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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 45
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' c' Y6 w5 @7 ?9 L1945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。" u; V' H, M- F: ^/ h& _
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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。
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 ! l6 q. h. B- x( M2 l
: R$ \9 Z( R; D& }5 A: w. jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* {7 A8 [+ W3 l/ {' bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.' I- x3 W( [; T! O; H
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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0 K/ q' F# g- p, h. \Japanese aircraft7 L" ^" g" V4 Y' U; e
A7M2 Sam x 63
) G* i% ^6 F) K$ K$ B J2M5 Jack x 81+ r) ^, o' G0 W8 l, s3 `9 |
J7W1 Shinden x 2081 U. i& T. [4 i# [" s1 c, R% e+ j( r
N1K1-J George x 162
# n; a. n+ B/ V; M1 w: H N1K5-J George x 144! h% \+ D. s6 d! _8 O
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 50; R' q, O4 ^6 k' R7 Z
Ki-94-II x 406, Z- V/ T* Y4 }/ w F, j, d4 e; O
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Allied aircraft0 M' n( }: {0 D& U" c t
Spitfire F.XIV x 119
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2 V @4 M, O* D1 x: u! I3 l3 c" t- LJapanese aircraft losses
0 K; }* E$ e. a- {$ u0 }7 S/ v( z A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
- V# M3 n; \, l2 t J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed7 Y4 v7 f. g' ? ]* g* `9 L( I
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed
/ k: S; h- P5 _# R' ^ N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed4 a% i$ {* Y( j" Y3 |6 q5 V3 T
N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed
7 M5 V4 f2 A- J" R/ \* r$ j# r Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed& L/ a [& h* X9 ?
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Allied aircraft losses
! e& Y9 i6 M* A+ H1 @ Spitfire F.XIV: 17 destroyed. S9 }" o3 `0 V: d
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f; |3 J9 k, O8 N6 _Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 ! [: a, p: ]* X* ~, @7 T
( J' x; w9 Z; ~& r) v! X6 qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# u! `6 f3 o9 x' L- p/ E5 g# f1 F8 bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
, j8 @. C" _( Z% L% J1 ]Estimated time to target is 15 minutes. J7 M* z) ]2 L" M2 ^
9 z7 `0 t4 ^% O% d7 HJapanese aircraft
" _, s G& v8 Y4 U9 V2 j A7M2 Sam x 57
R. l! R' i9 Q4 D: t J2M5 Jack x 77
, o+ t9 B7 l4 e. L0 y J7W1 Shinden x 199
6 t# Y8 S4 D+ N- d; ] N1K1-J George x 1519 r/ e* {, w- t$ i W
N1K5-J George x 128
, n! H9 g, L& w& x Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 46
( V: y0 N7 {' Y6 A Ki-94-II x 381! N$ \7 C" D; U, s* E1 j8 T
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Allied aircraft
1 S$ Z! U$ i$ X1 r) { Spitfire F.XIV x 1266 J0 x' K& J. B3 l5 P( c' f5 d
" F0 ?, r/ c" |* T9 Y8 OJapanese aircraft losses
: k0 p. N7 E8 i A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed- K" `7 s$ a9 o$ v
J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed
5 n. Q& Q! K' n$ r9 l J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed* r R3 l' u' \- d
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
2 z0 Q# D( @ l% A6 f% a( q; x) z o! I N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
, u3 m3 e1 K2 c/ V9 ]6 c Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed* R0 b$ r3 z8 Q |8 X
Ki-94-II: 8 destroyed
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7 B* U6 k: p4 _8 K9 G$ sAllied aircraft losses
% {9 Q6 T8 N: B# w. E/ \( N Spitfire F.XIV: 22 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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4 J% Z' K# A8 {: B- pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud/ a- x) O `) W: U( l; {3 [# y% O
8 s+ o4 L. K" c7 ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
* F1 N: C4 O- D' U' zEstimated time to target is 23 minutes0 v: b3 ?: L8 t% l
0 x+ b8 ~8 A2 f; dJapanese aircraft
7 Q( G- q% Y% b0 w6 B" D A7M2 Sam x 45
& R G0 C$ D" x/ f% W J2M5 Jack x 68
% H8 C8 `/ A8 N) t4 [ J7W1 Shinden x 178
3 b$ l- q# s2 d5 R N1K1-J George x 133/ e5 S3 n0 T$ W: H4 e, i
N1K5-J George x 111, p6 ?! t8 V9 ~' w
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 39* W: Y) ]8 P+ p1 q. g, Z/ G5 Z" f! g3 Q
Ki-94-II x 333
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: z3 f8 G, p/ X6 U4 y- sAllied aircraft- d! P4 g3 X( |* J
Thunderbolt II x 91( W7 E! \. ^5 B% ^$ E0 R
P-47N Thunderbolt x 187
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Japanese aircraft losses; J; B) O5 Z8 D2 T0 D
A7M2 Sam: 7 destroyed
1 ~/ {, `5 z7 O' O) I+ [ J2M5 Jack: 8 destroyed
`8 K" d/ n3 j2 Z# R J7W1 Shinden: 21 destroyed6 k9 |- G( o% h- e
N1K1-J George: 13 destroyed
" A$ I6 t) z5 _, ~/ q N1K5-J George: 12 destroyed
4 U* M+ M! W' e: o. N! { Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed
. e2 D9 ~! g; ?' N( Q$ ^6 h Ki-94-II: 32 destroyed+ s& Q) H+ Z: s2 ^- `. Y1 a* J
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Allied aircraft losses4 j7 |5 p9 x! i- Y$ w
Thunderbolt II: 19 destroyed
% l! l9 A' d1 m* N! r8 R' h9 C, {. o P-47N Thunderbolt: 42 destroyed7 |2 l" F; [5 W u% k w/ x
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0 j. e; q' _4 D, Z# U" t- \Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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& [+ Z4 Z2 M3 `5 y0 mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) u4 V ?. `7 r3 NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
( ?2 a7 I r. _! ^Estimated time to target is 15 minutes7 }3 F$ ]5 Y* N5 A, D8 [6 T: R- z
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Japanese aircraft% y9 S0 T+ L1 t8 V
A7M2 Sam x 16
& h" o7 C* b2 \7 k) j. F. U9 B! _ J2M5 Jack x 34
5 Q# J, |; X: g+ A+ K* _ J7W1 Shinden x 103: [! u, G4 B$ N& W; k4 Q/ s% t
N1K1-J George x 85
% J1 h2 U& o; x N1K5-J George x 63
* w; q) J( ?0 S- q* o" R8 P6 ] Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16* _. x L8 p! c" u% E+ [2 I
Ki-94-II x 2071 D t; o" v* D$ M
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Allied aircraft* C8 @ @6 D0 w+ i9 @
Spitfire F.XIV x 43- Z1 ^' t6 A% ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 c- C- a, M" V) V. f A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
$ Z( R. e6 {& [, G2 v, ^5 [' Y; | J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed( o8 K8 Y3 Y2 Q) h" b4 ~. p$ O
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
0 L4 ^ U! _/ L& s& L9 M$ y9 |$ l N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed9 T* `/ n7 f. g. F! _7 d- D
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed( R) H4 A# Z( t& g6 P
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Spitfire F.XIV: 7 destroyed
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8 H6 S ~2 Q( d" o) a# YMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 ) S) C% |( E. k; W; Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
6 _8 U3 B1 Y( D3 MEstimated time to target is 21 minutes& V9 r; z8 |& A7 c+ u& w
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Japanese aircraft
5 `( B" M0 s, q/ ^, M/ { A7M2 Sam x 12
& y1 ], C3 v2 ^; k J2M5 Jack x 34
5 t* M& J$ W6 P. o1 K: r J7W1 Shinden x 84
- ^: ^5 l2 |& H5 j& m6 W N1K1-J George x 69
_/ \3 F( J8 Z5 h0 X1 y3 `! i N1K5-J George x 56
! _$ a3 C- Q: @1 u Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
0 l0 B, [6 f! t- ]1 s' |! | Ki-94-II x 178
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$ w9 `3 k" @( U, }! V4 e, jAllied aircraft
. s/ ~! E1 d% Z2 G* N# D Mustang IV x 804 r3 ]1 q% ^5 ~7 u" o
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Japanese aircraft losses9 F. ?# p' Z( [ Y
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed' x1 C3 Y* k* V
J7W1 Shinden: 5 destroyed- l" L6 s- u, v$ S1 V$ R
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed) A% m5 D2 w2 G. [5 _. h$ M
N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed
5 X; O# O; C" ^3 e A, A Ki-94-II: 5 destroyed5 e% E2 k' K4 l/ _( Z
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Allied aircraft losses
9 M5 D$ N8 W) C( |8 Z2 k Mustang IV: 7 destroyed: Z! F: ~, B3 |+ l6 c- D5 ^
# {: X2 D0 A( P; @* p1 _Aircraft Attacking:/ q1 b/ `. f/ t% {
44 x Mustang IV sweeping at 20000 feet
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, h' r& m- o5 k7 ~/ Q( B) e) _Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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( A5 _, f6 o+ d0 D# Q5 e* c( s3 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) R- d& c) @/ e1 Y
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet." u2 Y, H; {* n8 Y
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes! `+ ]: {7 k& k. ~
" Q# [, }# e2 y+ xJapanese aircraft
g$ @* h1 Q; ?$ r. n A7M2 Sam x 10
% b: k( F6 i. F3 T* ?; `4 I8 o# e J2M5 Jack x 29: ]3 E& J F, l5 K" R" j* A |$ k% |
J7W1 Shinden x 65/ f6 X+ v# x1 x4 T
N1K1-J George x 55
+ o) p8 v6 u* Q. p7 i N1K5-J George x 41
! m8 _+ d2 O, }( g1 U- U! a Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
, _% V( r5 Q3 x) G( R# H# w. z Ki-94-II x 142
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Allied aircraft1 [1 T& E- f: N: X3 D6 A+ e
Thunderbolt II x 689 I \, n r- K1 y: c$ i
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Japanese aircraft losses! s: R! ?( P+ g4 r7 H
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
0 T9 @2 k9 O4 }5 T' g/ J. h8 t+ R J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed* _# @6 s3 X9 ]
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed
7 q, c! D, m1 ~. ~2 k N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed# Y& Q+ K) a- c
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed
3 S) [, b2 p3 m( L7 O Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
0 _1 A5 |, V. n% W0 ^5 ~4 c4 L Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed5 l7 f& t ~/ ^
! |+ o) p4 S% H' Z5 ~$ r9 p, VAllied aircraft losses5 ~. [4 w3 T3 d' v' N% I8 i
Thunderbolt II: 3 destroyed1 ]1 a1 b5 i' ?
+ d6 a$ _* c5 r1 ?9 A+ pAircraft Attacking:
" h v/ V) v) x7 h( y1 L) \8 t$ f 44 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
8 a% f1 T% f7 }. D+ B 3 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
5 R1 ^9 k2 i! G L; _: q: x 7 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet. s0 m# o' e8 ^9 |/ k
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 7 ]2 b, F: x ^7 e4 f$ F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; p& _& h+ ~3 [
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
, F `5 e, Z A/ O* b$ n# o% CEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft r4 Z6 S6 s X% J- ]8 m+ K K
A7M2 Sam x 6
2 d& @+ e: t6 ?* L% v# J: @- h J2M5 Jack x 26' G" |: i2 @8 O1 g; X1 ~# v* T
J7W1 Shinden x 52
4 f" v6 @8 Q' ^7 T N1K1-J George x 43
: p9 f- c+ T( j" {, v+ a; Z N1K5-J George x 36
- o2 P) y" d5 P9 } f% m Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12
9 u J& r) f6 K+ o) U- N Ki-94-II x 118& j8 C& u6 j/ W# o
" W. n2 q& ?$ Z; L2 U' `; vAllied aircraft; [1 m0 I) N5 l1 Z% a* L
Thunderbolt II x 1027 B' h$ u" e! e6 ]7 l) W, I
6 n* O$ o: H$ Q1 ?Japanese aircraft losses
' [' i7 y1 s% J# E5 i9 Q* y A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed3 Z3 B- x' |9 C
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed! o& ~1 C/ C: g+ s( d" M5 Q
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
, @. W. W$ p2 _ N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
4 U. r; J5 B1 B" j8 j( b N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed7 u3 j& I( G v7 d1 D/ k( [: T2 I
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
- i5 i5 ~$ L, k Ki-94-II: 3 destroyed
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) y' {2 g, y. ^8 n+ W4 hAllied aircraft losses1 @4 g# J* n# ^1 _ h
Thunderbolt II: 2 destroyed$ B: O% \; Q7 g* s% \$ [
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Aircraft Attacking:6 I1 ^1 |) r6 p4 X U# {
77 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
& T7 `) W% f* I1 x0 C 10 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
m! @. `3 h& ~* N 9 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet3 H1 l' u- } ~+ D8 t
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- [0 S, W: T, b' m' CEstimated time to target is 36 minutes, y, n! g! J- ^8 O0 n2 g6 X6 `
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Japanese aircraft0 X; F6 J. R$ G/ P1 {" |
A7M2 Sam x 55 f9 S* F! X( Y! _( a' \" E
J2M5 Jack x 210 }: N3 u6 \' [/ m
J7W1 Shinden x 46
8 Z' s- k( ?; A N1K1-J George x 36
& w. J0 |) \* l3 m( n- A/ U3 E9 o N1K5-J George x 279 |; p `9 F' H
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
6 j4 U1 ^) l* K" z+ D" ?9 n Ki-94-II x 105
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Allied aircraft8 B0 }4 m% t/ z* X
B-17G Fortress x 522
$ \3 ]3 [4 Y. i( R: ?( [ P-38L Lightning x 371' L: p0 l. l/ ^( Q, @$ @5 K- M
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Japanese aircraft losses1 D/ E9 H X9 o0 v9 ?( S3 D6 A
A7M2 Sam: 1 damaged
' W5 U6 c, Z7 _; J* W1 d4 l1 a A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed on ground) U4 Y! g, }1 M) a* t/ E
J2M5 Jack: 1 damaged5 U: X( p6 L( L, @( T
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground- ?' i* O z# t7 l1 s, H# W% i
J7W1 Shinden: 2 damaged" [% u4 {- L# r* t
J7W1 Shinden: 3 destroyed on ground) q, I. \. o8 `) x8 \5 I
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged( d G v. m0 I z# }" V I+ Y
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed on ground
) F/ x. S% M# d: P+ T& Q0 Y1 Y N1K5-J George: 2 damaged5 _1 ]$ U" @5 n% }0 M
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
0 e, ^4 I5 q/ [# e) A Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
$ f: l8 F: Y# Z3 o Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed on ground
2 ~! \- R; A6 W; p' j Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 184 destroyed on ground. F$ N' i. C) n
G4M2e Betty: 26 destroyed on ground* N; r* z9 @. c
E15K1 Norm: 8 destroyed on ground
! l/ X$ N2 R& P! y' k P1Y2 Frances: 207 destroyed on ground) Y, A2 |8 h& T* P: J* F. N
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 29 destroyed on ground
+ K( E) u8 _. {% C1 s, `- R Ki-46-III Dinah: 13 destroyed on ground! T! P b/ Z9 \. n7 @1 Q
" E3 _5 o" x6 S1 E" mAllied aircraft losses) s5 L/ U1 w, w
B-17G Fortress: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged: C1 l* g' W( k7 J
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak3 k! r& Y3 K/ Y9 {
P-38L Lightning: 13 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses: G% {' b. I$ q* H4 v2 {9 y2 z
54 casualties reported" j7 U0 R+ |" P! M! k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. |3 V9 G( K6 O% _: n& g* m, ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
) R3 V O" t# k1 Y$ _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 160( ^( J/ U6 J; H1 |
Airbase supply hits 116 e+ J# T# I6 y0 g% n7 I J
Runway hits 306
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 j" ]$ {! p* J$ i! z3 oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! p, E6 J# e7 u0 u- m. f _* DEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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8 b/ ]% U' T& z2 M* J5 r, xJapanese aircraft8 x# y; C4 u) D8 u& Y- {
A7M2 Sam x 3
/ L/ f3 [) V; h: Z, ]+ ]7 y. ^ J2M5 Jack x 14
$ }: L$ i) y9 W, u3 F; W8 R J7W1 Shinden x 12 r+ @- J; p/ f; H G" t8 k/ i/ ~
N1K1-J George x 21. E. F8 y8 k6 T2 a
N1K5-J George x 15: X5 j+ L) m9 i& _" z& q8 k
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3# c, }& B) ] q' g
Ki-94-II x 69
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Allied aircraft
( [, B. T5 l& k; O" y! E8 [ B-17G Fortress x 125
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Japanese aircraft losses' c5 z; X" z/ m/ U3 T0 B
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground$ h7 e: J$ {! z/ _
J7W1 Shinden: 1 damaged' G# z2 {7 D+ W/ F( ]
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground
& }3 }1 [4 |5 j N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
9 A' ] ^- P: g t" i- m7 f; W3 S Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged
/ N8 j2 p" u0 k$ P" O' m) X4 I5 S Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground9 |# M3 b1 g+ Y. w! c- f
Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ L8 u6 i5 V" K Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
9 v- i" P* |9 ] B P1Y2 Frances: 11 destroyed on ground- _8 U6 Y' K: X: X
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 22 destroyed on ground
: _- I, S- y+ y( ]" j; X G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground
. z$ a# @9 ^, e$ I/ t) z7 i8 }, I Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
/ p9 Z W2 \9 w* { E15K1 Norm: 2 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
& a% a( L5 W) r, \2 {- g1 y) O5 ? B-17G Fortress: 6 destroyed, 54 damaged) c s7 Q7 v4 H. [- l1 ]: r, d1 V# q
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak% \7 X) `+ ~6 L3 S; l
7 [( t5 t4 ~: RJapanese ground losses:7 F& B9 D1 `" W5 ]
5 casualties reported
. a: x2 O8 h0 Z7 t1 O0 Y9 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. @- E3 E5 b& b/ Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, {$ V2 M# S+ d0 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 R6 [! \3 J; k# vAirbase hits 13$ G" I4 }! o% O& p \- A* V7 i
Runway hits 46
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 " P5 p% D e# V9 k( X
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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& o/ o1 z+ N' L6 c9 s$ `Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ f0 N% X7 t+ v2 S% _9 y) OEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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7 x+ G, N, \5 C( X+ V& ^Japanese aircraft; i- z: ^: ?* o6 F
A7M2 Sam x 1% @1 U- _3 ~6 l" I. Y
J2M5 Jack x 6
" \, n; G W6 p. W J7W1 Shinden x 4( D# I$ \# X* O0 H! z
N1K1-J George x 9
6 |' k9 ^( L \' \) M1 e N1K5-J George x 6
7 a' Z- j$ \# c3 h9 w9 H/ q7 F Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 39 F+ F# y" e1 y2 x4 B; X% C! u: o
Ki-94-II x 15; g1 ^( k/ W0 O, \/ J Y, F' G
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Allied aircraft
( n8 a i8 [. Z B-17G Fortress x 84
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7 J) T B1 x; W% N+ S* x3 G- Q$ LJapanese aircraft losses
. x$ X& r: S/ e* P4 [' x' d J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground! S' e5 f. Z8 @
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed2 {8 M! h; y: U, h6 R
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground# F$ q" h/ {- {. f
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged
$ o( E9 G& T$ W) r8 v9 h7 q6 W Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed
; b' s8 G2 l; V0 I& _% e @ P1Y2 Frances: 12 destroyed on ground
- s" J2 ~: q* w G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground
7 J' ~: C) k. @# Z4 x# ?. P Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 14 destroyed on ground6 B% r) Q7 b7 _1 m$ _; }" L. u
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
- ?! w+ S2 t9 P/ \1 J) e* @ S* a E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground' w b1 W0 g0 I
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
1 S' q7 ^+ H& n- q B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed, 24 damaged" T# \2 A4 b! n% i7 P
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 9
N8 G$ s' l6 K* T$ vAirbase supply hits 1+ M4 b. e' _3 v6 R
Runway hits 26' q) I/ \% K' H% V. |4 h
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+ j" }9 E% E9 r$ LMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% E; f* P, o9 \9 ^6 F2 T8 O( s5 b+ f
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes y9 |0 y! }- |5 [0 A
" v5 d \! v3 V- z# @( Y" |: dJapanese aircraft
4 q" I' Z, `; S A7M2 Sam x 17 i) B, ]% z0 t) r+ Y# n
J2M5 Jack x 6
! t! J' D& L! h; Q+ h# e; I J7W1 Shinden x 2' j% r$ O* R" M$ m5 S
N1K1-J George x 65 U7 d( a" U# p: q+ }7 G
N1K5-J George x 3
, Z9 y; l5 H+ v1 l$ J Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3! P& @4 `; r6 G, V
Ki-94-II x 6/ I$ m) Q) F+ L' z
9 Y5 h4 x2 ^6 F8 R# j+ d8 O, EAllied aircraft* D( K1 W- ~5 i4 d+ D7 U
P-51H Mustang x 15) j0 J7 x/ R2 c& b7 P7 ^$ |
- @) P3 z/ M% `( _7 H. fJapanese aircraft losses
6 Y! ^5 D! v6 j- ]+ O A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
7 |, N, m, ~3 P6 e; P! f J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed2 ^. `) w( V" p M# w- p$ v/ E
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed# ]7 C/ s: }8 G M: t8 Z2 Z9 E" k) H
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed, q2 O, I% e& j4 @) M X. Q
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed1 S9 H" }2 M2 D, q ^
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
2 K7 D) V2 L5 Y* n. }) Y Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed. {; }# l* q' W2 R* `
) m8 u6 [3 d; S# x: l8 N. CAllied aircraft losses
# ]/ m. ]5 W7 v- g! f2 V P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed0 t4 Z& h3 R2 I2 F+ p! Q3 G8 o
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5 x P-51H Mustang sweeping at 31000 feet5 Z8 K1 `; ?. u6 ~9 V6 ^
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 / [4 k: J1 c% r8 Q$ _
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, b. W& E. i( W7 rEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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B-17G Fortress x 58# W4 T/ H F$ u6 g: M0 P
2 E9 J- J6 l0 h2 ? E3 EJapanese aircraft losses& R% h" n% S: A
P1Y2 Frances: 3 destroyed on ground
( P2 O* n7 q8 T$ M1 f Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 11 destroyed on ground
+ ?2 y/ \9 O" P+ ` G4M2e Betty: 1 destroyed on ground, y+ o% k5 [( l* Q* W% g/ j! o/ J2 J
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground' e& [. g$ `# C( o( w- s- ]* D3 P
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
, V( x! U) S0 J, C Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed on ground
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# I) x* C* |9 [/ B! pAllied aircraft losses4 S* o0 q3 V& p+ }4 q$ X
B-17G Fortress: 13 damaged; G1 j$ J" ^$ _, b& {
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ c+ ^) j2 Q# N! a k% h7 t: h( \Runway hits 13 |
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