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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 17, 44
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 ' O/ W( a# C5 b* g8 Q) t7 R
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
. N) X$ N" g7 ^0 `# tEstimated time to target is 6 minutes) |% O( u4 V: c$ n t% _
) f6 f+ N6 z1 Z( w+ Z6 W+ q' HJapanese aircraft
+ `+ {3 U I: n, ?( `' t Ki-84r Frank x 43
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r1 ` Q/ Y# }3 S- Z0 KAllied aircraft
: x1 f- F! [- L+ D* I5 p P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14! C) v: T3 B, l) n2 \+ {. j# D
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 48
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$ y7 n' A7 o1 T% O/ ?, M3 fJapanese aircraft losses1 g- D# I* [$ v! ^! v# G4 @) u
Ki-84r Frank: 11 destroyed6 M/ y$ _, Q* k, p
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No Allied losses
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! p' s% r9 k7 r- TAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
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- Y& u2 A9 P/ O( v: e9 w3 u/ HWeather in hex: Clear sky
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& J% x' L( c- URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
' W( W1 t8 K, c+ e% D: x9 i* JEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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o0 m L- w& P5 u, S$ v! \. DJapanese aircraft
* h. B1 q+ K8 P$ p+ g Ki-84r Frank x 44% g1 z6 T! W4 T- n
; p4 O9 l1 X( ^6 r0 ?, @Allied aircraft
' a, M* L2 @7 r, n: l P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 149 K4 W3 ]8 G* e* e
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 45
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ j, g& r! l/ d0 @9 T. b/ I4 r Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* K7 V" L: V, S4 P; R6 Y
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed, J/ U$ ?% H u+ q6 i7 s% c
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Aircraft Attacking:" o' K7 t$ x' F) ~% @) g+ X- J
14 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 " Q3 C( ^. |0 D! ^
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
" Q7 u8 c! W- A" |2 ?. f GEstimated time to target is 2 minutes% `4 |% U" A0 E' @. K1 c
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Japanese aircraft6 N" W' |/ B ^3 p Q
Ki-84r Frank x 30. i' z3 u4 b. z* c% G
* h$ Q6 |# t% Q$ d' m$ g9 N' hAllied aircraft, J1 e0 w& K; v6 [
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
* I- u5 o% y9 u/ A6 J# h" { P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 36. W B; ~% r6 }3 _0 U
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ V+ Q# \' C2 Z Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed2 B3 v8 u: Y4 ?' o) ^* H
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Allied aircraft losses
' k* t* Y2 J2 q. n8 _9 O P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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4 q& w/ O/ _# A% KAircraft Attacking:
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Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 / L3 u7 T6 X+ R, n8 v7 d2 y- p
3 X$ _8 Y' L5 ~* G3 ZWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
) O7 Z% w. }, S1 `- VEstimated time to target is 4 minutes9 _+ f \2 M. o, y! n0 y
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Japanese aircraft# x, H: T. r3 l& M
Ki-84r Frank x 41
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Allied aircraft7 k# T8 Y8 x8 U5 W2 c. b
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
. ^) k, a# p. M5 x2 U0 T( d* W P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses3 w. V. u; R# n- |
Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed
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: x. @: `8 x. [7 d+ }, ~Allied aircraft losses& V* p7 Q. S: H6 Q) Z) y7 n
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed& ^/ g7 T0 Y: `) `# c B; Q( M
1 W/ k& P8 T1 [8 o- \& q) tAircraft Attacking:/ j5 \3 k& J2 w1 k0 i
20 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet
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+ O5 T( a) Y4 m. u8 WAfternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130 ; [: u/ ]. K. Y6 y9 q
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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. O% \$ j2 |5 s& _( J# TRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
1 N( N7 |% N2 G' ~% Y5 AEstimated time to target is 2 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% {! \3 A. x* |4 a% Y Ki-84r Frank x 44" I; h# E1 h( o" \! u2 G
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P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 7
' ^7 l D& l0 H% e) Z P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 211 {- y7 z9 h; B1 N
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Japanese aircraft losses
( f3 l- p2 @# H# y+ n( r* D Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
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* H$ e- R Q9 \5 ~0 {4 f( sAllied aircraft losses
6 a6 s& k" y# b; a P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
7 q- z# i/ k6 e P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:) }, _+ f" u3 E
25 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 38000 feet0 D# V2 _% a& ~" @
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% W" @( J* ?: W+ r( D' s9 f' v当天早些时候在印度洋上,盟军一只小型航母编队空袭了距离跌个加西亚450英里的阿杜环礁,击沉了几艘在该地作业的日军船只
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# z5 d- _8 l1 C1 N- M0 \Morning Air attack on Addu , at 16,52
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms: F4 S6 f: X9 W4 Y7 v3 B) j8 w
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
* `; _% e4 z( Q; OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 R5 i$ o2 R' z1 \! _Japanese aircraft
5 _& o) Z3 h& s! R4 _ Ki-84r Frank x 161 C2 n! t/ z+ Q
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* _5 e5 W. k7 c, X F6F-3 Hellcat x 27+ a# |1 ?$ G: v% @5 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 Q( l4 X0 }! O8 z8 \7 T Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. V1 C* Z' N, N. L F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Addu at 16,52
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms0 A* ~3 N* M4 ~; }, b" p z
1 g. P1 g' X1 l& }: l) }5 {Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
1 M# G% N) R- A! R: X2 D7 wEstimated time to target is 13 minutes5 M& j' ^" X. ^2 t8 Z5 d% W
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Japanese aircraft! V* l' j0 I: r5 z8 k: D, O
Ki-84r Frank x 2
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Hellcat I x 14+ v9 t9 S D7 H% P4 X" p( D# o
F6F-3 Hellcat x 408 w" v+ U- c3 P
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 34# ^& B9 S$ V: G# e. W7 s+ a
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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, @/ r* r3 ^* D" [* bNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships6 A8 P! |" h' D( R0 \' c' y4 ^2 N
xAK Toko Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 X$ t8 r! D7 `2 ~
SC Ch 27, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- k5 D1 v2 A z) \ E Takashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* i) e- a4 t; M3 S' |1 H
E Maeshima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk0 ~0 R" E' ] Z# O4 W8 S
6 Y' Y" ~) j1 m* l3 {: v' g9 WAircraft Attacking:/ V9 t% j5 ]" F# G* H/ q
23 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'& L7 E. ~# {9 I, {3 N% ?
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb L" `' y! U5 z
8 x F6F-3 Hellcat sweeping at 20000 feet4 D; }: V% q) {$ B: b* T
18 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- @+ w3 {2 D) U) m# `8 Y9 r Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- ?( \. G5 k4 V6 N7 x' z
4 x Hellcat I sweeping at 10000 feet) O% |1 I! v6 V1 f9 x
5 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
6 c) g6 B4 k% D5 D. ] Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
! ^' `/ V& {" u% F9 J 6 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'- g8 S+ ~7 J- G& h D: b5 c$ T4 }
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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CAP engaged:7 @/ B( `9 i, \+ y
77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 k7 h" z8 {( B* Y; Q4 [* ~( c 2 plane(s) intercepting now.9 n# X) z% L' A9 }- R; d
Group patrol altitude is 20000
* P& c1 o5 I* n0 U) @$ j& l1 } Raid is overhead6 y* o: ^0 f0 w- r
- A5 b3 N0 {) J* p9 rHeavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Toko Maru/ F. g, }& q6 h% L) z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring E Takashima
5 o9 @1 @8 J7 U; }% }1 I3 ?) sHeavy smoke from fires obscuring E Maeshima |
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