07/21/42
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为打击米丘嚣张气焰,近日帝国精锐海航再次lcap曼德拉,击落超过60架敌机,其中包括33架p-40e。自损也达到50架. B. L' @$ H1 p4 H O7 s
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; u% y& s- Y* v' nDay Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29- I, E) D2 F( p# C
/ ^6 x8 @: h5 R1 K- v/ pJapanese aircraft8 F% j) ]7 P. D% c9 ^, A" K
A6M2 Zero x 30
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Allied aircraft) Z X ~) d, R% U
Martlet x 11! D- b- }- f8 I% U" T
Hurricane IIb x 16
! U7 k0 J! _8 d1 F, L: F3 nKittyhawk I x 16
( M6 Z7 B2 Q! g+ ~Blenheim IV x 249 t8 y4 g7 g: j% Z* q5 q5 A
Wellington III x 329 @$ ?$ w( J( D0 Q
P-39D Airacobra x 247 S0 x* C$ N+ D; K. b" p- ]5 Y5 c' S
P-40E Warhawk x 46
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% ~" T' L8 R: E8 \0 I2 OJapanese aircraft losses! N. i1 ]% m! _6 J6 B
A6M2 Zero: 34 destroyed5 Y# R" S9 y. f# X' U: p) p0 `
A6M3 Zero: 16 destroyed, 1 damaged2 Z) G4 p- \2 P+ X6 k, d+ ~
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Martlet: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 |3 E% v+ K; ~- w3 qHurricane IIb: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
/ }7 [$ C7 Z! ~5 sKittyhawk I: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
! s1 G5 S5 ^* cBlenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged. r: i" F0 l) v; G1 D/ K
Wellington III: 3 damaged% v+ c6 ^! g; b* J
P-39D Airacobra: 11 destroyed, 2 damaged4 f/ k' C, l9 V* m/ w
P-40E Warhawk: 33 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
+ `- R* ^( t, D4 A& t% r& S398 casualties reported
1 Q& G& E+ o2 f& MGuns lost 5; K& B6 d% A6 t/ \" h1 C
7 E& K/ ~( s S) IAirbase hits 4# `) N. ?" X- Y4 k7 j
Airbase supply hits 23 K, ^6 {0 W3 ^
Runway hits 44) h4 ~9 j1 B$ [& f! [, T+ r
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
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Japanese aircraft: c6 M6 b) {2 B" `1 D6 c8 l: K6 }
A6M2 Zero x 2, P0 z3 n {' s5 e
A6M3 Zero x 12
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Allied aircraft
2 B* t$ Y0 ?( q* fWellington III x 6 F0 C6 R4 H- H @$ O j- W. s' r
Liberator III x 12
/ ^+ d. Z# K; z. _" m3 ?% R% |6 JHudson I x 11
' f# `5 k2 B# t" W$ Q hB-25C Mitchell x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 L# v" _8 B) o- q B1 R* g# eA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged* w% b, O' K' V1 x3 F
A6M3 Zero: 2 damaged
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A; R5 L4 h- B2 pAllied aircraft losses
( ^- X W/ D( n% M( w! o% c2 SWellington III: 1 damaged
( z# ?+ L1 [# ?1 e5 W$ h2 [" b/ nHudson I: 1 destroyed; X+ g5 F0 b' d/ `% p7 K, Y/ s" ^
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Japanese ground losses:, m) }$ F) @; N' c! J, A
81 casualties reported. G M& C& z) |. D, F( l- S
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Airbase hits 1
4 x0 P6 b I9 I8 l5 ^: ^Airbase supply hits 1
/ b8 m! l1 q( a" }5 QRunway hits 21 |