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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 45- |( t2 g- q4 k h' N1 [- N
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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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' E3 O& F. s. R, R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。; M: h) E6 s6 ]2 S1 w; b$ ^* z/ G
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2 m7 P. y# F# EMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.+ i1 `6 m$ W5 p( g
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 U2 w) T0 y, Q4 {$ j+ B2 H& B$ c0 Z$ y
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Japanese aircraft$ |- k4 z8 p j
A7M2 Sam x 63
E* {4 C+ z- X% ~5 |4 g J2M5 Jack x 81- G S6 ^0 w( c- ~
J7W1 Shinden x 208
) N4 s! G5 ]" N5 ^ N1K1-J George x 162
& k! c" @. n" h N1K5-J George x 144. Q: v9 ?$ G% r% x( J3 L
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 50
* S% a# b7 f: G, i- C, J& t' S( v7 B Ki-94-II x 406
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Allied aircraft
) b. Z9 Y; V6 F2 X$ `/ b5 q% m Spitfire F.XIV x 1193 C( c2 V9 p( \$ O1 j( h
6 g# L& Y u. O) C4 i1 W# Q) o. tJapanese aircraft losses
* A' g4 B7 W& D8 l/ g A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed5 g- D+ L* E x1 I6 |
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
7 ^9 a- `3 u! X J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed% @9 n& ], }' I3 {+ Z6 n) N
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed# G$ l* Z& v7 S& r
N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed( |' |2 y5 h/ J: m$ C
Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed P7 o! p9 `! `/ s+ K, f- T7 r2 y5 R
2 v# O" @. h1 C: a; QAllied aircraft losses
4 Q' ~( w. q$ W# @ Spitfire F.XIV: 17 destroyed
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O0 [6 a3 M5 u! C, }( FMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 ' `( ~2 L; w5 u1 ]4 K2 G7 g7 W3 w# ^, `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.6 x: K* ?. u# g% J8 D) n1 U+ T
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes- L! l0 u' |: M3 X0 D5 h
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Japanese aircraft- n- x I7 v h( E& A- w# X
A7M2 Sam x 57; i/ B* e$ O0 n7 o/ w- D9 ~; e
J2M5 Jack x 77) E: O* |# n5 u% c. ^, h
J7W1 Shinden x 199, ?7 y4 G2 O% F
N1K1-J George x 1513 y& Z$ n2 I1 F' w( u+ }* L
N1K5-J George x 1285 Z- C& Z+ w- B4 E; {; C1 q
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 467 q ^1 {7 m3 C2 o% n) J
Ki-94-II x 3810 Z; E/ }) R: S5 u' h. m% W2 A2 C0 P
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Allied aircraft
! H0 i8 Y# h/ f+ d Spitfire F.XIV x 126% Q3 y5 b! J$ Y2 I. D
' i7 L5 ?- R( p$ T1 jJapanese aircraft losses& t" s$ K' p% u3 M3 ]9 V1 I2 w9 _
A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed
' Z9 s1 \, d* ^; E% I! n# A J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed, F: W; r0 l8 U5 w
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed+ K6 G" ]8 O" _) O8 C% o! x
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed
- f9 z9 w+ ^5 m3 n8 ?$ p K) P N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed: n' t$ |" [) J _1 n' q9 v: X
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
. T. N$ O" ~5 C5 ?) f6 Q% v Ki-94-II: 8 destroyed0 N7 E6 V' Q% Z5 o
) e) P' i. d5 R5 z' cAllied aircraft losses
+ {; |2 p2 O6 q6 S Spitfire F.XIV: 22 destroyed% g9 Y( `- K1 D8 g5 U# A9 ?
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6 X6 a6 l5 c9 a+ d$ jMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud2 F+ Z. f) G: Y. o/ A/ u- m
5 m- x T% e* e6 jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
$ I& }# Z; f' O* V, O2 z+ n2 MEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 r) ]4 \* ^4 f+ U' `4 O
A7M2 Sam x 45
. j) [4 N4 ^4 \2 F8 ~6 b" q0 a J2M5 Jack x 68
: ^* L+ Y/ j3 T) |" a9 j: h, a2 x J7W1 Shinden x 1786 X* L' I. Z6 ]. B7 X7 {
N1K1-J George x 1333 v. f4 S6 B) s; X
N1K5-J George x 111% C8 v3 P; a" F) O) F5 m
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 39
5 ?7 Y( B+ U- y+ M6 O: d1 Z/ t Ki-94-II x 333& U) J$ |- x4 p# z7 @
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Allied aircraft
5 T& M& X# g2 u0 ? Thunderbolt II x 919 j7 b3 y% J4 l6 F: @
P-47N Thunderbolt x 187
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1 ]* n0 Y- x* `. m' I) [Japanese aircraft losses
5 n1 J5 [/ \( L9 u6 ?+ `/ I/ ^* O& |5 h2 ? A7M2 Sam: 7 destroyed
' {+ f5 ^5 f p1 N, w/ g; E J2M5 Jack: 8 destroyed% @# V2 O( | @1 z: e. M5 H z
J7W1 Shinden: 21 destroyed
9 P0 v6 T5 U; ?# J; O: Z N1K1-J George: 13 destroyed* j: T/ D! C4 I7 F6 G% M8 m, ]
N1K5-J George: 12 destroyed
* K& e2 M' u5 ]: E- |/ P, G% G Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed, _! J4 c" K- C2 `) e1 w/ F5 R
Ki-94-II: 32 destroyed
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, q# f w+ m$ s9 J& wAllied aircraft losses! H# e b' b3 K1 Q& Z$ e
Thunderbolt II: 19 destroyed: @* b' x' R4 n
P-47N Thunderbolt: 42 destroyed
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/ e. r0 _3 m3 ~Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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0 x1 i- s2 b5 l5 B. |5 MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- v. @+ ?( F- [9 M; g4 d2 m4 R4 Y8 q( m! iRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.0 J: l0 A) d9 o
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" F2 F/ y' S) x5 K/ B, X
A7M2 Sam x 162 P: p3 W# }& }4 b6 V8 m/ ?- Z
J2M5 Jack x 34
$ S6 z3 m5 F, ? J7W1 Shinden x 1036 @1 t2 N- U: l0 D) W
N1K1-J George x 85# r# f8 _* \- X2 W
N1K5-J George x 63
) w5 K2 {( ~0 ~3 U9 C: N Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16. `# w3 c4 q! d. B( D; \5 M! }
Ki-94-II x 207
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9 b; a5 r/ _7 L1 T, f! bAllied aircraft
, K5 b2 q: ~& j: U9 T1 h B Spitfire F.XIV x 43
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Japanese aircraft losses8 g, m Q: y' G% y# j. M; _
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
* ~8 b. A. ~" Y J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed, @5 D1 U" u9 K3 z0 I9 t
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
2 H5 }1 h; S4 Y w3 Q N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed; c- o' N! h* T. Z
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed
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$ f8 V! t) q0 y5 @Allied aircraft losses
) [6 R; Z% c7 f1 k/ S Spitfire F.XIV: 7 destroyed
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+ l' \" h& {; w% c/ d: ?. T% RMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- E; k+ o4 {7 `3 D& T. j
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. X6 P# V* f5 K' K! X) D: N( H
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes, ?$ Q$ Z! }7 b: h' u& Y
! P. M! w+ R( R1 s6 {Japanese aircraft! x' i; Z' J; b( H
A7M2 Sam x 12
6 l# e- H% j. m J2M5 Jack x 34
* {: ]$ U/ k' D) x( h4 {( z; ~ J7W1 Shinden x 84
( }+ y$ k/ C% X N1K1-J George x 691 P% k+ Q6 _2 K5 M
N1K5-J George x 56
/ ` X! u3 e* i ` Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
% D$ F- l* w X0 j- j! {8 B) w. p. H Ki-94-II x 178, }6 J' ]) Y+ b& S& H, {
5 ^2 K4 C s# K: Z! |Allied aircraft
! _$ ]# B: n8 P' y# S Mustang IV x 80: j8 K- `; P, @6 |1 k2 y. n0 U | N4 |
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 a, M9 |" F! L4 @$ R A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed: H9 D2 K" i/ E6 J2 G% s; @4 e0 q
J7W1 Shinden: 5 destroyed# f* l- P! a; f6 j
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
6 |* Q; M6 S3 R7 n1 x- n1 g2 c N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed
, R/ N6 z* Z1 ]) _0 ?' o# z. b Ki-94-II: 5 destroyed
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4 Q/ q) I( @+ Y( o4 DAllied aircraft losses9 G2 O7 ?$ X5 I' Q+ ]) s0 |
Mustang IV: 7 destroyed0 w4 }$ @9 V1 Z6 N
) \7 b5 O2 l. _. w" C4 T7 B7 bAircraft Attacking:: q* C' c' J. @5 Y7 Q
44 x Mustang IV sweeping at 20000 feet! z3 ~% [/ O( Z
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3 C0 [# B4 E: s. u, ~1 gMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 + j! y# x/ s0 a1 G% K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
& Q7 L7 R9 V# m" G9 j. JEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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. o% l U6 h3 A% x* C; DJapanese aircraft. {0 w) o/ ?6 ]+ M/ [- `/ Q
A7M2 Sam x 108 |( m7 o+ G( W+ }+ q5 W
J2M5 Jack x 29) ~) p' f' G' P7 ~# B2 y. U3 i
J7W1 Shinden x 65' y7 E- W# W7 R
N1K1-J George x 55
: x0 O" f6 k! E2 J, I( F N1K5-J George x 41+ E: m& x0 n2 U/ }2 e' g$ K4 Z
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15( t- }5 ]9 y ?7 X: T9 H6 }
Ki-94-II x 142, N. o: d M3 F
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Allied aircraft2 v: Q; ?8 z; E5 M/ N
Thunderbolt II x 68$ {8 v& \5 N4 d; ^# k/ F
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 f! v) F% I6 M' _: w+ \1 d A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed: T) l% M0 Y. ^- y( @; e) b
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
* E1 y/ }8 r- u3 \, f! H7 Q) Q J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed6 I( f4 Q: C+ y# l( Q
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
1 ]1 X9 _5 U6 H# g N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed
0 C0 S. [9 f3 Q/ C5 n" c" p" g Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed' b( o0 R5 L0 o1 J
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 U j/ A- R# \) Q5 B7 L) L" r
Thunderbolt II: 3 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
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0 y/ v, g- e/ ^- r6 Y4 b 3 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
" C3 d/ Z( e& }, f 7 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet# a5 B' m6 ^' ?6 E4 a' W' j0 N$ |
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9 f2 p) |, `2 rMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 v4 d! [7 Z* B5 L" x" x- l3 N3 r
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
$ ?) {, y; p% w2 Q8 b1 YEstimated time to target is 23 minutes3 \3 h( o& h/ Q/ j/ ]8 Y
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Japanese aircraft2 b8 o2 g8 C7 ?% ]4 C
A7M2 Sam x 64 m" f% p7 s) R3 C2 `
J2M5 Jack x 26
$ i5 i; b3 M0 N% m J7W1 Shinden x 52/ `' r, v$ A3 ]0 t( K: z
N1K1-J George x 43
, e1 t# {. w% l, h4 l' N N1K5-J George x 36
3 V4 B& M# P1 r! e) ]/ V Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12
_7 H, ^' r: g; a1 d Ki-94-II x 118
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) R Z7 H1 r; C4 V9 EAllied aircraft+ o! p1 V4 ?9 D9 p5 l. r
Thunderbolt II x 102
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Japanese aircraft losses; l7 D6 D+ X7 R% z
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
/ O& R. w' ~7 i. y& F J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
0 [) k' A9 z- p3 A- S J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
. G* i9 M. U* m5 a% j N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed9 Q( V1 w8 ]' k* h! e
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed3 m4 d& f1 P" \7 o5 ?5 A- m
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed1 s x1 w L. u5 {& M
Ki-94-II: 3 destroyed
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; m2 P) Y: a6 R9 e1 {9 m7 sAllied aircraft losses
: K8 _5 e8 s( k Thunderbolt II: 2 destroyed! A/ k8 o6 V* h+ O" v. w' ~/ w6 G" \
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 B1 _% ^. {/ {9 Y- \. W 77 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet5 P6 P( j* A7 c) k E
10 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
* i" w0 I1 N3 Z7 ~ b 9 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet, t- z3 W+ {5 n* Y8 ?9 b& \3 W
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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! a0 E9 g1 v8 }7 {% N0 LWeather in hex: Heavy cloud) [! U* P' ^7 p# M
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." b/ N' j1 r6 S/ z, y
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes5 m: u' Z; ~9 s. G7 n+ h$ g2 r9 C
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Japanese aircraft& d$ y: s3 Z2 t8 d
A7M2 Sam x 5: c$ O& h0 _9 p2 i
J2M5 Jack x 21
$ I/ B- u, y9 a' B J7W1 Shinden x 46( Q: P1 w) |$ O* C8 x2 T
N1K1-J George x 36
3 Q0 K+ I) [% i" D( @3 t, a N1K5-J George x 276 W& Q. f/ c/ _1 A1 S. ]
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
2 n0 O u% I' S$ f Ki-94-II x 105
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Allied aircraft& o& Q1 L! [3 W( v4 _) G
B-17G Fortress x 522" p- p, k/ I& A4 I8 J! V
P-38L Lightning x 371
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: ]; M+ _ C/ d S7 S. l* r0 }Japanese aircraft losses
, `7 D5 I8 n- g3 ?5 T0 a# w6 C A7M2 Sam: 1 damaged$ L5 b3 X' o+ p% u8 d2 x
A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed on ground# Y& v, I. r2 c& ^3 w7 d0 o
J2M5 Jack: 1 damaged
0 h5 B7 P1 t z9 |0 j J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
7 d% |6 V6 i8 W v J7W1 Shinden: 2 damaged
" |+ ] N, W' L( L2 n1 b J7W1 Shinden: 3 destroyed on ground
& T; D; ? j' Y/ |: }3 z N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
K. }0 u- x8 n% Y N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed on ground
- V4 N4 P' }! b7 ^! w$ @ N1K5-J George: 2 damaged
& n) Y7 e0 k( q$ w! N N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground% s7 P4 a7 o4 u& V) L1 N
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
1 ]( i% \) q) T1 l! G- n( k Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed on ground
4 Z: i8 Q/ O& N6 a/ Q+ ]+ v V Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 184 destroyed on ground
( F* N; d+ Z8 e/ ]- R G4M2e Betty: 26 destroyed on ground
! d5 L/ Q' ^- @2 l& z E15K1 Norm: 8 destroyed on ground
4 l% e+ ]+ S" \ P1Y2 Frances: 207 destroyed on ground
- h# d; I: s4 @# Z& w Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 29 destroyed on ground/ N. m' p( j. l" H2 n0 ^
Ki-46-III Dinah: 13 destroyed on ground
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8 s; _" y y) \, u! T! ~7 `Allied aircraft losses
; W6 S4 H2 r3 G5 z z B-17G Fortress: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged- E1 g* p; u7 g; c2 [8 ~" r
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak$ A1 `$ E" s9 d# f. E
P-38L Lightning: 13 destroyed, Z* W- K( q( t# Q% m9 N" D' H4 ~
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Japanese ground losses:9 e5 M/ \1 s& y% m5 y+ n
54 casualties reported* a4 c7 \( \9 R5 C: N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: x% I" O6 _: J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
- k. p& z2 P6 {7 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ `# S2 b( H; {+ n* hAirbase hits 1600 U% |& t7 x c( v& h: J. |
Airbase supply hits 11
! ?* _& a' X' c: p. ? x1 E/ cRunway hits 306
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& n6 c1 K2 d& mMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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9 a( P6 m1 A- JWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 a4 n& [8 I: O. C# g, t
+ w, I$ S9 B* nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 G+ q( Z8 O6 c& F: r) l
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes$ G6 O% d0 O: q) Z$ D
& K' t# i1 s8 J5 k- F1 p! {1 v7 SJapanese aircraft- L( v* }- k' S" H, j6 a" E
A7M2 Sam x 3+ M) I1 S1 o7 s) ^
J2M5 Jack x 14
7 E+ Q1 s) R% C% e: \. W, p J7W1 Shinden x 12& l: i6 s6 n+ R
N1K1-J George x 214 k' t' H+ R# E _, d- ? o
N1K5-J George x 153 y# e: F) I, O
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
6 o1 F6 R( W/ @! c- T$ \, W# K Ki-94-II x 697 B4 T; Z, B. W/ z! a0 y' z
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Allied aircraft, q% l; L2 I. z0 o1 p# N
B-17G Fortress x 125
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Japanese aircraft losses, T3 o% D2 v. Y8 W, c
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
+ h! g2 E% e4 R6 ~ J7W1 Shinden: 1 damaged& E: W1 m/ j. n: S+ T
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground+ d. ?" X9 ]. L5 y% g" r' B2 _% z, u$ X+ S9 V
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed& V8 d) M% l1 e' y- [5 `
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged" |' m! I+ u: \: J5 p5 w: f1 O
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
' B8 ]- U3 Y# Z Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
( U) {+ [) n; E; ~$ p' f/ M: U Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground3 x, z4 d5 _" m
P1Y2 Frances: 11 destroyed on ground
5 f- {% \( |1 m( X Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 22 destroyed on ground
0 x7 Y0 ^/ T' O* |7 \" z G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground. r% K x8 E& E
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
/ y8 [( Z+ p3 f2 @/ ~ E15K1 Norm: 2 destroyed on ground/ t- }7 L7 e! U, ]
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Allied aircraft losses+ I1 Q: d+ a6 K2 _
B-17G Fortress: 6 destroyed, 54 damaged
9 w6 f6 l6 n" J( ` B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak6 H! J% N5 n; l( C }
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Japanese ground losses:
% ]0 m% O6 H) O2 F 5 casualties reported
5 m0 o- ?0 T4 a' i; |8 g g3 S% [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 r& |" [" c' M# u# N8 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# L0 g3 l/ y! ^* P) a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) C$ X1 C! P7 ?+ t3 iAirbase hits 13
9 h$ j$ K& E: }8 W- O* tRunway hits 46
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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5 C! P# m" n f6 a. N5 i& vRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 z; {( ]4 j0 t/ \# |7 }Estimated time to target is 36 minutes4 S& i6 w: \1 g" h* t7 F
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Japanese aircraft
) O% Z. G6 Z# Y* g9 N) m) H2 F A7M2 Sam x 12 n( p. ^8 a4 T0 |7 ^. x
J2M5 Jack x 67 u) D4 r! ]( Q+ T* I
J7W1 Shinden x 4
+ v* N9 ]/ `% Z N1K1-J George x 9
. A8 Z$ }* h- O9 V3 @ N1K5-J George x 6
$ q- X! j! @9 l6 D Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
' y5 \$ E5 E4 q+ z Ki-94-II x 15
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Allied aircraft; Y( ]; Y* K1 |2 F1 A9 s9 \6 U$ c
B-17G Fortress x 84
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+ |. j3 c! G. n, b$ o# K1 \. F7 I( jJapanese aircraft losses
: k0 k4 j5 A g5 Y1 A J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground
; a- h5 \) T3 k3 ]2 `# `- G+ m* ~ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
3 O3 N8 `$ q6 A N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground3 d' R" ^0 B. s" ^" a
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged; b: t. z# I3 g& S. w: |
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed) A& Y% S; F8 A
P1Y2 Frances: 12 destroyed on ground' L8 m! R+ e, l. D. J
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground) L& K+ G/ A. \" l3 M) w8 T
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 14 destroyed on ground
& g+ `2 \* W9 I: I& e& B* G Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground3 s/ Y z) L) J; B# ~; P! W$ B
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
: c7 U+ }; F1 W( b+ i Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground: l" |7 j8 I. s5 Q" @
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Allied aircraft losses
1 c4 ~) M/ e) D( m+ N" @4 z* | B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed, 24 damaged. r0 P; p# N7 q
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ j/ l7 j: z% i# f8 F* qAirbase hits 9$ R8 r2 s7 x. S% E8 g% P
Airbase supply hits 1
; Z( B8 e! X0 J8 w) ~0 ]Runway hits 26
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 `9 N5 I$ x) y: K! P5 Z, g0 zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 S3 h7 c: o* D0 |! Q8 a9 w2 A
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes; g0 n* |+ K/ T8 [5 I2 v
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Japanese aircraft! C7 U& k& C) n
A7M2 Sam x 14 b( ]. H2 t! \) s
J2M5 Jack x 64 q9 j8 P5 f: o/ u- t% W3 i8 M
J7W1 Shinden x 2
# k( U1 b8 t/ b) @( @( z) [ N1K1-J George x 6" f* n% Y# i7 X$ f7 y
N1K5-J George x 35 u* S# e6 P- @4 c! S# S
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3/ y& _4 e! |! p) Z; ~
Ki-94-II x 6
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, k( k4 A! q+ {2 {# q+ oAllied aircraft
8 h! A( t1 w: u P-51H Mustang x 15! q' s; ]8 Q, P! s7 d3 p! c
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Japanese aircraft losses
" }5 o5 g& L# x6 p A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed+ u O7 F" f, i& B
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed5 O/ |5 L# C& S* J; J) f/ B
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed9 o) g0 ^; E+ z! M5 j
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
. x( G) u& S3 c T+ X N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
5 ~. z0 \- \+ Z# n8 E Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed: E E% e) J" i" W- y
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed! D, F# h2 X& R& I3 }# U! Q
7 c. D* V+ ]! [Allied aircraft losses
0 m6 p1 y7 t1 }- s1 p+ u. ^3 T2 B P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
, z& I3 `: n3 o8 R, ^ 5 x P-51H Mustang sweeping at 31000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 x& s! Z5 b' t0 A- ]1 |5 t
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes8 z0 I9 [; c" r$ p, `2 @
7 F8 @. J0 Q4 L) Y: s1 AJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
: w2 H: g! {2 u2 Q2 m7 \7 i; V B-17G Fortress x 58
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Japanese aircraft losses
# {: e$ H. N ?+ b* B% b$ ^ P1Y2 Frances: 3 destroyed on ground& h% G7 @/ ~. P7 K/ \4 d
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 11 destroyed on ground
9 z' a4 k6 c1 F4 i$ n* T2 p G4M2e Betty: 1 destroyed on ground% A/ P7 Z$ X i( v
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
; P8 i/ I3 y2 f6 P: g E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
0 M6 ^3 H# i7 K5 Q( R, l( u6 W Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
4 S5 t. r: n4 m6 n( j% q2 r B-17G Fortress: 13 damaged
* M1 c$ {' W5 V/ N B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
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# A: Z6 M- n0 ?" J. p8 XAirbase hits 14% h7 G6 e6 N& J
Runway hits 13 |
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