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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 45
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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。
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n0 O& l) i# y% HMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* q, @( C5 v" n
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
2 a" P* z6 T; P3 D4 ]/ dEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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# Q$ g8 E* s. \4 eJapanese aircraft* B; I" W5 N; b5 G5 G3 V/ X
A7M2 Sam x 63+ O' I% ?5 G7 I" ]' Z
J2M5 Jack x 81
! N7 W4 F& ]$ u* h7 A J7W1 Shinden x 208
* }. |( O$ K6 X- q) m) | N1K1-J George x 162
, D: Q4 O8 C1 F1 D N1K5-J George x 144' _0 V$ o5 S/ L: y
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 505 I3 ]4 _; Q+ ^$ _/ k: l) u( M
Ki-94-II x 406: | U1 F) Y9 A* k% R+ b; _
" o0 k4 D p& W* B- b8 R4 oAllied aircraft' O' O8 L. ~; J/ w5 b2 P/ j
Spitfire F.XIV x 119% C8 P" |) |' U# D1 q
& b' q, d% B, [Japanese aircraft losses
, g4 l3 w8 X1 i! t s& H6 F! @ A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed" a. q, [) o5 x2 t6 F+ J
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed8 w7 M3 {4 ]: ?2 g- f6 q
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed8 m4 y7 S$ q. I$ x! {$ N, }9 s9 @
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
3 I5 |: p8 p2 F& [ N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed
" ]& `/ ~7 p( S& ?* a% u; s+ h Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed
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8 m9 h: d, z& t! E. i: lAllied aircraft losses
& i4 R( e P }( z3 P k Spitfire F.XIV: 17 destroyed
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$ m4 x5 y& N) A0 [( F1 ^Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 7 h7 T6 _" p/ F4 n
! f& c3 C$ k6 ^2 x$ {4 x9 e4 sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 e0 ~' n! U1 C% V
: o2 n9 L. t' X( \+ e1 z b7 Z. BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
# \" i8 N5 f4 m. D/ {Estimated time to target is 15 minutes' ^9 |7 l: C: a' `8 b
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A7M2 Sam x 570 p0 O+ G+ x* ]" g2 { h2 w
J2M5 Jack x 77
7 W/ n# G/ p4 h$ l: ` J7W1 Shinden x 1998 u, q" n) D# t9 o4 n4 a" [; O5 Q
N1K1-J George x 1510 T2 d4 V1 j1 A$ @( T$ x
N1K5-J George x 128
& H; E. q3 c1 X& a% F$ o' e% B" Z Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 46
) j- @: H/ B" w Ki-94-II x 381" L5 s& n0 C. m" i1 }( |- G" O
6 a$ Z0 o. J e9 J8 F w/ V! h7 tAllied aircraft! K G3 C- |: L0 @2 e. Q
Spitfire F.XIV x 126 _# a3 x. s8 r
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Japanese aircraft losses% L/ {$ z* ?3 s
A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed
1 K' ~0 A% x V' b/ f J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed# |- ` G4 l3 f# k# s. G+ t* h
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed) y* F- Z8 E& }# G) A+ v
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed' ?9 _. f3 a) g+ b# B3 J
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed: |" T6 h& g/ I2 F! E
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed" @" E3 d; {( Q$ A5 h
Ki-94-II: 8 destroyed' L1 ?2 j5 ~# R
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Allied aircraft losses- n9 G7 s7 {3 q+ u7 q5 p$ r: Q
Spitfire F.XIV: 22 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 ( s/ a1 t' @' {9 L7 F( v S
# U! C- s9 \' x& D4 m. l' y6 gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.. `; {' ?2 b2 B e
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes2 M' q1 n0 e0 @0 ?$ f/ o3 {( N$ E0 o
5 e; K; E- n9 _! ?- QJapanese aircraft
% p& s9 @3 z- ?& A. B. R" E0 j A7M2 Sam x 45
( O9 a8 ~* P1 u8 o7 ] J2M5 Jack x 68
- q- ]' O6 r$ l) T3 ]" ~, K; b J7W1 Shinden x 178
; d6 v$ d+ W9 U( n4 R3 ? N1K1-J George x 133
9 A* x$ r# o& R N1K5-J George x 111
6 l# e+ | V; Q# b! q- p Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 392 y6 R% |; f- V$ J3 R6 o( l; g
Ki-94-II x 333: c: |4 \ O; H8 I5 r8 e2 [ D
* z/ S% n# w5 w+ QAllied aircraft+ e3 F! p1 W' ^
Thunderbolt II x 91
" m3 s0 h. C, ^" d. `" N3 t P-47N Thunderbolt x 187- k( `" L2 ^$ J" Y- i1 {
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 H) L3 d* G4 S$ O2 r: e I( b A7M2 Sam: 7 destroyed
! L4 c% T$ ~% B- {, e/ x B J2M5 Jack: 8 destroyed
( x( o V: L# z J7W1 Shinden: 21 destroyed
5 _2 A$ |6 t3 l N1K1-J George: 13 destroyed( w9 H4 y) V4 P H- u
N1K5-J George: 12 destroyed/ q i" h }8 b& M$ g2 g
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed8 e0 j' q- j. L1 H+ H
Ki-94-II: 32 destroyed! A" X7 J" {6 W) j
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Allied aircraft losses
, ?8 f) C8 v4 L/ t) _, P Thunderbolt II: 19 destroyed
3 W! b/ P% C: ^ C8 T P-47N Thunderbolt: 42 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Q2 [/ z& F8 C2 z1 L2 b3 K8 w, vWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 [- ]2 o3 ~7 H4 T9 x9 _7 t) lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
/ N0 n5 _6 [7 x6 z$ m/ ?3 QEstimated time to target is 15 minutes' e7 ^/ Y1 T& |9 I8 k
; t% |5 S# b4 ^$ L- I2 \Japanese aircraft; W* a9 i5 r: m; y W
A7M2 Sam x 16
3 _- k2 [2 ^5 S- q J2M5 Jack x 34
! s, W" ]3 g7 o1 G J7W1 Shinden x 103
3 `3 i0 Z7 M( i& Y0 t6 n N1K1-J George x 85
! t. z( ?& P4 i6 r N1K5-J George x 63% N9 ^! V9 U1 ^5 K# a; n
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16
1 O; D! w; W: \5 s% l/ R Ki-94-II x 207& E* j' Q* f/ z" e( | a
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Allied aircraft$ d; g1 ?1 }9 K, D; {. U
Spitfire F.XIV x 43
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Japanese aircraft losses/ N- y5 ?& b2 |! d1 e6 O" E8 R- \
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed8 C" [' L7 b8 |; S
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed. b% a7 M4 }6 @, ^4 `; H4 Q1 b
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
( h3 M& y* l1 p: f X N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed0 g& M$ S) X# _" n
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed
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Spitfire F.XIV: 7 destroyed% L ]5 r9 L4 i' t; M. S
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( I) E( W. ]( c% a: V- y! I" GMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- `8 ?( U3 Z4 o6 o- Y3 k* B ?Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
7 b* {4 I9 _1 U& IEstimated time to target is 21 minutes' Q& F5 L7 C! R3 c+ P) \
) b' ~7 [0 g6 sJapanese aircraft
3 o9 ^+ v% ]) C5 [/ K( z A7M2 Sam x 12& V9 ~9 f2 I6 b1 K3 P; |5 G* W
J2M5 Jack x 34
- n1 y3 z1 _3 @, T* Y J7W1 Shinden x 844 T7 P: J: N9 r$ q+ s7 X% \0 H
N1K1-J George x 69
8 o c$ S6 ^3 ] N1K5-J George x 56* K# v# u3 T3 q9 Y5 V9 L+ D! ]: P
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 159 p+ t$ h6 E4 U- ^0 }: z
Ki-94-II x 178
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- r; M- o. d1 g+ O, JAllied aircraft
; ^! {' K1 E1 W0 s Mustang IV x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses5 q2 M c" a, t' |$ W D) p+ ?
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
0 x( Y; q, u0 y8 c5 k J7W1 Shinden: 5 destroyed1 I* R7 t a5 g \) t
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
9 @, k: b0 \( w3 p' u: a' U% B8 w N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed
* A1 M. S+ g1 S Ki-94-II: 5 destroyed9 B0 ?9 b9 c2 m7 ^6 j
' x8 }% c. g1 O2 `5 ?) V( YAllied aircraft losses
( F8 ]+ c/ p n5 J" \: P Mustang IV: 7 destroyed# m" A5 r" I' ~: ^
9 f- d& k: G0 _' wAircraft Attacking:
9 n: n% w% p& }" [# u; R 44 x Mustang IV sweeping at 20000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 " h9 s& U4 x1 B4 r. K' c7 p
, D9 W( ]1 ^6 T5 Q# u$ q# [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 H" _1 a; _8 H L# P2 ]
1 k+ \ v1 z0 N$ \4 g9 o$ c F7 nRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.$ C9 `- O: G+ }' s, y3 k( X. A
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes* x+ d# z) z2 }- [7 b) Z
$ H1 Q/ M/ w8 V4 _1 QJapanese aircraft: c3 s4 m6 j9 c& V5 F% s
A7M2 Sam x 10
; q+ P1 [; x1 W# E J2M5 Jack x 296 n3 K: r2 c: r) P' ^# w# k0 ?
J7W1 Shinden x 65
; t/ z9 n; k- c: x N1K1-J George x 554 `: ]$ B7 |7 p
N1K5-J George x 41
+ ~. Q- L/ o' z0 _( X; I Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 159 {& n: i! F+ E8 C, q4 G1 n
Ki-94-II x 1424 x% {# j* U$ I9 |( X* K% O& }
. Z1 Q' g/ I- NAllied aircraft
/ }1 p- A! e, b j) x Thunderbolt II x 686 J4 o V* D; b* s, r# ]1 p& v
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Japanese aircraft losses1 h; X1 y" [; @ ]
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed" x. C4 P1 A. w3 D
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed5 e; g+ f1 N7 a& r( Y
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed4 U$ Q2 P$ Y% v7 w# X5 A1 V
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
6 H; u- T- p3 j# V3 X! c N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed2 U! W6 i* y( }
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed9 T. J' g. M2 y! I
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed- e. Y/ h& E5 D
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Allied aircraft losses- j, Y% a& `3 t7 ]* n3 B( J
Thunderbolt II: 3 destroyed1 M" G% A3 N" Z7 e6 ]( e
. c3 A/ t' l* Q+ b r9 g5 f5 hAircraft Attacking:% @6 \. k4 K8 ]4 j9 M
44 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet' u# k' J2 `0 {& T2 w+ M
3 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet; d7 G' n0 v+ e0 Q+ m/ D1 V, V
7 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
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7 J) {9 L/ L$ Y4 Y$ {" }/ e& E% YMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 7 }' K. X! p: @, D
' }7 [: G3 ~$ b3 n# RWeather in hex: Heavy cloud& W+ Q1 |! m$ U! H
( _0 z5 a2 `" W% Q" U1 @Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.4 P8 w6 E# i1 R1 v/ y6 Y5 z
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- Q( o. O$ L5 Y) N% q A7M2 Sam x 63 k5 F6 k/ G8 s2 {; a% e5 s7 d) D
J2M5 Jack x 26
5 t5 B7 ?! N# m/ l. |! ]& M J7W1 Shinden x 52+ E* c. q6 g& Z! P
N1K1-J George x 43
. |0 }9 O6 A0 g; g4 u0 a& ` N1K5-J George x 36
* W, | s: j- f Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12, @/ P- D6 E" p
Ki-94-II x 118& I7 i6 V0 Y/ \2 n
# V" A- y/ X( F* d* q* R' X$ U. @Allied aircraft' `4 a, n' A+ A. K- g! q
Thunderbolt II x 102- L) l5 h# s3 n" `+ a/ ?
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Japanese aircraft losses5 ~6 Q# d' x- }. F) ~5 n
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
& j& d, @$ P" h8 r% F J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
2 E' d$ B5 F9 t+ p3 _ J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed- W' S/ s: y$ H& A
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
0 |8 w; ^8 l: p$ P8 |7 _- a N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed
& K; I6 q0 Z5 b% N0 y- ?' n Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed& b& R& U2 l! x, I
Ki-94-II: 3 destroyed
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$ P- s, E1 U. n5 V3 R( RAllied aircraft losses
! l/ ~& ?) z4 n, l Thunderbolt II: 2 destroyed5 f9 N# p0 I6 \$ H4 @/ r% c
1 r# d5 k" N) a# P4 T9 [: ^1 WAircraft Attacking:$ D$ k( ^# c* q! Z" \' |0 I
77 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet; n7 L z& x$ r3 w: W! G' L2 t- W
10 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet6 }) c6 A9 ^+ ?0 Z6 t
9 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet8 ]; e c5 b% N& m1 V0 ?- F
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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1 R" j: Q0 c. o8 ?" fWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 G7 r- ?9 y8 f5 A& g- K0 p9 I8 i, m
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 W: k& k$ B; b2 ?$ h) m8 X
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes; D$ \8 t( I9 |1 _3 F+ k
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5 I6 W F8 e& U A7M2 Sam x 55 S& U, U- w' Z% Y; [
J2M5 Jack x 21
* P1 I; f A | J7W1 Shinden x 46
/ x9 n2 S2 {4 Z N1K1-J George x 36, O, S, A( Q4 [5 W% Q, v" n
N1K5-J George x 27
^1 H. m7 k2 [" u! O Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 96 I) B6 H% o% s* V9 C
Ki-94-II x 105
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Allied aircraft
- M9 M8 e* L( o0 ` B-17G Fortress x 522
3 g: p4 x2 S+ e# C v P-38L Lightning x 371
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- E! r# r) e/ k2 }Japanese aircraft losses
* V& |' y' X! Y! n) X7 j A7M2 Sam: 1 damaged
8 b0 V' D1 h* U* j/ v A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed on ground
% M4 s( \6 p5 q' P% O" V1 W. \ J2M5 Jack: 1 damaged
0 W6 q3 b8 |: R4 m; h D J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground2 a) {% S* N# u0 e4 w& P
J7W1 Shinden: 2 damaged
9 U r+ [( G9 G- q0 \& a; T J7W1 Shinden: 3 destroyed on ground% D3 R- Q P! |
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
, Y* o; }1 T7 {! `- ~ N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed on ground
) L# h; w6 \$ @8 e$ U' \ N1K5-J George: 2 damaged
, O Y' g3 N3 W& c/ R7 q: y% X. J N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground% [- n1 {; Z: q. o& U0 C. y' ]+ {
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
5 n# o& f9 \, x, M* p Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed on ground1 Z* U$ c4 G) b3 h) y
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 184 destroyed on ground& n$ Z# P, ^/ M* U* A3 R$ j7 j
G4M2e Betty: 26 destroyed on ground
" U' u' `: v: Y; \, m" ~ E15K1 Norm: 8 destroyed on ground
0 Q6 X1 a7 l) { P1Y2 Frances: 207 destroyed on ground) M3 q# Y. J! h" q+ Y- O* O/ {2 ~. O
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 29 destroyed on ground
4 |( P+ C/ H; d" v& ~' [* M Ki-46-III Dinah: 13 destroyed on ground
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3 ?+ g, s" Z7 |) s4 @Allied aircraft losses
; k9 D$ J& w8 U' M6 l! o B-17G Fortress: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged4 H) j& p2 ?' F9 p
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak) S9 O: ?# Z, L& p* T: W4 ^
P-38L Lightning: 13 destroyed7 ]9 [3 ?' A3 s) N4 H, T2 c
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Japanese ground losses:9 ~' r. P" y. h& A3 J/ a: ?6 j
54 casualties reported
# w2 Q- [8 I1 i y6 s+ B. G Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 U0 m( b% L* J8 \/ a- ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
% o) B$ P6 u9 {9 c+ x% N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: r' y8 S% D% S
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Airbase hits 160
& f2 n0 Q! k$ e+ l0 k% u* QAirbase supply hits 11
3 t" H0 H3 _, {# ~Runway hits 306 e$ O; g3 w) |2 ~
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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' h! v3 M# [- s9 |5 kWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.$ F6 z) [+ Z* J. O/ A3 i
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 ?4 q" g6 U/ E; y# H& s. j) V/ s
A7M2 Sam x 39 Q" ^5 W. i- H W
J2M5 Jack x 14
2 P" X8 ?8 U) V6 b0 y, Y% b J7W1 Shinden x 12! u& d, {8 i) B0 C& K( \
N1K1-J George x 21' }$ |! l" k& V5 m+ ?) N. m
N1K5-J George x 15
& F/ O4 S* w7 F4 h4 ^: ?" @' F' [. N Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3, A% Y3 E8 K5 R1 P9 O/ M
Ki-94-II x 697 _# k* r1 q! e3 k/ P
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Allied aircraft: {2 ?4 b; x( E0 [4 Y5 ~
B-17G Fortress x 1252 F \! D7 j. A7 E
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+ w6 b( K$ N& u, G4 k) T; X J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
; m# a' X+ H# o) Q. c/ y J7W1 Shinden: 1 damaged! |9 V' M8 Z L" X* T
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground
) X/ g) Q {$ C' {5 }( t N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
1 q" q3 U! k# B( ]- j Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged
' G# F- J2 h& M4 Z3 v Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground# p9 Q: Q$ [6 H
Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
4 Q8 N5 |* M+ ~! @- `: `6 i Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground4 ^; i7 R9 w- r9 s3 b" |
P1Y2 Frances: 11 destroyed on ground
% H) }; W. Q3 ~8 x2 c' |1 [9 d3 L+ Y Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 22 destroyed on ground
% F9 \3 I& P* {# m: u2 ^ G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground# _) H. x9 k2 Y7 y
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
* U/ B8 j2 J6 u: G+ o E15K1 Norm: 2 destroyed on ground( j9 B3 ^5 u1 d0 r0 ?) W: t/ l5 E. E
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Allied aircraft losses' ?; |( x; n+ a* k
B-17G Fortress: 6 destroyed, 54 damaged
; C( {4 n2 r2 s/ F r8 M7 ]2 L B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak
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1 R: l- j7 g1 M( bJapanese ground losses:
5 @+ ^4 F* |+ K 5 casualties reported
% x' G% w, @* o$ a" I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; K- j, w" ?9 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
e( c1 b# k, d1 L# S9 _* G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 13
3 Y+ r" \. w7 J& D) v4 qRunway hits 46. Q8 d. x: d1 S3 r8 Y( Z6 }
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5 d' i5 h' F- @! I" EMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 + C( P4 d& r0 L6 {. w3 F
4 s6 J3 v. _4 k) jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud( L; `. N8 U u) D: w
- ~* L, s: u! m# p- g/ F- k3 D6 PRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( A- K4 `2 c/ v' I! [Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ A; i$ s6 ~( t. ]# t" h; n7 ~. N
A7M2 Sam x 10 d" I2 u5 g) V: l& Q
J2M5 Jack x 6
( N+ w, Q$ }. u$ ^: @* I' q) M J7W1 Shinden x 4( `0 C$ P! `# P: a( \
N1K1-J George x 9
% f/ O" Y$ c3 H% ^6 v" c# X) h N1K5-J George x 6: R7 T' z) N4 f
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3, P$ s( |9 L& C+ d
Ki-94-II x 157 D) l! ]8 i& }& v7 J8 Y% N! F
$ o4 c( E* Y8 g4 UAllied aircraft
0 Z0 O0 j/ A$ o& e' ~- W B-17G Fortress x 84$ C3 B% ~6 @& H' ^; F7 y1 `
. E. F# R0 q3 Y+ }; B) Y$ hJapanese aircraft losses* ?! l; a# @- l. o5 T- C! p1 V
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground9 I- o' p5 x2 b; Y4 H+ F! V
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
" ]; g; m9 y3 S8 ]7 t' l+ p N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground4 |) B% r: ~: Q8 \. n6 V9 e5 O2 I- Q. ?
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged6 j# H- ?3 R3 u3 @ s' Z* n9 D
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed
: q! d' r: o3 o# B P1Y2 Frances: 12 destroyed on ground3 [4 |$ f6 T9 J) k( k7 R
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground
3 l( A/ g! J6 o+ \ Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 14 destroyed on ground
! f) H) V0 k! L) K" j Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground1 V4 U; S8 L8 a4 L: y- C
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
& S- B* ]9 ]( [ Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground1 W( u9 X6 |7 n) u( F
+ d$ Z& I! ]0 n" V7 T! W3 ?Allied aircraft losses# L' ~5 N8 b6 g1 J
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed, 24 damaged" ]- X' {5 r0 y& Y
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak3 g; d; m# ?. s: i* o4 H7 B
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Airbase hits 9
+ U' ~6 k9 R# Y7 F RAirbase supply hits 14 d: J( J, c- ^+ U# a+ h# S
Runway hits 26+ q& F/ V2 R& H5 G. ~" t/ N6 }
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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+ j: m' \* h0 F5 U& s0 [ mRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 a6 ^8 y( h7 \Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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6 n1 G8 ^. R: LJapanese aircraft# c) l5 G Y' F
A7M2 Sam x 1
+ p5 d2 L+ F4 Y* X% |) _( R J2M5 Jack x 6
/ G, I: }* |* @; e" }/ A1 u; _ J7W1 Shinden x 2
0 ~2 p7 s8 F: l. M4 R0 w N1K1-J George x 6
+ n' E6 ?2 k' h9 g+ c; C' g N1K5-J George x 3
$ ]/ f; ]! ^1 a5 K Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
9 J4 } o8 ^0 X: l Ki-94-II x 6
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1 R3 F6 Z+ n3 S( u, _8 e3 xAllied aircraft+ R. ]: T }6 F, i# N4 G
P-51H Mustang x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
& v% X% ?$ K7 ] A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed: S9 }; ?1 g g7 v, g$ N6 n
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
% l( ?+ y) N7 h+ n0 g J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed" s2 J' m- Q0 O; @0 x+ w
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed! S# c2 a9 A8 a7 U4 t+ A
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed! e% t1 N1 L. G7 a0 \# W5 e( A2 ^
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
( y9 V5 n+ v% z' H# R9 g- O- V0 v Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed. X2 r" G6 e6 F6 r. n- W# Y
2 @# M* k- _! O, \" [- h9 DAllied aircraft losses3 S/ x: x" J1 I# |
P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
M N) u+ F ^5 _ 5 x P-51H Mustang sweeping at 31000 feet+ Y0 v( ?% z+ _5 e/ n) E" l/ z
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8 k" K- h1 i; DMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( N8 ^! x* O# _% I" B oEstimated time to target is 36 minutes( `/ U' W) F" ~0 V
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Japanese aircraft( z* _( g% t+ W. U5 r" D
no flights: k [0 U* s8 l5 H; [" n5 U R
9 I W, v. @7 uAllied aircraft* j: v0 [9 X- |7 w8 l( o9 d5 ]7 q
B-17G Fortress x 583 W9 S+ m4 g) }
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Japanese aircraft losses
; ^+ h T+ Z2 ^ X P1Y2 Frances: 3 destroyed on ground
7 y0 ~1 W$ x0 z$ k0 I0 g1 |0 B+ r5 z) ] Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 11 destroyed on ground: `8 W' K6 n+ v r- F1 }8 w# \
G4M2e Betty: 1 destroyed on ground9 T; w5 l9 m8 `( S
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground' Z( P, D3 Z5 q+ B/ E% s, _
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
$ S& r% y* j" v- M- Y1 ~/ x9 y Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses9 C' Z+ l+ _4 O" S* B6 C
B-17G Fortress: 13 damaged, w0 v8 B% \% i1 H
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak% [; Q% Y2 o* a. T+ l: o0 C2 o
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Airbase hits 14# [- F/ ~' J4 a) u& j* k. e) x% P
Runway hits 13 |
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