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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 09, 45& x7 p+ k4 Q/ n8 r
: D. @% ~# @3 f* s' G1945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。- n y9 I7 {9 H- _& u7 D+ I
* Q1 V. ~. R. g7 {1 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。& b% T; e4 Q* v! [4 g
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 " D- b8 G8 ^0 f3 l# D# G# l$ f
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( N% T' T" T- Z& G6 SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.0 o+ U9 v; C2 M2 }2 @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes. p: F0 X% x4 |
@# i& O. s8 s, J+ W% \Japanese aircraft
0 a: i7 V- h/ ]. T A7M2 Sam x 63
3 L/ p7 W4 {( M) B9 ~+ K. E J2M5 Jack x 819 I2 | H% U- p( R. u0 e) B
J7W1 Shinden x 208
- L' R! R) Z' `" x N1K1-J George x 162' C3 T0 G6 N. i8 I' {; s9 T
N1K5-J George x 144& o' q0 ]- H% _; {3 f" L( i. \
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 505 G6 r% h, m( `/ G+ o
Ki-94-II x 406. ?7 Y9 D' v/ S
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Allied aircraft
) a, N: l+ N- j4 ?4 D! P Spitfire F.XIV x 119. ?# w; t' _) t$ P! k7 t f2 a) m4 l
' T/ O. c' c3 @Japanese aircraft losses/ n& |" P j: h- T! A( {3 F
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
; ~" j7 V: m9 m J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed6 S* s& N3 L p4 D7 R9 E4 P
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed8 I7 | a3 u- f
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed! {5 `5 C% j2 _1 E- C, K
N1K5-J George: 4 destroyed% R! D( h! `1 k6 x' z
Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed1 y) @" F" J: n0 `+ D2 A9 @
6 Z5 d2 Z( }( M+ _Allied aircraft losses( b5 y( | Y( \- z# u) l, c1 t
Spitfire F.XIV: 17 destroyed" j: K1 w/ t5 @) N
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) Q8 ]% F8 Y" X. g+ S* z, ^% PMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet. ?$ j" Q7 W0 y) g1 X! ^; c
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 {7 L' q- y( t2 `% r A7M2 Sam x 576 J8 k( t+ D, i' c
J2M5 Jack x 77' ~+ S/ p! r2 ~$ X- m# v
J7W1 Shinden x 199
9 b" t0 _2 D# {1 y- y2 ]/ E- l N1K1-J George x 151
7 H0 S' L6 I" v+ | N1K5-J George x 1280 P$ A* K$ s2 I2 a" X
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 46' J, B0 P% V; u( ?9 h$ f
Ki-94-II x 381! u7 W6 J& j2 p, s
2 }. s/ @9 P9 zAllied aircraft& r* {' L$ z5 E/ X5 a! Z
Spitfire F.XIV x 126( g" i3 J; | A" j) W. G c$ [
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Japanese aircraft losses
. K% R6 ]) s# k5 @& Y A7M2 Sam: 3 destroyed; `" c; Z d: K; ?7 V! l2 s
J2M5 Jack: 3 destroyed/ F3 r* g. a: N
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed9 x5 m) P ^/ y7 q0 ^
N1K1-J George: 5 destroyed6 S$ X% w2 |! D1 I) I
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
( H- l0 H% ^2 @6 G Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed# e3 ]) C2 o, X
Ki-94-II: 8 destroyed% ?( v$ Z' E1 q8 H# a. u) {$ I
; {/ b3 n' _. XAllied aircraft losses" R" e! Y7 q2 w( G+ B% R
Spitfire F.XIV: 22 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 0 q/ u" i1 f& y1 B# D7 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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9 `1 p% Y; ~' m- f0 b0 T; Q" v1 bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.7 w" }6 R+ X4 c! y
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes, |7 v/ _( p" m" J( q
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Japanese aircraft
' b3 v7 s: |- G" I) J A7M2 Sam x 45" d1 `) ^; G2 r
J2M5 Jack x 68" v1 d1 I* h+ Q* U0 Y
J7W1 Shinden x 178# l2 D1 A! K" b/ D0 i- x( N: T
N1K1-J George x 133
/ }$ X, a' C: B3 `# {# n7 W Z+ a N1K5-J George x 111) E# j/ V' D) i1 n, ?) {
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 39
3 ~, D) e `8 J Ki-94-II x 333) K& Z9 M) y' w F" B
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Allied aircraft
( R% J. X' T( j, H Thunderbolt II x 91% K+ K- F# t4 A( B0 C
P-47N Thunderbolt x 187$ x' x5 k. L+ Q* {: \; Q
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Japanese aircraft losses; v% `, ?7 q4 ~+ A$ c- g; u, Y
A7M2 Sam: 7 destroyed* Q4 R9 P) `6 s O6 |. I/ h* O3 e
J2M5 Jack: 8 destroyed- _' t0 i3 q) z |$ L* @
J7W1 Shinden: 21 destroyed
& ? K( a2 O0 Q: S' r A( b N1K1-J George: 13 destroyed
0 O3 N' W! _; | N1K5-J George: 12 destroyed4 G% X/ ^8 n2 {! g
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 11 destroyed0 p6 h4 Z2 z) U) ]
Ki-94-II: 32 destroyed
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9 x- q- D9 g: y+ C/ `8 EAllied aircraft losses
' m6 [. N3 J5 }% v Thunderbolt II: 19 destroyed* c5 E2 a9 r+ m3 _$ P) U0 U* m
P-47N Thunderbolt: 42 destroyed
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. R) ?( `0 s5 yMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 0 M( n4 N; e+ e2 U6 b6 }
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ P" ?0 X z2 O4 j9 k; W2 k
8 o; R1 A! H! J. _/ LRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.$ \ X# t0 S/ J: W/ p$ Q& E. n( i
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 S$ J2 X' u5 c# N5 K A7M2 Sam x 16
4 g" ~- k; u* i( V J2M5 Jack x 34
. t3 k! v) J7 X J7W1 Shinden x 103
4 P3 |! ]" e+ f! V/ {. Y |' W N1K1-J George x 85: ^( o! P$ L6 G
N1K5-J George x 63! G" P- O, A8 i; ^/ w) g) f, m
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16
: P) D2 P e% ^ Ki-94-II x 2070 s: C7 y6 G; }9 E
# j8 v* p7 O+ t7 x3 vAllied aircraft
) C% m1 y& z6 x, N ?* u Spitfire F.XIV x 43
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Japanese aircraft losses' |7 N8 e9 |; [1 I' D# q0 c
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed8 ?4 o* }5 k. i5 h4 I x( w5 L$ X! U
J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed- v2 m* K6 E! m2 E' P5 V
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
. X; R t8 Z! T( n0 i1 d) P, a S. r N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed6 F3 \) l! d1 i+ H- d
Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed$ y+ w3 P* X8 F+ |
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Allied aircraft losses
. ^# k8 J" W" W; `/ Y7 N$ H2 ] Spitfire F.XIV: 7 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 0 ]9 ^) a+ S0 f& p3 F
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; ] m( a5 ?; ?1 |7 }Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
1 x3 r2 I$ e, }1 \8 IEstimated time to target is 21 minutes( P! W, i! p: A& \
, I9 R" c8 _# D4 ZJapanese aircraft8 n2 y. p, F) P- U
A7M2 Sam x 12
+ o4 Z8 H- W. \ J2M5 Jack x 34
1 l0 i! _' M2 C+ V* x J7W1 Shinden x 84
) G" w. j b* W0 ]$ ~. o N1K1-J George x 69
4 w' Z, L1 @7 p$ E& u N1K5-J George x 56
" Y7 N8 a) [+ o( n Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 153 U I: I* x8 U
Ki-94-II x 178. q. z; s2 m; `; S
; H8 k4 L% D, O9 p4 t& K6 w& }Allied aircraft
% B' C$ p: h- j( u Mustang IV x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
* D3 _! Z5 R7 S# K6 M A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
8 i5 u# a. f! f2 s J7W1 Shinden: 5 destroyed
1 N# p5 s5 V+ A" n7 w: y5 x2 B N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
$ |9 ^. F: r. ^" { N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed- b/ S C4 F2 S/ y$ B- H% r/ @
Ki-94-II: 5 destroyed, x- [0 w# B+ ]0 v9 {& K* C
( b6 H: \9 r2 f yAllied aircraft losses, H& H" R. Q ~/ L" Q
Mustang IV: 7 destroyed
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44 x Mustang IV sweeping at 20000 feet1 C& N: J8 U% i! e" x' S4 H1 U
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 1 n6 v+ u! }2 n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 f6 I7 A. q- c
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
+ A4 S/ e' c: sEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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h9 F+ R' d& TJapanese aircraft7 K+ d6 E" r: I( R
A7M2 Sam x 10
# X+ b1 K" ] m J2M5 Jack x 29( n. T+ ^4 N. ]# F
J7W1 Shinden x 65, [. U/ S5 w+ U: }$ P9 q% \
N1K1-J George x 553 D% O2 b4 d, v! R0 x
N1K5-J George x 41" i9 T5 I3 X( l8 v8 Q& {1 ?
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 159 o5 Z% |: P; {5 s
Ki-94-II x 142
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% @( R( p4 f" O5 {" _Allied aircraft
% `3 p2 t5 O6 m Thunderbolt II x 68; p8 z) M3 U! h8 C' S5 d3 e
# h* b. B6 S' ?, DJapanese aircraft losses) c1 `! U# q# A7 |, E$ D
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
: V X, I d# W- q J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
( a$ k. y2 G3 f3 r4 d* |/ [ J7W1 Shinden: 2 destroyed
+ W! F$ ?/ P2 j# P* J" Z# r/ n2 O% [ N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
/ _+ f% T# W4 ?8 Z. j N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed! M0 B: ^) {% P) g2 o
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
+ o2 |# g$ ^. T2 ^" q& V Ki-94-II: 4 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses ^( L3 H& _. @' |
Thunderbolt II: 3 destroyed
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. y0 Y/ ^1 i) D% ~Aircraft Attacking:
, F3 b, K) |, B. n 44 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet: k. ]/ i$ c5 l1 ^2 r0 |/ Q
3 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
8 ~5 m1 _. [% R/ y) V+ a. t4 v: ^- G 7 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet% b- l3 t1 |9 t6 i
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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$ B1 X9 Q0 _$ bWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
" s! p$ L1 K' o% C9 r6 }Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: l! u* O/ S/ D' ]0 u% h6 Q A7M2 Sam x 6, k6 K! F1 [+ M* B
J2M5 Jack x 26
8 N/ J4 c/ T' V- B, q7 k0 {7 f J7W1 Shinden x 52
- Z+ ^" W6 A% g* M! i$ |' _0 q N1K1-J George x 438 H1 a$ J2 o( [ C3 b& O* G# A
N1K5-J George x 36! H, _! S" |1 M% q( k% t0 \8 S
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 12
" T9 Q) J; B0 G6 v3 Y Ki-94-II x 118 i! c) a) x- H3 L& ^; o# r
% y$ \7 T$ h3 j8 k! d( ?" P3 MAllied aircraft) `" ?+ ?& [& S" [1 M( Z+ k
Thunderbolt II x 1025 j Q9 o3 ^5 R) }4 F6 U1 A
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Japanese aircraft losses
! g. }% M8 b0 |- a% ]' E A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
) W- h2 ^: c5 ^3 D$ @ J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed9 P7 B8 G( G) G" {, V
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed; T/ J6 C! x2 P: b( w
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed9 \6 w# W/ O! i8 h# p
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed( C5 c: I2 C: q$ l; W
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
! y8 {5 ]% Y6 N" y" a4 Y Ki-94-II: 3 destroyed
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$ x1 C3 v9 R- g6 o3 r8 EAllied aircraft losses( l. E/ R$ O6 P0 f+ b; {, s
Thunderbolt II: 2 destroyed- [# Y d b: Z/ s7 ^! b
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Aircraft Attacking:5 S |3 X- O& Q3 t |
77 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet& s1 j% z+ e( T: M2 v! O( N5 B2 D
10 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
1 ?& X; ^+ H" ]0 M* h7 f$ W& l 9 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 42000 feet
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( Z# V+ ?7 u8 T) K6 b* V( y1 ~) gMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58 - W+ [3 v2 X* J0 ?- p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ ~% l# m- y9 T& C6 z
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 t# t ]1 V0 q1 }8 vEstimated time to target is 36 minutes4 D* B, }! ~$ ?7 @
6 _* u; A7 {6 f! Y( dJapanese aircraft
8 b" k4 H6 O' x" r' y A7M2 Sam x 5: p0 d2 y+ q5 ~4 H( w) n4 A
J2M5 Jack x 21
3 X/ I: ]# ?4 i9 D0 B3 I( R J7W1 Shinden x 46
8 j2 H( W/ P3 \" y; j4 } N1K1-J George x 36
* Q% d1 L3 l) P% r2 U8 ]$ R: D) S6 x N1K5-J George x 27
, e \% @ `9 ~ Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
4 M, l5 z* [. ] P. ] Ki-94-II x 1058 T9 ~$ w7 K+ G, K6 T. e
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Allied aircraft
( M- ?; S4 d/ k# w/ s( w# t: d; X B-17G Fortress x 522; ~& ^+ Y: w- t L* C
P-38L Lightning x 371! Q$ x4 Y- ^$ I% H" [
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Japanese aircraft losses
% v& v# l. w P! e1 o/ b2 d7 i- \# x A7M2 Sam: 1 damaged
, s& j! z; `' \! }, u* B* i A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed on ground
3 u. }/ A. Q* [5 O, N, m J2M5 Jack: 1 damaged
7 Q1 v' W6 f; R3 z J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
9 P* |$ B! B* ~2 g& i# ~: y& b J7W1 Shinden: 2 damaged
# e5 M/ h1 \; Y: v J7W1 Shinden: 3 destroyed on ground2 m) J! C" M' l2 @6 Y( R& I
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged6 O9 i$ y1 l" X2 [% i
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed on ground( K# y5 b. I7 J4 ~
N1K5-J George: 2 damaged* K, q9 Z9 x% j. M6 {$ W* u: {7 ?; ]
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
4 Q5 b3 T# `7 [ Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
2 V: @2 ^ W9 Z% f9 s9 ?9 v" o B) B Ki-94-II: 6 destroyed on ground- w, Y* u) R2 l. ]
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 184 destroyed on ground
* Z7 W( _: Z( j7 } G4M2e Betty: 26 destroyed on ground( G6 [- ]: M2 ?) ^3 k4 }2 N
E15K1 Norm: 8 destroyed on ground3 z0 U& [8 ]0 E! W4 q- q3 s: v
P1Y2 Frances: 207 destroyed on ground7 ~0 ]- l" ]! [
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 29 destroyed on ground6 @3 y8 b/ Y3 }* h S* R
Ki-46-III Dinah: 13 destroyed on ground$ J/ ?1 h) n0 H* t6 V
7 O& A* U5 X3 M' ~! g9 G. zAllied aircraft losses
- f9 E4 v/ j( C8 i1 w" k B-17G Fortress: 3 destroyed, 22 damaged/ w' ]8 @& O* e
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak
9 e; J& k0 o' c- n6 F& U: | P-38L Lightning: 13 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:: o. K: X; b- g" X+ x: e, V
54 casualties reported
6 i7 U# f1 l$ y5 ], \* P Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 x J" w- f& }# z' }5 e: f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled/ Y- E P" _$ u* k+ t0 j6 J/ y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% Y) z4 ?4 R- A& O% y# S) ]
! V# b. e) f& z! QAirbase hits 160
# U, m( r5 }+ M# n; L6 W: NAirbase supply hits 115 A% k/ r X) i8 Z
Runway hits 306
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, c* X3 b$ J0 hMorning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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' @- `" V7 z, v5 ]0 O) U4 Z' M, DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
' Q2 s$ F; v+ y/ ~% mEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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' Q3 a, z% Z/ L3 ^) v" U A7M2 Sam x 3: S B6 l0 O2 W" @+ [; \0 n. a
J2M5 Jack x 14
) R6 i5 G1 t: K! I8 I J7W1 Shinden x 12 ^9 s8 a- x! `" T" U6 R, h
N1K1-J George x 21
0 S- {8 p0 m M3 L/ a1 Q N1K5-J George x 154 D5 _4 T) u) b/ J
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
% B6 Z5 H* g7 _ Ki-94-II x 69) Q3 b0 y9 G8 t6 z( [+ ~
. O8 d! h! T7 QAllied aircraft4 J ~0 x H6 D- H
B-17G Fortress x 125
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Japanese aircraft losses
- d3 a9 Q! C; u# h# P; x# y J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed on ground
. i. j# U$ N6 A: t$ W: [0 V J7W1 Shinden: 1 damaged
7 y2 g/ i' b$ z+ b& Z5 }) \8 P( W J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground* u- f" X+ x9 b
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
* `7 a) ]! O( `6 Z Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged9 O0 ~; u/ ^/ W" b0 p( S% r
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
1 Z; Y {/ A, T/ g0 I. V9 D* E Ki-94-II: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged- V% m2 o% E. L
Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground
! v) `% Y1 P$ B, U( \/ ?: ~* o( {5 z P1Y2 Frances: 11 destroyed on ground/ s0 W" k" j- [# K9 f# i9 l
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 22 destroyed on ground7 u9 J. z& c+ Z9 B; n8 n
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground4 \0 a! k& W- F/ f% z6 [+ ?
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground+ V2 I( I5 [) v. U2 t2 v7 o) |
E15K1 Norm: 2 destroyed on ground
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B-17G Fortress: 6 destroyed, 54 damaged( y& X$ w& I! h/ i& D/ z+ i) @
B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese ground losses:
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# K1 b, \3 a7 Y( E+ y' T2 i: {2 { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 n. l5 p! `/ x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 R4 r6 T. i% q1 D" m# G) ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 13! W" r+ d8 @# N- S6 w( _
Runway hits 46
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Morning Air attack on Hiroshima/Kure , at 106,58
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1 v6 q' w# p* w* l4 m4 eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: |- z! E5 d, A! Q+ O5 K
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes" J% \: N' ~8 `" M
! _6 H" \( B: O+ d. R/ L8 TJapanese aircraft! t) T% a/ P, v3 E' R+ L7 S
A7M2 Sam x 1
% n' P1 v/ W- G' d) ^7 f9 t3 w J2M5 Jack x 6
4 e" N1 ?; A8 ~ J7W1 Shinden x 4; `7 i+ n% ~, C" \
N1K1-J George x 93 z7 T% O) m2 D) z& l
N1K5-J George x 6
m: R6 z2 k( P- s: h Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
' u/ u b8 ~: ] l6 s7 v Ki-94-II x 15
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Allied aircraft2 a9 z1 x- i& t3 N4 u
B-17G Fortress x 84
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Japanese aircraft losses6 c' O5 r1 d4 }& W( @- }7 w
J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed on ground1 p; z2 ~$ C$ G( |
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed: v4 R) r2 [1 x) E, L/ G
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
( o5 i/ n" g8 S1 S! z8 X" H Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 damaged
/ q% g1 P* |4 D, k0 d% u: r Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed8 f) M+ q/ T+ }' W# Y! g l! F
P1Y2 Frances: 12 destroyed on ground
1 M @- E3 H3 C- G1 o G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed on ground: P3 u# E: j. }/ z3 ]8 m p6 F
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 14 destroyed on ground
5 C3 S; R9 L6 j Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground! V/ Q- @) M' r+ `' S
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
2 U% R- Y# _1 x) g. @1 L Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
. q2 v9 n0 @9 Q' ]5 W B-17G Fortress: 2 destroyed, 24 damaged
. k) J/ _% H+ { B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak* K! X. e) e0 D8 [! o' I% b( v2 x4 H
( m J) X& m: A7 n0 L6 CAirbase hits 9: M2 ^- R7 X6 U1 k, d
Airbase supply hits 1! q. A4 ]1 L1 P: e+ l
Runway hits 26. R4 o2 k7 w- c; H. q% E
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" J4 T6 |% F% O5 vEstimated time to target is 23 minutes$ L( N7 `) K8 N6 F
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Japanese aircraft
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J2M5 Jack x 6. S7 s- u+ ~3 q
J7W1 Shinden x 2
) I+ m% P4 m( _! `% N/ @/ T' K N1K1-J George x 6* `1 J8 k2 ~( M2 S! B! _
N1K5-J George x 3
! j ]0 A9 o# d5 {& m Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3# c4 r0 z* W. C0 p3 {1 O F& i
Ki-94-II x 60 a7 M9 A& t$ n" w4 p
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Allied aircraft* G! |" {* C) _" N# n" s, p
P-51H Mustang x 15
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z7 y9 T* Q1 i9 c0 PJapanese aircraft losses% ^' P9 u! D2 Y% C2 m2 A3 S
A7M2 Sam: 1 destroyed
+ E. Q6 d2 e( i1 Z J2M5 Jack: 1 destroyed
; W* l3 W0 Q# _/ c) D W J7W1 Shinden: 1 destroyed
; h+ N3 g8 Q) Y- s% ~ N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed4 ^# R( F: i8 p3 Y! i
N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed0 U Z! C: c- X. d( k
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed
# {' s. y1 u% ?8 k! `0 c. g Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed3 M6 ?7 f3 h: H) N" f& e5 i
; D* C. e6 w* d3 N& H9 WAllied aircraft losses/ u% T3 W) P' j* s7 Q2 t$ y7 j
P-51H Mustang: 1 destroyed
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& l" }. J2 J1 ?9 k; r% ^ ZAircraft Attacking:
% H" d( s H1 A& f 5 x P-51H Mustang sweeping at 31000 feet( e2 ~% Y. i( ?. X
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., _& j# u$ m% f9 t
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; {: I, M. s* ?. \ B-17G Fortress x 581 I1 E0 S$ c7 T) w$ V# v8 X: B( t/ _
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Japanese aircraft losses
( l% X8 v4 U1 h* b7 S/ V* _ P1Y2 Frances: 3 destroyed on ground
! T+ c2 @- ^3 O9 r" X; i. ]) T Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 11 destroyed on ground
+ R1 C5 Z! @/ C G4M2e Betty: 1 destroyed on ground
7 A9 D. @6 z# F2 K) u3 g% | Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed on ground4 {% k5 M4 X* r2 q4 x$ R7 O
E15K1 Norm: 1 destroyed on ground
; ]5 s' R, e8 A1 Y0 F8 t5 i" H3 ~/ d Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses. X8 @+ I9 P% u" g) n# y2 J( X
B-17G Fortress: 13 damaged) K' M8 ~! H( w) D; N4 r
B-17G Fortress: 1 destroyed by flak
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Airbase hits 14
3 r* c( z' A3 K* x; @Runway hits 13 |
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