AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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& R3 R- M2 K. [0 nMorning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)3 ?5 S) u8 n* m
' l5 X4 A6 Y9 q4 F! `' t6 rWeather in hex: Moderate rain: a6 P/ x5 F3 s8 t
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 g' F' Q9 F5 r! G9 {Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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6 h/ q2 K0 Z6 |, v4 M9 h* l% UJapanese aircraft
5 P; ^& X8 h y4 C S# \ G3M2 Nell x 27
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6 b# i, a5 O7 E1 S6 DAllied aircraft& N" h8 e4 ]9 Q' r. ~
P-40E Warhawk x 29
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1 Y0 I8 e7 @6 }! `: e: lJapanese aircraft losses; _1 L, `* m) r& @
G3M2 Nell: 20 destroyed
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3 Y( B" v3 L0 u2 h7 D9 nMorning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)# b5 Y# Q- X, E. d+ f- v
2 c1 R2 | t9 a# U' |Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 f p' I. l1 a, S6 o/ X0 @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 J" C$ @* p/ E* D, R/ G* h8 P
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Japanese aircraft6 F' y: s$ m* s ^- f
G4M1 Betty x 23
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Allied aircraft2 p' k% N/ x$ r/ A+ V+ \( X4 |4 N* ]
P-40E Warhawk x 21
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$ {1 L) v0 d! H' \/ o3 iJapanese aircraft losses
8 G; Z9 W6 q8 E/ J8 [2 b+ J G4M1 Betty: 17 destroyed, d u4 T, p; ?* W A' F; L
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9 c* R! ]* J3 ~8 q9 O( u# `Morning Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* K9 L/ \* s: e$ T2 ~: q& f8 s ~- jEstimated time to target is 5 minutes$ u* H9 B; ^) A* L6 q
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6 e4 @: k9 I3 d$ u, ?. O% i3 v$ T Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18
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, G v/ [+ E, h+ M+ e. ^1 G5 ] Ki-30 Ann x 17
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Allied aircraft7 `- S, w1 a# l
P-40E Warhawk x 8" v3 q: u# F8 x+ D; }, M
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5 h7 L& q/ B" D Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed
4 ] j2 e0 t1 h8 M' @ Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed
7 ~0 O/ ?# k* t+ | Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
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No Allied losses8 @, z) O/ V7 B% l" D+ Y' W! X
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Afternoon Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)' a. k- d5 b3 a1 }8 `
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* V% @, b) x! p- J# | Y: TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 f% Y% Y1 B; e2 V# J' g, `Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% J6 U, @* ^- S1 F0 L
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Japanese aircraft7 ~9 [) [0 e8 n. E
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10' H u; r& y1 l' Q2 F7 U
Ki-51 Sonia x 4
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4 S/ r/ W, f8 Y. C* JAllied aircraft
& O/ u+ v( }$ q' K, s# ^! W P-40E Warhawk x 27( B; s- {3 }. n/ y3 O* E/ C
7 I( K3 Z' G+ ]6 @3 D4 o H6 tJapanese aircraft losses
1 e1 g2 W4 p* s- U, I Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 destroyed7 ^- z' F, X2 C
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed$ t. r) S k' }: S6 N. H" B- R
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No Allied losses |