AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 16, 42* }4 f. i4 h" d* {/ ^
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- N6 I% ]/ l8 c+ @% q& s: ^2 HMorning Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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5 _0 I+ o- e4 [6 O5 y/ T+ DWeather in hex: Moderate rain( z2 a5 P- O. O3 R7 y6 \
+ d9 N: y r3 K! v3 i$ F* d/ WRaid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Z/ a, E# y6 }" V$ B! B: m" Z7 Z' E7 R4 G8 N
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 f/ u' y) L% S L
G3M2 Nell x 27
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5 G/ W2 P) g+ j8 {4 WAllied aircraft
; Y* g) n7 ?9 p2 e* \2 R1 |0 ^ P-40E Warhawk x 29
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 f# y! {: O4 \" \: Y; d# t G3M2 Nell: 20 destroyed5 Q: F. d- N$ q8 N2 p; e
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No Allied losses2 ?: {$ |7 P- e# T8 k
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Morning Air attack on 3rd New Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)$ a& z) v/ M" Y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! L | g, q, {& g4 f% R0 B+ I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 23' |# S: p# V& M
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P-40E Warhawk x 217 i; O/ u! t5 P6 g7 `# e5 M
o% s3 E6 X4 x; L% a4 h6 {Japanese aircraft losses
( S7 B9 X+ j, f1 ^ G4M1 Betty: 17 destroyed; n, U ?4 G- n
' p: P6 ]9 j* R) m9 H. P! _3 ZNo Allied losses( U+ @2 q# e+ i. n7 m4 ]4 e
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3 Q. `! |, ?8 c% y" c5 H9 F' ?Morning Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)2 W0 N+ e6 d$ Y$ u. y
: Y" D" \2 X4 l9 n yWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." ?3 _* W' @2 |/ @' l( q6 Q* m- J
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes" A: S5 ]" i/ \+ E& c. G& G# y; g8 ]
( w- I: t+ B" NJapanese aircraft
$ V& d$ J* _2 P. d% A, Q& ]6 v Ki-21-Ic Sally x 18
* g2 L* n$ |+ L/ |6 e8 ~2 y Ki-21-IIa Sally x 34
+ _- x# E; w! }/ S) u% ^ Ki-30 Ann x 17
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P-40E Warhawk x 8# H. e" m; W$ |' H0 w$ l1 P. j
0 m8 E0 d& D, A5 u( wJapanese aircraft losses
* }1 r8 P( k. ~ B Ki-21-Ic Sally: 4 destroyed
5 ^( R5 i' z9 `# I, y Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed1 X# ?: @1 i4 t5 z
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged5 N) A( D( V& t& l
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No Allied losses- W# e' N, t: q1 }$ y: D6 Q' B% G+ x* \
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Afternoon Air attack on 70th Chinese Corps, at 82,54 (Pingsiang)
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% V& q, b5 X5 j4 i |3 P, l$ R9 X1 tRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; A3 ]( n! S6 C9 L% _6 A! i5 S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 c" |7 O) _* F0 N, c
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Japanese aircraft
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U+ ?# j2 K! b' Q Ki-51 Sonia x 42 D1 ]" k6 f |; r/ Z4 B, T3 E# I
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses p( b6 C6 _, k+ d
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 7 destroyed
3 J, g# U; c; B U* m Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed! m8 z2 j& d5 {* c9 ^4 r1 A( W
% {9 l0 o G% n0 p& JNo Allied losses |