AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42. i: j6 r: F' D6 r2 T) [6 m
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; ^3 w1 L% V5 d& F结束南洋战役后,南方军开始向缅甸用兵,陆航首先展开空袭,飞虎队迎战/ ]+ _' v+ s5 j0 L( ~: c/ u5 D
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain' f1 i" j* D5 |7 B2 A) j6 M1 n- F
- x- x8 _$ g, e+ XRaid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 t$ `; `/ V2 u$ n0 JEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 i' S0 K5 c1 ~# g/ `
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17
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3 ^6 T5 `# m1 U9 a8 {Allied aircraft( d3 b# ~! ]9 t
H81-A3 x 593 Z6 x' |# ^& I
Blenheim IF x 2
1 K( U5 T+ ^7 ]2 y Buffalo I x 256 I2 U& u. R& ?4 l; ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
: o* A2 x$ y/ q7 a! R" C& ]' l Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed8 _7 Q8 p9 j( |1 I6 h" h) {
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H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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: z8 M% e3 e8 i z3 [) OMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 8 }% [0 a. B5 {
! h* W6 X% v1 l# e NWeather in hex: Moderate rain* d5 Y- {- A" Z. T F- _1 T1 ~. T. J
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ _# B" _$ z1 W" E- x0 cEstimated time to target is 9 minutes. A c8 e: x$ l; Q2 ?, G
/ C# x& J$ C$ eJapanese aircraft) V5 [4 Z& [. l" V
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11
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Allied aircraft, ]% l9 @1 \, \! }# M, f7 a
H81-A3 x 56
8 O0 j9 ~. l* t, X1 L4 r) x Buffalo I x 25
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Japanese aircraft losses$ Q7 t- y* R% z, A* z6 s
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed8 ~ o- o) R: n; p* F" {, ]: Q7 y
! a# X8 Y) e, E2 s8 h* e5 EAllied aircraft losses9 p q9 V! T9 h9 _$ l% _# X$ ]$ M
H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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7 `: U+ t, J' s( k& tMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 t: m' q" T) R6 b% b3 |6 |Estimated time to target is 4 minutes% }- V. c. x+ ~7 T6 c
' `+ B* {- w/ v5 FJapanese aircraft2 [% p0 Y) l( E
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28& n4 \5 O6 R7 D3 e3 P0 c
1 A6 Q* l- a# U& j PAllied aircraft8 k- f Q7 B# o( L( n
H81-A3 x 48/ C2 a+ P- ?7 Q2 U% g5 w
Buffalo I x 25" {$ }6 A3 ?$ n1 O& C4 Z1 {
5 n% w9 P4 ]! f& xJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Buffalo I: 1 destroyed, j) o5 s1 r1 t9 E$ H* s. L
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! I. B% G) R9 S. Z, AMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain+ L2 j; y+ ^& c0 l
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Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ R* i" e' A) q: R, z+ Y( o
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Buffalo I x 23. U3 \8 Y; B6 \% y
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Japanese aircraft losses* \2 }0 F/ J9 [$ t& M, p
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed7 y1 \4 m: ~& }- ]5 F. c) g
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2 Z" R" L: X3 W7 q! ^& u2 U! Q9 D H81-A3: 1 destroyed' _: S, k0 `3 \+ Z: A% T
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6 i& q; ~7 q! {$ \Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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; N6 C; p' J/ K( l7 iRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ d: G) p M6 I" Y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 s9 O0 f" Y {. \) O4 `1 x2 h Ki-30 Ann x 26
9 L: j% @$ n% q2 A3 r) [+ s Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 26
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H81-A3 x 31
% ?. ~7 v( @% Y6 ^: j" ?" O Buffalo I x 21
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4 N6 P! e0 u& ?$ K6 wJapanese aircraft losses
( L, I+ D s2 T Ki-30 Ann: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged
; U0 f& C: H$ C( M; Q* F- ^2 ?6 W. z6 D Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak9 S) [( m! L5 o" u/ ~8 Y2 q
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed( n0 }2 k, K" G* U( M
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Allied aircraft losses6 ?& G Y/ r5 ]/ K7 G/ `
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed |