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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 45* ]! K2 D- G0 f9 _) \0 L
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1945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。
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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。( S8 o# G8 C& D! f/ c
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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! S9 w$ O% M1 D5 Q' I$ qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 [+ q. ]( o% g! bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.+ `; w `! d7 k5 t9 l
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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5 N" o( @' s3 ^3 b( WJapanese aircraft
# g3 r% ?7 o, `' q4 O A7M2 Sam x 633 K* p6 H4 G$ z2 z9 {+ J3 `0 G1 |) E7 X
J2M5 Jack x 810 o$ q P7 P7 y# m3 X+ I6 }
J7W1 Shinden x 208
# i+ X; d- ` w8 p) |& ? N1K1-J George x 1620 P' ?* }. U* x a+ R; z
N1K5-J George x 144% [# B* s; f! j1 d) D. \
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 505 f* b5 m8 o7 H7 b
Ki-94-II x 406
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$ [ R- U3 E" x6 e) f# z4 {5 bAllied aircraft9 u, _" F/ U7 S X5 H% S+ L6 v
Spitfire F.XIV x 119
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Japanese aircraft losses, l( J6 m8 r$ b& I/ j) m
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed2 z% U! c/ D* d, A3 F$ C* [ w" E
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed6 P# J0 ]1 g: e: t! z4 \2 G, b
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed
3 }- g! }5 {% a, t S N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
5 @1 _ k3 Z3 E6 ^! y0 M* j N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed8 U- B0 [& U- Q
Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed
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: h' @; U/ _" ^5 aAllied aircraft losses8 P/ P M1 W; p! o" S- K; _
Spitfire F.XIV: 17 destroyed* l" ?+ A9 f9 S) B/ Z
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 / ?8 J1 x5 H, d& ^# F/ V A4 T6 @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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1 ^8 G5 X% P3 y. |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
* G6 [3 E& C8 G2 ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, W9 H+ {9 \% c: X- W! E A7M2 Sam x 577 C$ C' [: ?+ V1 ~; g
J2M5 Jack x 77
( }$ A) _1 Q! Q H1 _8 ~: f! N J7W1 Shinden x 199/ ^. ]- \; d# ?1 k5 V+ c5 U
N1K1-J George x 1513 J- X4 c4 I" G. t: d. u: y' A# E
N1K5-J George x 128
7 B# b# A0 ]% L4 D# m' d+ a3 Q+ @( h Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 46
g" r2 r6 x$ o4 ~/ H Ki-94-II x 381, T, z/ X" i6 O$ x3 K! R
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Allied aircraft2 E- T9 n; {* u
Spitfire F.XIV x 126
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Japanese aircraft losses
: N' F# v; ?: Y8 F- `; c/ f9 _( l; P' } A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed* }/ d( B& P, G2 \' |
J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed
+ R6 |+ ?2 T( Y9 y* X3 _& l J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
! i$ c( |4 R4 c% s/ D2 b" } N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
4 y! N* W1 A A3 w X N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
5 r! r m; n& B' ?8 I& M Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
0 y0 k9 F! ~" f& _% O* K Ki-94-II: 8 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 l4 B/ h9 f8 \8 |8 @- p Spitfire F.XIV: 22 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 & p! S3 ~0 f. t+ ]
, Q2 a8 e7 V5 i$ K3 wWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
8 h% N8 a& R/ B& p' O( B+ p5 `Estimated time to target is 23 minutes: u" J* Q$ G! f: V. t
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Japanese aircraft" i* g, t' E, E! W
A7M2 Sam x 45
7 [6 }0 P8 t2 i; N& J J2M5 Jack x 68- B( N. D: b7 J5 h# v) k" ^
J7W1 Shinden x 1787 Y ~( o; a( n5 Z/ L6 n
N1K1-J George x 133- ^4 K. [$ n7 g# y+ x; f+ ~9 C
N1K5-J George x 1116 P& I, T' \, x# v G8 Y, D8 B
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 39! B. ^( N* \# T4 _; ?. s
Ki-94-II x 3332 N0 N& t5 K3 I4 h' r6 m n
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Allied aircraft l( q$ M' b. L, w$ N
Thunderbolt II x 91
9 q7 \6 L( y4 |2 a8 b: l! B P-47N Thunderbolt x 187
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Japanese aircraft losses
. l% [* B8 I' Z8 D5 u* \9 Q# w A7M2 Sam: 7 destroyed. \( }3 k2 T" B) X
J2M5 Jack: 8 destroyed
; b$ a+ j+ B) K9 ~$ c& X+ X J7W1 Shinden: 21 destroyed0 C1 t9 ^0 j6 K2 E- d$ Y
N1K1-J George: 13 destroyed
" P2 U6 Z \2 l& V: F7 P N1K5-J George: 12 destroyed
7 K& R4 w% s- q. K Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed
5 V2 f. x/ V6 j& ^- S( M8 L$ @ Ki-94-II: 32 destroyed0 M; p3 m1 A$ j. `/ o* e& w# Q
3 I7 W% e( {2 W3 j2 C2 sAllied aircraft losses0 K- n* t9 n2 |$ y2 r
Thunderbolt II: 19 destroyed" x2 y. `& [- z9 Q( u6 u, l, S
P-47N Thunderbolt: 42 destroyed
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- s2 w' r7 t2 DMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 ' X, W9 t5 K7 E- n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" k3 ?9 E# M2 h' z) p* y$ o* p8 M
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
/ L9 z' K, B q+ p; w: TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes/ v& S6 e3 F: u: R3 d, E- t
. N3 ?! s; ]: X% s% `8 b2 V1 ?Japanese aircraft
8 s+ N, f0 \6 e0 s7 \: X) H A7M2 Sam x 16$ `( U4 R- Y9 p2 Y2 S1 |$ B
J2M5 Jack x 34' b) D, e1 H- A1 _& M3 w
J7W1 Shinden x 103
. _1 S' i5 d+ r2 Q N1K1-J George x 85
, ]" ^" H+ N% Z3 @. e N1K5-J George x 639 D" {" B$ n/ J
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16) G, f" v' F' M, S
Ki-94-II x 2072 C! I t4 q8 v; V0 b0 t
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Allied aircraft! v; `- l9 h% P# L, O1 z4 t; b$ @
Spitfire F.XIV x 43, q% d+ t- F$ r5 O6 G1 |
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Japanese aircraft losses
( B7 c( {) O: Z% q A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed0 H" r+ U; y% E/ \4 a
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed
7 S$ R" m* S9 U ?/ X, L N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
: R3 F p8 S( ]8 p N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed2 X: n t: o: K
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed9 l! Q8 N i8 J6 _! a9 \( z1 O2 c
X7 x+ Q8 N3 c3 _) u# hAllied aircraft losses
; k/ c1 E! W& B$ `- Q4 q Spitfire F.XIV: 7 destroyed9 B' T: d5 e J2 e
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% h8 Q* Y( N9 ^' QMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 " o u. g5 K' ~) p; c$ k, C
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 e7 m9 }( g5 \7 ]1 ]Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.2 N! S9 W3 g) k# }% m$ y: W5 B
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes1 n7 ^$ {9 b, D l
5 s$ b: \9 _% O0 D# c5 ?Japanese aircraft. ?. c9 d- {) `: Z/ y
A7M2 Sam x 12. C( b" t( M5 ^* \) d
J2M5 Jack x 349 q, q% R5 p! K! r
J7W1 Shinden x 84
; h' y) f' p3 x$ S1 U N1K1-J George x 692 d5 z3 |, v) c; a! B
N1K5-J George x 567 e [. d6 g* }1 B
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
+ ?" { W" n! ^" G5 C- u; q' { Ki-94-II x 178, l8 G; E7 c( l! @, n
. D3 U9 p! Z" y9 D# q2 e- dAllied aircraft% O4 x$ a7 y1 S& k7 m: E; ]
Mustang IV x 80' @/ R7 G" v: ?5 r- y7 H
2 L2 X) V5 K* K* A/ p* }. BJapanese aircraft losses
, t: Q7 z4 a6 N+ N, k A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed. J; s8 v$ l/ N! G5 q: M
J7W1 Shinden: 5 destroyed( g1 }! S& y& \5 @% Q8 V5 p
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed1 K$ d* M7 B+ _1 v0 }' P x
N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed1 q0 t( w& I% S& b( e
Ki-94-II: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, P8 l/ A! @7 ~
Mustang IV: 7 destroyed' d, G A/ u% S% V. f' E. ]
' L( Y* x9 I1 m( K7 `& I: c( U/ jAircraft Attacking:
j+ d# @: s/ O( P/ p0 i9 }$ H 44 x Mustang IV sweeping at 20000 feet. u* d. O+ c$ I0 X
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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, S4 [- ^3 u) o7 z- OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ P% @- Y& M, h; t) j/ C3 xRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.; I: R* d& a# c/ h4 ~. ^
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes' Q2 M4 Q$ n; G1 F; u- w" d* c, v
& } F( }) Q W/ ?Japanese aircraft' s; J! A- t: Q$ ?8 _4 `, w0 O
A7M2 Sam x 10
0 l/ C) P7 w; E% c: \ J2M5 Jack x 29
% \* c% i L* ?) m J7W1 Shinden x 65# ] m! f% f: }
N1K1-J George x 557 {* @4 C7 }; J- m% X9 n5 s0 R
N1K5-J George x 419 s* _+ r9 e$ B) E+ }6 N
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
8 x0 J* v9 z7 a6 q8 j L Ki-94-II x 142
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Allied aircraft: L$ f! e/ x$ e; C8 t
Thunderbolt II x 684 q: }3 }2 x' {# q7 E# j
8 o2 U5 N& `9 IJapanese aircraft losses- Y9 ?; b% L. A& R; q
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed6 C9 P! N- p& p& z/ w; |
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
; P ]) d& h( R. n J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed* ^0 |% u* f! u: g; G/ o% g
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed1 {' d* m9 I8 F. i9 o# ^; m- n
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed+ w- V# U5 t6 Y% P4 h: y5 t
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
7 w! Y2 V( I0 D Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed
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9 ]% x) l# ~# l6 Q+ H! C( QAllied aircraft losses% t* w7 M" ~8 E3 ]4 Q& j' d" x
Thunderbolt II: 3 destroyed
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( n6 P; w a7 \ 44 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet, c% w7 f) a) g d" F
3 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
$ \7 s: c9 A1 d5 R: l3 R$ G! K 7 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet8 L% e K0 R' r! X' Z
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' |- v* b' v0 u) IMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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1 V: U( v3 x. y, E J3 `" h1 W$ I6 [( WRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
1 Z) v& K$ L, T# lEstimated time to target is 23 minutes( V9 F2 A8 v$ m9 l$ P) C; a' k/ t& S+ J
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- k" L+ g. h8 x. S5 f+ C, F A7M2 Sam x 6
) d8 H$ r$ v6 |2 N1 P i J2M5 Jack x 26
m0 N P9 z6 R; J" _ J7W1 Shinden x 52) [, \% E) }# c- I1 w: J
N1K1-J George x 434 [1 T, G* R( F( {# t
N1K5-J George x 36
9 t; r6 s! q0 r. @% J7 V' w Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12
* Z( A9 f* C/ ]) X& t6 } Ki-94-II x 118. Y7 c8 o' l; i! I% ~0 Y
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Allied aircraft. O* v* f2 I0 b2 T# w7 ^
Thunderbolt II x 102
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$ S' _$ {5 b. `" S' AJapanese aircraft losses j# C% I9 M# m" q$ G/ n/ F9 Q, t3 q
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
4 y% t/ C* @2 V) f$ P J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed r3 i4 [, u# Z) p& l
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
0 Z5 _9 f5 O# V0 X D N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
4 j1 T# r5 {8 a& y& h4 ^, g N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed0 y3 j/ o( z ~# x$ m, h
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed. p+ [4 ^( B: I: ~- b5 g
Ki-94-II: 3 destroyed$ l: |0 P; n% T3 U& w# m8 \" y
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Allied aircraft losses& A1 f( T/ S9 T& b. w! K2 g7 j
Thunderbolt II: 2 destroyed( S0 R$ M* \& A9 Z+ h" z
8 g9 a/ s% @8 v" D% F7 Y9 y8 e. @Aircraft Attacking:5 g- I( e8 A% H& j: D" C# Z
77 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet: G( Q! |* \) y3 O! h
10 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet9 f! o4 ?. p" g+ A
9 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
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% k1 {% S8 j- K: Z9 o2 g3 PMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 ; \1 z/ |0 m# l; `
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* q, V3 M# H1 l- n7 S1 J. |
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes# d' M" N$ z9 I
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Japanese aircraft
8 ?' _5 q# C0 b0 |1 w! @# u" T" V A7M2 Sam x 58 @; l9 G9 |6 `
J2M5 Jack x 210 H9 m' r4 u) R4 b! m8 m& V
J7W1 Shinden x 46
. U0 ]% G7 u6 J, ?* R1 v- _& l( H N1K1-J George x 368 a" p: a& ]5 g
N1K5-J George x 27
* b% U4 c7 x5 a! r7 a Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9. Q# j4 I0 t& M; J5 j$ z5 @% @
Ki-94-II x 105: k2 a7 W5 Q$ f
( c4 X, {. C5 s7 BAllied aircraft
/ X( y6 Z( J! u B-17G Fortress x 522/ T& l2 B0 b' n& ~: @* w" v0 ~* `
P-38L Lightning x 371
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3 H( r! ] n, H6 I3 rJapanese aircraft losses7 N, `4 ], R1 b; Q, G; \& @! Y
A7M2 Sam: 1 damaged
# m* E8 A/ ?: J4 y0 ]4 x* L; L A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed on ground/ \3 M. s7 r+ Q+ w+ w2 Y
J2M5 Jack: 1 damaged: P' W& s3 ^' }
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground: |# x$ N! Y- ~2 e3 t+ E1 O6 Q! r
J7W1 Shinden: 2 damaged8 Z! v6 w1 z8 K+ M8 \, T
J7W1 Shinden: 3 destroyed on ground
' w! U: q2 F; ^. r N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged9 L: i, s# `8 M% X. y
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed on ground
" I. V+ x) c3 l& d' z2 C N1K5-J George: 2 damaged
l2 l* f+ m! A& K N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground4 Y S( k9 u, E* e. {
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged* A1 _" I- y9 G- Z- [( |* ]
Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed on ground/ I# v! s8 w, n/ a. o7 z
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 184 destroyed on ground
) z, K0 i7 z6 C8 c% ? G4M2e Betty: 26 destroyed on ground
4 |( b7 k7 W) ?# X+ h3 z K. | z E15K1 Norm: 8 destroyed on ground
9 d$ w3 f" i* m+ L P1Y2 Frances: 207 destroyed on ground* E; _+ x) Q8 R0 S; o% n
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 29 destroyed on ground; Q- \1 I4 ]* V# d/ I* j( B2 V/ N
Ki-46-III Dinah: 13 destroyed on ground) `( z9 g9 d$ [; n
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$ O4 Z/ M- R4 A9 u# i8 Y2 w; Y B-17G Fortress: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged6 q. q) q% }1 u$ E5 _; l
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak
( l' [+ B: u E" f- V- X P-38L Lightning: 13 destroyed
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54 casualties reported
6 K2 ]! q8 S8 w) W; j( l Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ C. |/ d% b* ]* {$ l" ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled7 W v4 j( ]" `. [8 }9 @3 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 1609 I% Y% K# u/ q, c" K7 ?
Airbase supply hits 11
" p6 Y6 l+ _- G; @7 f* xRunway hits 306
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) t4 d1 {5 i/ ]/ `% p2 o! Y& lMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 5 T' o% o* L1 m$ A
/ E4 V* {1 @9 d# R& PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 j/ K- a/ C9 e/ YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- v t: x+ n% u U MEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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" D9 I: N9 c+ C% cJapanese aircraft
" l: d+ Q0 D6 R A7M2 Sam x 3% d# O: m& N& a6 {5 T
J2M5 Jack x 149 U3 d3 {$ z8 {, M; h. I
J7W1 Shinden x 12 \' x8 P0 B# `+ {/ k/ @
N1K1-J George x 21: @( E& E( b2 P+ r
N1K5-J George x 15
* `- G6 A6 K$ N/ _ Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
1 d7 f I! `8 M0 B0 w1 y7 m& { Ki-94-II x 69- o% m6 E3 v4 |- L" v
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B-17G Fortress x 125
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: h/ N W" f& t& zJapanese aircraft losses
$ L2 G0 M! I: b J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
6 v1 ]0 |" U! m6 D J7W1 Shinden: 1 damaged
9 _9 c' V4 P4 ]+ [3 L! \( [, J J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground4 t! o7 n+ g& o) a5 b+ t( o9 P( L3 }
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
. M% L! }& W7 F) i' h/ K$ e Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged! Q5 J5 z# o, J# s3 D
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
7 V, x/ g8 {+ t& k- d$ M Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
. X8 G* V8 I" P9 N0 l Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground) I2 S: t0 R8 l/ _9 w
P1Y2 Frances: 11 destroyed on ground9 ]* p& N. C, B$ e
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 22 destroyed on ground
* ?4 l6 ^+ T6 y" g0 _ G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground
) u+ k9 l$ `' x9 o$ U5 m2 ?! Y Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground% V/ v6 b+ x6 S* V- v
E15K1 Norm: 2 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
" c- a4 C5 b6 @0 G B-17G Fortress: 6 destroyed, 54 damaged; B; a: U. \: l8 [6 F" M( D
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:8 j' B v" R x( X* |. |, K) [
5 casualties reported
9 j8 c( q0 m9 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! h! B. p4 M1 U) Q9 R- z, s# q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; ]8 J1 G( D/ p; ?' v5 S/ D% R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ Y" Z) H7 ^- C) o* o9 C- N
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Airbase hits 13
0 ^! P O Q% q3 I) Z. [3 eRunway hits 46# g. l( |; X& ^0 ^! U
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 ' n$ {1 `7 B3 f% E
$ b; s: F- l0 S. L+ jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ O# H( c7 e+ h4 v5 n
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes5 @- }- u5 c0 W6 W& g. h' t* c" m
- N; B) d1 j0 O6 UJapanese aircraft
2 a& G; p2 c; m0 o9 |/ h) o0 V A7M2 Sam x 1. g9 X! n8 i1 \, Q4 G7 |7 \! `! Z. c
J2M5 Jack x 6
1 [+ F4 a5 T! N& i4 X J7W1 Shinden x 4
( T* c9 _* P$ Q# t; X% y; q N1K1-J George x 9
4 d7 d6 U! m' v' k, W N1K5-J George x 6
: Q1 U7 f+ Z( e Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 36 T; O) R* L1 L( [5 U
Ki-94-II x 15
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Allied aircraft
& X+ `8 a: y+ j* M3 Y9 F$ _3 { B-17G Fortress x 84) T$ ~" z/ U7 q: x/ V
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Japanese aircraft losses2 d9 U# `9 R9 T9 U
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground9 z* V ^9 O: U
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed5 C! s2 V$ k$ B6 b7 E* u' O* K
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
5 j( b2 Q* G" e- ~ o- L$ K Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged
6 r: i: |0 n2 Y! d" u Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed
0 g+ N/ x2 [3 L6 L. W P1Y2 Frances: 12 destroyed on ground
$ I1 J1 B9 i/ e$ j+ t G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground( I" N# @8 F2 |! R
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 14 destroyed on ground
# f- y- w& t2 d- u1 p7 ~1 a# m Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground* y+ I% u$ k8 s- i1 ^
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground: s# y- i% x$ `# G' f
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground/ B5 x/ M3 D4 u( a
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Allied aircraft losses
( ^$ c1 F/ k$ E2 t. T# ` B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed, 24 damaged
5 E7 u1 n" o3 |5 r B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
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* D* k: @/ E& WAirbase hits 9
' B7 H: D: d! [ b5 ]% AAirbase supply hits 12 m) h) ]4 N* u Q2 R
Runway hits 26
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- Y) N- P8 ?# Y" M/ vEstimated time to target is 23 minutes. v0 P" X$ y5 ^0 v F) V% O
' P Z; a- U5 F$ X! yJapanese aircraft/ ^6 s+ G' c3 R: t9 C
A7M2 Sam x 1
b6 G O: y1 V- y J2M5 Jack x 64 ]9 }( C% E- L l" c) ?( E
J7W1 Shinden x 2
1 o2 h% A! l3 B2 o Q+ I N1K1-J George x 6
+ d* u9 S9 j6 O! v1 \6 Q( y3 B N1K5-J George x 3
( S# j A* i* E Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 37 q/ H* D/ }* k; m9 D
Ki-94-II x 6
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! i; [+ G0 a2 yAllied aircraft- ?/ @, m% e, N6 s0 F1 c; g
P-51H Mustang x 153 F' w7 o0 s& X
% Q L- D; k" ?) ?& t {Japanese aircraft losses8 u3 L3 v, p4 R5 A! y7 {$ g& w
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed0 G& V r c. J5 |
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
8 }! b/ e w) t) I9 y J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
9 u* T5 T q9 X% \% c N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
7 I) o8 y9 Y( V( Z N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
) J+ S" `) G a( k* x1 }& H Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
) I, B9 Q( P/ L x Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed. A2 t2 K4 b( P A1 W; B
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Allied aircraft losses
7 w0 U4 K+ ?" G7 r' R5 g; r+ ^% s P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed: r D3 b& p$ }2 m
+ n$ ]' b4 a( @; w1 `+ j1 l7 tAircraft Attacking:+ W7 E$ k! P/ J# ?- B/ B6 c
5 x P-51H Mustang sweeping at 31000 feet
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7 ]. `+ y7 {/ A6 u1 b2 u' AMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 5 J) b' ]- V5 |6 @' q |9 D
0 F& u+ G# g. U4 |4 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! o, c' j/ O0 N' B2 E
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, Y% m2 q/ G* }+ x0 Y5 r1 y5 {1 JEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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no flights
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Allied aircraft7 K. L5 x8 q/ e- @7 V( y; t5 v1 _
B-17G Fortress x 58. f# i3 z: J4 s3 n
5 @$ L. C+ d2 x! GJapanese aircraft losses
5 a9 d4 t1 _. J P1Y2 Frances: 3 destroyed on ground! @& d& P! w! }, N1 e/ u
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 11 destroyed on ground* \4 w( ^+ i" z( @
G4M2e Betty: 1 destroyed on ground
, a/ I8 f0 ^$ S5 q4 a L6 C9 w Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground) o4 R2 Q+ E4 S3 b* L; P+ [
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
; q$ k1 e" n% a Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed on ground0 m- P* I) [. }1 e6 e
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Allied aircraft losses
) g" _8 {- x( }2 r# I5 }" X: W B-17G Fortress: 13 damaged
9 L% G. \" j/ F2 z% ^ B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak5 t1 `1 _$ N# X6 x$ R1 C, M
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Airbase hits 14
2 d! Y l* b6 i# n0 v* E: @Runway hits 13 |
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