AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42
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& F) e5 M' Z# r4 Y8 sMorning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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; y' N6 L+ N/ o! B8 nWeather in hex: Moderate rain/ N/ t7 D+ }. x3 W+ N% D
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
: G# ?) J3 B9 \+ f6 U" wEstimated time to target is 4 minutes7 I% B+ B$ I. b* A8 V' e
* I! s% L$ ~/ pJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 N" e8 x4 o$ C7 z y G3M2 Nell: 20 destroyed
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5 o% W: Y/ U6 G) c4 l9 xMorning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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. u2 ^+ i/ N2 Z/ y+ q! MWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 V2 w2 J$ ]4 H; V+ G8 X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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P-40E Warhawk x 21
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G4M1 Betty: 17 destroyed
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8 c7 w5 N" S4 T+ RMorning Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)6 r1 m( Z i* `5 F, J
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$ t2 [! V5 |0 v! D' a. n7 q0 o: rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18# F+ n; X. R- s4 ^
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 34
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P-40E Warhawk x 8# d8 N, t3 Q0 S4 z1 y7 j- q/ C6 {
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Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed2 S( A! P2 A N2 a/ B& X
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed
9 Z8 v7 m" W% w# V4 T! D Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged1 M$ ~. Z4 w$ t9 @
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! L/ _# l/ A" z8 ~+ C# g3 ]& y' ~' ~) DAfternoon Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)- m0 ]+ D, @& x* ^
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.5 h4 \/ N. L( u( ~+ ?+ A* Q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 n) j, k! v D
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$ Q* Y: b' O1 V1 o- {' k Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10
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P-40E Warhawk x 27
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Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 destroyed, C' H3 e1 x. D1 D# C
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed
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