AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 14, 42
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盟军利用闪电的航程把惠灵顿当成了高级航校,隔三差五就过来打秋风刷经验,今天更是逮到了大鱼,75架闪电F和G系列击落了29架钟馗和104架百式重爆,一天诞生了23个教官级飞行员。沉重打击了日酋的嚣张气焰,迫使日本航空兵选择增援或撤出新西兰。+ V+ V" O9 G! S! N$ ]0 `+ J
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Morning Air attack on Wellington , at 112,191 0 s$ h& N0 n7 S3 n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# R/ M' a& ?! p2 m _
& ^+ Q* }* Q7 |( Z5 F' BRaid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
) z* |8 k3 x: h S2 Q8 GEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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P-38G Lightning x 23" w- T4 ]$ u! E$ ?
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Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 11 destroyed
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P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed* a& H& C+ Q. b0 {# x
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Morning Air attack on Wellington , at 112,191
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 97 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& _% b, c" I5 o5 ~Estimated time to target is 30 minutes. a1 n4 @7 o; }
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+ T. j3 K4 N) c' I Ki-49-IIa Helen x 82
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P-38G Lightning x 18
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Ki-49-IIa Helen: 46 destroyed, 8 damaged4 v" H3 |- [/ g, J o
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
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Runway hits 3
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1 ^' t6 B8 t: J2 N# E9 \Morning Air attack on Wellington , at 112,191 , A+ X% g- O4 p, [5 g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.- w; U5 s2 o+ ?' k5 s" E' M; X! ]
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
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No Allied losses
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