKi-44-IIb Tojo x 13
0 N; _4 v+ ~( o& y4 qKi-61-Ib Tony x 13
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: v6 z: ]0 P/ B! r5 N+ GAllied aircraft
/ _) ]1 N) Y7 \# }Fulmar x 18 Q. I& j; Q( t( T3 l- z
Hurricane IIb x 13
8 }6 c |3 {1 e$ A1 D9 L& oBlenheim IV x 9
+ m* c4 P' \0 u% R; {5 c/ LWellington III x 807 K2 P0 P+ W6 y
Liberator III x 61* D2 r5 T* H% K( L& b+ C
B-26B Marauder x 8
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A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Ki-61-Ib Tony: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
5 [- w# P) z, e6 ?Fulmar: 1 destroyed
4 k# L7 d9 S' nHurricane IIb: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
- e, c$ C8 V! x/ K* T9 l* CBlenheim IV: 5 destroyed5 N; @3 D5 q1 a: A5 D9 F4 f8 A$ J
Wellington III: 11 destroyed, 19 damaged
+ l3 {$ x/ W, }. Q( x9 yLiberator III: 4 destroyed, 21 damaged6 B h! Q) S. Z2 W
B-26B Marauder: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. e' O- s8 S- w7 X
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Japanese ground losses:
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0 J! O3 y* t D7 i9 WGuns lost 2! q$ x: H/ k! I( K3 j, b$ {0 E; N
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Airbase hits 35 ]: V" d+ {1 M! c# H2 ~& h3 _/ B
Runway hits 27
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2 c$ J X+ s: r7 v7 R3 @3 ZDay Air attack on 51st Heavy AA Battalion, at 36,286 N! U b7 S5 Z5 \, s* E( C
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Japanese aircraft/ M# N# c3 b# p* v: z. N2 ~
A6M3 Zero x 128 b2 o5 q3 j( n/ M- A6 \" H
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 11
5 Q! W: d8 B8 Y: p! W' j. a2 vKi-61-Ib Tony x 12
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Vengeance I x 16
: \! }, R! V; _Hurricane IID/IV x 13
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. C d, B: J8 b X( U I& `( |No Japanese losses. R4 n' ^& K8 }; {
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Vengeance I: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
+ [3 q2 S6 t! Q, N: ]Hurricane IID/IV: 13 destroyed
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+ w$ U( q# Q6 IJapanese ground losses:
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$ p( F- V! i5 ? _% ]4 H6 w1 XDay Air attack on 51st Heavy AA Battalion, at 36,28
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Japanese aircraft* V( c' R, B: H( A8 {! X/ J
A6M3 Zero x 9
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Ki-61-Ib Tony x 6
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& e* j- C$ M7 M: yMartlet x 12
, @! q+ q0 r6 [F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
) K ]# s4 d' B$ B% n& B( GMohawk IV x 29
0 e, }. ~8 ?" [- ]8 _3 O) j7 ]Hurricane IIb x 164 Z. F* h+ f# [7 [2 E
P-39D Airacobra x 24: |( k3 H; {; C% c% \" A% q
P-38F Lightning x 47
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& G4 o2 _8 F" K) q1 xJapanese aircraft losses
# C: M _" d, z; G/ d8 YA6M3 Zero: 8 destroyed
- |0 V1 m5 D7 Q( E# A, SKi-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed5 R# I! d( ^. Q$ H
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 15 destroyed' `- `3 Q# W( c5 k9 @4 O
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Martlet: 1 damaged% j+ ?6 Z! @8 _' X N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged9 J( ?0 u: v& k
Mohawk IV: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
8 k: m* s; |$ F, @8 A0 pHurricane IIb: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 V9 E2 s+ m8 FP-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged, M7 J' Q, H# X2 R$ |0 u$ _* l5 L
P-38F Lightning: 6 destroyed, 10 damaged- M5 E1 P+ o' C ~4 N. M" b6 q- x
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Japanese ground losses:
7 x8 `. c6 h) h* v27 casualties reported
6 q2 W# D7 V+ @Guns lost 1 |