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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 45( [3 b7 a) G2 }* E& S2 X( b
$ J r. n& _3 K. u) k/ E, k- W1945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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* S" Y# N0 l" m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。# b$ W- c3 w' g6 m
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 % N1 i r% Y8 r) O/ b4 \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet., k9 A$ ?3 [! ]# k4 S
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes1 k* L; l$ q r& Z8 x4 Z
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Japanese aircraft
' T+ R D: S) s$ p$ t/ b A7M2 Sam x 63
. d: H. N5 ~' g) T3 p J2M5 Jack x 81
' S Y+ d! l* e$ ?8 R J7W1 Shinden x 208+ R; J$ m9 j' k$ l3 A- [ v& F
N1K1-J George x 162
- t& n" r2 c3 w N1K5-J George x 144
9 A/ V. k9 s; ^$ {- J Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 50
3 I" S2 N) F5 z! e, _; s Ki-94-II x 406
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Allied aircraft
1 i( ^# I* T, X1 h6 |4 [8 z Spitfire F.XIV x 119
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Japanese aircraft losses
' ^+ x. v9 k6 B$ Q A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
) \2 L& G! V, b: B. D+ U J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed1 |) {2 o4 P" p$ |* l9 B! I
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed7 O# K' g; [! ?
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
( o4 L0 r. y9 C; m* t. s N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed& Y9 ?, Y ^0 v
Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed' U k# |; O9 ?4 X
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Allied aircraft losses- x& e$ ~+ v( M u; j
Spitfire F.XIV: 17 destroyed+ Z( y' o. D7 R* V4 M) `
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1 X4 M$ K' {3 ?7 P9 E+ RMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
1 [' ~# F; e' y& u) EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# z* l+ ?( A1 A6 U, x A7M2 Sam x 57
. S( c @' u7 h J2M5 Jack x 77
& P7 B. ]1 U5 N, S* Q J7W1 Shinden x 199
, Q9 K$ M7 N: P7 i N1K1-J George x 151* N5 K! d" k0 y
N1K5-J George x 128
/ R6 S8 S) a4 I. I( ^0 w; | w# T Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 46* _% H* b9 D& t
Ki-94-II x 3810 t; b2 A3 ^1 B: ^( W$ S
2 L, H; H( K5 d& WAllied aircraft* T8 T0 ]/ E4 g9 o* T$ L$ f
Spitfire F.XIV x 126' b: C' ?8 p9 l% |* g, ]5 I' y; f
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Japanese aircraft losses8 S% d* ?1 \/ m( p5 t% X, Y
A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed
* l( p! i1 K; }) s4 C J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed* G. j( l8 i3 Q1 a# i, J. p
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
; }* V2 w; {! I: _$ e4 z1 \! L N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed# j% \% i2 m/ p. G1 q
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
1 k( n( s9 o& |- p* b, N Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
0 }$ f0 O1 s" K2 Q7 Y Ki-94-II: 8 destroyed
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! D8 ?# i( Q/ w, tAllied aircraft losses7 e+ s; a" j$ y
Spitfire F.XIV: 22 destroyed% t9 u1 a1 m% ~; `% e- Y) k
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# N6 K. x9 q& S; TMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 " X+ i7 q4 w9 I2 r; f3 e
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( n8 j5 u; [& W. w' b
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.) a1 Y2 P: V% @& x' i4 E
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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- J) e6 @! M/ C h. @+ ^+ U' gJapanese aircraft4 s% J4 e8 ?! d, d/ l _3 v
A7M2 Sam x 45; Q8 h5 e) @: x9 X& F; _9 F4 R
J2M5 Jack x 68! l- p( H" ]8 v( A$ e" [9 D: Z
J7W1 Shinden x 178
+ {7 N8 x$ f$ h# r% L/ _1 Z N1K1-J George x 1338 q, q( d. o) m Z2 `/ F! w
N1K5-J George x 111
4 Q% }( ^* N% `* f7 G) E1 g Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 39; ?/ m0 Z O) [7 O
Ki-94-II x 333
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7 @9 i! c, P* q Thunderbolt II x 91
3 P, w9 B+ x2 `7 i' A$ c P-47N Thunderbolt x 187
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0 z- t+ O. x- n( T N: F0 Z# WJapanese aircraft losses
5 z* w+ o+ C+ j2 S" l- Z! N A7M2 Sam: 7 destroyed
, c$ a+ T& r* s5 H J2M5 Jack: 8 destroyed3 y! g1 h. C0 c4 v1 S0 }
J7W1 Shinden: 21 destroyed3 m3 Q2 O$ j* e9 }: E0 k) l
N1K1-J George: 13 destroyed3 x$ e$ S' k2 J! F) s/ b m/ N' u
N1K5-J George: 12 destroyed' ^3 n- l8 g+ y I/ A
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed3 W9 p- a. Z/ i' Y
Ki-94-II: 32 destroyed
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7 U( b) i- ?; C, B3 {4 _5 TAllied aircraft losses
! K m, q7 @6 c4 L0 k% k Thunderbolt II: 19 destroyed! L) u) F9 u/ @/ f4 q# f- W$ u# p
P-47N Thunderbolt: 42 destroyed8 R$ G: w9 e! L- v8 D+ v
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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" _5 c y# L0 z: j: I d5 MRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
5 y) G5 A7 z8 ]( K4 x/ m9 M9 eEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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. @/ a. E9 t# H) kJapanese aircraft# }* k) L2 M6 v
A7M2 Sam x 16+ L0 u1 e3 k$ r( \% M
J2M5 Jack x 34
! W/ J! C3 I% V% _- {* \! l J7W1 Shinden x 1038 S) F, g7 Z7 R( a2 f+ m
N1K1-J George x 85% l: w. K c7 x6 i7 s' [3 |
N1K5-J George x 63& u, f' ?/ ?& {* I/ V1 j# _+ e
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 166 Z1 [& p J. t7 Y, z8 U
Ki-94-II x 207
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+ ~& h6 J9 P! z8 |Allied aircraft" l! k- A$ Q' l; N# N3 E$ b9 [3 y- ]
Spitfire F.XIV x 438 _% M. h5 i% _* D
/ B) H' B& N( d9 u- }/ j2 a6 u! CJapanese aircraft losses" L, s% @ V9 Z
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed. @7 R+ g* j6 ^+ O2 I' ~ z
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed
) Y+ G7 d, O1 C+ H0 K# x. }; v; ?# P1 E; A: ? N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed0 h2 l# v0 |' W8 K$ B1 l
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
" I( R _5 a3 G7 S1 ^ Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed6 K. D' Y% ?6 p; [" N
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Allied aircraft losses
& e! H1 D; ]& B) U2 e3 X* P1 E& ~ Spitfire F.XIV: 7 destroyed$ F/ ~7 X/ G: [: @
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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" d7 O. @* N7 ~0 v7 Q0 Q& oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.5 E- q7 v2 N( x9 f
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! @( j) n* \7 d" U A7M2 Sam x 12
' Z" ~1 R% ]/ J5 C5 r J2M5 Jack x 34
. m$ T* C5 k. ^- }4 u: k" X) t, h5 G7 K J7W1 Shinden x 84( w2 J7 d$ p0 A* Q g4 ?7 b+ v2 @& \
N1K1-J George x 69+ x5 ]6 B: D: R
N1K5-J George x 56" i3 A9 H7 k& e/ b
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
7 }" x/ K+ r1 i* O" u Ki-94-II x 178
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, c* K9 X V( j Mustang IV x 80) x* j" [' D0 Z. T) k2 A8 n9 x( p
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Japanese aircraft losses/ p3 Q3 `, N# ~" R( ]/ g8 U; h
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
& \- x$ k/ h- j6 P+ I J7W1 Shinden: 5 destroyed& C! p0 G/ K0 p1 h; T. D9 E5 O
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed9 ^7 \0 j. @# D
N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed. S6 ^& N& s" E
Ki-94-II: 5 destroyed
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Mustang IV: 7 destroyed
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 @% Y! Q" ^! x2 S 44 x Mustang IV sweeping at 20000 feet
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, m& i: L0 [& x1 U7 g1 X) @6 IMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 0 T: K8 R; ~+ o6 ~. c" s5 k
6 Y7 N# Y% z, H7 v7 i: @# X4 X6 W& {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' [0 F- J& r5 X# xRaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.$ k0 |9 [' W" D) E" T
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes% a2 F. O' |4 l; Q
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Japanese aircraft
+ F3 D" l8 r! E l A7M2 Sam x 10
) x1 `9 }) N; E& \ J2M5 Jack x 29
* Q& K3 ?6 N/ M! z+ U, T H J7W1 Shinden x 65
0 m* w6 W$ O; i, N$ h7 {4 V N1K1-J George x 555 C. F9 K7 @ N
N1K5-J George x 41
' X2 w7 l- ?% Q4 X Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
: `( V4 t, u9 n2 j Ki-94-II x 142, Z, j6 P; i7 U. s+ C
G3 A1 e& Y% ^. hAllied aircraft
: d' T p/ L* p3 E" ~, W Thunderbolt II x 68: z& ^6 ~1 r, v! U" R- V6 P$ A8 W1 p
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 e6 B7 u, n' z7 F$ n! O3 } A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
# e' E+ t1 E& X, P( \! C0 L7 G J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed! c4 s4 Z* `7 X9 c$ V- ?7 W) m O
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed' o' i v* r" a
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
m! k. h6 I, c$ o+ s$ ~ N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed5 |3 d; a0 {6 w3 i; {6 W0 {
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
+ f( C( n) C, Z0 g3 P Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed" j# w$ `( u3 H5 k2 v6 e
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Allied aircraft losses6 F0 ~, n# _! p# T0 d
Thunderbolt II: 3 destroyed
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/ ?1 S5 s7 A' [4 m3 h1 m6 ^; n/ fAircraft Attacking:
* L+ A- v, S# l5 P# m9 G 44 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet( h# |, }" d/ s! {
3 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet' E% v5 L9 T" |: a
7 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet6 N2 |$ e: ?1 ~3 w; _* y" V& Z
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' I0 h/ L1 P! L* W" UMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 1 B9 F- Q& N8 `; [3 M+ U$ ]2 Q/ Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% n3 ~+ k k& O- [+ r
* y% \7 |8 B) ERaid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.4 A4 K+ W+ n+ l2 ~) g) e6 u
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! y# Y( Y2 C8 m* j8 D1 O
A7M2 Sam x 62 t; w- h4 M6 k4 x! F, `: y
J2M5 Jack x 26
8 L7 Q; N$ n# C8 e% |5 z4 O7 x9 k J7W1 Shinden x 52
5 {3 {& l. M% \' ^1 Z% h- ^ N1K1-J George x 439 Z W8 Z" Y0 N5 [+ @- y5 [
N1K5-J George x 363 \3 K% x8 L) q
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12+ G& A3 ]4 h" G) W; D
Ki-94-II x 1180 ?: ~+ Q; Z. ^. ?1 s# O
7 r" R- v% x5 |, BAllied aircraft# h; i; D- H, o! Z0 a6 Y, i) E
Thunderbolt II x 102
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 j5 `; P$ a2 F( H+ \1 K A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed) G+ G0 j; [+ N. _8 q% P, |
J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
7 O/ f1 C0 r" B3 s1 b4 D J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
( P2 n! o& h; i! v6 J8 X N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
; B0 G# K% }1 X2 L3 F# { H5 y N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed$ `% s% ~# V) @( p2 B
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
4 t% O6 f7 h7 o1 O5 }# v; l Ki-94-II: 3 destroyed
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# k% @2 Z( G8 ~% PAllied aircraft losses6 b" T4 F# P- q( n1 y! b
Thunderbolt II: 2 destroyed
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$ ?0 R: W& W8 i0 h7 P 77 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
& C- s) C2 u" ^ 10 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet, A6 _7 _' L. M
9 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
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( O# s3 U1 R5 k+ DMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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9 B: c6 P# R$ L8 ~" |Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 D6 ], I) B2 t# y6 U+ X
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 R, t0 s! S( @9 G7 nEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" b* S; C$ E4 j3 L0 q; K: I% x
A7M2 Sam x 5$ U; G9 v$ [) L! S
J2M5 Jack x 21
: c( f; @! k3 I6 Y0 o8 w( Q J7W1 Shinden x 46
9 e' t( d' J$ r" G) z5 x% ` N1K1-J George x 36
. N' u' b+ O* s. ^ N1K5-J George x 278 }4 V8 r( m* \9 |
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9. K2 l+ }4 `! J% J8 g
Ki-94-II x 105' R" q- b# d" }0 v
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Allied aircraft
; h2 M9 ~! o- | B-17G Fortress x 522: S6 g# |- F% w6 ?* ?! C! Q
P-38L Lightning x 371
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& f+ W9 w3 v% UJapanese aircraft losses
$ F& H% ?7 f+ x A7M2 Sam: 1 damaged, b- K8 Y. w2 [; X5 A: ]
A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed on ground4 u# Y: ]; b! D- i; r& o8 H' Z9 c
J2M5 Jack: 1 damaged
% J, V* [7 N% \: f J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
2 d, z( B9 H+ u: G' \* x J7W1 Shinden: 2 damaged* Y; o* [7 g" E
J7W1 Shinden: 3 destroyed on ground
% `. X1 Y3 |9 w N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
( }8 h7 r' D' g N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed on ground: Y% R5 U1 o! d5 w
N1K5-J George: 2 damaged
( I" v' E# q: b0 `, [ N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground+ c' |% y* `* @# ? [1 ]! J
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 W4 h6 \7 x" w0 } Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed on ground9 X( y/ t1 o. T( z& L& N8 r/ E# f
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 184 destroyed on ground
, Y5 H* d, ]3 W6 A$ e) ^ G4M2e Betty: 26 destroyed on ground% g1 |+ l9 R3 B! }2 Z
E15K1 Norm: 8 destroyed on ground
n: ~" l* c8 B! _5 y! s, W* } P1Y2 Frances: 207 destroyed on ground
& ~( ~7 P- j, y+ t8 z Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 29 destroyed on ground: c- c0 b# ^+ y4 V) y
Ki-46-III Dinah: 13 destroyed on ground7 Z7 w3 Y8 ?+ J: k& M& t
0 Y. ~, p' n: M2 Z9 [% ]Allied aircraft losses. g1 g0 H& V7 d
B-17G Fortress: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged+ I6 ^9 C: E- | O+ t
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak6 ^) d+ H# A# V' ~* P4 T9 o
P-38L Lightning: 13 destroyed' U9 @8 A3 k; }: t5 G
' p& _7 ~8 I `5 jJapanese ground losses:
3 A) L3 I5 B8 R- R7 l% h Q+ n6 X 54 casualties reported
8 Z" p4 E$ }% D# p- }4 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 m/ T4 _ m9 L. _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled3 [8 z, E) A) a; L& G/ J' e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 160
2 g) R8 e$ Q |& d, KAirbase supply hits 11
6 B' ~1 U. |! z2 f/ w% Q4 _Runway hits 3064 s* S+ Z# B) n4 i& `: n
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 . e# x M6 W7 c' @
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( e5 a9 a5 k% y0 v
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes) @+ T! ^! b: N( r! E/ x
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Japanese aircraft
K, f/ T j- `0 \6 p+ i A7M2 Sam x 3
0 b( Z/ F1 b/ Q2 q; A J2M5 Jack x 14+ Y, S" P- b( m0 U
J7W1 Shinden x 12
, A% ]: q9 D1 X9 O N1K1-J George x 21
' e6 K) }* ] U6 }% }) f4 |9 B) k N1K5-J George x 15- h! i y3 i4 N& w
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
* ?) ^+ s* `# E Ki-94-II x 69
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- E3 m" U0 W* Q. A& l( k y$ x: xAllied aircraft
/ w* T* m5 |: C/ p; f8 h. X B-17G Fortress x 125* P% O o, e1 k M+ `" Z/ f
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 k- O( N. ~( }, Y J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground! o, n8 V7 y# e# d- W
J7W1 Shinden: 1 damaged4 D- Z: b0 z1 x) M6 @/ \% W
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground/ R e& r3 H- M
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed' ^( B, ]. ^' N( T( D& N3 ?( C
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged4 M8 B, y5 B+ l' F Q9 r/ I. C f
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground* Z) s4 R7 k2 v7 O0 R( o% t
Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged! X5 z) b7 F- i- W9 g
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground# g% S7 F) v9 a# B
P1Y2 Frances: 11 destroyed on ground
: F1 y! q) K! E: X0 Y Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 22 destroyed on ground4 ?3 d9 k) p3 K; N1 F" x. r" _
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground* @4 s* Y/ A5 @; r9 w4 i, p
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
" R+ c5 ^+ E+ k( X# O, r E15K1 Norm: 2 destroyed on ground# D' U% Q* K: Z: i+ a0 {
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B-17G Fortress: 6 destroyed, 54 damaged+ g2 {4 f/ R$ {8 ]
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
3 Q% P' ]6 G4 E9 ^* v 5 casualties reported
3 E5 {0 y$ Z4 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 l0 d2 W2 b3 C( r7 x D4 h2 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" J8 B t* a( U2 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) R, w9 c/ J% H
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Airbase hits 13; N! R6 L) B& n. k5 x4 Y
Runway hits 46$ H; ~0 `9 T3 R) i) g
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, F0 ~3 a# n% |4 w* B8 BMorning 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 11,000 feet.
# m% L: f8 F$ B) j. ~Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 X( E8 ^( V6 _& a; I A7M2 Sam x 1
9 K; E. {( m c; d( h: @ J2M5 Jack x 6 ?# C) J# x5 w( I2 y2 C4 g
J7W1 Shinden x 4
9 J7 M; f" O$ H6 m" R N1K1-J George x 9# `4 t a5 u0 j5 B# a3 Y# w2 F
N1K5-J George x 6
3 M; d% Y" X4 B- Y Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
# |$ \/ A. j+ O! A. F5 t, ?' c& L Ki-94-II x 157 D+ T7 t2 R% ^% C% d
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Allied aircraft
4 C6 G4 _" H- j( w" y B-17G Fortress x 84
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 R0 `4 x* }. n- C% S) R$ Q! B# a | J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground$ X" f. |* {" t A
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
: W8 K% k/ S" R) R8 J" h N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground. j& @% Y) q+ S7 Z' Z. y, w7 _
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged% A+ J- M- Y( d
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed. g, v- J7 t9 W# {
P1Y2 Frances: 12 destroyed on ground& E4 [1 L# H+ A( [
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground. z; o% Y' e$ l# j: o* K4 a
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 14 destroyed on ground3 U1 |0 i+ f9 s
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
, R7 v/ a/ W( z E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
" M' Z% x4 j$ \+ a; x5 P0 D4 ? Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground1 Y; [" {4 L3 @4 o' J+ A
0 x {7 s, p: ?Allied aircraft losses3 y5 @1 M8 K7 X$ e( H
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed, 24 damaged! [* X2 z( S `; z: L
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
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. C$ w4 L* q! \3 o6 l- o: i: ~3 uAirbase hits 9
0 w4 i6 M6 r! e+ a0 a, TAirbase supply hits 18 j% k Z4 W: }
Runway hits 26
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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/ s$ D4 ], e# Z, H( jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 @; H j$ ~$ _$ r2 B* ARaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 q# B5 E5 L' R3 p- N* s! EEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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6 h5 R& u: p) d( |8 A* T& U4 `9 zJapanese aircraft
! q/ m& G7 p! I7 P A7M2 Sam x 1# V7 @+ y* u; M; m% ~
J2M5 Jack x 6
1 f) x3 ]% N. u6 J( [/ f J7W1 Shinden x 2, W7 F; p* x, m, B/ `% Y
N1K1-J George x 61 c! C/ S- n$ K9 m
N1K5-J George x 3
# |; Q5 t5 G- W1 j Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3* M% F/ H! Q d" H4 V* ?
Ki-94-II x 6
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' r7 r0 g7 D' J) e4 S/ C/ P P-51H Mustang x 158 Z- h* V, i, N. T9 u' z" V
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A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
3 C) O& U) s: N' y7 t; v J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
) f* q+ H; `& ?% B. [ J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed" X5 n4 a; E/ i. {4 J/ L9 k9 K
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
0 A, n" q. b' Y! l; ` N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed
4 H' ?9 o2 R: v# F0 J' F$ I: | Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed4 x8 a5 n" I4 X* g5 k
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed
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$ S3 t: w8 m2 S% A P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed
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8 [7 ]: q; A; r- j* F7 E6 R7 SAircraft Attacking:
. x. p" _1 _. X" g4 q 5 x P-51H Mustang sweeping at 31000 feet
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/ Q, L) R5 t `- @Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 ? E: s. V9 y& ]/ C! b, iEstimated time to target is 36 minutes3 h5 |! w+ {$ W4 K2 ^
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no flights
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B-17G Fortress x 58! g, C& z- @* p, w! D% Q/ l3 g
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Japanese aircraft losses
- q+ t( R- [8 r: u P1Y2 Frances: 3 destroyed on ground
6 q/ y0 N& Q$ ?. b. V6 |+ g: D Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 11 destroyed on ground! s) K9 f% q6 U% e! h5 @
G4M2e Betty: 1 destroyed on ground
! n, i: ^, @; Y9 ` Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
8 G3 m$ f6 r9 x( ~0 d2 K8 x4 r E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
# ?* R m( k: Y& p6 I# l Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed on ground" `% |/ a4 B, f: o+ @
) S; R* i" _- g, u! |Allied aircraft losses# r) J7 I s0 ^& l; B6 _
B-17G Fortress: 13 damaged; f8 v# z# R# M) U
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 148 i6 J7 O& \0 q0 z! k3 l A& ]
Runway hits 13 |
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