AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42( T* s1 [0 I8 M$ F9 p( t
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2 Y9 C, T8 w3 @1 O; r/ n5 sMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 , I% F8 v( w5 x/ {1 W7 V
1 c! W A% @) {9 c# V: JWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 V. t! P8 U3 ~: [3 g0 ]( b- u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 m' K3 S e' I" j/ _Japanese aircraft
9 Z1 g' ~) v2 t9 ]0 l* e# ] Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17
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H81-A3 x 59
" x ?8 V# u0 N1 j3 ? Blenheim IF x 21 ~3 Q4 R# V. }. D! V
Buffalo I x 25
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% N5 U! r9 \" U: XJapanese aircraft losses7 m1 ?8 ?, V7 Q1 n, [
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 5 destroyed
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H81-A3: 1 destroyed0 d$ q0 X4 G3 a- Z) f4 [& Q# M8 K; O4 a
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& y. K% w0 q* G) K; GMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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* s, _ S& L5 l7 a) DWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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& s+ O! E/ w4 c/ k L* kRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 N. T) A( N! Z( B! R9 R, e
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 11" m6 U# k% r7 U# N
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Buffalo I x 25" F6 m" T( [' G4 g7 q& a6 E' U5 T
3 U3 @. c+ T* k" ^3 q* X) SJapanese aircraft losses
) _$ T" V, Q9 j( L0 ?: C$ C5 E' a Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed# x( a+ y% f( e! C; b) G+ h
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Allied aircraft losses
- P3 T( `! A; N! [* ~# [ H81-A3: 1 destroyed
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" Q. Y$ G* q+ R- y- rMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 + V9 }3 T0 U* b9 I- {* x' b! v
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H" J2 E3 J: Y5 FRaid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 H* B: L. { ?% n& @
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( h6 [8 `6 X% ` Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28( ~/ g) D6 O( i2 [1 {+ j
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Allied aircraft, {# R& w, O; x9 ] N5 B4 g
H81-A3 x 48/ L3 N$ ~, p8 E/ ~
Buffalo I x 253 b# S! Q7 W6 n! o. S* C
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Japanese aircraft losses
% \9 f; K. o6 s4 H; ]5 v Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses) A1 c. u4 v: j% P/ f \
H81-A3: 3 destroyed2 g0 _* k; |( \& Z0 O
Buffalo I: 1 destroyed2 P3 c% K+ S4 ^0 i; B' J
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 * H/ B; [7 Y8 a1 Q$ q- f2 F
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) }8 `% S1 o) q8 X' z
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Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* d& b9 @8 b3 GEstimated time to target is 8 minutes6 l, T; }. Q/ E6 f
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Japanese aircraft# b! `9 _4 [+ D1 y( E H- Q" T
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 6
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Buffalo I x 23
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Japanese aircraft losses
|3 B h/ t) J, N* v" y1 S Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed/ {( W$ ^% o2 L6 y* ~
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Allied aircraft losses
. n- \8 x# z4 M. } H81-A3: 1 destroyed" O, |1 l2 b- ~1 A3 [/ B! `- r6 x
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# [, f# H% ? P: o$ cMorning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
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' D; Y" l. I/ Z# fWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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* x8 c. M% I* A* k! `- WRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 M, N0 H. e4 L9 X( m BEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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. _5 N3 i) ^2 q# F# XJapanese aircraft
) E3 M( k6 Z- F Ki-30 Ann x 26$ T) q/ k% d4 @4 J! A
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 268 b' F* ?" A; I8 V
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 40
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Allied aircraft7 O; P5 d( d j/ z3 q: f, H5 m
H81-A3 x 31: i# w( p2 u& Y, [( c/ l. p( b2 c; }
Buffalo I x 21
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' r2 A. O: S8 T3 rJapanese aircraft losses
2 ~# G- W2 f0 c9 e0 q Ki-30 Ann: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 V: K3 @! H6 }0 Y Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak
% S4 ]. u, b3 g& j, c Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ?3 @9 Y* Z* H, R3 }5 M- l Buffalo I: 1 destroyed |