07/21/42
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) a) t" u; C% G1 u8 ~: Y为打击米丘嚣张气焰,近日帝国精锐海航再次lcap曼德拉,击落超过60架敌机,其中包括33架p-40e。自损也达到50架8 o2 s& {- V1 }
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. W( m3 C, u; x2 d5 I3 ]Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,293 B% K% ~# w& Q; w" f. p- e
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Japanese aircraft ?( d2 ~+ [" b
A6M2 Zero x 30
, l X l6 H* xA6M3 Zero x 35
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Allied aircraft
4 O6 u! U; e. ]0 X+ FMartlet x 11( G4 f% K6 C, i6 v0 m& D3 V
Hurricane IIb x 161 W H5 }& Q ~ {1 m6 c
Kittyhawk I x 16/ G3 F9 l- L; [% j
Blenheim IV x 24, T& w5 X- P. [# V n) U
Wellington III x 32* g$ M3 e2 t' r1 |! F
P-39D Airacobra x 243 m1 w, A. W: o1 ]0 z h+ n4 L5 q3 S
P-40E Warhawk x 46
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Japanese aircraft losses
- w4 O# X3 ?: D" l+ X7 V) ?4 \A6M2 Zero: 34 destroyed+ S! l% p. r, r3 p5 q% p
A6M3 Zero: 16 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Martlet: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged* u1 Y7 V+ [2 p' K0 Z- o) \1 w
Hurricane IIb: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
4 ~, c3 {* D: F8 R( H& x7 @. uKittyhawk I: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
. A3 @0 b7 w, gBlenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged6 E# o# k0 E7 c. Z& R
Wellington III: 3 damaged
6 A _" \4 O# ]- @: M3 RP-39D Airacobra: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged2 X' K/ a5 z; m8 @1 c5 z
P-40E Warhawk: 33 destroyed! m1 ?; E% N, P" x& {
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8 T( \. A* c+ q398 casualties reported) |# V$ I* e0 k+ u: r1 C# b4 P
Guns lost 5
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1 H9 {" |" I1 U( o5 w. x; x: SAirbase hits 4% f' w+ E7 L( `0 i
Airbase supply hits 2* L' B; q" C* p) L6 i& E1 [* ]
Runway hits 44
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0 J4 A/ ^: Y# j8 b2 {Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,296 V# r! W- o2 C+ o. M2 Y6 [$ L& U
1 O: ] L8 [: _. E/ E' b5 zJapanese aircraft8 v3 l7 y: W: _+ r1 j8 t
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
' \) w0 V! Q. D. i2 ^Wellington III x 6% M' o+ ]2 B$ ?! T6 u
Liberator III x 124 J; q1 u0 u: @/ Q0 |0 @" ?' Z
Hudson I x 11
( z& E& v2 j3 JB-25C Mitchell x 11; H6 n1 X1 n. c& P4 c1 D% U# M0 T* I
2 X" m) n O v/ A! wJapanese aircraft losses
1 [. D& ^9 [ I+ H& C; yA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged8 T. L: _7 o$ @* @0 q3 X5 W
A6M3 Zero: 2 damaged
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w$ T" E i! R* z j4 ~9 LAllied aircraft losses# {: _$ a; w, z, Y( f
Wellington III: 1 damaged$ P0 l+ u' R# G2 x! y! k
Hudson I: 1 destroyed( q" L/ X, S- m3 V4 C/ y
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Japanese ground losses:/ z* }$ M& s' l9 W2 H2 J; w- L
81 casualties reported, E3 M, k5 a) }
5 h- p. w0 s" |' y3 qAirbase hits 1
- S7 D' a |! G. q6 r+ Q1 rAirbase supply hits 1
8 ]6 Z" Q$ ~/ S& Q- x( W7 v; @Runway hits 21 |