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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 45* v% \4 a; m, B" F" t2 m
) m v* n' L- y! W# {2 @; Z4 ]8 X) n1945年12月9日,朝鲜半岛南部的萌军9级机场落成,萌军主力战机集群随即进驻,发动了历史上最大规模的空袭行动,剑指日寇在本土西侧的核心基地吴港,该地由超过1000架日本战斗机驻守,可谓日寇本土防御的核心基地之一。# P @# _2 C! d8 k' g
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盟军飞行员面对强敌毫不畏惧,前仆后继的冲向敌阵,以自损300架之代价,击落,击毁日寇飞机超过1500架,其中包括了近1000架银河等日军对海打击主力鱼雷机,沉重打击了日寇的嚣张气焰,展示了萌军不畏强敌的决心和强大的空中实力。4 y+ Q) \& m% {) q4 ~& }
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0 `2 Z! z) o. n0 ]0 D& XMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 m+ o0 i& V' w( T. f6 P1 Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet., N' ]' c( R9 Q+ Y( G
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes9 I% u7 i9 |6 I. v/ {1 Y& R5 X
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Japanese aircraft1 n- g; T" ^7 e% g
A7M2 Sam x 63
$ N2 N8 c! C. \/ U) y J2M5 Jack x 81
+ j7 o0 A1 U; r4 t$ l z& N, }) m J7W1 Shinden x 208
, ~: p) [3 b* b" Z N1K1-J George x 162* G6 A+ e2 |- Q. I R
N1K5-J George x 144& \; l" \3 J5 x" g+ L0 S( d
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 50
( {7 ~, u$ T; M" N$ S( K Ki-94-II x 406' n' \# M* }8 E( ^% o
& S+ \3 [; J( _4 o% B! e, \Allied aircraft
7 o& L7 `) o+ Q6 m. W) O3 Z0 Y8 ^ Spitfire F.XIV x 119
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Japanese aircraft losses& d4 A% `1 K3 c4 _) T$ X. a$ r
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed7 }7 o. t& p6 W# B( l1 M
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed/ h+ q9 f, @ q6 U. A m% S( \, r% |
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed
' ^5 ]% e5 ~' B8 C# Z% l! u7 D$ c N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
* H" W$ b# t; \. Y2 ^6 v& z N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed5 D3 \1 q/ u- a
Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed- X3 R9 b0 s: V+ J( \
& p ?' O1 L6 l# B% pAllied aircraft losses
$ N2 b6 P4 Z7 r& C' o Spitfire F.XIV: 17 destroyed
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# }3 r. n9 k" ~) w* C# \Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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' p5 t. ^3 o* D" k& i: p$ @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud, x; t" k) N& H. h
6 e( g2 Y; }8 ~ eRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
, U7 v, Y9 T6 o" Z$ sEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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' N% C! [ G8 f: h2 e% MJapanese aircraft" C+ n! C8 t* L8 X8 J+ g
A7M2 Sam x 57
& ~/ A6 ]7 ]9 j2 T J2M5 Jack x 77
, ^5 }+ ]( j* F' d0 Z0 _ J7W1 Shinden x 199/ y* g1 H7 J; q& B5 `; h
N1K1-J George x 1512 N# Y0 M X0 c% l
N1K5-J George x 1285 ~* }3 _, g1 i3 x! p% H" W
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 46
# O+ V5 k- Q% ]" p+ ? Ki-94-II x 381
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Allied aircraft
3 Z2 a6 @* V0 U5 [ Spitfire F.XIV x 126/ l2 F5 n: Y0 ]" D! M% \
5 y5 \/ g, N+ P, { Q
Japanese aircraft losses
! x9 |* P# t5 d$ u% n A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed) g/ z A9 u* X
J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed
3 U. X$ u5 W/ x, D3 f J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed3 ]9 B' b, I6 s. t' K4 R
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
- f( H$ n" w9 ]! d5 z4 w r. ~ N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed Y3 _+ f# l/ y1 S' l. w" E3 y
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
; \3 I: L' \7 T- Y5 V% @% } Ki-94-II: 8 destroyed' J. X& u: O" L7 A0 t
4 |+ F+ B$ M5 ^3 Z9 J
Allied aircraft losses
' d1 |& B% f6 A0 Q" z# b Spitfire F.XIV: 22 destroyed: ~, a; p/ n. [
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 ?3 Y+ l- G; C' ]
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.1 d) v1 g1 D' v4 \4 Z
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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5 h4 C* n& P: J* x1 P1 ?* MJapanese aircraft& C' L* c9 s% Y5 B1 e: @1 P s/ ^* y) X" C
A7M2 Sam x 45) t! f3 N6 ^4 x9 G$ o
J2M5 Jack x 68
( i/ [: S6 g4 a7 \) O+ q8 A J7W1 Shinden x 178( t1 L- j% e7 g& B/ P
N1K1-J George x 133& }1 V& D! b* R( F0 k
N1K5-J George x 111; l6 p+ Z8 z) F0 x! }, u
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 39
0 s, k; a l% N9 d# G Ki-94-II x 333$ s V3 b) H- Z
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Allied aircraft/ ?; ]+ N8 s0 b4 s, H
Thunderbolt II x 91
5 T3 f8 F6 `( `8 Y( \2 z8 d P-47N Thunderbolt x 187
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4 C' K+ p: `: X3 {Japanese aircraft losses* ]7 I4 b4 o k/ d$ {2 E: D8 N6 P
A7M2 Sam: 7 destroyed& B; M# ?( U" R! A z1 {
J2M5 Jack: 8 destroyed
D* b. z2 L, [" d7 r" B J7W1 Shinden: 21 destroyed
2 [3 _$ }* e5 \$ I8 Q% h* Q N1K1-J George: 13 destroyed
3 ~8 M' Q" g& p" x N1K5-J George: 12 destroyed
: L. }% ^5 b7 j r' U Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed
1 I2 M3 [5 u( F Ki-94-II: 32 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses+ M/ X" K9 D: ~* M& H* a' r
Thunderbolt II: 19 destroyed
& S% U) T/ L5 I6 ?0 I+ _0 H' R* d P-47N Thunderbolt: 42 destroyed: ? i4 ]6 g8 w( M6 c9 [
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 . T5 v x! _% b+ n1 V! H
* O2 ^5 S" V6 }& n- f: L- R4 KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& ~# @4 _# t! g: L1 f# BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
" l1 S2 a j' {2 M; W# }Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ V% Q4 `2 f! Y9 J
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Japanese aircraft
' u4 T, `5 S: A3 p: M! T A7M2 Sam x 16
, q) P; j* v8 [ J2M5 Jack x 34
. s, v* T) o) R |% q" ~ J7W1 Shinden x 103
H" l+ ~4 F. g5 {# |. R4 c- q N1K1-J George x 85) y3 |" h2 a1 ^, f! H, X% Y- _8 |
N1K5-J George x 63
1 m# K! V8 h7 [; \5 h2 I Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16
& j# z' k! t+ E9 d( Y Ki-94-II x 207% ^ k; d- I8 W6 ^# Y7 K) e1 e; V( a
) Z, E; P8 h9 ?! i+ H3 xAllied aircraft
O/ a( a3 X/ L9 X0 K Spitfire F.XIV x 43+ G! P! g# ?" g9 u a: |/ Z4 b
, P" s' _" M+ w" c1 bJapanese aircraft losses
: H) u0 J; w; r$ \2 p( I/ U" d A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
6 R& Q- j2 L% q4 w8 R J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed. S6 \5 e' M( ?8 `; l
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
( _2 q; B& V/ ?2 C* E E N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed0 y5 @, u$ {6 ?: V: h, ?
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed
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8 l: Y4 G; z& e U. J: v7 QAllied aircraft losses
2 @ G/ d/ F" { Spitfire F.XIV: 7 destroyed& L, H* }% [; J" L2 X* E
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 * s. F3 ]$ J1 j" B' i- }+ ?; t
! a% x: ?+ J* p% W% A# D7 wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.9 P5 G$ x) R% ?$ a$ g
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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1 Z( _3 O3 {/ p6 H$ vJapanese aircraft
2 L# q, z6 w$ F A7M2 Sam x 12
# k4 L9 m4 \) n5 R J2M5 Jack x 349 J7 K* O2 P) E& {) l# L
J7W1 Shinden x 848 ~! M! q7 f4 O" i, \; \
N1K1-J George x 69
, r: g5 V* R6 D1 p3 [" h5 d N1K5-J George x 56
9 C( G1 u% A$ \/ ] V B; X Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 151 E, G% Y. @$ A, H# O( y
Ki-94-II x 178. ]0 f! g# W! s/ v$ ]' Y) Y7 y
6 u* m6 |% l, V x
Allied aircraft
" G0 q+ W: y. I" m1 K Mustang IV x 80& T$ g( R/ Q# R, J7 I, f
" [2 r% l# [$ P6 Q5 _4 [4 sJapanese aircraft losses8 I+ R9 j/ j, h+ d. j
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed: j* R1 F0 H @
J7W1 Shinden: 5 destroyed
9 t; a9 h+ E% C! P# a( l/ A: ~; u N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed0 A3 Y! b8 r" U V$ I0 J
N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed7 n0 O* Q0 _9 D; ~, }% W
Ki-94-II: 5 destroyed8 ?. C+ z+ ^, _
$ ^- |" y: i# f+ M0 I nAllied aircraft losses
. A9 [9 Y* z. ^ Mustang IV: 7 destroyed1 L7 Y7 p) b8 q9 F; J
: @8 y$ D5 q5 n8 UAircraft Attacking:
& w5 [+ K1 u) z% b6 ] 44 x Mustang IV sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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% y' x' c5 F. s) d$ \# KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 r5 o) P$ @: Y; R7 K5 IRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.4 D+ G7 M/ q1 Y% K. ~( p
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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* l1 W/ K( v! y8 O, L kJapanese aircraft
* j& @: l5 u3 m% c3 c A7M2 Sam x 102 u. C# ^% s* P* @& L3 _
J2M5 Jack x 294 A5 i7 j* l. P$ I2 u3 w
J7W1 Shinden x 65
! g9 P# j$ Q1 m2 H3 y; T N1K1-J George x 55' ^+ n8 W* f& x5 N, t) u- ?1 Q6 k
N1K5-J George x 410 N7 h& ^4 U* u% Y7 H, ^1 \
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
8 W$ w$ d# O5 M" h6 h2 T Ki-94-II x 142. X* w( x* M" j
- ]# w2 A n% w8 h% b2 V( qAllied aircraft/ j5 l: z4 D7 C% b7 x/ U9 D
Thunderbolt II x 68
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3 ]7 l1 E1 ^: m) {. {7 |Japanese aircraft losses
2 s7 u+ }! p& p6 f+ u A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed' `1 T, m I! S% p
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed/ h; s, Y( Q* e4 a- c8 U# V
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed) c: H+ X5 ~5 r- O9 r+ l; A
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
# W( ]4 P" G A; q* Y" w N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed
9 e7 S# K* S h/ F" K4 Y Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed; ~0 Z+ A: I. N6 g
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed
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9 Y1 ]8 b& t% K; |! y! q) JAllied aircraft losses+ ?/ C4 V1 `4 a! ?3 V. s
Thunderbolt II: 3 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 b6 i3 |' \" H( U( t- n6 \ 44 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
, {, s3 Q7 D) V: ?$ R# g 3 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
) M2 l M; V z# y& t& O% z 7 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet y4 m9 ~9 }" K. K6 i6 F6 x, U! y- w
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T0 |2 b5 U7 G; u" @! \) _% f3 KMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 $ I8 _& H( j* |& k
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5 ^" p( v5 ^& ^& U4 |- v- uRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
. ^! v3 G# q4 ], Q, X: zEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 p8 ^/ a* K! w" c A7M2 Sam x 6
# K9 N5 V4 l. w0 {" Z J2M5 Jack x 262 L4 c2 f/ u4 l' z$ f9 b8 P
J7W1 Shinden x 52
' H1 h9 u/ C* E9 Y4 y8 m N1K1-J George x 43
8 L v8 B9 E+ g- ~ N1K5-J George x 36
. t' y. n$ v8 u/ P* |& P Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12! C8 J3 S: ]2 a3 M. B3 e- _1 X
Ki-94-II x 118
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, q7 Y* k9 y1 f4 z; r E7 CAllied aircraft5 t3 D' F4 c8 m9 S/ Z' }9 [/ J" {
Thunderbolt II x 102/ ^: q% f% F: d1 r+ s
1 Q6 z: j$ c- {Japanese aircraft losses
) O9 p& Y5 _: b9 T) j: n0 A0 M* u3 Z A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed, N1 b1 T% U$ U* m
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
, d5 O; l# Y; }3 w' Q9 H J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
4 T F( ?2 g2 q N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed8 P2 j4 E, Q9 t2 k Z# _ a
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed* X; T2 Z$ i7 F/ i
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
# ?" f( r% u8 j& Q2 | Ki-94-II: 3 destroyed- }. ~* Q# m1 E! l
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Allied aircraft losses2 z" I% e" R: z0 {9 z* ^4 J8 o. V
Thunderbolt II: 2 destroyed6 `: `) V1 x2 |, ]8 D. g/ [. Z& f
8 [( Z+ o: C2 ?( U; oAircraft Attacking:
; _! p: g$ P0 @7 t3 O- E 77 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
" X; u! R) p6 `' r/ c* h6 D 10 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet& g% T9 o/ u ?$ z) c
9 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 2 D h. ]( B6 @- {" z- Q+ }
1 X. k! m: R% w8 I/ NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 l" _ o4 P5 i" t4 _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 N' }% A1 n; Q( ^& Z6 gEstimated time to target is 36 minutes F) G7 N4 T$ U* u7 A( r
4 O0 \6 `9 E0 @Japanese aircraft9 r# Y& B8 h+ r
A7M2 Sam x 5
" I# q0 E4 j0 z; S J2M5 Jack x 21" p" Q* o4 p# C2 C8 f& ~0 I; I! G
J7W1 Shinden x 46, X n9 g- g: J
N1K1-J George x 362 y* @' l! u+ u6 f% \
N1K5-J George x 27# z. s+ D s2 X
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
9 z( X6 O- ~5 Q$ T1 M2 {' G( G Ki-94-II x 105/ i4 e- a1 K1 I4 d4 h, a6 a4 V
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Allied aircraft8 q$ {& T5 r% U: I2 l0 u
B-17G Fortress x 522 v) [: ^$ C5 H- e; H4 \
P-38L Lightning x 371
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Japanese aircraft losses
: I6 J- z7 s6 Z) z1 V4 z% y A7M2 Sam: 1 damaged0 ~ [4 v7 e- k7 w8 L1 `
A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed on ground1 s/ ^2 \ M" a( {3 Q; |
J2M5 Jack: 1 damaged% }3 j$ p9 }5 ^
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
7 |- ?: c" m' | J7W1 Shinden: 2 damaged4 d& A, P4 w1 U7 P- K, T; Y% O! [
J7W1 Shinden: 3 destroyed on ground
- n2 x8 W8 x9 T' ^/ b N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged, ]8 G" K+ U! F. e* C1 J% i0 w
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed on ground! k; Y/ Q6 I0 A; j6 g
N1K5-J George: 2 damaged
: }- a+ |7 y c N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
! O# G7 W! c n3 { Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
) Y w0 W3 H5 R9 F: h9 s1 T Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed on ground$ t; h0 K, ^. {/ ~. M1 D
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 184 destroyed on ground
+ a! r: P/ J* X* V G4M2e Betty: 26 destroyed on ground6 _& v, Y) G8 ^: i
E15K1 Norm: 8 destroyed on ground
' Q) K5 x8 |5 V2 b9 T4 }, R! F P1Y2 Frances: 207 destroyed on ground
! \# _5 C* U% A9 N Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 29 destroyed on ground0 c) c t: {0 @; L# r# Z
Ki-46-III Dinah: 13 destroyed on ground9 n; z, c0 n7 @- ~1 {- L" c: a# `
$ @% l6 `1 l# a! p( S% y8 Q$ }Allied aircraft losses0 h7 X4 l- ?8 ~9 |5 }9 c
B-17G Fortress: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged
( H8 m' j4 y" {1 e7 X4 \ B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak
3 u$ C8 G" N6 ?8 q- r P-38L Lightning: 13 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
' ~! G' h4 L: K 54 casualties reported
- r* R; @1 _4 i+ S ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: Y' H7 u N+ L" R! W* M$ _: D/ S/ S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled- B7 y- w9 a: ^4 P( q$ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 \9 k, _" A# J$ Y5 V$ M3 x0 h
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Airbase hits 160
& e2 z+ S A0 x( D* C3 n3 @Airbase supply hits 11
5 n0 O8 ?5 _/ n0 GRunway hits 306
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 : ?4 M+ C2 p% G7 g/ L# k
& n# w. s) n! A( s7 k6 RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' z5 a$ k% M$ _& X$ n+ Y4 u& IRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 v2 s' J) X- I5 g" FEstimated time to target is 36 minutes, c8 X. Y& e3 r
7 V; f& b8 z6 n$ FJapanese aircraft# N' W2 B. A) Y z4 j* ~
A7M2 Sam x 3
4 t! }. z0 q% T/ \8 e# J J2M5 Jack x 141 x: C$ r' {% N# n' M! c
J7W1 Shinden x 12$ I! F, K% M/ ]
N1K1-J George x 21+ y5 t2 K& v# u# c' j; I, l
N1K5-J George x 15
! S7 n9 J) B/ e$ L) h3 H Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3* O# Z- ^- C# v& S5 [/ ~) l( H4 e
Ki-94-II x 69
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Allied aircraft2 q$ H* P( T9 Q& R
B-17G Fortress x 1254 g; y' r* i4 i' n) X
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Japanese aircraft losses$ c+ P6 D, O" V" M
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground$ S# E0 w" |# `# [
J7W1 Shinden: 1 damaged
) T4 M8 i6 F. E. E8 _' E) ~ J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground1 M+ S! K" d2 C8 N% @
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
) [4 P7 L. t& @9 k6 s4 ? Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged8 X' f% f* D4 c" b+ C' S
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
. E4 U- M& O: Z" l, _ D; B! { Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged- Q7 z# Q+ Z, e3 Q. M8 _' w
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
9 B6 b! ^+ d- z1 u' U0 a7 z( R P1Y2 Frances: 11 destroyed on ground6 o( U. P5 r7 W
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 22 destroyed on ground4 H' p3 c9 c. \' ]3 l: ?; G2 h7 A
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground) @; Q, F% l& j+ M
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
. C% C' O2 k( w; M: a E15K1 Norm: 2 destroyed on ground
, B' M- @: J/ P* u! i$ _2 ]6 m$ m' [- R& S% P
Allied aircraft losses5 `- ~" c- _8 Y+ i0 [9 ~
B-17G Fortress: 6 destroyed, 54 damaged
7 W, }$ J- x# ^) z B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
, i* q1 [& z: ^2 v& Z 5 casualties reported
4 Z1 Y! J+ E9 X7 Z, e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 G1 \8 F7 e6 A+ S V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& _+ x9 X; P# }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled t% Z$ B6 r) W R. e' S9 ^
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Airbase hits 13& k: R- R" c/ f8 Q9 r4 @4 X/ m
Runway hits 469 A& B" s# h& S, k$ e% ~/ w
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4 Z+ ^# l x. C9 T- BMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 ) O7 ]5 ]" x' |3 h
& S; q, v6 X" O, U: H; ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 D- ~' h0 k( v3 \( H; I% I, B
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes, k* h0 O& u* q( i6 U+ ?, N5 n
5 O7 R2 p. g1 C n) [3 rJapanese aircraft
/ f7 d/ q5 Q) [. o0 J- q- n A7M2 Sam x 13 w1 Q' G0 h: K+ J+ `3 A! t9 s
J2M5 Jack x 6
0 w7 {- P) @9 N+ {4 y8 l J7W1 Shinden x 4& O5 b8 P! e3 c. L
N1K1-J George x 9
1 |* L+ V# x& w, o# B' @5 N N1K5-J George x 6! n& c7 l8 w( O a
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
+ f7 s9 k* E# W, p& p, @# F- `2 D Ki-94-II x 15
2 Q2 A9 h4 T* W2 F3 l+ z+ N$ |" e- `: M1 K+ a
Allied aircraft
& m: t- L: X. v, x B-17G Fortress x 84
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Japanese aircraft losses0 S9 }% u$ B) W7 g- Q, {, C
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground& A* y& F0 X* m+ D1 q! l
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed1 u: J F7 D/ T) M
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground5 z2 }0 L3 J8 P- I
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged" X: W z0 [, p5 F d
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed5 o0 s' T9 T8 P" A5 ^2 O! e" k
P1Y2 Frances: 12 destroyed on ground
6 [, p3 X) ^: V G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground
4 j/ _0 M9 l+ T% S* X5 q0 ? Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 14 destroyed on ground
! c4 q! I# L& i- F9 s# ]! k Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
; [3 e7 @& _; |+ x; p( h E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
* N. a+ G4 _4 o/ c+ l Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground& q p9 b& Q1 V5 O1 e6 f
8 _ V# s A# ?8 n+ ~+ p- X" p) w4 I0 GAllied aircraft losses0 ^! G# W k: J* Z5 Q, _( V
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed, 24 damaged
1 S/ f! |, f8 S3 W; n- | B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak! i, p* m& }# g# | N' f1 M
" Q5 s: t, e! l0 ~8 w( G$ P$ l1 CAirbase hits 9% `5 I3 J% A1 C2 ?* z# Q
Airbase supply hits 13 L/ _3 ^* y& V J/ k$ R! }! c
Runway hits 26. b) e% T6 B! Z( M2 V0 {
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1 j9 o. x, Z0 } Q$ N7 uMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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( t- F0 o( N. z1 I4 ]7 l/ B5 s2 cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud; S0 |$ }3 y2 c( n& d
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ F# p/ e5 z% X; s7 {
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes6 A6 y6 Q N5 U
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Japanese aircraft( N" i2 x* l& f2 `) v) u5 G4 O
A7M2 Sam x 1- ?7 Y2 a6 L) I- Q+ \! x
J2M5 Jack x 61 w( N5 U+ n5 {* |7 Y+ y$ M
J7W1 Shinden x 2% B! g; A/ R3 w1 H& V! _
N1K1-J George x 6" m4 a- s. \# L
N1K5-J George x 3: j4 p" G$ \ b$ g5 @+ n/ F0 X
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
5 l ~$ w+ ]% \2 A Ki-94-II x 6
8 f5 r e- e% F9 j* e9 ]% A
" A" j! h) O9 Y7 MAllied aircraft0 A- k) i! p( h8 Z8 F7 m0 P: b
P-51H Mustang x 15
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. {- W: Y6 {; ], F+ xJapanese aircraft losses
- l" F2 ?' {/ K8 W A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
0 r4 T; ]3 \; n6 { J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
5 m+ C7 [/ l- N0 \) m5 W5 A( G J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
+ X+ a. T2 l' q5 ~% g( X: W N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
( A6 h F, V( w" ^2 m! _/ ] N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
' T7 U4 S$ K1 G6 g; N# A) i Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
" k0 c& s1 {1 p- S Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed% X: n A) k7 E' @) K) G0 O$ ^
. ~7 k# p$ U4 u ]' i m& p- |Allied aircraft losses
7 b8 ~7 N, n8 t) b8 W0 j4 d i P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed
2 k% h, {# V$ ~
1 H0 i: @3 j" D: I. }/ GAircraft Attacking:3 a8 Q' E2 j* R
5 x P-51H Mustang sweeping at 31000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 2 M: b6 s: s, T6 X1 `1 q3 V
( D! w L4 e) T) pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud d; y- m0 [0 n0 q6 ?# w
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 N. R, l# a" Z3 n( f( c- I# K7 }Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! G2 v7 j. g! l. W no flights
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Allied aircraft
2 T: L' U% w: V* C B-17G Fortress x 58
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Japanese aircraft losses/ y6 h' O* v' m7 T
P1Y2 Frances: 3 destroyed on ground
9 [# N! T& G j" u Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 11 destroyed on ground
' [; y; V/ p% v$ ]8 f+ q A G4M2e Betty: 1 destroyed on ground
! q+ L$ q8 l0 T3 h Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground$ U$ U# s R4 ^6 f p
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground& q' X$ j5 Z: U" {6 K) _& r2 M+ M
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed on ground' ~" {* z5 _1 t
9 [8 l9 {! A/ d) u# r
Allied aircraft losses$ d6 o+ r3 m9 H R% {. @
B-17G Fortress: 13 damaged
( q0 B+ E9 z$ i B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
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' f1 s! Q+ _/ Y1 c) QAirbase hits 14
& [* J: ^$ r' ^9 S/ E1 ORunway hits 13 |
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