Coapilad g May kt
Welfar. Ministry Deaw>M ligation Bureau, toVHinUn Uerddation Department
Operations in the I. Situation at the beginning of 19*5.
Since hit seisure of key points in the MiBTAlAfl In Juno and July of 19**. the enemy had hooa engaged in tho conatruction of largo tort of banes for hoary piano, oa aaXPAI, 90AM, and TI1IAI. la oarly Deceaber ho had began to raid cities and important production facilities in tho Jopanooo hoaoland, canting aoro aad more damage as tho nnahor of pianos participating and tho frequency of tho attacks voro gradually incroasod.
ly tho ond of December 19**, tho onoay's Philippine inrasion oporation, hogun in October, had toon roughly completed la tho Loyte aad Saner areas, and oarly 19*5 hod 000a tho inauguration of full-scale landings on LUZOI. nth tho backbone of tho Japanese float crushed in tho naval engagements off tho PHLIPPHM, it bad become all hat ijspossible to eead la reinforcements or supplies, aad there was little hope of repulsing tho enemy; Japan' sole objectire had thenceforth been to force tho enemy to pay a bloody price. Ihe eaeoo flaring acquired through hit inrasion of tho MARIAKAS and PHI UPTIMES two largo, powerful, aad strategically situated bases 1,300 allot froa JAPAI, vat now in a petition to sorer coanuni cations between tho hoae islands and tho strategic Southern area, but it was anticipated that ho would path hit hatoo still farther forward la order to destroy ear military resources and off00tirely threeten lines of communication between JAPAI and XOOA, CHUA, end hAICWIIA.
Imperial Headquarters, which had team carefully studying the enemy's next aoro since tho oad of 19**. had reached tho conclusion that, after striking at IV© JIMA around February 19*5. the would begi^ an adrance around April toward tome key area in tho last China Sea region - tho IAII1I 8EOT0, lOBMOSA, or somewhere in central CHUA. the nary was conrincod that for geographic aad strategic reasons the first of these, and OsTTMAWi in particular, cone ti tut ed the aoot likely target.
With the military strength arailahlo, JAPAI could hardly hope
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to defend hoth ZVO JUU end OUIefca egainst en enemy possessed of such cicentic power. Accordingly, la view of the fact that, geographically speaking, IVO offered Vat ■cent7 scope for the large-scale end effectiro utilisation of the Japanese air force, vhereas the conecntrati on of every ounce of the nation' 0 fighting strength on GCIAMA would he relatively slaple, and far the further reason that, unlike IVO, CBMUH when captured, would provide the enemy with easily Built air and naval bases froa which to seriously threaten ear domestic resources and overseas consmnications, Taps rial leadquarten decided to held air and sea aid to IVO to a nin-iaaa aad to threw all renal slag resources late the Ohiaewe campaign.
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XX. Operational preparations. A. Operations plama.
tho Imperial Heart far tort plane for the Okinawa operation wore transmitted to tho forces concerned early in 19*5 through the medium of the Outline of Imporl al aray aad levy Operations Flans aad the army-levy Joint Agreement oa Air Operations, their major proTisione wore aa follows:
1. Oeneral operational policy.
Xa Tiow of the sensitive international situation, tho , Imperial aray aad levy will endeavor to hreok the enemy's will to fight aad accomplish the nation's war aims by concentrating their energies oa tapping the drive of Japan' foremost foe, tho OTITB) 8TABSS of AMHUCA, irrevocably crushing tho enemy's ooabat strength on all fronts aad holding feat to the vital areas necessary for the continuation of hostilities.
2. Outline of general operational policy.
a. In expectation of a steady increase in tho. gravity of tho military situation, the aray aad navy will take advantage of existing strategio conditions
to crush tho enemy drive and immediately create a situation in which the initiative rests with JAPAI. Oar primary objectives in doing so will he to anticipate future shifts in operations aad quickly prepare for strong interception efforts in the empire and tho continental areas essential to its defense; to he able to repel an enemy at-^ tack at any tine; aad, insofar as clrcuaetances
permit, to build ap counterattack strength, particularly trained air strength, in order to engage in aggressive and unrestricted operations.
b. the aray aad aavy will engage la strong aad flexible operation* against the main body of the American
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ftm, mv attMkiM the wmumm Hunt, «*-
fwt it, ui deal a Uw of ■■if power to the eaeay't ooikt treacth. at the MM Um, they will wimtf to ooatela tho oaeay aad at 1 Use tho tin calmed for rapid oporotloeol preparatlena im otter areae.
0. the aray aad nary will perfect opera II ooal pre-pmUoM afalmet eed defeat AmorIlea force*, particularly aeparltr air aad tea forooo, adfom1 laf aealaat Tltol mi 1b tho eaplre. ft thlf cam, oophooli will 00 placed om oporatloaa im tho riciaity of tho HI! OOfta Oh efaloct ememy «*-tooko om tho soulhara part of tho eaplre from tho Philippiao Ialaada area, oporotioBol preparatieaa at hoy lcoatloa* U that reglea will 00 at epped «p far aotioa ia Fehreary or March.
flo or opart for tho peaaltllity of om attack im tho mumm ■» (incledia* MO JXMa), erery effort will ho mate to atreaathea defeaoee there. It it alio anticipated that eneay olomoato aay ■triko at tho MOM, or that, if oiroaaotaacoo warrant, a poworfal foroo amy invade tho homo lo-lamao direetly. appropriate otopo will ho takaa to deal with cither of thooo oToataalltloo.
A. lho amy ami nary will ocahlao their ailitary ro» ooarcoo om tho lama, om tho com, ami partiealarly ia tho air, acalaat tmo maim homy of tho attackiac amarioam force, im order to dootroy their fUhtlac troafth ami thwart their iaraaioa alamo.
Im tho aeon time, oooratlomi ■■■ami primarily hy aroaad forooo will ha aaiertihoa im aati o-ipatioa of attacks my eaporior eaoay air ami naval
otroBfth la thar araaa. 9m dootraction of tho onoon-»f flfhtta* pov« will ha oacoapUokad pri-narily >y ■■■■■ «f a tolling blow *t m dooJjand to oapltallto 19M tho Talnarability of kit ooa-Wm lnTaaion. Iwmi which land oabioouontly will bo InUM twm their nmi of oupplioo aad cntki la nroand combat. Conntaat aad unreal ttia« afforto will be aad* io aaak aut and dootrey HHf taak foreeo.
a. tbm itato of military preparation, la key loca-tioao on tho fcnitheaat China ooaot will to in-pporad, and caro will "bo taken to nooura ill reealte In oporationo (particularly In tka air) la tha laat China Baa raglon aa wall aa la tan BUI mm and FMMMa. Oparatloaal preparation, at gKABHAl aad XaalVJBO will aa ampadltad in aatlo-ipatlon of laadlasa by powerful oloaeats prior to or rlaal tone only with tka laraolon of JAM.
t. I» tka toe there Aroa tka chlof eajeetlwee will bo to oohttyo oelf-ouffloioaoy for our forces aad to thwart navy attaapta to cap tore roar aa tori all and air and aaral baoe*.
f. fan amy and nary will daal with tka eaeay'i ia-oreaolagly hoary air raido by oniooriglag to tka ataaat of thoir ability to raid aad aoutralioo 1to baooo aad by preteetlnc produotioa aad una nieatioa faoili tiot and pmorile*, publio ardor at hone.
Xa aaUeipation of tka oneajr'o oarly accuini-tion of air baooi la tka pen ■■am the to aroa (ia-oladin* IVO JUU). plan* will bo aado to hlndar thoir atlUaatioa. Alao, oar raid protooUoa
MM0N for fOKTO will be Improved at oaco.
h. Overcoming enemy UwrfWMM, tat eray aad navy vill endeavor It tree apart rati aad raw trial■ from tko Southern Area to tha hone lalaada aad to koop opom tat tta lanes between JAPAI aad CXZIA aad MAKatlXA Thar tail lit Matt to harass aad imttai tat at tat 'a laaff operational liana aad hinder alt supply tptratitat.
1. Xa addition it trivia*- far a degree of military preparation aaffltleat far certain victory, tar forote will taitavay to comptaaatt far the growing disparity between tat enemy's aatarlal strength and our own by using ingenuity in their utilina-tion of method* of warfare, military organisation, and want oat m in particular, by atrategie eaphaaie upon tat surprise raid tad tat del attack.
Oatliat Of opexatloaal policy in strategic areas at
the empire (including JUIISI ftaVfO).
a. If forts will be made to cope with enemy air raids by (1) neutralising air bates and tank farces aad (2) improving air raid flafaaatt in key homeland ltoatieas aad (j) working constantly far tat destruction of httUlt aircraft.
aggressive air aafnttt naaeai is will rely primarily on air strength. Veoessary air baaes will be set up tad adequately ooneealed and protected.
b. She defemae of barbers ant vital 11 annsl tatjoaa lines will he strengthened to prevent destraatien by eta and air attacks of land and tea iisassst is tltat facilities in etrategio bintltni areas.
t. The southern ZQHXSS, the OOMNUKl StttO (iaclud-iu» IVO Jlea), tha lASSXl m north of tho anlm i eland of QDUii, WaMbla, and tho Shanghai Iron will ha hold secure na Japan's front lino for operations in dopth in dofonoo af tho onpiro. Ia tho OTont that an onaay landing iaoido tho lino proves completely uaaraldahle, ovary effort will ho aado to oanot a hear/ toll in oaaonltlaa and to proront tho construction af air heeeo.
d. if tho onaa/ invades JUPJI, aaataara VMMk, or o
the Shanghai Area, lead, aaa. and air fareas will jointly repalea and dee trey Ma. tho aosossary fighting strength will ha peered late the HJ1XZ2S, the OaA&anaSA SBOfB, the Ismail SSDtO, aad fOIMOan; appropriate operational preparatieaa will ho aado, aad erery opportunity will ho token to eoaoontrate and reinforce air strength in arte to encoapaas his defeat, o. Our forces will overeeae all eheteeles to aaka immediate and fuadaeental reriaioas aad lapraro aeata in operational preparations inside the empire, particularly the bene 1 si cads ami KsTJLt, aad hattleflaid ooaditlena will he eotohlishod to enable the nation to aeot the anticipated beery air raida. thooo tasks will he roughly completed by fell.
although operatioaal preparations for enemy 1 aadings mill he adopted to ■bamglag cireuas tenses, they will first he quickly tempi otad ia the lento iron, JErasY, and VMBk. Outline of air operational poller.
a. Ike enpeoted enemy attack la tka last China taa ftsfloa will be ereehed ay tka nnaloil off arte of tka army oa* aowy air oaro*. At tka aaaa tlao, diroot hoaolaad Aafoaooo will to .trsa«theasd. tka preYisiea sad utilisation of opoolal attack otrenfth will be oonjba.1 iol for tka purposes of tka fe*af*lag operations.
b. fhe air strength of tka army aaa aery will aa qulokly deployed In the loot Ohiaa Sos Aroa (TCBMOSA, lAIaH OOfO, ooatbaast CHIA. XT9BD, XOUA) far air oporationo doslfnad to dootroy onony larasioa forces. Tbo prinoary target of tka nnral air foroo will ko tank fores.t that of tho any will ha conToys. lac amy will do ererythinc possible to co-operate la attacks em task force*.
0. Operations la tka south Ohiaa Coastal Area will oeneiot chiefly of efferte oa the part of the amy air foreeo (local units with cone rolaforcoaents) to craah onoay attack fore; nary air forest will oo operate inoofer as peeelele.
A. Part of tka amy and nary air forces will 00 opor ate to hold tka aesnpe She to Area.
e. Auk oo sweat air operations la tka Philippine Island. Area will be tka responsibility of part of tho foroo. etatleaed la tka faillppAae III sain and lotas oa araaa. Air forces otatleaed ia tka Iadiaa team Area will oaiiairir to thwart oossay plans
t. Antiaircraft dofoaees at stratefle pelats ia JAPAI aad Wilt will be ■troae+Atswjd aad neutralise-tion of tka bass, of raid! a*- aircraft will be
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g. Ia srdsr to oo able to eopo with ■koail 14 iiiw> itmii, our forces will oadoaror to hold rooorre otrojigth and ropUljr raise training lorelo.
h. Both tho eats/ aad tho nary rill sassursgs tho
Of ■rial attack spirit, laereaae thoir special attack strength aa aach as possible, aad sadearor to pt spare other foreeo ia each a way as to aooare aexlnun exploitation of taa special attack veepea.
1. Za air operations ia the heme I si seas aaa tka area around tka lASf OBML BU, Joiat mm aarr actir-ltgr will he tka rale. Za order to aooare real cooperation between tka highast siaeaollng of fleers of the air foreeo oagogod in Joiat operations ia the home islands, they will he stationed at tka sane place during operations.
J. General plans far the nee of air strength are
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dlTen in tables 1 aaa 2.
taalc 1. Jnr Air ltr«a*th Wtilltatlaa Flam
3 Air neat |
5 Air Float |
(10 Air Fleet) |
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Fidfrter. |
kO Tlxatara |
Fighter. |
200 |
Ooakat plaaeo 700 |
|
lo-eer. |
10 taker. |
0 |
mm. |
6o |
Xrainlnt. plnne. 1.JBO |
Attack plan.. |
10 Attack plana. |
At took piano. |
JO |
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Land attack alaaea |
10 Land ■aofj.ra |
y> |
Lend ooaaara |
*> |
|
Land attack plana. |
Baarj heahnra |
30 |
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leeennni.aaaoe plan |
aa 10 |
land attack planoa |
|
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Iiap1.ua link aaa |
10 |
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nplacoaata |
5 |
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5 |
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total |
7» |
5» |
■pM |
Pi |
lotal 2.000 |
IfJBMi ljaton district |
0 |
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1 Air Fleet |
^yiaad^olr^ |
Oentrnl 41 strict |
3» |
|
Fighter. |
u |
Western district |
30 |
|
M |
mmm |
*3» |
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Attack plan*. |
It |
leeert strength |
13» |
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XiancL hashar. |
3 |
Sc«thw«.t |
3* |
|
Land attack pi aaaa |
5 r 5 |
■etet Ac 10 Air Fleet, which am eerv. at aa tTre«a^^«ca^te ltTepcelai attecT' training by the eat of April. r |
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light fighter. |
5 |
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5 |
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Mai |
5 |
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fteatkve.t Area |
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13 Air flaet fighter. |
s 50 |
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Attack plana. |
15 |
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Land attack plane. |
13 |
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fJrtal |
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1. leadying nilitary strength for Okinawa Area operations, the destruction of tho tookbios of tho rspstttss float la tho Battla of tho HBUmB A meaat that largo ooolo, planned surface operatic** hp- tka ismololog elements vara oat of tho euee-tlea. It aaa iaeritnhle. therefore, that under tka dronnsianees exitting la early If**, the air force ■heala oorro aa supea'o amis bulwark agalast the smssry 1* reding her eater perl a* tor, with local defentire loam ooahat foraoo aad local aural strength playing eak-ordlaate roloo. to pat it differeatly, it vaa futile oren to think of ft gating a eager oarfaoe action with air aorta* ia tho early ttagot of am enemy at tack; the oaly oearto open to JAFAI aaa to oaploy local foreeo ia order to roaiot for a tin* ami then teloo aa oppertaaity to tarn the tide of hattlo through tka aaa of her powerful air arm. It wao for this reason that Imperial leadqaartaro attacked paraaeent iapertanoe to air strength ia its preparations for the destruction of the enemy adraaclng toward tka outer perimeter of tka homeland.
1. air force organisation aad training.
the force primarily reoponsihlo for hoaol sad air w§mm tions in early 19*5 wao tho 3 air float, with units deployed fran KAITO to DUSHB ia JAPAI oad as far N away as the MAMPtt fBOTO and KtMfML It was sep-
ploaented in KXV6EB by the 11 Air lopadrea (attached to the Combined fleet), which was oaolgaed to aatl-task force operations.
Mo«>t of tka strength of the 1 aad 2 Air fleets ia the Philippines aroa had bean orussstod la a succeed oa S of florae battles, with the result that tka 2 Air fleet had been deactirated la early January end ito renalnlag elements incorporated into the 1 Air fleet, a. Organization of J Air fleet
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Aa prewieaaly Bated, tba 3 Air fleet, dopleyad am a alia operational free* aeon ao lag Tirtuelly the ehele ef JAPAI, eae far free adeenntely prepared far the anticipated anony laweelaaa af the
otrcagth consisted af plane units awhanetod ia the IntUa af the IBUmH whl eh hen I chained ta the heart aal aaA vera in araaaaa of isaeeeataaliia aaA training, earn it waa further haapirii ay aenv ereaa weaknesses ia sp are ti seal Aireetien, such aa the feet thnt fleet heudeuartere waa located at IISAIAZU. Za riew of theae clrenaataaeos. the 3 Air Fleet una directed he derate iteelf ta readyinn lta feraee in the lento Area far inre-slena ef the IAWO SBDtQ aad lantern BDIUB, ami em 11 February the 3 Air Fleet's 25 Air Isundroa ami the Qomfciaai Fleet's 11 Air Ixrandron (hoth in XT₯OB), augmented hy aaaltlaaal 3 Air fleet ele-aamta. were organised into the 5 Air Heat and aaaigaed the teak ef deploying ta aeet an eneny lnvaelea ef the Beat Ohina Sam dram, it waa eaUeipated that this reorganisation weald mean n strength of ehaut oOO planes for the 5 Air fleet, to reeeh about 800 hy around 10 March with the addition ef unite in pro a see af training with the 3 Air fleet. Aa tirati an of 10 Air fleet the eranniaatlea of the 5 Air fleet waa rsajsael hie far aaae lapnaamaH ia hsaileal diepeeltlea for air eperaUona, hat the quell ta tire ami auenUtatire inferiority af ear feraee to those
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wnich the invading enemy vac expected to pit against thaa aade it apparent that hone defence aircraft would hare to ho effectively eeaverted into coahat planet, and training unite traneforned into operational forcee. tho Osnblaii Bevel Air Training Coanand wan therefore deactiTated, tho training air green enrolled in training, and coahat plane oouraee wore brought together on 1 torch Into tho U, 12, and 13 ■■■Mail air groupt, which in turn were ooaMaai aa tho 10 Air fleet j aad the training courioe were toaporerily ehaadoaod ia fhave* of operational training ■ aha del si for eoa-pletiea around the end of April, Theee aovee pro-Tided the 10 Air fleet with approximately 1,100 coahat pianos of various types and 2,900 training planes, or n total of 3.&0, af which it waa esti-natod that ahout 700 and 1,200 roapoetively would he available for operations hy the oad of April. Zt was decided that all amah aircraft would he equipped for special attaek operations.
Zt van alee decided to ante nahiosi air groups. Prevailed oa a geographic basis, ef the Combined navel Air Training Coamand's training air groups emerged with the instruction of enlisted primary flight. Maintenance, aad slioness Iret asset to incorporate thaa late the various aaval and guard district forces for work et air bases within tho districts; aad to train thaa far lead seahet ia preparation for the Battle of JAPAI. Although the training ef aaval flight isvssaasl van thaa temporarily halted, it van anticipated that, cir-eaaataeooe permitting, it would he rieaait sieved
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withdrawal of 1 Air flaet to fOBBii. With tho exhaustion of aost of tho strength of tho
1 oBi t Air fflooto atatioaed U tho VMZZOmWI or a roomlt of euccesslYe epemtieaa of tor tho eneuy lttToolon. it «jm decided to doootiToto tho t Air fleet (oo of ? Jan ha) o«i traaaf or tho 1 air float hoadauartore aad tho planes la the area to fOBMOIA, whore they were to eonti ana eperatioas. ■aolsjauftore aowed oa 9 January, thoneoforth oo-eupyiag itoelf with rebuilding its eonhat strength.
Tho operational strength of tho 1 Air fleet et the tiao ef its withdrawal consisted of 195 pi snot (including 70 apodal attack planes), to which 100 aero of Tarloae types wore added daring fernery. Za addition, the fleet endearored to aid to lta re sources hy rotiratlng and training ajtrtal attack ferees aado up of training planes and stolon ts free the aid training air group UIWMi.
Unco it wan lapeeeihlo to aewe the gwiaaf. personnel ef the air groups attached to the 1 and
2 air fleets (except the 63* aerel Air Oreep) to fOMOtA, the groups were laeorporatod into the 26 Air Squadron ead aado ground forces. Aa ef 9 fah-ruary, the strength cent to fOfJBIA wen assigned to the newly aetlrated 132, 133, 209, and 7*9 natal air groups under the 1 Air fleet. Areigaaeat of aray air strength ta naral oonaand Aray aircraft were subordinated to nary control for the first tiao ia the ear aa 29 Jul hh, wham the 98 and 7 air regtaoata were placed, under the SHoaaadsT ef the 2 Air fleet. After being trained
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In surface operations, these pianos soared excellent results no aray torpodo ■■■tor units vorkinf vita naval air croups, oat although snail local units were frequently placed at tee aavy'e disposal thereafter, there were no other instances involving large forces. After early 19*5, however, the eppereet inevitability ef on Anerlcaa invasion ef the IAMBI BBOfD led to the desire to create a unified srajr-aavy air oners, nil to help off sot the gap between the enemy's aaaorieel strength and oar own, and at the suggestion of the Aray Bapai heoal of Xnperial headcaartera, the 6 Air Amp (TfJ) planes) was assigned to the mneood of Use een-aoader-in-Chief of tho Combined fleet hotweea 19 March sad 22 hay, co-operating oloaely with navel forces as a part of the CnahUal fleet aad playing an extremely important role at crucial moments ia the Okinawa raiyetgn, Technical training ef air strength Aa of 1 March the number of navy planes aveilahle for operations in the hansel Haste iree was aa foUewas
5 Air fleet - about 600 planes (acarly ell deployed in tho sectors half ef JAPAI Proper.)
3 Air fleet - about S00 planes (nearly ell deployed in tho eastern half af JAPAI Proper).
10 Air flaet - about 400 planes (deployed throughout JAPAI Proper).
1 Air fleet - aheat 300 please (ia ffJaMSA).
fatal - aheat 2400 plaaaa
however, all of the air fleets included
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partially tralaai personnel; la particular, alaast all the aam la the 10 Air flaat end erer half af thaa* la tha 3 Air flaat vara inexperienced per-aaaaal atill la tha traialaf atage. lacogalrlag that tha affaatira attltaattaa af aach poroconcl U tha iaaiaaa t tail aaa iiaiilgo I at sal it something athar thaa oetahltebed tactics, aad, ia partioalar, that tha success af tha aaatalga would dapaad upoa Japan'a ahility ta luiekly in-araaaa tha teahmiaal akili af har laorportoosoi flyers, lay art al anadeaortaro Aoro tod a great deal ef study ta the aolutiaa af the traialag pro Waa. Ia the aeaatlaa, uhila the Better ef air operations la the Oklaawe Area lias it go aaa being thaa considered, special attack aetheda vera already in gsasrol uaa in tha 1 Air flaet, a feet which lad laperial aaa* quarters ta snare soy lta aatlreUaa ef the) 5 aad 10 air fleet a with confidential instructions revealing lta intention ta aajheitie the special at teak method hecanae af the importance af tha Okinawa saepolga Aa a result, the air feraee la JAPAI, following the example oat hy the 1 Air fleet, alee a*mara11r adopted the aathod end hogan to give ■imple and practical apodal at-taok training to their oemi-tralned perooaael.
the 5 Air flaet, which cemotituted the main strength of tha air force, in general, decided am the following operational policy, lta objectIre being the sighting aad oasrlhllotloa af enemy teak fereeo
"ladar petrel pianos, ■tarsalag a viae area during the eight, mill eight and aeintein contact
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with m«v teak force*. Aft 4m spedal at1 planoc equipped viftk bombs aad will aaaaalft tha enemy la order to aaatrallso Ida planet prior ta their take-off; sad apodal at-tacka continuing throughout tha day vill tho dftaatioa. finally, f eUow-np might att will iaflict aoro dnsnges and annihilate tha eaeay.*
Oai tho hade ef tha nhowe policy, plaae far the disposition af strength, eeaesjAieatleae, de-
faaaa, supply, ate., were aado aai appreprlate trdaiAg activities undertaken. Disposition af etreagth need for
As it was estimated that fOAM, . ware being employed aa advance! heeas far the enemy attack aa JAPAir Proper, vlfth wT.HU, in particular, eerring ae e teak f« reeennaiesaaee ef these arena to obtain tafarae ftlea concerning the eaeay eltantlen was of the mt-aaaft importance to the success ef ear homeland interception operation.. It aaa daeldad that , esanee plaaaa free the 1 Air fleet ia would corer HTta, haft, eapealany after the fell ef ZVO, reeosnel ssaaas aft ILXxal aad eVae oeuld he aarriad eut only hy alrereft fren bases aa SOT. la - (S late alaaing), (HI lumber missing) SAIcY plaaaa (ft HZH) free tha 3 Air fleet were seat ta «0T ria lit) aad aaVW I SLAMS,
replaeeaenta (effected hy submarine after the fall ef MO) ta amintain three or fear af thaa aa the
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island, deeping euAk and uLXTBI nana? constant surveillance, they ofton brought in roports of ■aaa importance as to assist tha operations ef all oar forces. This rsseeaaleesecc unit received a ■PO»sodett ■■ from aaval Goassjnder-in-Chief Osaka em 13 Bar *$.
2. the oarfece craft situetlon (to he discussed later).
3. flee local surface seal underwater ejeeiol attack strena-th situation. (Be me discussed later.)
H. The grown* strength situatioa.
flea femoral policy was to peer tho necessary ailitary reoomroes late the MMM1 mm ia odveacs, strengthen the fortification of the islands, ready ell oparotloaal prepemtioes east hrimf in ooseeatratod roiaforooaents of air strength at the isaarvaas neaeat ia order he destroy eaeay at to eh lag units.
Bee army had staUoned tie 32 Aray (three diri-sieas aad a aimed brigade) ia the aaaeei She to Area, hat vith the opening of tha Philippine isiaelffs aaa diTieion had heen diverted to lam flat navy frequently issssadsi that a TSclcscasnt ho aado end called for stronger defeases in Oaten, but the de-seals ware not aet hy the eray which ogreed saly aae rarjaaat from MamsVAA to OUIalAi tho oppertanity far even this aove mac lost when troop tranepertatioa he-cane inpoeeihie.
level fcross in the lanoei She to area eoneietod af the Okinawa Area Bene Perce end aa air group with a etreagth oa the aein island af CKXBAIA ef aheat 7,000, or aheat 10,000 Including tha workers ef the eonstract!en sattali on.
tha defease of tho aeln 1 ileal of OfJBAVA alaod toward tho kmook oat of? tho cooes/ ah tha heeeh eat uoealoToitaeh prooerotisoe vara Being made hy eoa-otruetiag etrong portion* oroaai the Berth end Cen-tral Airfielde, hat tha direr si on af aao aray divi-
hat loaaalloi a tcaporary either seal frea tha peei-tieae errand tho eirfislds la favor of a ■oaeantralloa of foreee oreaat BAB* to take ap a otaat for preloaded roaicteaoe. A suggestion hp the Bevy Section of Iape-riel ■■aiaeattori remedied tale situation, hat there ooeld he as iaajing the feat that, pmctionlly spook. lag, tha shortage ef troapo hem resulted ia aa en. tr early vook force to faoe the Aaerieea leading. Bevel unite hod ooastreeted etreag peoitloae
fully prepared, for a proloagod eagageaoat.
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XXX. Bel Blag opemtione on enemy baees ia preperatiee far the Okinawa Area Operation
A. forecasting cameo/ lueses for tho Okinawa area operation, tha employment of large number* of special attack planes ia aerial ooahat aaa a taotie with ao precedent, caking it diffl-amlt ta aoha any estimation of pot si sic results ia tha <aiaana area oyoration, to he sure, eyanlol attaokn ha* heen aado ia tha tattle af tha IKLXmhat, hat Xaparial neadauartcre did net expect that re would aohioro result* to Batch thoeo rap a* tod froa the front. A oeuoervaiively oatiaavtod naaaariaia af oar air etreagth and a given Aaoriean invasion strength is given ia an annexed table, since an accelerated increase in our air strength van indicated as tho training ef inexperienced flight personnel progressed, it vet hoped that tho oaoay invasion af the Okinawa Aran would take place after the end af hay. She only way ta delay tha tine af lavasion waa to atriko a aortal alow at tho onsen/ task forces before the invasion could get underway. Shis waa the chief reason far the studies aado for raids an American teak farce bases.
1. Air raid oa American tank force at tUfnl
Xa nid~7ebru&ry, InaeiUotel/ after the formation ef tha 5 Air fleet, the Oombined fleet pi easel e long range air raid oa the enemy teak farce at BLIHX froa bases ia the homeland, the enaay tnak ferae, however, left aUBX wnetpeetvely early, ataglag am air raid aa the lento Area ea 26 fearuery aad fallowing up milk the invasion ef IVO JXMA. faring this tine, tha 5 air fleet aid art participate in the Xee operation, ooaaaattall eg lacteal an traiaiag la preparatiea for the next invasion eperatiea ef the eaear aad at tha eane tiao studying and preparing for tha Hithi air raid (known no til Operation Be 2).
At a time when every hit ef information aa the enemy teak force ana Being collected sent its ami area to were bsing eloeely
watched, radio tatslltgeaee af tar 7 March had aado it appaar very likoly that tha oaoay taok forco aaa orohorad at BUTE, as pre-peretioas for TAB Oporatioa Bo 2 had hooa underway siaos 17 fehre-ary with good progroos, aad tha raj mum aoro waiting oaly far tha prop or aoaont, a fnfHaw report oaafl Ml at tho prosoaoo of tho oaoay task force at BUBX, aado hy s * fleet 811VB rnaaael nan plans hacod at TUtt.. brought the doclsioa to striko oa 10 March.
The general plea far toB Oaoratlaa Bo 2 aaa aa foil see t
1. At 0300 hears a largo flying heat will toko off free rAdyMTftTBI bab aad rocoaaoltor weother soncMtlonc of the flight eeareo loediag froa BAZA M2BAKI to OXIBD-TOBI SBIMA aad uLIfaX.
2. fear aadlaa lead attack planas vill toko off froa IABOTA at 0*50 hears for flight coarse petrol.
3. fear largo flying Boats (1 aire Bait oosclstleg af tee pleaes aad 2 Quid* Bait, 2 pianos) will take off free BBjBjBBJBjB bab at 0700 - 0730 hoars aad gold* the tXBQA (bjj Trances) unit to BUflD.
B. A aXBaA Bait ef & piano* vill take off froa XAflOTA at 0200 hour*, reudesvoua vith the golds unit ever BAZA niAXX at 0820 hours, sdrance ta BUtaT aad carry eat a aaaortal attack oa sarfaco craft there. Bach plaee will carry ear BOO kllegraa heat. Taaodiotoly after the attack unit took off at 0000 hears ea the 10th oooordiag to the above plea, one-third of the aeaosgo giving tha interpretation ef tha Blithi riiiaaal ■aaaa* photographs token hf tha IATBB the previoue day arrived froa tha k fleet. Zt shoved oaly ear regular aarriar aaahoTOd at DUTH vith aa ladiee-tiea af other eerrierei aad aa the decision that aa attack oould act he aado without eeaflraeUon of the position af carriers
throughout tho anchorage, the ettack that day aaa eaescadoo aad all planes recalled.
The other pert ef the message free the k fleet erriTOd letor and e summary ef the phetsgraphla lmtorpretetioet revealed that eight regular cerriero, seven CYI'e eee four ohipo ef enidanti-fiet typo were et oUIJB. tieee ee time could he loot for preeslng heme the attack and a latter oondltleee he* to he considered, it eee decided to oerry eat the attack em the following day, the 11th.
aecavdlog to tho report of the weather ohoarretioe firing hoot, the actual opeed ef the pianos would he increased duo to a toil wind and BsaBBoecatly the toko off tin* for ell plane units erne Bowed heck erne hour in order to adjust the time ef arriwel et ttXHX. On 11 March, fa* Operation to 2 was activated again ea scheduled, and although the mother okeerration planes arm gride planes took off a little healed schedule t encase af treehio leering the ground, the attack unit rondosicueod vith the gaido plenoa ever Aid Milan! aa schedule et OffO hours and get underway. On the vhole, weather conditions verm favorable hut a seuoll waa sighted couth af the vicinity of (llaVfJaU SOMA, ■■ajanteg the pierce ta fly ehevo tho clouds, at the oetinated tine of arrival aver QUfBZ the target had met heen sighted, hat after separating free the guide firing heats at UJO hours, the lead plena of the OIJHU unit sighted Id? 11X419 aheat fO nautical mile, east of lto earn position aad immediately changed course for ttlfJB. it that time the Beater af attack planes within tha range ef vision af the naaialir af tha attack unit waa lfj.
emset at taVIfml wee at Iff* hours; the attack malt penetrated VOtl hotweea cheat 1905 - 1930 hours, the enemy had art inpoood a hlackout, hat after the leading plane made lto ram all lights vara deuced, Baking it difficult far the pleneo following to eeke their assault. Of the ft pleaee of the attack malt that took off from tho hare, 11 plamoo Bade farmed landings nt UIDYA, (MnUMk, MTTJUCDJIMA, MIAMI BalfO JIMA, ami TAP I aland dee to engine amd other trouble, era tee planes were forced down et eon.
Doc Be 41010
of 13 planes fovea* down, the nunber of hits
on eneny ships ay the 11 planes which attacked U1ITHI wen Since night had already fallen when the assault was nad ships were tlaohed ant, making it Inpotslbls to aeke eat the gets, the land plane Jettisoned ite ton* and node an anergen landing on ZIP ISiOKD warn it picked ap the crew aeahers of planes that had already landed end returned to IAB0TA at 1500 aa lit March.
▲ timIsssnn flight ewer IttfJB en 12 March by a reconnai seance pinna fren SDK rerealed that the carriers at had net been homed, confirsdng the failure of TAB OperaUon Is
Bala reasons for the feiluro ware tan fact that the off tine was aat back, the planes arrived at ELITE after end the fact that unexpected weather conditions slewed the planes en rente>
Blth the failure of TAB Operation Bo 2, on which great hopes had been pinned, went nil chances of delaying the enemy's i, greatly affecting subsequent operations.
2.
XT. IpmHm ac»lut area/ teak f«r*a around VtjiwlH of tajBsjan imOoortiloi
A- Istlmate of enemy situation during flret half of March. The fallmro of ZAI Operettaa Bo t, carried eat with groat oxoootBtioao oa 11 March, Barked the couplets failaro of Jassosn plane to delay tho eaeay ievae1oa ef tee or oa surrounding eafal -Proper.
An eetiaate ef the situation drava free verieue eourcoe iaoleding redio intelligence aedo the Jopoeeee elaeet positive that tho eaear taok force bad loft eUZIX around the lUth cad lad to the cocci eaten that it vac highly possible that it would strike at the Ayushu Area around the l«th.
Ia regard to the aafssasal af this tack ferae, lop oriel Keodauartare judged that, although the enany Bight possibly attempt aa I Matt ats lending operation ia aha Okinawa area, it ana aero likely that It aaa a taok farce air raid operation preliminary to a leading operation in the Okinawa Area aad highly prehehle that tha teak ferae would return to 811 HI after eaaplotlag tha air raid aa tha lyuahn Area aad sortie again, tads time with operational fereeo, far the Okinawa Area landing. Opinion ear divided aa ta whether ta earry eat n general attack on this teak feree with tho strength ef the 5 Air Fleet, or to avoid the eaeay far tha tine
leg oporatioa. At that tine the 9 Air float, having Jest heen orgonisod, ear still ia lta training stage and the leer of a single day' e training weald aerioucly effect the decree of lta lethal ail ability, therefore, lap oriel aewsianortart decided to ■laiaiii the air feree etreagth, unless tha eaeay tack ferae was eeeeapenled hy aa lnveeiea feree, ear. notified rsstriati fleet Baal smart art to this effect.
Or 17 March ereaed Of JO heart, Qsatlaol fleet aaadaeortBrs
ordered 5 Air floot Headquarters, "Attack the eneay task £ croc oaly whom it !■ oflBeapsalel hy aa iavasioa force; otherwise ooeeeree rear streagth.* Actually, the order paced a difficult qaeetloa. After .tudying this order, the BeaAquartare ef the 5 Air fleet ooa-claded that it waa neeeeeery to prepare plans for an atteek cn the teak feree and leaned an operational policy outline at 1000 hears that day. At the erne tire, it presented its opinion to the Oer> aaadex-ia-Chief ef the Osohiaod fleet end Taper! el Bonlaisrtero etatlag the desirability af staging am attack em the task feree. Both Xaporial Bead quarters end (TnrtHaod fleet Besdennrtore agxsed* with the opinion end ianedistely mmermrei with the order to attack the teak force nt the discretion of tho OornondoT of the $ Air fleet, should he fool that tho conserving ef tho 5 Air fleet strength would he difficult.
B. Outline of coahat with tho teak ferae
Tice Ada Mail, Matoae, coaoondor ©f the 5 Air float, had issued at 1000 hours on 17 Baron an operational policy outline vith regard to tho attack on the oaoay tank force to all air forcee under hie coan*nd. At the tiao, all forceo under his inaeial were ia training ami scattered in various localities, hat thay were quickly called together and placed in operational disposition.
following this, flying boats and lard attack planes vara sent cat oa night patrol ever a vide area of tho oaa eeutheeet af ITOWBJ ia accordance vith tho air fleet plans. Beer tiro after tJOO hours en the 17th, tha patrol planes discovered and ■oatiamod tracking n largo oaoay force. A oaaaary ef tho roper to free tho tracking planee disclosed that the large oaoay feree wee m task feree advancing northwest aad that it would rarely enter ear attach!eg range oa the 00a east of UUBBO et dawa oa the lath.
Accordingly, at 0200 hours am the loth* tha Ooeeander of the 5 Air fleet ordered the activation of flam Bo 1. Vith this
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order, all unite went into actio* froa their previously designated tetioas, tee torpedo welts aad tiled asocial attack unite carrying out dawn attacks, tho IdleY Waits taking over recoeaaiaaeaeo aad trochlea; free deem throughout the day, tha 80ISJB. (ft Judy) Baits aaking epoelal atteeka during tha day aad the Taenia!eg attack and coahat units going into general attack and interception
froa around 0*20 hours, eneay carrier planes raided the see there lyushu, Bhikaku cam ear there lyeahe areas in aammaaalam, hitting ear air hence end inflicting heavy den ogee am ear ■■ammmlia tioa facilities. Aa a result, coaaunication liniaan between the bases boceaa eery had, greatly hoar art eg operations.
A aamaary af reports since early earning froa ear attack and reeeaneiesanae unite revealed that wo had node tho great oooro of sinking or deoaglag three carriers, tee battlcehipe aad fire or six other ships, Therefore, in an attempt ta dectroy the teak feree at aaa blow, a MJOA special attack wait (carrying heahe) aad a JII1AI (S IAEA bonb) Unit were ordered to aekn e daylight epe-clal attack, e twilight attack hy tXJmA plans s aad heavy bomb or s (carrying torpedoes) waa planned, ead lAZtY planes were ordered ta continue tracking the eneay task ferae until twilight, flea interruption of coasronication liaison end the raids by oaoay planes, however, delayed the preparations of tho ftUOA special attack writ aad tha JrJOUl Unit, eeerelllag then ta postpone their attack; arm the twilight attack, also taking time, ended up an a right attack.
In the evening ef the 18th coateet with the eneay wee broken off as the bAIUX tracking pinnae turned heck, hat after 2200 hours right racer patrol plaaaa (aray attack plaaaa ead flying hemic) aado contact with tho enemy feree end siatteaei eight tracking, guiding tho night attack writ arm tha deem attack wait aa tha 19th. the eneay tank feree, h sail eg north, war about 60 nautical alloc couth ef AlffTBaiUlT at dawn an tho 19th. ft than hooded
aitwd, moving, during the morning of tho 19th, ia the sons froa Ho te 100 aantioal niloo south af waotO MI&aXJ and raiding tSJJOa, CBMOn sad northern 17U5BD. Zt waa oonfiraod By aAIUI planes aa daylight roconnaieeeace that the enemy strength ernaistad of four group■ built around three, tee, tee ead fear carriers respectively. During the day of the 19th, 20 801811 plaaaa nede sn unssoerted attack ia wares, sinking ear carrier ead one cruiser aad setting fire to another carrier. Za tho evening of the 19th, the weather gradually warned had end the eoaaaador of tho 5 Air fleet, loolng eleoo eenteet with his unite end r call ring e read for re-grouping his strength, ordered the diecontinuation of tho attack, hat reioiaded the order in fewer of e strong pursuing action upon learning that about 20 planes of e 807 8BI special attack unit of the 701 level Air Oroup were operational.
Baring the eight ef the 19th the weether tamed had, aad, aa it wee lapoeslhle to eake eight searches, we ware unable to contact the eneay. However, at dawn oa the 20th, SAIBH planes, sent oat to search for the oaoay, discovered before IO30 hears, aad ceatjaaod tracking a task force containing groups built arouad six carriers, fear carriers, oad one carrier respectively, advancing southward at a point shout 120 nautical miles east of 101 MI8AJJ. A daylight special attack similar to that of the 19th war aado with 20 80I8ZX planes, ead largo fires were started en en Bases-type ead a Saratoga-typo carrier. After making efforts to coaf lrn further damages inflicted end maintain fall contact with the eaeay, a night attack (torpedo) waa aado with the entire etreagth ef BXBBA, heavy
boater ead zuHZAB (IB All) plaaaa. the night trucking planes
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detected fear groups ef the enemy teak feree advancing southward aa the soa oeet of UUBHU ead continued tracking. A eeaaary of rep aria from the tracking plenee reroeled e great llhelltaed that tha enemy war headed for the Bans el the to Area, which weald present n good opportunity for n J1BHAI at teak provided the weather waa gaad aa
the flat. A JUDUI Omit was consequently dm the order to attack and a damn attack van carried eat my tXHU end ffBAI unite in order to enlarge upon the renal to of the pursuing nation.
A eenreh nt dawn by IAIuT planes en the 2lat, found the eneny tank force retiring southward at 1*5* JJD nautical niles off 101 WAAD, and at 1135 *»urs, l* W attack planes (of which l6 carried OKA (« IAEA beaks)) and & direct-escort Zero fightere took off to nake n iWUI attack, neverer, they were Intern opted by eneny fightere nt n peint around 6o nautical niles north of the eneny tank force and tan ill-fnted JlnaAI unit nan annihilnted. ■ince tan ftlnaA and VnVZAI units an nana eenreh end attack nissieas were nine naahle to eeere notable results, the pnumtag action ended in failure, despite mat high hopes. The progreaa of the emav hat deecribed abore ia ehown in the f oUowing table.
1. HiM patrol im % out vlml at 1000 hoare oa receipt of tattlMepjaoo repcrt that laree eaeor took feree aad left UflB oa lh March aad proaooao* aorta..
hjanllini' *' I ■ooal 04 It «o«Xd raid Xyaafaa area, patrol ■■■■Uaril aoet lajirtaat mi mi 11th.
h. Ordera far Plaa he 1 at 1530 hoare. Mleelea Ilaht patrol f «Uht patrol
Action Miaoartod 2200 lawn H|aalH IM MJD haavo. arrived 0000 hoare. Oaa
9o9a^Ba%?7* a^JPeflhi^^a^^L 0000 lfeaWao^S ^^3^BtfBe^ ^OjOa^fco^a^^fcol^ol ^OmUB^^ f^W^Po) 4JLSCoW^tV94l ^e^ *ee^tfBea o&$^0b^0)ob>
Slahted large eaeagr forooo at 290 hoars ah fHP OlajhtH oaa oleaamt ah aTJono* ajJ+JO*.
■aaalto H35^5* oaa at WP** H33°35«. _. ^ .
₯e ere fired apoa at 23H0 hoare at 13a^0« I133V--
Ftlioy ttmfU *!« taty 1ml tt torn
^ ilt^'iS^ SL.%Uf «4^Mct>« S^t\n«|3i" fcl^k* Two plw, fall*
t. i*uggy5LilfMpL fl4U*******
^w^^Sai*s *B*1" 10 iTt TijMiliTf l,ir" 1
▼t^S^'if^l'*1* AUiiTTl >n&aar Iraa*^
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■f tsi
Yd Ha*** attack 0*30 keore thrlr target
feeiutul***^ ^Sae^eT^ feen\'aaA^Ye
Id^tSSST W C*lSooToers l"*!""**
5- At 0930 heart. lATO't 1 fall reeeaaale- ttjTttt at lOHo
fell ttreagtk at- teaae ef teak heart; laawal-
*^«A feree atelr afkeraar*
e* tiac'te fighter elaae?
areeere attack. ever IAWDU
Oeagka
SAItY. J ieecaAetage PaparteA eeteeaa .....!■■ amt
mmm mmm ««w fear
BBS!
teals* 5 aroa Ie*t©O0*aeea»e, a ItSt^mhmtS^ fai led'to"re turn
"v f
bm m H1010 ft
vitSw ^est*1 miam **%% u>»
plaae el«kted 1» afttan^mtfft^
18 HSK »4*t «HMk Departed XZYa- Sank en* carrier 0n« plan* aaa*
4 Umm $ am knak feroe laJQ aft ljfj team lamfJmi,
T keen**, arrived cemckt fire
OXtn aft »35
Umr X
leaker, mf* *Z*L JNP*rfta* UKJT* tec alomoo
5 d* i^^at
s feree aft ©WO
ftrangftk ready fer action aft
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BMfetlttO Ft 19 eleedr. later nu
^___ 1. Oarrtad eat full otroa«* attack agaiait eneey taak fare. .p .rati at aff Ml oval raidla* fJBfJBI aad ehaeaka araa.
Feller t. heather t<iaai had ia aft araa aaj night ■■araa lapoo.lhle. IThmtloa ■■■go* of eaca malt ■odin n aad aood fait
for etroagth ro-erooglaa-ottaor belted at 1*20 heer.j hat aavoadt oarrlod oat aft aafjaottM of 701 air fcreep
loop obi eg fHtT^T uatm ' tAXHTo 3 liloW'o t afh'i 5 ■Bloml'o 20
P >UJMlk Flrlngieet
ftmmmV uTjUro&e* S^Tim'* iTjHZt*? tlyfVn* >^tod^at ^terral.
leealte tratoij roomlu" ^traAo^ lr!f^t
aoftaaoaa booth*! five or oiz
Leooeo teo^plaae. failed faUedW^
**o Be *10IO pa
1. H|M iwa i»|Mtitti eight before, hut enemy task fore* sjnfca.il during teem SQnroh or ojjBV* ■ sad per suit serried oat vith 701 Mr troup carrier toahor aait aa aaia attaak strcagth.
2. ligkt attack otroagth dropped to oaly several plane* par omit.
ttoaal 3. first, inial aad third stag* sight ■ isrian carried outj four eonenr grwsps sighted proc**diag couth, h. Ordero to proparo far JII1AI attack toaorrov. V 5- Orders for cava ooarch sad attack by oaWa'o aad XHSAV*s early tomorrow acralag.
Opera- UIUI's 5 anise's 2 IdXaY** t CarrUr OIKa's 6 jJaary floaaaV'o f Load ettack
ttreogtk Waaesra keaacre f fcaaj heat 1
including oao.'foar, 'aad BaG three leoex class hroke eat cm pl'moos
are ■» *K&n - '~W^---
preeecdlag se*th*aBeut 1*0 SSim*^ sMpt"* *"U olan'Mrrto ImlM aentlcal alio, seeth sf three, three
TOI MI tiCI aft 1030 beera amft ftaa aaav
laaaaa iSSaa^a**"
Oam- 1. Ugh* search raali aaaajr tea* feree retiring to south; dawn starch aad attack enrrisd out. ftiaaal
Felley 2. aaaa? ei teetioa learned ay aelaa reooaaaissaae*; although aaaa eaxiefty erer distance, aaaaad a goad ijjir fifty far Interception; JXaaaX attack carried cart.
©ere- SAIea'e h lAZW*. 2 aUhU's 15 aW*i 10 Laad attack elanes far* flgktar* 55
Uag s IS (lkaarrriag
Strength Oka)
amea ■rch 0* tfcrafts la aaaa saereh,aft- Baaa search. /XkuiX aftftaak Support JXItnl aalts
Misaiaa treckiag. sad ftaak (special attack
JlamAI^atkeak aftftaak)
BOO lo 1*1010 .___________ft -_|
a March (mUmud)
1. light** tee 2. Sights* three Torpedo attack Intercepted Or Tighter pUn.i ee-
greepe of groups of taak against ee* about «B aaamy gaged oneee* plceee
MV taak faraa aaek ia- eraiaar; taa fighter planee
to ram 1H50. eluding two, plaaaa attack- akoat 00 aaa II
320 oaatloal two aaa throe tap; aal ad loo aaa Ih
ad loo fraa carriaro roe- of cacao/ taak
TOI ttadU peotirely force; JJJkal
aait oaarlhtlotil
7. Okinawa defence operation!.
A. Kstlmate of the eneay situation around 21 March.
it that tlaa Imperial Headquarters did ant have accurate Intelligence aa to whether the reida af the enemy teak force em the Shlkokn and Kyushu areee would ha followed hp tha landing af an American invasion faroe in the Okinawa Area or whether they were an independent operation in preparation for a landing operation, with tha enemy teak ferae temporarily withdrawing to lte base ta carry out an invasion operation et e later date, however, it was estimated that tha losses Inflicted on the enemy tack force by ear air forces were, et the very least, three or four carriers sunk or severely damaged and considerable damage to other carriers, furthermore, the eaeay had been attacked again on 21 March and wna aow east of the MAHSII 3H0T0, retiring to the south. There wee again ao Intelligence of tho taok force on the 22nd, and it waa thought probable that it would temporarily return to the Ulithi or the leyte Area. The 5 air fleet Headquarters undertook a etreagth readjustment on tho basis of similar conclusions and summoned tho cf fleers of the air forces under lte cenaaoii to KAIOTA where e strategy conference wee held oa the Slot end the 22nd.
However, intelligence reports froa OKIIAWA on the noming of the 23rd revealed that enemy carrier planes had began to raid GKIHAeA and MlnaMl DA I TO J IMA at around 0800 hours on the 23rd end that a total of approximately kO battleships, cruisers and deetroyere were cruising within about a 30 kilometer radius of the main island of OKIMA WA and shelling it. This development cast considerable doubt ee the accuracy of our estimation ef the enemy's plans, and node no see the need for reconnaissance of tho enemy situation. Accordingly, two iAIOM's reconnoitered tho seas southeast of OKIIAWA and two more the Mimaml Delta Jiaa area twice, respectively, once in the morning and again ia tho afternoon, but were eaabla to obtain e eooploto picture of the enemy taok force. HeoonnaUsance planes froa the 1 Air fleet operating ia the foraeaa Area alee searched the seas east of
FOHMOSA, bat without obtaining now information on the enemy.
According to radar spotting on the main island of OIIBAWA, two groups of a task force were apparently operating 50 to 100 nautical ailes southeast of 0R0KU; oa the 23rd approximately 1,000 carrier planes raided the BAB5SI SHCTO.
On the 2*)th SAITJI's were sent out on a two stage search, bat, as before, the search did not reveal a clear picture of the task force. However, about ho ships of various types were cruising in the vicinity of the main island of OKIBAVA and shelling it, as on the previous day, indicating increased possibilities that the eneny would invade OKIBAWA. Air search on the 25th revealed three groups of the eneny task fores operating 70 to 170 nautical miles southeast of the main island of OKIBAWA, bringing the number of ships around that area to about 70. In addition to continuing the shelling of the island, the eneny on the 24th began to nine sweep the area north of KEISB, and on the 25th a convoy entered the anchorage at KIBAMA and oommeneed landings. With this development it was now certain that the eneny inteaded to invade OKIBAWA.
1. Summary of Progress of the Campaign.
1. Conditions up to the eneny landings on the main island of OKHAWA
enter cover of a gunnery barrage the eneny began to nlneeweep the area around II SHDIA, KIBAMA and the we«t coast of the sain island of OKHAWA on and after 23 March end on the 25th coaaenced ifl«e<«gff oa RIAMA RETTO. from this day on, the aaln island of OKHAWA was subjected to an intense and almost incessant nlr and sea bombardment. Since these various developments Bade It clear that the eneny planned a ^landing in earnest la the Okinawa Area, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined fleet, TOYOBA, ordered the alert for TBS Operation Be 1, at 2000 hours on 23 March and lta activation en the following day, the 2oth, at the seme tine transferring the strength of the 3 Air fleet end the 10 Air fleet to the Commander of the 5 Air fleet, UOAKI, who then ordered the strength of the 3 Air fleet and the 10 Air fleet
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to be brought up to tho Kyushu Area. The admiral flag* were hoisted at KAN OTA upon the arrival of TMAOKA. no mealier of the 3 Air Fleet, em the 28th and ef aABJA, oomaander of the 10 Air fleet, oa 2 April.
The deployment of the operational strength of the 3 and 10 air floete in the Kyushu Area van completed hy about 31 March. During this period tho 5 Air fleet, baring suffered heavy losses duo to continual coahat with the enemy teak force, had been experiencing difficulty in carrying out organised, entire operations against the eaeay task force until tho 3 Air fleet was brought up to the Kyushu iron. Consequently, when tho eneay task force raided the Kyushu Area on tho 28th end 29th, ao counterattack wee carried out.
When OIKAWA, Chief of the aaval General Staff, aado hie report to the leporor on tho etnto of the war on 29 March, tho emperor's reply vac, "The operations in tho Hansel Shoto Area vill decide the fate of tho Mat ion. I ask that you make every possible effort for the attainment of our operational objectives."
Thie message was Immediately transmitted to Commander-in-Chief TOTODA of tho Combined fleet, van sent tho following message to the Combined fleet that same day: "(1) open receiving the gracious message of the nnperor, I mode tho following reply: In compliance with your gracious message concerning Tf£ Operation 10 1, Z and all tho officers aad men under ee shall fight to tho death to fulfill your Iaporlal wishes.'(2)1 expect all units under ay command to exert every effort and fight to the death for tho successful completion of TSI Operation lo 1."
On that day the large oaoay convey which was proceeding north anchored at KfJUMA aad an eacmy landing oa tho main island of OKINAWA appeared Imminent. Accordingly, Commander-in Chief TOTODA of tho Combined fleet ordered the 6 Air Army, which had been put under hie command, to attack the enemy convoy vith lte entire strength. On the following day, the 31st, eneay oloaeete occupied KAMITAMA 8HIMA about 10,000 meters weet aorthweet of IAHA, and the occupation of OSAMA was presumed to have been completed oa that day
alto. Oa 1 April a large oaoay foreo began land Inge la earnest at TOOTA* on the west coast of the nala Island of OKIHAWA aad oa tha coast of KADIMA. In the crucial period up to tho enemy's first landings, the 6 Air Army was unable to use lte opportunity to attack duo to their delay ia preparations. The naral air forces on their part, elow la bringing ap tho strength of the 3 Air Fleet to KTOSHU, waa also unable to stage aa effectire attaok against tho eneay taok force aad the oaoay convoy, thus allowing the eneay to land without opposition*
2. State of operations during the flret state of the eneay landings on the main island of CglhAWA.
After 25 March the main island of OKIHAWA was subjected to an intones bombardment by carrier planes of tho task force and by about 4o ehlpe. Including about 10 battleships. Oa the morning of 1 April an even more intense bombardment cossBsnood, aad at 0720 hours the eneay began to land in the Mlnatoga Area on tho south coast of the sain island, but he withdrew at 1300 hours under our counterattack. The flret ware of the eneay attack hit tho hooch at OUGHI on tho west comet of the main island at OS30 hours, but ne tho disposition of our ground foreee in this area was tain, ws inflicted oaly slight losses on the enemy. Suffering ao sewers losses during the landings, the eneay was able to debark about 50,000 aea aad secure a bridgehead 5,000 actors deep by nightfall. Tho Mdrth and Central Airfields on OKINAWA had been occupied by the eneay about noon.
Subsequent inrestigatlon has revealed that the invading force of the eneay wae under the command of Tioe Ada 1. A. SPHJANC1, Commander of the^US 5 Fleet. Principle forces under hie commend and their oosnamdere wore as followst
Joint expeditionary Foreo (Foreee directly participating in tha landing operation) - Flee Ann R. K. TOMMSt. expeditionary Troops (Includes all ground foreee) -It Con S. B. BTJCKTO.
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lust Carrier force - Tlee Ada a. A. MHSCHBR.
British Carrier force - Tlee Ada 1. P. RAWLIIOS.
Rear Supply ttrocp (Tankers ead cargo ehlps supplying the fleet la act lea la the coahat rone) - Rear Ada D. P. BBARI (« Bract ROMAJI true lit erat Ion of original KAMA. Presumably BBBBf).
dorr lee Squadron (^epelra, supply aad elscellaneous duties by various types of ships based ia LBTTI BAT and In the MARIAHAS) - Coaaodore V. J. CABTBR.
Amphibious Operation Support force (Includes escort carriers, mine sweepers, underwater demolition units, gunboats and turret-carrying ships and croft used in gunnery bombardment) - Tlee Ada ₯. H. P. BLAIHT.
Ounflre aad Covering force Bear Ada M. L. BBTO.
The above foreee consisted of about 5hg,000 aray, navy, aad aariao personnel and 3IS oombat ships and 1,139 auxiliary ships (act Including boats used for landing esa). The enemy troops landing on the eaia island of OKIHAWA. were the 2* Corps (7, 27, 77 sad 96 divisions) of about 00,000 aoa aad the 1, 2, 6 and 7 (*B Slo) eerlae divisions of about 00,000 men, for a total of around 120,000 men.
On tho other hand, the Japanese garrison foreee consisted of tvo ead a half divisions, aheat 50,000 eon, under the command of Id Oen USHI-JIMA, Hit sum, Commaader of the 32 Army, aleag with about 40.000 men in locally activated foreee for e total ef 90,000 army troops, and about 10,000 naval personnel under Rear Ada OTA, Minora.
Because the Japanese forces avoided active resistance on the beech when the essay landed, abandoning our tvo powerful airfields to the oaoay aad retreating to tho southern defensive sector, tho enemy vent free the landing point to the east coast, crossing tho nook of the island, without encountering eeteblo resistance, and completely occupied the Yontaa sad Kadena tootore hy B April.
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The Imperial Headquarters Mary Section and the Combined
Fleet hid for some tin* held that the key to the Okinawa operation waa ia destroying as many aa poeeiole of the invading eaeay before and during hie landing, than leading the way to tha annihilation af eneay fareee. Consequently, the aavy had hoped that the local garrison aray would offer a stubborn and prolonged fight at the beaches whoa the eneay landed, secure the airfields and create the opportunity for our air forces to strike at the eneay oonvoy. It had time and again In the past expressed the hope to the aray that great stress be laid on the fighting at the beach, but contrary to all expectations the 3? Amy had given up both airfields on the day of tho enemy's landing,
A strong demand arose at Combined fleet Headquarters for the local foroes to immediately take tho offensive in an sffert to regain the two airfields since it was feared that, if the enemy should use thorn, it would make it extremely difficult to contact and destroy tho enemy task force and, as a result, make the whole Okinawa operation all but impossible. This demand wae tranaaitted to tho local forces through Imperial Headquarters, The local forces, on their part, claimed that in order to take the offensive it wae necessary to throttle the enemy's planes and neutralise hie naval bombardment force (the fire power of one battleship equals that of seven divisions of a field force) aad that therefore, the navy should first destroy the eneay task force and naval bombardment force lying off OKIIAWA. On k April, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined fleet TOTODA, feeling keenly the need for the navy to turn the tide of battle by striking a aortal blow at the eneay before iho moment was loot - The enemy could bs> expected to put tho tvo airfielde in use around 10 April at the latest-decided to use the entire strength of tho aaval air forceq and activate surfsee special attack unite, throwing then into 01IaAWA in a geeeral attack with the Okinawa garrison foreee, and leeued the necessary orders to tho foreee under hie command. That
it, 1% vat decided that a general air attack, the so-called KIKUSUI Operation No 1, would he aado on OKIBAVA oa 5 April with tho entire force of the naral air strength and of the 6 Air Aray then aader the coaaand of tho Combined flaet. At tho sane tiao attoapt waa to bo made to penetrate OKIBAVA with a surface special attack wait to bo formed tinder tho commander of tho 2 fleet with tho battleship TAMATO, tho TAHAGI aad eight destroyers of the 2 Destroyer Squadron, all ships of the 1 Dirersion Attack force then standing hy ia tho S1T0 lAlKAI. KIKUSUI Operation Bo 1 waa carried oat on 6 April, one day behind schedule because of delays ia readying personnel, and it waa Judged that groat damages were Inflicted upon tho eneay ships. The air strength which participated ia this oca-bat waa about 300 nary planes, and about 120 planes of tho 6 Air Aray, joined hy air strength froa tho 8 Air Division end froa tho 1 Air fleet based in FOHHOSA.
The surface special attack unit called froa TOKUTAMA at loOO hours 6 April, expecting to he off BADBBA at dawn on 8 April, About 0000 hours on 7 April, it sort led from OSUMI KAIKTO and advanced south. Oa tho same day, after 1230 hours, about 200 degrees, 90 nautical miles off BO 10 MI8AIX, it ran into a eorloe of air raids by an aggregate total of about 300 carrier planes of the took force, the battleship TAMATO, tho TAHAOI and four destroyers wore sunk, putting on ead ta tho Okinawa raiding operation. The remaining four destroyers returned to 8A3BB0 on tho fallowlag day, 8 April.
Tho 32 Amy in OXIBAWA started a general offensive on tho night of 7 April, tho 02 Division driving hack tho eaeay froa hie positions and infiltrating KAMITAMA SHIMA. The attack was partially successful, but was discontinued without notable results.
The aray and navy air foreee subsequently co-operated to carry out KIIUSUI Operation Mo 2 on 12 April and KIKUSUI Operation Bo 3 en 16 April, aimed at eneay ships in OKIHAWA; aad the naval
air foreee staged eight daylight attacks oa tha tank force between b April aaa 17 April, all of which, while scoring considerable results, failed ta stop tha sneer landing operation to any great ex-teat. Between 1 April aad 10 April, the eaeay landed about six divisions of troops acooapanied by powerful aeobanised foreee ia tha soee extending free IAflO la the north to the Ilea running through OTAMA, GAMBKO, aad VAUKI la tha south. Oa la April, ha began the invasion of IB SBIMA.
By around 10 April, the eneay had landed about six dItis ions
of troops oa the main island of OKIBAVA, and on 19 April, after about 10 days ia which to make preparations, he began aa all-out general
offensire. froa this tlee eat11 the flret part of hey hoary fightleg ewept back and forth In the area bounded by a Ilea through OTAMA aad
WAOKB and a line running coat and west through SHURI.
By this tlee, the Japanese air forces bad exhausted their air etreagth la their successire attacks lad were hardly capable of making aggress ire daylight attacks on the eneay invasion ships la the ricinity of OKIBAVA. Hence, froa 27 April to 2$ April, night operations against ships in OKIBAVA (KIKUSUI Operation Bo k) wore carried out, and on U May, whoa the 32 Army started a general attach:, the air forces co-operated by activating KIKUSUI Operation Be 5. The general attack by the 32 Aray ieproved the situation somewhat, but the expenditure of men was so great that on the evening cf 5 May the attack was discontinued and we retired to our forcer positions.
Constant offorte were made by tha Japanese foreee to approach aad destroy tho enemy task foroo, hat after the attack of 22 April, the tack foroo retired, principally to the seas south of tho main island ef OKISAWA where it was assigned to the support af ground operations, giving us little chance to approach aad attack It; and aoet ef tho took foreo was believed to have returned to ULITHI after the letter part of April, when the airfields in the Okinawa Area wore put in operation hy tha eneay.
3. Subsequent operational situation.
It wee at this tias that 2k CI BOA planes of the 4 MIT ATI halt, which had been organised aad in training la tha 3 Air Fleet, attempted an attack on 7 May on the tank force at ULITHX, hat waa foraad to turn hack midway becauss of had weather conditions.
Oa 17 April, formations of B-29'a based la tha Marianas Araa began attacking our bases la tha South Kyushu District, thereafter they repeated almost dally, air raids ay large formations aado oar air operations wary difficult.
After 23 April, tha Ooanmadsr-la-Chief of the Conbined Fleet concentrated 1AIDH (ft Jack) fighter piano unite froa tho commands of tho various naral districts la the Kanoya Araa to intercept the e-29's. these unite-proved fairly effective but wore unable to a tap tha eneay's attacks.
tha future of the situation looked black indeed; our success Ire air attacks since the opening of the Okinawa operation had coat ue heavy losses In air foreo strength, particularly among interceptor fighters, reconnaissance planes and daylight special attack planes with no Immediate hope of replacements, and we were steadily being pushed hack oa tha ground.
From around late April the Imperial Headquarters Bevy Section began studying plans to transport aray troops to OKIIAWA with a large number of small ahlpe and boats for a counter landing aa a means to sere tho situation aad took the plan ta tho aray, hut tho army would not agree to the plan. Meanwhile, Imperial Headquarters unofficially communicated its plan for a counterlanding to tho Combined Fleet, the Combined Fleet went ahead with lta operational guidance with this understanding, reviving TAI Operation to 3, aad at the same tiao adopt lag tho policy of taking ell
peesibis steps to contact end destroy tho oaoay teak force in Okinawa waters and step up the attacks em enemy skipe in the Okinawa area. In accordance with this policy, KIKUSUI Oporetloa So 6 was carried out on 11 May, hut FAS Operation Bo 3, scheduled
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for 12 May, was cancelled when a reconnaissance flight ever ULITHI revealed that the task foroo was not there. On 13 Nay an* Ik May, ve attacked the task force which appeared in the seas south of ITB6HU, and after 1$ May, we continued daily attacks on the Okinawa bases and ships. An overall estimate based oa intelligence on eneay conmuni-cations indicated that a powerful eneny convoy had left ULITHI on about Ik May, that ships would again be active around the Okinawa Area and that the eneay was contemplating so no new operation.
The army, taking advantage of this opportunity, transported an airborne raiding force by air to the north and central airfields of OIIlAHA en 2k hay (the so-called GI Operation), succeeding in temporarily putting ooth airfields out of operation; and the navy planned KIKDSul Operation Bo 7 *s a co-ordinated attack, but losing tlae in assembling the etrongth, carried it out on the next day, the 23th, with little success.
In the latter part of May, the eneny landed about two divisions of reinforcement forces on OKIBAWA. This made his attack heavier than ever and he entered the olty of Mafia on 31 May. On h June, he etarted lancing from the area east of OBOIf and MIHaTOQA, and the Okinawa operation entered its final phase. Oa 20 June, the ground troops on OKINAWA carried out their last charge and on the following day, 21 June, officials of the United States Forces announced officially that all organised resistance of the Japanese forces on OIIMAWA had ended.
While these events took place, this time, Japanese army and navy air forces had been co-operating with the ground forces in watching closely for opportunities to attack the eneay, bat because of fift had weather in the area, active operations could net he carried oat. IIXUSUI Operations Bo's $ and 10, carried cut ea 7 and 21 June respectively, succeeded only in easing the situation of our comrades to a snail degree. - -
C Okinawa raiding operation of the surface special attack
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After the SHO Operation, most of the 2 Hoot returned to the homeland. The 2 Fleet bee lost the backbone of Its cruiser e uadron and the battleship squadroe had only three ships, the TAMATO, IAOA«0 and HAROMA, it had lost its balance as a fleet and could scarcely leek forward to its reorg-miration as a fighting emit. To eake natters worse, the feel shortage was getting critical. In January 19h5. the 2 fleet was in Mat sura J lea Anchorage with only the TAMATO, the TAEAOI and fire destroyers of the 17 aad Ml destroyer divisions able to participate In training.
In the middle of February the 4 Air Squadron and the 2 Destroyer Squadron returned free SIVOAKAS, The 4 Kir Squadron wee placed on the reserve chip list and the 2 Destroyer Squadron ens combined with the 2 Fleet. The organization of the 2 Fleet as of 1 March wae as follows:
2 Fleet |
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1 Air Squadron |
2 Torpedo Squadron |
TAMATO, AMAOI KAf 8UBA0I, SHIMABO HAXATAEA, RTTJHO \ |
TAHASI 7 Destroyer Division 17 Destroyer Division 21 Destroyer Division Ml Destroyer Division |
Commander 2 Fleet |
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Under direct command of the Commander of 2 Fleet |
Commander of 2 Destroyer Squadron |
The air 'raid on the homeland by the American task force on 1$ March included an attack by sons elevants on the Mure naval bass and Its environs, with some 70 planes also striking nt the 2 Fleet at anchor la Xatsurajlma Anchorage. This last attack was chiefly concentrated oe the TAMATO, but the damages en both sides were slight.
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As the result of studies aado of this fight, however, It was eoaoludod that tho destroyers, with the exception of the air defense deetroyers, wore dsf iciest in anti-aircraft amansnts and that no great reliance could he placed on then for anti-air purposes; grave feare were aroused with re spent to future coahat when it was realired that even the TAMATO was not particularly efficient in this respect. Mo notable suggestions resulted froa tho study meeting, lte only conclusion, outside of a recosonendatIon of one and a half to two klloaotore as tho proper radius for a circular disposition, bslag that an even sore intensified training was necessary. Thenceforth, priee emphasis in fleet training was placed upon anti-aircraft action with corresponding stress on night action, radar controlled firing, radar torpedoing, training in lo 2 oblique torpedoing and training In sonar devices.
fuel allotted to the 2 fleet at that ties for both action and ordinary use were sufficient for only one and a half days at 12
knots for battleships and cruisers and two days at 12 knots for
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destroyers.
When the United litotes forces began landings en the OSAMA RBTTO, the 2 fleet and 11 Destroyer Squadron received orders to assemble in KUBJS to sake bottle preparations. The unite sailed to KUBJ froa Katsurajlna Anchorage that day, and after completing battle preparations, the 2 fleet eel led on 2S March froa KUM1 to the eeae off KABUTO SHIKA. The order that the commander of the 2 fleet received froa tho Commander-in-Chief of tho Combined fleet et that time wae for tho 2 fleet to sortie froa 10100 SQ100 and sail to SASSBO via OSQMI KAIITO, there to stand by. This movement was calculated to draw the eneay teak force, then showing no eigne of leaving the Okinawa *rea, into the sphere of effectiveness of our base air force planes, where e rigorous blow could ho struck agaleat it.
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lerly U the aorning of the 29 to tho cruise froa offshore
KABUTO SHDtA to bASr.BC was given up vhen plums fro* tho enemy talk foreo attacked the southern pert of KTUSHU and the fleet entered the anchorage offshore at 1010 that evening to stand by. from this cay on B-29'e appeared daily over the fleet for reconnaissance.
On 1 April Anerinan foreee hagan landings on the main leiand of OKINAWA near KADXNa. Both the Berth and Central airfielda vara aaisad at once hy the eneay, and within 10 days the two airfields had been readied for use.
Oa 2 April the Comxandor-ln-Chief of the Combined flaet leaned ordere to carry oat an air general attack agalnet tha Aaarlaaa foraea ea aad around OKlalvA (KIKUSUI Operation Bo 1) on 5 April} ee tho hth he leeeed orders postponing tho general attack until the 6th. At 1900 bears on 5 April there was a dispatch order froa TOTODA, Com me odor- in- Chief of the Conblned fleet to Cem&nnder of the 2 fleet ITO, ordering tho formatioa of a surface special attaok unit consisting of the IAMATO, the TABACI, the 41 Destroyer Division and the 17 Destroyer Division, to effect an Okinawa breakthrough operation. Accordingly, at OoOO hours on the 6th the 2 fleet left anchorage off UBX imd nailed to TOXUTAKA where the TAMATO aad the other chips of tho Okinawa breakthrough operation were felly fueled aad stripped of all unnecessary equipment In preparation for action, furthermore the XAStTMI of the 7 Destroyer Division and tho UAIIIMO and nATSUafilMO of the 21 Destroyer Division were edded to tho unit. The organization of the Okinawa breakthrough unit was as follows1
TAMATO |
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2 fleet |
2 Destroyer Squadron |
s 41 Destroyer Division (FDTVSBKI, SOZUTbOKl. AiiASHlKO, RAT8USEIM0) 17 Destroyer Division (IBOCAKB, TOT IKA71, BAMAKAZB, KaAUMI) |
Commander, 2 Destroyer Squadron |
Doc Bo U1010
On the sane day TOTODA, Oonnandor-ln-Chiof of the Combined fleet, sent tho following no■ sag* to nil forces: *fbn Imperial naval forces will, in oo-operatlon with the amy, use their total
air, son and land strength to nount n general attack against the eneny fleet la the vicinity of the island of OBIBAhA,
The fate of ear Bnpire truly mete upon this one action. X hare called for the organisation ef a surface special attack unit for a breakthrough operation ef unrivalled bravery eo that the power ef the Inperial Bavy nay he felt in this one action, that the brilliant tradition of the Inperial levy's surface forces nay ha exalted and our glory handed down to pesterlty. Bach wait, regardless of whether or act it le a special attack unit, will harden ita resolve to fight gloriously to the death to completely destroy the enany fleet, thereby establishing firmly an eternal foundation far the Bnpire."
Planning to reach XABBBA at dawn en the 8th, the 2 Fleet left TOATJTAXA at loOO hears en the nth, held attack drills in I TO BABa on the way and pasted through BUM00 SUIDO around I93O hours, after which it went into an ant 1-submarine alert cruising disposition and nailed south at n speed of 20 knots, passing through 0bbmx ZAZTO the next day, the 7th, around 0*00 hours. Baring this enwonoal there were indications that the fleet had been sighted by American submarines during the night. At 0700 hours en the 7th, changing its course to 210°, the fleet began to proceed south at a speed of 2* knots, in a circular disposition. At o730 hours two American plance flying north were observed to the eaet ef the fleet| nt 0*00 about 20 sere-type fighters sent from the J Air fleet arrived to
air patrol until around 1100 hours. There was a gentle breese that
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day and the sea was calm, but sines the sky was covered with clouds throughout the day, the weather was unfavorable for air Issheet. At 090O hours the destroyer AS ASH 1*0 ha* te drop eat of the circular disposition because of engine trouble. Around II30 hours an large flying beat engage* in tracking was sighted about 20,000
eaters east of tho fleet, then suddenly a, ■■ago was received froa tha lookout poet en am AMI OSHIMA that "about 2*0 email plaaaa ware flylag north."
at 1200 houre fleet radar Interception detected large flight faraatlaaa approaching froa a die tan ee af about 100 kilometers. At i25o houre anti-aircraft began. Since It wae ee cloudy that cap, however, anti-alreraft action wae cxtreaalp difficult. Ia other words, the Americans were so well hidden hp tha clouds that they furnished a peer target, range finding wee alee extremely difficult aad artillery spotting waa almost impossible. Moreover, the eeiliag waa ee lew that hy the tiao tho each too gene could sight their targets the bombs hod already been dropped, tana, an aggregate total of around 5OO task foroo planes aado several successive bombing and torpedo attacka oa tho fleet which waa almost powerloee to hit back. Around lfjOO houre tho TAMATO sank; then, one after the other, the TAHAGI and the destroyers ASASHIMO and BAMAIAZ1 sank; the IftV KAZX and tho IASUMI were so badly damaged that they could ao longer navigate, end after their crow members were transferred to sister ships, they wore sunk. The scene of this battle wee about 200* , 90 nautical alios free 20 10 MIS AMI.
Ia view of these developments, TOTODA, Commander-in-Chief ef the Combined fleet, halted the surface special attack force's Okinawa breakthrough operation aad ordered the foreo to return to SASBBO. The fleet entered tho harbor at ftASfJO oa tho 8th, tho F0TU7UKI, the TDXIKAZX, cad the EATSUSHIMO arriving et around 0900 hours and tha 3UZUTSDKI arriving at 1100 hours.
The policy of cur base air forces with regard to tho surface special attack unit1a Okinawa breakthrough operation waa to cooperate by neutralizing the eaeay tank farce through a direct attack and to held the dispatching of direct-escort pleneo over the fleet to e minimum. In line with this policy, Commander of the 5 dir fleet, 00*11, Boat search planes free early in the aorning
of 7 April to reconnoiter a vide area south of KTUSHU and discovered an enemy task foroo consisting of tho following aggregate of serum groups with e total of free 13 to 21 regular carriers,
(1) At 0900 hours oee group which included two regular carriers, one escort carrier, and two battleships; 60 degrees, 120 nautical elles froa HAHA.
(2) At 0900 hours one group which Included four regular carriers; 90 degrees, 55 nautical alios froa HAHA.
(3) At O9OC hours one group which included three regular carriers and two battleships; 125 degrees, 90 nautical miles froa HAHA.
(U) At 0900 hours one group which Included four regular carriers; I36 degrees, 115 nautical ellee free HAHA,
(5) At 0900 hours one group which included one regular carrier and one battleship; lh2 degrees, 90 nautical miles froa HAHA.
(6) At 103d hours one group whleh included one regular carrier; 152 degrees, 220 nautical ailee froa ISHIOAII JIMA.
(7) At 12ho hours one group which Included two regular carriers; 75 degrees, 100 nautical miles froa nana.
The whole of tho enemy took foroo haring thee been generally accounted for, around 1100 houre CO OIIGA*boebere with ee escort of about CO fighters and lU aray headquarters reconnaissance special attack planes departed to launch a special attack against the eneay teak force. Although It was difficult to obtain confirmation ef tho results, according to radio Intelligence the majority of the special attack planes made their attacks; but since these attacks could not be aado before eaeay planes took off for an attack oa our surface epecial attack unit, oar fleet Buffered fatal leeees. Hy subsequent investigation it was learned that the American carrier HAH COCK was attacked hy one of our special attack planes and sere rely damaged.
1. Airforoe operations.
the 5 Mr Fleet, which formed the mU strength of our naval alrforoes which could he spared for operations In tho Okinawa area, had just heen organised and the 3 and 10 air fleets were largely manned hp untrained personnel; If the eneay should earry out Invasion operations la the Okinawa area la the latter part ef March or tho oarly pert of April, our intercept lea preparations would ho insufficient in tho air. for tele reason a treat deal eee expected of TA1 Operation he 2 on 11 March, which was an attempt to delay the eneay attack, this operation felled, however, end aa eneay task force raided the Kyushu Area oa If March and began landings on the mala Island of OKIlAhA in earnest on 1 April. The operational prepara-tlona of our air forces having heen delayed, we were act abde to strike any effective blows against tho enemy during the critical early stage of the loading operation. We node greet efforts ta step-up our preparations, however, and on 6 April we launched en organized large scale air attack against OKIMAWA. this wae KlKVtfl Operation Mo 1. Thereafter, wo endeavored to build up our air etreagth and to contact and attack enemy took foreee en tho one hand and to earry oat tho attache oa OKINAWA en the other, tha strength used far the 10 KIKUSUI Operations until 22 June waa aa shewa en anaorod table he. 1.
level air strength used in operations in the Okinawa Area from 17 March until 15 August was as followei total number of planes - 6.125; number of planes making attacks - 3,0*9, l.Ugi 0f which were special attache, totalis are given in annexed tabloo he's 2 to 5.
1. lighting by aaval lead foreee baaed aa OKIWAWA.
Ia September 19*1 the Oshlaa Base force was organised to servo ee naval defensive strength in the hansel Shete Area with headquarters on land at ARAM I OS H IMA, and the Oshlem Defense Unit and Oshlaa OosBranloatlona halt attached to it. Ite principal cut lee were to guard 0SH1MA and BiIseV/ttI₯ MAI and protect 00a truffle ia
the Mansei Shoto Area, aad it was almost totally daflciant la strength far land defease. Ia Janaary 19*12 tha Oaalaa lata Forca waa deactivated and the Oshlee Befeaae Unit was attached ta tee Saaabo Befsasa Squadron.
As tee enemy's frontal attacks la the PACIFIC reached a aliens ead the leas ef the OIUXW end MARSHALL Islands brought home tha aeed ta quickly holster hey areas la the national defense, the Okinawa Area Base Foroo waa activated In April 19** with headquarters an the main island of OIIBAWA. aad the Oohian Defense Bait waa attached to lta conaaad.
In Septeaber l©,hh the Miyako Oaard Bait and the Ishigaki Beard Unit ware eotiwntod and placed under tha comwander of the Okinawa Area Bane Foroo in an effort to strengthen defenses in the Baaaei Shoto area* bat ao spectacular reinforcements of personnel or weapons were aado and special aaral leading feraee of consequence were not brought la until tho very end* In August lfyhh, tho 2fj air Squadron waa activated as the base air foreo for the Banael Shoto Area, end, working hard to construct en air heme and build ep lta defenses, it showed some progress le the air defense installations; bet in Bovenber the demends of the war compelled the transfer of lto headquarters free OKIBAWA to the Kyushu District. As may be aeon froa the above, naval strength baaed in the Okinawa Area man originally not stationed there ee lend coebat forces, hat la tha early part ef March 1945, when the enemy's plane to lead In tho Okinawa Area became clear through tho air raids of hie taok foroo la the Okinawa Area, the naval foreee stationed ia the area, realizing the need to prepare for land combat, organised a combined aaval landing foroo and^ roughly completed combat disposition by the ead of March. The area assigned to aaval foraaa ee the main island ef OIIIAWA waa tho Oreknr dree In SBIMAJXBI tee. the men stationed there end details of the area were as shown in the following chart;
J*"
Chart Showing deposition of naval Forces on Main I aland of QglAWA
Armament |
(Quantity) |
|||||||||
Name of force |
Strength |
Sector, Area Assigned |
Rifles |
Machine Ouns |
flans |
Rocket Guns |
Inprovised Mines |
Rand Grenades |
Mortare |
|
Okinawa Base Force |
1,500 |
E sector |
1/3 of men in each |
10-25 am caliber 15-13 nn 20-7.7 sm " |
5- 20 centimeter 6- 15 ■ 5- 12 ■ 2115.5 ■ 6- 12 ■ |
5 |
||||
m |
Iwao Force |
3.000 |
A sector |
force were equipped with rifles; others carried bamboo spears. |
30-25 nn caliber 25-13 an ■ 80-7.7 sm " 3-25 aa caliber 25-13 bob ■ 8-7.7 *n ■ |
6 |
2,000 |
2 or 3 " per enn in all |
||
o +» o 0 t/1 o |
Yamane, Iahiroe Forces |
3.000 |
C,C» sector |
0 |
2 |
units |
50 |
|||
M O |
Maaoru Force |
800 |
B sector |
3-25 nn ■ 1-20 nn " 20-7.7 sm - |
0 |
6 |
||||
Kunigarni Area Unit |
600 v |
Kunigarni Area |
18-25 am 1 10-13 an " 8-7.7 aa » |
0 |
0 |
|||||
Aray Detachment |
500 |
Area assigned by amy |
Unknown |
(1) Most of the 25 milimeter, 13 mllimeter and 7.7 millimeter machine guns were airplane machine guns converted to flexible ground guns,
(2) Hail-style gun mounts were built to fire the rocket guns.
3 O) .5. 7* and 10 kilogram improvised mines were made from yellow explosive powder used for boabe end fuses and used ae an anti-tank
weapon.
(4) Hand grenades were made by tamping yellow explosive powder and dynamite into 25 millimeter machine gun cartridge cases and empty
, cans.
(5) About 2.500 men were taken from the Oroku sector unit in early May and dispatched as an army co-operation unit. All mortars and about 1/3 of the light arms in the sector were taken along at this time.
that It, Mm naval forces were assigned key areas on the main island ef 0X1BAVA with a strength totaling more than 10,000. Only a rery small number, however, mere naval landing ferae personnel, the majority helag members of the construction end repair branch of the Jane air force Construction Battalion: civilian workers and conscript reserves who hardly knew how to handle rifles. Moreover, since their arrival on the island and until Just before the fighting started, they had been busy constructing airfields, positions, air raid shelters, etc., aad had bad no time to train for land ooabat. Consequently, they were highly unfit for land combat; and, to make natters worse, the inadequately supplied arms were old or hastily improvised. This situation was the greatest source of alarm for the commander and hie staff officers, but due to the guidance and efforte of the staff officers of all ranks and the realisation of the men of their duty and their consequent efforts, we went into this operation with high morale. The enemy, who had been repeatedly and furiously bombing and shelling the main island of OKINAWA from both air and sea since 2} March, began to land oa a wide section of the wast const of the main island centering around KADMA on 1 April. By 10 April he had put ashore about six diris ions of men accompanied by powerful mechanised forces. During this tine the American and Japanese forces merely ongnged in some interception fighting aad no great battle wae fought*
Oa 19 April, after about 10 days for preparations, the eneny opened an all-out attack on Japanese troops in the Shurl District, and from this date until the early part of May n close and fierce battle was fought in the area between the line through OTAMA and KATJKE and a line running east and west through SHUPI.
On U May, in co-operation with the Ceablned fleet and amy and navy air forces, the amy forces put their entire strength in a great offensive against the eneay and decided to carry out an operation to re-take of the Berth and Central Airfields, for purposes
Mr-
,rf^:;:.
ef co-ordination, ike naral force* sent at this tine two battalions, abont 2,500 ef their best nen, to tbo front lino area around TOBA-BABU end tho sector southwest of SBJRI, putting tho troops under tho direct ooBuaand of tho amy forces. Unfortunately, bowersr, this operation did not progress satisfactory and was finally suspended, with tho result that tho Japanese foil bonk on defensive operations, standing on tho line running east and weet through SHOT I. Thus a grant battle raged honk end forth in the nrea north of SHOT I until about 20 Mop, with considerable losses on both sides, bat no narked change in tho battle lines.
In tho latter part of May, however, tho eaeay's pressure increased aoro and aoro, gradually pushing the Japanese to tho south. Tho eneay was, ia particular, breaking through fron tho east of tho right wing, aad finally, on 29 May, tho amy withdrew fron the 8hurl line and removed lte entire foroo to the southern end of tho KITAH HAMTO for a final stand. Tho naval forces were to stick to tho defence of the Oroku dree and join the amy foreee ee a loot resort; with thle understanding tho amy conaander and hie men prepared, with strong resolve, to nest the southward advance of the eneay, even bow closing in. The eneay increased the speed of hie pursuit about the tine tho Japanese began withdrawing; hy tho tiao tho withdrawal was completed, he was peering into KOCHIMDA Nam and the aree before MIHAT00A on the east and free MASAM1A8E2 to TOMIGUSUIU Mum en the weet. Burly in June the eneay finally turned hie at taok toward the naval eee tor et OROKU free the oast. Oa 5 June about oee battalion ef aray troops was completely wiped out in the vicinity of OHO. In conjunction with that action, the enemy cent about 1,900 marines, aboard about 00 landing boats, aad, acconpanied ay e powerful tank unit (about 50 tanks) from the Maha oad Doaai areas down along tho coast, under cover of e terrific bombing ead shelling, peat KAGAMTSU, leaded then at Oroku Airfield. Thle put hie In a position to attack tha Oroku ami Garrison Die-
triot froa four sides, oast, south, wast aad aorta, tha naral foreo was finally engaged la all-out coahat and, during tha subsequent 10 days, underwent lta most serere fighting.
Oaring this tine, all forces ware strongly aalflad. fighting froa their positions aad trying ta aaa their weapons to beat advantage la daytime coahat, night infiltration and surprise attacks. The/fought exceedingly well and inflicted considerable losses on the eaeay, but were no natch for the terrific bombing, shelling, mortar fire, anti-tank gun fire, tanks, etc.. of tho abundantly supplied enemy.
By the 13th and Ikth of Juno all units ware attacked one after another by the eneay* a old trick, tha aeddla at taok (To Am attack In which care positions are ettacked from the above rear). Japanese troopa made their final charge against the enemy and at 0100 hours on tho 13th, Bear Ida Ota. Minora, Commander of the Okinawa area Baae force, and hla staff 00emitted suicide le the trenches et headquartere. Bo organired fighting was possible after thle tlee.
ilthougn It le believed that the majority of the navel garrison foreee had either died heroically in action or committed suicide about the tine of the final all-out charge, pert of tho assault force later joined army unite aad 00-operated with thaa; about 300 aea roeelelag la the Oroku District confined themselves le their original positions, end, turning to trench fighting, continued eight raiding and infiltrating and defended their positions until the ead of tho war.
AHKSZID TABLES HO 1 to 10 5
AHiEXED TABLE 10 1 Strength need in the 010501 Operations
UMOB0I Operation Mo. 1 (6 April)
Mission Aircraft ■nplffyod nonbar Total |
||||||
Air control |
Carrier fighters |
214 |
20 amy |
U.) a* |
||
Attack (forgot) (Tank foroo) |
-f fighter, with boxabe-.Carrier boobers - |
- 30 opeciel attack Y -22 / |
52*1 |
|||
(Serf ace craft in ricinity of 0*1 |
leak) ( Carrier attack plnra |
is 60 special attack ) |
■ U3 |
17f |
||
(Alrfloldo) |
Might fighters - |
-14 |
14 J |
|||
/ 0a »»♦ mOi nl oneai - |
4 \ |
|||||
sad other nissiooa |
) |
■ 13 |
||||
s |
|
Total 404 Qka 20 oa |
bettni |
Doe lo 41010
KIHJ5UI Operation Bo. 2 (12 April)
mmmm |
Aircraft ioployed |
Tetal |
|||||
Air control |
Carrier flgktoro |
161 (laalaaiai 15 army plat |
am) 161 |
||||
Attack (Terse*) (Took force) |
leery bcofcers . Fighter* with bombs - |
12 la 20 special attack 2 special attack 12 special attack, |
r |
-> 62 |
|||
tekt heefneea-- |
- |
||||||
(norfooo craft in ricinity of OKU |
f Carrier attack planeo Largo btnebers . kheak plena |
13 ■Moill ottack 29 opoclal attack 6 special attack u |
44 |
y |
148 |
||
(Airfioldo) |
Might figbtere - |
22 |
22 - |
||||
Patrol, |
-< |
Flying boot-- Lend Attack plaaaa - |
t (Tat Sic) |
14 |
14 |
||
1 y |
Seegdaaa^loafca^ |
||||||
Total 323 (Including 31 ear/ planes) |
Doe iio
KlXUTUl Operation Mo. 3 (15 to 16 Aprilj
MiMlOO |
Aircraft JOjil nyoif |
Mvasber |
Total |
||
Air coi itrol Attack 3 (Aatitaek force) (Surface craft in ridaJ (Airfields) Pntrol and other ndnsdoas |
dOR piano i ty on* oniMtf,) J s < |
Carrier fighters Wight fighters Roccftiol woanoc pianos ..... ] Might fighter -J Land benbere-2C flghtaro adth bonne % Direct cooperation planea - SI Carrier boat*»r? ■ ■ ■ ,. 11 LIa**lnne^-- 1 Type 99 bonbera V type 97 carrier attack planes- 2C rightare with bacaw ■ 3 Land benbere-U - TJOCAR carrier attack planee K Large ■■aairi 1 Land attack planea ( f Land attack planea ■ ■ ■■ 1 v f oorJoiw hmiiois . \ n^bST^^-* ^ leant at took planea ■ J |
102 (Satin 14 P \ L > > ftpecial attack > 19t ) apeclal attack I opooial attack < ? apeclal attack | e o } " " 59 > j > i >- |
Si)*}- "1 |
122 (Si Sic) fj u 15 |
Doe le 41010
Go
XXKBPUI Operation Ho. U (25 to 29 April)
mission Aircraft employed |
|||||
Air control |
Carrier figfatere ------ |
- 50 |
(Including 12 |
||
army planes) |
|||||
Attack |
r |
||||
(Taak fere.) |
light fightoro - |
- 20 |
|||
Fighters with benbe----- |
- 33 |
special |
attack |
||
(Surface craft ia ricinity of OXZHAKA) |
Seaplane boabore '■ - -- |
- 10 |
|||
- 2 |
special |
attack |
|||
Land attack pianos - |
- 6 |
||||
land taak or o-- |
- IA |
||||
|
Heavy bombers ........ |
- 15 |
|||
TflBAR carrier attack planes |
-12 |
> |
|||
Carrier attack planes ■ |
- 12 |
epeolsl |
attack |
||
Carrier beckon-- |
- 20 |
H |
■ |
||
light fighters - |
- 18 |
■ |
■ |
||
aimaul iisail seaplanes-- |
~ 2 |
N |
m |
||
(Airfielde) J |
["Hoary bojobers - |
- 5 |
|||
TBEAK carrier attack planes - |
- A |
||||
s Tim mnil ■■■nil ■ mirt ■■>1 |
Might fighters - |
-62 |
|||
Land attack planee - |
-15 |
||||
Jljiag boats- |
2 |
||||
Total - 31B |
|||||
(Including JZ army plaaaa) |
tOBBSOI »H1M W. 9 0 to k May)
Mlaalam Ainratt aaployo* aaafccr total |
|||||||
Air hi ii |
Carrier fighters |
49 |
* |
||||
Attest. (emrfsee ereft in vial |
eity of OCUUB |
PUntere site beofee- |
-11 --4 -10 opocial -20 - 7 " |
■ o |
ia> |
||
(AlrfUloo) |
3SS5SL- |
at « -40 - 7 - 4 - g |
■ « 1 |
- |
141 |
||
aa* teaawrfr-TTr |
s |
njriafboat- |
- 4 - i |
] |
-* |
7 |
QKB0X ftp oral 1oa Ho. 6 (10 to 11 Hoy)
Wool OB Aircraft anploy»d Huaber Total |
||||||
Air eontrol |
45 |
45 |
||||
Ittioa (AaUtaak foroo) |
Flghtero »lth beabe |
1 |
||||
Carrier bonbaro - |
-M |
r |
44 |
44 |
||
(Sarfaoo craft in Yiainity of J |
Land ooabere i » |
- 4 |
1 |
|||
GtUUIA) |
- 4 |
|
||||
-15 |
spooial |
*n^&*aaaaVk |
||||
naeonnaleaaneo ooaploao |
« 2 |
■ |
f |
5* |
||
- 4 |
■ |
|||||
Fighter, with beobe |
-11 |
■ |
n |
|||
(Alrflalda) |
- 8 |
■ |
i |
- |
||
I -p 10 |
> |
|||||
- |
^att^ plana. |
-* |
L |
|||
[ ii mil IP' |
-I |
r |
23 |
Mai 208 |
HOW OjwiHiii to. 7 (23 to 25 1*7)
»**a±aa Aircraft aaBleTed heater Trtal |
||||||
Air ecatrol |
Carriar fighters |
211 |
||||
^{Amtitaek ferae) |
"light flahtera- |
2g |
1 |
1 |
||
Land heaecwe ■ |
1 attack j |
SO |
* |
|||
Mgwft ia TicinitT of |
26 |
|||||
caiaiha) |
-- 7 |
|||||
- a |
||||||
Mpt^^Tral^ |
i--20 |
- fa |
f4 |
|||
r) -20 apada |
1 attack |
|||||
-ao ■ |
■ |
|||||
Iarra boafeere - |
-12 |
a |
||||
(Airfialea) |
f Land at! ■ ah gfirm - |
--10 |
] |
1 |
||
■ |
mm *. a .. plaaa |
-4 i 24 |
22 |
|||
11 4 - 4 aaa- 1 ■ 0 |
H |
|||||
, Fljdaihoat.- |
- 2 |
J |
||||
Mai 324 |
KLKU5UI Operation No. 8 (27 to 28 Ma/)
Mieeion Aircraft employed lumber Total |
||||||||
Air control |
- |
Might fighters-- - Carrier fighter* |
-45. |
91 |
||||
Attack (Sarfacc^oraft ia ricinity af |
Carrier attack plane. -Land attack plane. - Might fighter.- Carrier attack plane. ■ |
-4 -11 -4 -4 -7 -14 - 3 special attack -4 " ■ |
1 " |
|||||
It |
||||||||
(Airfield.) X |
■\ |
Might fighter. - - Lead attack plane. - |
*1 |
22 |
at |
|||
Hying boat- |
-1 -2 aa |
- |
* |
9 |
||||
-iineiliiniir plenea |
■ 3_ |
Total 221 |
UBMB Operation Mo. 9 (3 to 7 Juno)
Aircraft Jojfclojia |
Total |
|||||
Air control |
Carrier fighteru |
64 |
44 |
|||
■tloot (Surfoo* croft in ricinity of OEBttMA) |
Land honfaoro- Haary beahars , Carrier attack piano*- Might fighter* - Carrier tana ire- |
-12 -15 - ft - 4 - 4 - 4 special attack |
r51 |
» |
||
(Airfielde) '"^^jJJ^^J^J^^J*^'*^* eeerek end |
1 |
^Land attack plane*- v Might flejrlere- |
- 4 1 - 5 |
|
f |
|
Carrier^fiaktere - |
3 - 2 _..... 4 |
ce |
an |
|||
Might fighter.- Firing heat - |
-13 -u - 1 |
> |
S3 |
33 Total 177 |
KXKIBUI CaoroUon lo. 10 (21 to 22 Juno)
mmm* |
Aircraft Beployed |
■u-ber |
Total |
|||
Alr control |
Carriar fighters |
114 |
114 |
|||
Attack |
> |
|||||
(Sarfaoo craft la riolalty of |
|
Land boaboro - ■ ■ ----- |
- A |
|||
OXUAJIA) |
Hoary bombers ■ ■ |
-U |
||||
Carrier attack planes ■■ |
- 3 |
|||||
-14 |
1 71 |
n |
||||
SHIRAGIKU - |
11 special attack |
|||||
- g - |
■ |
|||||
Large bombers ■ ■ |
- 6 |
N |
||||
Fighters with boabe - |
- 0 a |
r' |
* |
|||
(Alrfioldo) |
f Land attack planes ■- |
|||||
v light fighters--- |
»r |
30 |
30 |
|||
-1 |
Reconnaissance planes - |
■ ft |
||||
other odeeione |
»j |
7 |
7 |
|||
s |
Total 224 |
kMBXBD TABLE 10 2
TahleSanadj |
gth Used and DaeA*ee |
hnfllotod am oaaagr ia Okla |
aaa Araa Operation* |
||||
a. mmm* |
mmm «u*al air M |
atlac tiw JAPAI Pre |
an to tho |
aad «ff tha aar) |
|||
Ju |
|||||||
a. Fnaaol, mawitM k. Air ecoa-rol- |
m91 mm |
- |
|||||
- yjm |
|||||||
- m |
|||||||
Total |
- tttm |
||||||
Mm |
r |
* |
|||||
a. w |
itteeko aa tank ferae |
ooial^taS^-^ |
2L- 8 * --*. i.M |
Cth«thaa |
. * aaa |
||
IS |
Total ^ |
- 1*9** |
|||||
ami* |
Mia |
||||||
|
Attaoko on bmm Mod |
Am |
oar than opocial ett |
||||
other koreate |
H |
eeial etteek |
- ft |
141 |
||||
HATttfi |
||||
3t4 |
||||
M* |
a* |
|||
\ |
Jub |
ff |
||
* |
PHI |
|||
en |
||||
if m |
||||
M iaeoaplat |
hm bean taken fro* «d.«ti . that the aetaal fl«area are |
c. |
DwiN Inflicted |
|||
c - |
" |
|||
Carriers I ^Trr' |
> - 5 |
Cruisers H |
Dcaagca ■ ....._____ |
- 43 |
- 4 |
Light cruiser. |
Set afire - |
- 4 |
|
smttleehlpo 1 he-aged- |
-14 ■ |
fftUat |
||
I fat afire |
||||
f Soak |
Trsnspcrts |
|||
I «»-» _ a«__ |
- 9 a |
raLxt aaaa |
||
L set afire |
||||
mm |
Plaaaa |
Deeaged |
||
LaeTSL.- |
-14 - |
r Great fires started, eamleaicea set off |
||
Miee_-^e (SU |
-mmm 2 |
|||
f[mm |
- 3 |
|||
1 SeTSlre - |
- 1 |
Bote: Pigaiaa in this tabls rapraaant a suamarr af reports from ■psgsalsax units; it ia thought that actual figures arc |
AMBDBB TAR LB ID 3 The B^le of Special Attack Planes in the Gklnenm Araa Operations A. The TBI ) Air Attack Force (5 Air Fleet, 3 Air Fleet, and 10 Air Fleet)
a, 4^ |
Plane Tree |
■enter af |
WtmmAmm |
to ii oa ii Inflicted |
Dosnejee Incurred |
2 larck |
Lsnd beater. |
2 |
■■earaid to haea tuoan of had eeether |
1 least taster shot deem. |
|
11 karch |
I^feo-ber. |
efj |
Attack en Ulithi airfield |
9 lend bombers loot la smkine. ran. |
|
14 harsh |
4 20 |
Opecial attack oa |
fktaasaa |
4 foiled to rsturn. 1/3 peeitiToiy |
|
It lira |
I^b-here |
f |
a |
o |
5 plane, mode rem. |
xr aajen |
seaeaatll iilu liidjej! |
ao |
e |
e |
Orer half mode rem. |
20 Inrek |
berrier hooters |
20 |
a |
1 Beeex tree hit a aid- |
|
4M |
|||||
Lend soakers |
If |
tJafaaU^* |
eeaaaepa |
Oaknaam |
|
Lend etteek plane. |
10 |
Jl-UI etteek |
aaaa) |
Aamihilated |
B* |
nana Typa |
■■■n^esT |
mmm |
Bnsaga* Inflicted . |
|
27 karch |
Sara fighters Lam* iiim in |
55 |
Direct escort Tor shere etteek |
mmm, |
|
T |
Attack em teak ferae aear ABRAkA |
Direct hit oa 1 battle-Mp .«*»», results |
5 foiled to return 1 etreek by shell |
||
SinsII carrier ■larisii |
5 |
Attack on teak farea in Ckinaea area |
mmm |
5 foiled to return |
|
29 marsh |
S0X8II sear 1st haohori |
4 |
Attack an taak force couth af nkatUfflTMl |
Massage recoired that 2 aircraft carrier |
4 foiled to return |
2 April V |
Fighter bcebar. |
30 |
Atteek on teak force |
4 plieao cede rune oa aircraft carrier, kettle chip, end cruleor, bat results unknoan |
** |
3 April |
^^frl»li.ahsr. |
24 21 |
Attack on taak f area 0^9045. n,,** of |
Direct kit an large type cruiser or bettleehip |
14 felloe to rot era |
3 April |
20 |
Attack oa teak force south of CKXAAMA |
About half nada runa |
SM |
|
April |
Fighter boehere |
30 |
Attack on teak fere* south of OSRXaA |
Hero than half aade run* on aircraft carriera or |
spot ttwiff hindi.r. |
22 |
Attack an tack force |
hlt^l ^tleaMp^aacej^ |
la failed to intern |
|
4 April |
1 hearily daaaged |
||||
tskav carrier nil art |
15 |
«x-- j 1 an+4> cncnicM «bbm |
Sank 1 nedlua eieed chip A. plon.a made rnac en cruieer. neat unknoan. eaxface^creXt |
1?Sbm (type 99) either lent in coabat or failed to return |
|
typa 97 ««Ti.r attack planea |
45 |
n**3SJOAe»JL CnMhacnhMLaP OD ehipe at GKXSAWA |
|||
Type 99 carrier banker. |
A9 |
||||
4 April |
I* y |
Beeulta tiaerMd froa leant Sank by explccionj 2 hMtloohl|) J eruieere 8 dcatrcrare 5 treaeport ehipe 3 n1Blean mre 12 uniaeeAified type. ) large aarehipe 1 anall ahipa Daaaged by boabei (hearily daaaged, act afire) 3 bettleehipe 3 deetreyere 4 treaepcrt ehipe 2 eaall type ehipe 9 unidentified type. |
April |
Set efire, oaplootoon cot of ft 3 ahipe |
||||
Fighters slth bombs |
30 |
Special atteek. on |
More than half mode run |
||
SOlftgJ carrier isolisps |
11 |
tea* foroo |
|||
TAf*±l |
12 |
Spoclol attack OB |
? foiled to return |
||
2 |
Attack on took |
**~ |
2 felled to return |
||
11 April |
Fightere elth hen** |
SO |
Attack on took |
11 planes mode runs sm aircraft cerriero A^plsmemj eejs rune on snipe |
Uaknran ' |
ko^ |
|
||||
nonet MMn |
5 |
Tailight attack, on enemy took force couth of KI1AI |
3 cruisers sunk |
5 failed to retain |
|
Lend taosirs |
12 |
Large lire oterted on |
|||
7 |
Hit 1 cruiser end 1 destroyer |
s |
|||
* |
2 cruisers eaak| Bit 3 aaetreyere end 2 cruisers |
s |
|||
* |
e |
12 |
Spillll tit fern? on teak foroo |
mmmmmmm |
|||
fijfcairi etkh Mm |
20 |
Attack on tack |
■ore than half aade runa |
||
It April |
13 |
Special attack around (XSUJIK |
13 failed to return |
||
Typ.W«*rri« |
2* |
Attack on^ohlno |
20 foiled to return |
||
Ott UKk boon |
0 |
■ |
1 aotlloonlp eonk) Hit 1 oettleenip |
5 foiled to return |
|
14 April |
m |
21 |
Attack on taak foroo at 125°t0« frcoi TCnTJaXBUZMA |
Certain 1 plane anno rem |
t (a tie) plenee Mini to |
7 |
7 failed to retain |
||||
3 |
ZmLTmmV |
SJM. |
|||
if April |
lero fighter* |
It 10 |
Special etteek to control lie airfields en OKXRABA |
Sneoeeded in onrprielng |
- |
1* April |
««rrl*r |
If |
|
A and* runs an ships |
|
Typo 97 sarrier |
10 |
||||
fi4*%« nth in.*. |
20 |
Sp««i«l at tack a on «lp« round OJBQAfl |
1 nsde run on carrier 3 node run. on trth|jsh1y |
||
11 |
|||||
10 |
2 aunts' runs - trnrfirii |
||||
OKA |
4 |
||||
Flatter, nth beat. |
to |
epeeial attacks «n |
- |
||
tTWtT isxrlir toshsrc |
30 |
||||
x---- N |
0 |
||||
Platters with hoete |
30 |
Atteek on tank feroo |
|||
17 April |
(V QLjtfhte) |
Senreh forf and at |
|||
■A*** *ssbere |
30 |
||||
A |
22 Aaail |
If |
1 unidentified type of aids et^efirej c4L eeen over |
♦ |
||
at |
|||||
as kpta |
S9KX «±**t filter. |
1 |
Sioccm far can! rttace |
1 a!*** flatter (care type) fdied to ratara |
|
2ft April » |
|
Attack on chlpc around |
1 e*4e run on carrier, 3 minute enplceion on 1 |
24 failed to return |
|
20 |
1 Mia ram aa baULcahip, |
||||
~ |
7 |
1 plane nad* ran on ahip of unidentified type |
|||
4 |
2 oeetreyore torpedooa |
||||
IMMIBIMIIMII COeplanCe, ---> ..i. |
1 |
||||
acre VP* |
a |
Anting |
|||
2f April |
33 |
g j. |
"Vf failed to reteaa |
Ficttarenth bonk* |
21 |
Attack patrol chips |
|
||
Fi**ae<'sito bomb. |
20 |
Attack an ship* la anchorage |
4 plaaaa aaa* runs |
|
|
ffaakjll |
7 |
||||
type 97 carrier attack |
10 |
||||
OA |
2 aado runs aa battleships |
||||
| |
* |
17*la^Xr«a*^"ah^r |
|||
* |
. T |
Attack on ships in |
Sank 1 battleehip, 1 cruiser; report hit em 1 hot^locerlp or |
4 failed to retain |
|
2k |
Attack oa ships at anchor at DLITHI |
ja^a^ |
1 crashed |
||
1 |
|||||
IX mm 1 |
1 |
2a£~ethe^^ |
4 foiled to return |
||
Carrier attack pinnae |
f |
} ...... |
|||
*■ ■ !......11..... |
. 2 |
mwm |
Flatter, eitfa heeta |
J7 |
♦ |
3 aeaht aaaa oa.aircraft carrier |
23 loot or failed to |
10 |
|||||
on |
A |
||||
80JBH cerrier boater. |
10 |
||||
tttf |
28 |
roarch^for and lit eat |
3 cade rune oa carrier, 1 aade ran ea ehlp, 6 eerr4ere^7 ohlpo. |
22 foiled to Ml an |
|
24 a*? |
SHXXA6XXD roowial »oa>oo |
20 |
AUaaksin fariaaaa |
Ojaaaaaa |
temerity opparaHlj |
plcace |
aiarn |
aado reaa |
|||
v mmm |
22 |
Search Tar and at-teak taak fdree |
2 plana* aada rue* aa aircraft |
||
Type 99 a^ h«o*re |
10 |
1 plana aad* run on ha^aaMp^ |
A loot aajority turned keek |
||
OKA |
12 |
1 plan, and. run. uaaanfiraanl |
|||
mmm |
20 |
riaeSk iriaalerte^ W' |
17 new |
11 |
Bight special attaak am enlpe at (aUBABA |
Basalt* aakaaan |
||
I'.'iiuiili'" mmUmn' |
4 |
||||
U Bay |
ftHTOJOjrU plnnM |
11 |
attaak on nhipe around OnSABA |
4 plaaaa aaaa ram. 1 plana aaaa) run 1 plana aaaa) run |
|
Land keiabere |
3 |
||||
4 |
|||||
3 *■» |
4 |
Attaak aa chine at qfrraama |
3 Plonoo^eeea f oread |
||
$4mm |
5 |
Attaak aa akiaa at IA1AMA |
2 jil rii n attacked aad^oede^rua |
3 failed to retara |
|
SmIJU«0 plan*. |
11 |
Spaclnl attack, in |
5 plaaaa made rune on mealan typo ekip, 1 plane on aircraft carrier, 1 alone en hot*lectin |
10 loot |
|
Bare type i ihimIiiiiiiii |
i |
||||
eet pi ana. ekeorvakieii^ |
6 planes made runs |
6 lost, 2 forced down |
|||
i |
OKA |
4- |
tnaalal attaak aa an- |
wmmm |
|
|
bnknaan |
7 failed to return |
SttBJOIIB plan.. |
u |
attack on satatrooa nt CGaeSt |
2 planai poaitiraly aaaa nana aa transport snip 3 planes anas rune |
||
Beee»ae1,,.nn, ooopleaoo |
11 |
||||
lead beaters |
5 |
1 plana seen ran |
2 failed to return |
||
9! Jam |
1 |
tpaalsl attack on ekips around COaXal |
Plaaaa posit!rely nana runs |
7 tolled to fit ana |
|
fell MISS 1 »Stl Ml MAplHkt snsir.aH as |
|||||
«Mr |
|
Attack an ablpa around CKXBAfiA, |
2 Dianas positively nade rune |
||
39 Annent |
5 |
a |
1 plane eaate nana runs an carrier end ether ship |
||
If mmm |
"»■■■■»'■■ |
11 |
Special attack: an ablpa around mJMMK |
7P1 mmmm |
s
Tha 1 Air Fleet
mmm |
Plana Type |
""a*"* Plaaaa |
Mission |
Damage. Inflicted |
Damage. Incurred |
1 April |
tare fighter. |
Special attaak |
Mataaa |
C^Zero fighter heavily |
|
|
a |
- |
a |
acme |
|
3 April |
a |
N |
■ |
Can Zero fighter failed to return |
|
4 April |
|
■ |
Direct eecert of special attaak 60BA*a to (MMMA |
■ |
One Zero fighter forced dona |
e |
3 SUISal carrier boaters failed to return |
||||
aaaaaa eexrier Deneere |
Special attaak |
||||
29 April |
4 |
Direct eecert of special wtt ertr plencc |
«- |
||
- 30 April |
a |
30 |
ferea"1 |
mmm |
Of plane a farced aaaa, 2 heavily deasged |
4 H*y |
a |
10 |
e |
Large carrier hit by 11 planes; sinking certain 1 cecll aircraft carrier 1 aircraft carrier est afirei disabled |
13 Xere n gators leak 1 Aero fighter fereed doom, |
Xtro fljttare |
10 |
Special attack on taak force |
3 pinnae kit 2 carrier direct loaurt chips 1 carrier soak |
1 Itro UmC* **** *"1 A^cro fightere failed U |
|
15 May |
■ |
■filial attack cm tan* fCTCC |
* |
I Zatenej felled t* retain, 1 farced dean |
|
a |
|
a |
■ |
3 Acmes failed to return |
Annexed Table Be k
Opera ti one of the TBB Air At bock To roe in the Okinawa Area Operation*
Excluding special attacks)
mm |
Plane Tape |
Planes |
Mission |
Bio141 Inflietsd |
******* |
Ik Fetreery |
Lend heritor. |
1 |
Patrol |
tmm |
mm |
.e^L^pI£r |
2 |
s |
s |
e |
|
BA1BB land rocon- |
B |
s |
s |
|
|
11 |
s |
Discovered what appsnrot to he eete large type esses/ plene at UAI. |
|
||
Land attack planet |
. B |
Bight patrol |
mm. |
0 |
|
firing boats |
2 |
||||
lb Pekenerr |
7 |
Patrol |
s |
s |
|
5 |
o |
k planes, apparently fighters, diecoTored 122°2o0» off 101 |
s |
||
* |
***** petrel |
1 land etteek plene erodes! |
16 February |
Flying boatt |
2 |
Might patrol |
aaaa |
teaes |
w |
S |
Patrol |
0 |
1 learn beaber failed to return |
|
17 Fslnruary |
IAIOI reconnaiteance placet |
6 |
■ |
2 oncer/ ckipt found 2h0«a0* fron aaaaaaajMi |
|
Land attack planes |
3 |
light patrol |
aaaa |
■ |
|
Flying boats |
3 |
e e |
0 |
t |
|
v. * |
f |
Patrol |
X&scorered tack force 120°200' free CHICHI Jink |
1 land bomber felled to return |
|
1 |
t |
HoooTored eaeay eaall type plea* at MBoHXTa (TaT Coded plea* nane |
■one |
||
|
0 |
mm |
|
||
If February |
Tracking |
|
|||
Land attack planet |
light tracking |
Hon. |
|||
Flyiag boat. |
f |
a a |
0 |
|
|
19 fhhraary |
Lend banker. |
|
Patrol |
Discorered 3 task f erect la Zee Aaa Area |
■ - |
anion* renoan.1 ooonro |
2 |
Patrol |
aaaa |
mm |
|
Flying Wti |
2 |
light patrol |
0 |
|
|
«M f A, ■ ■ |
lend tsnksrs |
S |
Patrol |
UocoTered 2 taak forces |
|
1AIW reconnaissance plm#s |
f |
none |
|
||
21 Pekreary |
Land a ami ays |
s |
|
a |
|
22 Feermarj |
Land bonbers |
4 |
|
0 |
|
plaaaa |
2 |
|
0 |
|
|
5 |
Discovered surfaced rnaaarlno at KtkaaXa (fX Coded place |
■ |
|||
23 lukraury |
III VAT reconnalssanee |
2 |
- |
|
|
24 Itfw |
3 |
|
o |
||
25 February |
UXP,......... |
2 |
|
s |
|
ttNIr**, |
5 |
|
DlacoTered^task force 1«0°300' |
|
tf Mercery |
Land attack plana* |
3 |
Bight patrol |
Bona |
Beae |
17 Vetreary |
anion* rocoaaaieeeneo planea |
* |
Search for tank force* |
a |
a |
5 |
Patrol |
Discovered 1 submarine, |
a |
||
27 Feomary |
8 |
e |
lane |
a |
|
2S litaur/ |
|||||
1 harch |
plana* |
7 |
Search for tack force. |
mm |
*- |
Land Veafcar. |
Patrol |
|
a |
||
Tlyia* beat. |
light petrel |
|
a |
||
Laad attack plaacs |
1 |
a a |
|
1 land attack plana failed to return |
|
t March |
Land attack plana t |
1 |
e a |
|
Bone |
Beery henWre |
10 |
nana attack |
|
2 hoary lanhara Loot |
|
tmm |
L-d tenter. |
5 |
Patrel |
***** |
3 laad leaker, felled to re tarn |
3 MaTCh |
SAIuV rcccaaaltccaec pieces |
5 |
Petrel |
acne |
aaaa |
k Merck |
Isasl hSSdMTS |
5 |
c |
s |
s |
i^rseoBnai.sance |
2 |
s |
s |
c |
|
5 March |
|||||
(March |
Lead attack please |
M |
MLcht petrel |
aaae |
Bene |
6 March |
flriaa heats |
2 |
s s |
s |
- s |
mm aa ■ a |
lea* hash its |
3 |
s s |
s |
s |
7 mmm |
1 |
Patrol |
s |
s |
|
i March |
Iaaal headers |
5 |
s |
s |
|
9 March |
|||||
Lead albask plans s |
h |
Conroy patrol |
leatralised 1 suhaerlne |
■see |
|
10 March |
riyina heat |
1 |
Weather obeervatlon |
s |
|
Vlrlas; hcatc |
1 |
Ouldlnc attack aalt |
s |
||
aaaa attack plane |
1 |
Weather ckserratloa |
s |
Lead etteek planet |
k |
Oenrey petrel |
lentrallied 1 echenrlnc |
■caa |
|
11 Merck |
Flying boat |
1 |
Weather observation |
c |
|
Flying beats |
3 |
Qulding attack emit |
1 firing; heat failed to retera. 1 firing heat fcreed deem. |
||
It Merch |
|||||
13 Merck |
|||||
1* Merck |
|
- |
|||
15 March |
- |
||||
16 Merck |
|||||
lTllereh |
lend at keck plane. |
h |
light petrel |
||
Firing ken t. |
2 |
c |
1 felled to return |
||
Land attack planee |
f |
light tracking |
Tracked teak forces eaa gelded attack wit. |
1 failed to return, 1 forced down. |
|
18 March |
1^ heritor. |
Ik |
1 dootroyor, 1 destroyer or |
3 lead boater, failed to T*tBIT- |
|
aeeaytoriber. |
lk |
First attack |
1 aircraft carrier sank. |
3 hoary combers failed to re tern |
10 |
|||||
HaaTy bookers |
11 |
locoed attack |
Sank 2 battleships, 1 eraieer. |
I tmml k~Tl17 tmmmU "ea^oaaaaBaaaam e |
|
90041 carrier attack places |
I |
5 BIUI cerrier attaak places foiled to rstam |
|||
lUt* reconnals-ccnec plaaaa |
5 |
Beam search |
Discovered teak force |
1 failed to raaara |
|
If Itarch |
ftaXIII reconnais-aaass ploaaa |
l |
Taak force reconnaissance |
1 forced aaaa |
|
ttin rscennais-canoa places |
5 |
freckle*- teak ferae |
lone |
||
kai attack places |
Ii«kt eoeraktea |
2 felled to raaara |
|||
Flyiag heats |
5 |
s s |
3 felled to return |
||
Lead koaaers |
S |
light attack |
Unknown |
Bkfeeaea |
|
s s |
1 warship, type unidentified, cot afire. |
' 0 |
|||
\ |
^Vaabers |
9 |
s s |
1 aircraft carrier sank |
2 felled to return |
Lead attaak plaaaa |
3 |
light tracking |
2 fulled to return |
||
firing boats |
(T* tic) |
s s |
1 failed to re tern |
||
SAlka recoaaals- |
10 |
Searching, track- |
k creep o of teak force |
3 felled to return |
aance -plane e |
lag, guiding |
diacorcrcd |
|||
- |
SaIW reconuaie- |
Searching, tracking, guiding |
3 failed to return |
||
Lend keeker* |
light ticking af |
2 failed to retara 2 failed to return |
|||
|
|||||
loom Attack plan |
light ■aafshtcg |
9mm |
|||
HUM wt |
■ B |
e |
|||
tl eeBTek |
S^iST"* |
Mkiiiaial taak force |
a |
||
.e2;2rl,~ |
* |
Co-operate with rnTMAl attack |
Confirnjire ajr 2 pinnae |
a |
|
attack place o |
10 |
cam attack* |
Apm |
||
It amreh |
|||||
*3eepp*a |
farrier leakers |
3 |
him aad |
mm |
0V
SAX 01 reconnale- |
2 failed ta return |
||||
|
7 |
Attack in Oklaaaa |
anknavn |
||
lAIUM race anal »- |
5 |
search area eoath ef OQnalA |
a |
1 failed to return |
|
25 March |
lAlW reconnele- |
5 |
teerch af Okinawa |
Haccrercd 2 task feraee |
Unknown |
fJBlAl carrier torn* attaek planes |
5 |
light torpedo attack |
lit 2 hettleehipe f (H tic) |
e |
|
***** |
aAIUW reconnai e-sance planes |
8 |
tearch far task force ia Ml lata |
Unknown |
a |
SAIMK recoanalo- |
1 |
Reconnaissance of |
Photographic rsmaaol aecnae |
s |
|
Lead at tank plaass |
> |
1 failed to retara |
|||
Tines kaate |
t |
tetected large ferae |
1 felled to rttnTl |
||
Wad honkers |
T |
It**!..*-. |
hah 1 hettleshlp, 1 cruiser with «00 kg heats. 1 eattleship act afire. |
5 failed to retara |
|
eoawen; cw^or koanere |
IS |
||||
27 anreh |
land attack plana* |
attentat |
2 failed to return |
29 March |
SAIUH recenuale-aaaee placet |
3 |
Search af kalSSI SHOW |
DiacoTered tack ferce including 2 carriere |
Wmm |
SAIU1 reconnaie- |
1 |
Tracking taak force couth of |
m.coTered taak farce Including 1 carrier |
aaaa |
|
Land attack plaaaa |
h |
light patrol eouth-east af KYUSHU |
Detected ferce |
2 failed to return |
|
Tlylac Wat. |
2 |
a |
e e |
mmm |
|
30 March |
leant tick in |
12 |
Might attack oa |
1 aircraft carrier aaak |
1 failed te return |
Mcery ho*er. |
15 |
||||
iaimr rocoanale-aaacc plaaaa |
3 |
Fkaa«arcpkle reeon-rieinitraf cciaYA |
T |
mmm |
|
31 MM |
Wkcakcr. |
f |
Attack aa taak force la Oklnava Area |
Ceaaiderakle damages inflicted on tka enemy |
|
Hearyk-ker. |
12 |
||||
fMBll carrier attack plaaaa |
| |
||||
fleeter plaaaa |
f |
Land attack plaaaa |
f |
Attack ca fart aaaa lnraaion ferae |
Soak 1 cruiser, 1 tran sport; 1 cruiser cot afire |
3 failed to return |
|
SAIUI reeeanalsseeee |
2 |
Search for taak force |
failed to sight enemy |
lone |
|
31 M |
US* uniiileooaeo |
1 |
locmanol aaonco, nkiaaaa Araa |
1 foiled to return |
|
SAIuT laaaaaaal saoaoo plaaaa |
3 |
Attack aa aklpa at OKIHAWA |
Unknown |
1 felled to return 2 severely isust |
|
Sype 100 reconnaia- |
1 |
Search for tack force |
Uaoovered took force 50 miles soukkeect of OUMkVA |
||
plaaas |
2 |
||||
1 April |
1 |
a jK a o |
Discorered tack force 50 »iles south of OEMAKA |
s |
|
plaaaa |
1 |
taarok fcr ahlpa la OH aaaa Area |
s |
||
aaaa attack plaaaa |
k |
alght patrol |
Detected enemy force, 1 carrier, 1 battleship |
s |
|
flying bouts |
t |
light patrol |
Detected enemy force |
■aaa |
|
2 April |
Loadboahcrs |
S |
Imtjt boater i |
13 |
Attack oa taak force 210°?' from UXAI SEIaA |
Fsilod to sight enemy |
||
niil carrier attack planes |
I |
|
|||
Lead besmars |
6 |
Attack oa taak feroe |
a a - a ■ |
2 foiled to return |
|
2 April |
SUISkI carrier bombers |
7 |
gearck for and attack task force |
see o |
1 lest |
SAIBX reoaaaaisssmea plaaaa |
2 |
first phase af eearch |
S carrisrs found lSO°kO' froa IAEA |
1 type 100 reconnaissance plaao failed to re tare |
|
type 100 reconnais-saaee plaao |
1 |
for taak foroa |
|||
} |
plaaaa |
2 |
first phase of search for task faroa |
h carrisrs found 135°20» from aaaA |
- |
aaaa attack plaaaa |
If |
Attack aa anchorage at OIHAka |
1 battleahip. 2 cruisers, 1 battleship or CrwAaer sunk. 1 cruiser damaged. |
2 failed to return |
|
V |
81IUI racoanaissamee planes s |
f |
light eearch for task force |
failed to sight enemy |
lone |
SAIOI recosaaissaaee plaaaa |
h |
Searching sad track- |
Discovered 3 groups of |
a |
|
3 Auall |
ff/po 100 roconaals-ssnoo pleas |
1 |
ing taak force |
taak force |
3 Bf*U |
Zero Tighten |
32 |
11 plane* shot dove 7 plane* Aewaged |
2 lost 6 failed to retara |
|
fight or planes |
I |
Air control, |
|||
toro fighters |
20 |
Bering patrol |
pToaee mwm |
tea. |
|
Wry honkers |
« |
Attack ia Okinawa Area |
1 cruiser or hat tie ship, 1 converted carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer soak. 1 chip unknown typo daaaged. |
2 failed to retara |
|
B April V |
Seaplane to at ore |
3 |
Attack ea chip* ia Okinawa Area |
Unkaov/n |
Unknown |
SAXU* reconnaissance please |
2 |
anarch for cad track |
Blacororod k carriers 2IO°70' froa Bait |
Hone |
|
Typo 100 reconnaie-OOBOO plaao |
1. |
taste iores |
|||
Boro aight fighter. |
h |
Bnwa ooarch for cat attack oa Back force |
Tailed to dght eneay |
e |
|
SOT SIX night fightoro |
l |
||||
h |
Attack oa ehipe ia Okinawa area |
|
s |
||
5Bprll |
IAXBB reconnaieeanee planes |
1 |
Boaroh for and track tank force, photo |
Succeeded in photographic reeoaneieeoaoe. |
s |
Heeerered taak fereee 70*230 , UO*UO* free mm |
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mm antvtMtan |
12 |
Attack taak force |
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3 |
MiBclarlag eff shore of aorta airfield |
Believed that all aaanaiai |
1 failed to return |
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M |
* |
light patrol |
feree^t^eathof* eBJKKD{ ealded attack uait. |
mm |
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1 |
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V |
g," ' |
* |
Keeororod 2 group, af taak feree aaatk af QfaTDU. |
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1 |
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SI |
fjraek teak ferae, inflicted |
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2 |
fviligkt trackiac |
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t |
(ess |
SOI HZ alght fighters Zero might fighters |
f f |
Attack thjeeiw air hess, pert ealeeaing peiat. |
Direct ii skat kite ea 1 kfcaajiirt eat afire |
1 Sere aigkt fighter failed to retsra |
Sere fighters |
10* |
air control erer OOIsbU |
7 hellcats aad ocreairs |
2 planes loot or foiled to retarn |
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insnr fighters |
110 |
Air control la ricinity of 00*1*4. |
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h |
Attack en ships ia |
vmtmm««e***s* |
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Lead attack plane s |
SJ |
light patrol |
failed to sight enemy |
mmm |
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i J |
SAIBV reeoanaieeanec |
t |
learek for tack ferce y |
teak'ferce 3 ***** |
J ll^failed^t*1 rctara |
Type 100 reconmeis-eanae plane |
1 |
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2 |
Tisiailsi taak ferae |
2 lost |
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tare fighters |
if |
ST fee ■ spsnisl ettack direct eecert |
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Sara fighters |
71 |
Air eeatrel |
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Least stalest planes |
3 |
mm-** |
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flying heat |
1 |
S Jearil |
■TIfKX flight fighters |
f |
Search far aad attaak teak force |
failed to sight eneny |
mm |
■ |
3 |
Search eastern vatera |
s a' s s |
s |
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Secretins and tracking; |
Dlsoercrcd h greapa of teak ferce |
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Type 100 reooBaeie- sance plane |
X |
1> cneBvXQTsf eT^OOea&4s>a, SScbbbV04j plane failed to re tera |
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U April |
law* fighters |
to |
Mr ceatrel |
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■Ila«l fl^tar pla^a |
15 |
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SL*lM~* |
t |
Track teak ferae sad okserre act at remits |
mm |
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plaaaa |
1 |
taak ferce ^"B* |
331 soevered 2 groups of task force |
1 failed to re tarn |
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Xw T |
l |
rkotographlc recoanaia- |
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Laad attaak plaaaa |
5 |
klaeleirlag la^ |
5 pleasa riper ted soring of niass |
5 failed to re tern |
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1 |
aaaa attaak planes |
k |
al^t^seerntleg ia |
Incur sitnation net leaned |
1 laad etteek plane failed to re tare |
flriaf kaata |
t |
Zero might fighter ■ |
f |
StrefB end bee* Berth. Central airfield* ia 0KXJUVA{ eeatreliie enemy fighter plaaaa |
2 groat fires atertod |
3 fere eight fighters felled to return. 3 SQZSkl eight fighters foiled to retern |
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301111 Bight fighter. |
lh |
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t |
■err* oeuihouatern |
A force lac, ad lag aircraft carrier found 60 alias sect of TCBCkTO |
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trpBlOOrMMBllBW SOBOO plBBB |
l |
vatera. |
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12 April |
Zero fighter. |
leutralire OKHAWA |
Orer 26 shot down |
1* felled to rsturn |
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«« fighter pl-e. |
* |
leutralisc rieUity of 08H2MA |
About 20 planes shot down |
f felled to return |
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C 1'11111111 |
2 |
■eorohfor whole |
loom* 3 grooms of taak foroo |
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15 |
light attack oa taak |
1 seator tod carrier, 2 skips unknown type conk? 2 kettle-ships or eruloero sunk; kit em 1 bettleehip |
1 failed to return |
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16 |
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Ik |
Attack in Okinawa |
1 eettleeBlpneet efire 1 battleship kit |
1 felled to return |
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iTUg heet |
1 |
Search water, east of CgXJUkA |
1 felled to return |
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Lemd etteeh plane. |
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12 April |
mmpm tadtar. |
11 |
Might attack la Tidal ty af IAS8J1 |
felled to eight eeeoqr |
aaaa |
S; .....1 111 |
2 |
iaarch aaat af IAISB1 8ADT0 |
Diacorered teak ferae |
1 loat |
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Sera fighter. |
8 |
Da a troy aaaay eight fighter. |
1 forced deem 1 failed to return |
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pleaoo |
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fear eh far teak faree |
failed to eight eneay |
e |
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Laad attaak plaaaa |
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Ik April |
gs..........B.....' |
1 felled to re kern |
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1 |
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■nan eight fightera |
2 |
etteaaTealt^*1 |
2 failed to return |
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fro fighter. |
125 |
Air eaatrul |
Aerial ooakat ever ATLAZ SUMA |
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mat* fighter pla... |
- |
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.......1 11 |
1 |
mmm |
lb. April |
B-7 Wm |
B |
iaareh 166 ailee outhaa.t af OSXIJU |
1 battleship, 1 ship type |
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Iao4hcr*ara |
T |
taak f arc* |
1 large oarriar aat afire |
1 failed to return |
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Bin fighter plane |
1 |
March east af nxix ehTMA |
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lead attack plane. |
1 |
MB* j*^q^ |
failed to sight ocean- |
- |
********* |
1 |
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If +*1 |
mmi night fighter. |
k |
Baa. eearehlng |
mm |
0 |
2 |
?Wt»graijbla^roooaaaio--Anchorage aad airfield. |
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leeat attack planea |
Ik |
Attack oa ahipa aad |
part in vi clni ty of XI 8HhA |
mm |
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aaenOaae heoh«r. |
3 |
axmaxne an laia*** |
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teat attack planea |
f |
Scorch aeet af |
1 failed to re tarn |
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nvtssVaat |
1 |
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la apa*l |
12 |
At taak aa taak faraa |
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lanrrheakoro |
13 |
£5iin^ |
It April |
tM alskt fighters |
las atUok. am Barak aaa Oeatrel Alrfielda; aarly eerning air |
y jaiogroa scabs aaek an AlrfialAa, 7 Ursa flra. otsrted. |
1 eight flskter failed tc retarn |
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.T1S11 night fighter. |
it |
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eearch uaterc eeuth-east af Oamam |
3 groups af taak forea diaoorarad |
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■Wfilktm |
5Iai^%£^ |
tO planaB akat down |
9 failed to return |
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Air centralisation |
22 plana■ shot dovn |
7 failed to return 3 failed to return |
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Okamrra enemy laaaaat |
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Bare fighters |
A plaaaa atari Aaaa. A danasad |
* failed to retura |
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nn fightere |
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Wkaater. |
t |
1 ship uakaowa taps, 1 oralear or kattleaklp aaak |
2 failed to return |
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.1 |
af HXAZ |
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■^he-Mrre |
It |
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2£T |
1 |
1m April |
Lead WaW. |
3 |
tight seereh eeet of |
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1 |
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17 AprU |
fere eight fi«At«r« |
3 |
etteciTwek*ftrce |
felled to eight earner/ aircraft carrier. |
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iW might fighter* |
12 |
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3 |
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l |
' eeefcT eel track! eg |
Recovered 3 greep* |
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ere fighters |
At |
eeutralizo eir erer keek fore. |
1 felled te rekere |
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WeVfightmrs |
* |
Ught seereh eeet of fJJDfO |
1 failed te retare |
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Lead etteek pleeee |
3 |
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nriegheet |
1 |
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tAIea* raooeaelssoaoo |
1 |
eeehereee) end eirflelds |
felled to contact eaear/ |
Boee |
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11 April |
pleaes ffppe 1M reeeeeale- |
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If AprU |
■J-- |
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- If Ae*tl |
*m ly^iiiwrti- |
1 |
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Uu at leak plaaaa |
eight search af aaa aaat of aalaal SH0T0 |
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nrlaa- keat |
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firing kent |
1 |
lnn fsrosaaol forced down at OSHZMA |
** |
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f » April |
fSaal eight fighter. |
u |
Dawn ccarck aaa attaak |
failed to eight oncer |
1 foiled to re torn |
W-Ti'riir |
V. * |
Sana aoarck |
S B |
Aksaa |
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free IOO^m......tk> |
1 |
■ OS s |
0 |
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11 |
kigkt patrol aaat of IA1XII SR0T0 |
i |
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-V 21 April |
Waakaat |
1 |
s |
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iea*-.* |
failed to sight sneer |
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a April |
rt 1 |
■ |
Fhetogrophic rccoanaxt- |
- |
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1 |
tB April |
SAIBT recoaaai eooaco |
2 |
Daytime searching ead rocoaaaleoaaeo of Okinawa Area |
Reconnaissance inadequate hecav.oo of hod weotherr conditions |
- |
t5oB»*l |
0 |
I |
Search for taok force of anaoBToco at OKlilAkA |
and several eeaplaaee |
|
fype 100 ree penal e- |
1 |
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BAia reoeaaaisosjeee |
1 |
Weather reoonaalosaaoo of eaetera ooae |
lad weather la eaetera |
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26 April |
Bed weather ell day |
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*9M*U |
lore eight flghtort |
« |
Beereh for aad attack oa teak force |
Jailed to sight eneay |
* |
BBTBK eight natters |
1 |
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BJIM MijeBcdeaaaes |
* |
r^taaeal« |
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Seaplane boaBore |
Attack ship b around |
1 felled to retara |
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Lead attack plaaoe |
o |
Torpedo kite aa 1 era!ear, ljnre^^ahlp. 1 |
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faVSAI carrier attack planea |
k |
Icetraliae keeec kgr ■trafiaff aad koehlng ettecka |
A flree aterted |
1 sink* fiskter (sere type) felled te return |
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Xaro alfkt flfhtari |
« |
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mUm aicfct fi«atcra |
to |
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acme etteek planea |
* |
light petrel eeet of OOattaU |
Beetle to detemino eneny aituation |
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fillet keet |
light petrol cect of IAISAI SBWO |
Bet oo tod what epp oared to ko aekeerlee |
mm |
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tAmrecceeaia^c. |
Search ace aoutk of HAISH StOTO |
ttooorered A aircraft cerriora 100 niloa cect Of OCXBAVA |
mm |
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type 100 roaiecolo-oenee ploooo |
2 ■ |
Seder deception |
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2* April A |
2 |
fjeek S^Skk) ** |
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lAaea raceanala aoaco plaaaa |
■ |
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Sera flatter* |
*5 |
Air control |
■act deem A Coreaira |
A felled te rekara |
|
fere night fighter. |
6 |
Attack em clrfioldo |
Started A firee et Central Airfield |
1 felled to return |
|
HSU night fightere |
12 |
aceoiw ^■aaaa* aa^F^^^-aa1 |
1 flying keet and 1 tent act afire |
1 foiled to return |
Upj t.rtrr. |
| |
lUkt attack aa ablpa at CaUMAMJL |
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1 felled ta return |
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2C April |
Beery hoaoer. |
c |
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7MM1AM carrier attack plane* |
6 |
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Lead attack planea |
h |
light patrol af aaa aaat of HABB1X 5M0T0 |
- |
1 failed to retara |
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2* April i |
tAIOT^rccoan^ |
2 |
loam aaarch |
Disco re rec 2 group, of teak force eeet of OKTJUVA |
|
1AIU1 rininaileeoaoo |
, ■ 1 |
Ohaerve flaaaaai Inflicted la teak force attack |
Sear 2 fighter, alt cruiser |
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Sara fig*tare |
13 |
Air neutralisation |
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Band kaaad f igh tore |
12 |
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Seaplane koaker. |
Search for aad attack |
So suit s of tataorlaa |
lone |
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i r i n |
8 |
Baht attack, around arawawra |
1 battleship or cruiser alt hp torpedo aaa sunk |
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Bacrrr boan»r. |
5 |
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( |
15 April |
tare night fights aellBI night fighter*- |
1 12 |
feutrellae airfield, at OKIBAVA |
Started 1 fire et le Shin* Airfield |
1 failed tt retara k felled ta return |
Land attack plaaaa |
■Ight^trcl^cf jca^ |
laaatlo ta de to mine eeeetj situation |
Bene |
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a a |
Transport hy air to mm |
Coaplotod |
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flying Boat |
1 |
fat ding traaapert TOfXAANA to fJSK |
a |
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30 April -V |
talta reconnaissance |
* |
Search of ea«torn water. |
found task feree 70 alio, tenth of OSHIKA |
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type 100 reeooaale-aaaaa plana |
|
i |
1 failed ta return |
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Land attack plan* |
1 ' |
feather reoonnai aoanoc of oa.torn water. |
Stjaa |
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flyiag heat |
1 |
withdrawal hy air mm |
2 fighter plane, chat deaa |
1 lest |
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2 May |
BAIfaT recoanalasaace |
2 |
taarehaf UBWl ***> |
failed to right eneay |
Bene |
Land haahcora |
f 11 |
1 cruiser sank; 5 or 6 large fires started, 5 or 6 trana- |
2 May |
tlBTII caxrior attack pianos |
Attack an nlrflddc at OXIMAMA |
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Lend attack pianos |
$ |
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i |
■ATOM TsoocnolBsonos |
3 |
tanroh and reconnaissance around 0s3BnVA |
Be eneny sighted §*■■■■■■■ in photographic |
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Scro filters |
56 |
Intercept J-29's |
1 ahet deem |
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mam(» Jack) |
20 |
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WUm night fightara |
1 |
Might attack oa airfields at OTXfJLMA |
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Lend nttnek pianos |
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Attack ships in ■■MtlTijI at OfJlAfA |
1 cmlaer, 1 chip unknown tree Bank; 2 chips set eflra, k tranneBFti torpedoed, MM VI--- |
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Lend heahers |
f |
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Maary tanker. |
g |
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attack S^s' |
20 |
Boon cciewa« |
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Land attack planas |
U |
fd^jtrel^yt |
Medina to light danage af seweral plcace |
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firing kent |
1 |
fight search of enters southeast of XTVBa? |
1 failed to re tare |
tJZtK niakt t ichtera learn attack plane a |
f |
Attack oa sirflelds la orjkAka Attack oa oaaoly damps |
2 failad to veton |
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A mm < |
3 |
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1 |
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ewiIWfl fLfktor |
35 |
aftr awtrnllaation oTor KXEAI |
13 shot down 1 ■sanazii |
6 flfktara foilcA to return |
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Wee* flfkteora |
*5 |
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tare f Utters |
As |
r Air ■■■till oror |
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Leant keaed fighters |
30 |
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t^aa. beaker. |
3 |
Attack airfields ia (aTJaAK/ |
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Laad attack plaaaa |
3 |
jjjfc* Ma aaat af |
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5*W |
3 |
Scorch foar oacar oat na-ra4M4 ****** 9 |
892BBI night fightara |
f |
Attack aa airfield* at'OXIBAWA |
1 hatUeehip ead 7 traaapart ships found BO niles snath root of BAIfOsTIBA |
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heavy boahera |
T |
light attack on ehipe around OXIBAWA |
1 ship of unknovn type aaat: 2 ships of nuruowa typo cot of ire |
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5 Bmy |
Land hoebero |
f |
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Land attack plaaaa |
h |
Bombing Berth aad Central airfields in OXIBAWA |
Beaults unknovn |
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Land attack plaaaa |
3 |
Transport supplies aad food to XXXAI |
Succeeded |
e |
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8BXSBX night fightara |
6 |
Attack am airfields at OBX1ABA |
If fires started at Berth Airfield, 2 largo fireej 2 fires started at Central Airfield |
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6 Baa/ |
2 |
Baesanaleaaaaa ef flight oonrae far TAB Operation |
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f |
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leery hoabera |
17 |
light attack en ship s |
1 ship of unknovn type sunk, |
1 foiled to retara |
|
i |
Lead attack plaaaa |
1 |
2 ahips af unknovn type eat afire |
fjyjax |
»--1 |
kuth of 14901 |
failed to sight caear |
mm |
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m\m sight fighters |
|
march for aad attack oa task force |
failed to sight enemy |
mm |
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8 |
leoosaalsscsce af |
failed to sight task feres faccseded ia photographic |
*~ |
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fk^ia^l. .i.rfs- |
1 |
■aehersgs aad elr-fielda at OJTjUha |
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flriMhs-te |
■ |
Weather eksaiiattsa to sacs attack asat |
mm |
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ticas crcr flight***" Bsjsraa far Hlas> |
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lea* heaters |
i |
TJghWttecks ca |
1 failed te retcra |
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BMV seekers |
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I key |
t |
amkW |
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learn kenkera |
f |
aroaaaacm^<m |
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3 |
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flyiag Wat |
1 |
air traaaportatloa ia aad ntmu |
1 alsalBg |
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9*w V |
KM eight fight ore |
I |
Seereh far aaa attaak am taak f araa |
Tailed to eight ccaaa/ |
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MM amttD) flghtera |
2 |
8eereh for aad attack am ohipo la attamaX 8BOT0 |
Tailed to eight cacaa/ |
- |
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lore eight fighter* |
2 |
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BBtSBf riuoBol laaaii |
1 |
llliail...... af alr- ftalda cam aaeheregee arocad T***^ |
Bacoo^iad. ia photographic |
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l-«*iteot*r. |
f |
Largo fire otartii oa 1 aircraft carrier |
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Beery keeker. |
12 |
Bight attaeka aa ahipa |
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La- attaak plaae. |
1 |
i! |
emtmaam |
1 failed to re term |
^....oaed...... |
t |
Saarchimg |
Haoerered 2 a*cap* of taak force |
1 felled to ratara |
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tyaa lOOrecaWa-***** !l*e»ef |
X |
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XO amy |
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2 |
Tracking taak forea |
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10 |
Icntruliaation at might of Okinawa alrflald |
2 fire* started |
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e e o |
t |
anamr plaao* |
1 shot ieaa |
- |
|
tea* sdgkt fighter* |
3 |
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Wad attaak plaaaa |
aaotorm motor* |
lo tooted larg* force |
1 felled to return |
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a- a |
X* |
Wautraliaing attack* am a^rfl^*T at CaUOUL |
9 fire* atartea at earth Alrfiold Both plana* teamed keek |
1 fail «d to reterm |
|
e^oaaakoeAm |
45 |
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aaTaaT eight fighters |
10 |
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«* |
t |
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«am*em*ar. |
* |
light attack* oa ■m-hb >t aniaaauv |
ao reealt* |
kern. |
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ameer kcatcr* |
I |
aaapa aa waaeaan |
11 mmw |
3 |
eerrchiag as* track-lms |
t oleee* loot |
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0 |
t |
d^tio. |
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lara fighter. |
Air oo^ljrer Oki- |
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1) |
y^s*"* **** |
1 alamo fmlloA to |
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It mw |
mva eight flghtor. |
10 |
le»j^.* |
1 plaao foilod to |
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faro sight fighter. |
t |
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lAIOr rMiuliuM* |
t |
imbibe rUlmitJ of**** TAAA1A AtXmA |
raUad^to^eiaht seems/ ml ttaka te HA ffJOHA) |
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earner |
7 |
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A |
laidlag oomteet with KOUfOOA U OfJOUMA |
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*3 *w |
ffZIIZ sight fighters |
it |
Pmsm Mtfeh eel attack |
1 plaao folloA to reterm |
|
5 |
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■ |
■aorehim* |
9 vaaaaaa fJalfAal ha reter* |
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IMS "*81*" |
■ |
OXBfS finktor planea |
t |
Mitt* |
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n^lan. Wakar. |
3 |
aarTen.ift raiding contact |
Ooatact lapoeeible |
1 plane failed to return |
|
UyUf toeta |
2 |
1 plane failed to retarn 1 plane failed to re torn |
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«^ele~ |
3 |
***** area^eaat of |
Bneny forcai datactad |
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■ear, tester. |
12 |
Bight ntteck on tank feme eeet af TOI M1AI1 |
6 plane, node torpado attack on taak farea, |
1 plane failed to retorn |
|
neaol OOOkore |
5 |
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sfxai night fighter. |
$ |
Search an* attack |
rW41«4 tn a4/rht rn.nM.um |
2 mmn Bight figktore failed to retorn |
|
Sere night flghtere |
t |
aaaxva »o eign. mammg |
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'* |
anutrnlialng air erer |
h pi aeee abet eeeen oaa converted carrier aeee on fire |
h plane, leek |
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1 |
HiiiiajilinT- af |
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IMllKJMllttM |
3 |
Bay otttti 01 |
failed to eight enenr |
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plaene/** 9mMm |
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aand etteek planea |
t |
Bight attaak em Skinaam airfields |
15 **7 |
3 |
0U1A-A rcitiaa ocataot |
teraad tack dee tc mat |
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if ear |
1 tlil11 |
i |
aaSat^'ii^ caanry mat alaalca |
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5 |
Attack cm cklpc around CaUlAhA |
1 plaaa aaaa direct terpede kit cm ereleer. 2 pleaee keeked Berth eel famtral Airfield e; 1 plaaa cede direct terpede kit ea ekip af aadeteralaad tree. |
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«~rykee*er. |
f |
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3 pleaee attacked Berth cad Ceakral^Airfieldc; |
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Lea* attack plaaa. |
t |
leak (art aaaa airfielda |
ammetmaaa^ |
mm |
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BAUD MtMiai ■ tanfti |
t |
lavjt^ mm |
Yelled te light eeeagr |
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17 *r |
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Laad attack placet |
t |
MLckt attack am ekipo arcuad CVlAkA |
1 eralcer sank; other daiaage |
mmm |
|
H^kcakere |
3 |
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1 |
1 1 |
1 pleae failed te retera |
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aacacat* carrier attack |
torpedo attack am |
Land attack plenea |
* |
Bhrtk Airfield |
tart 1 fire at aarth Airfield |
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■Lgkt patrol of aaaa |
tkaable to detendee oaany aitaatlon |
1 plane alaeiag |
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U hep |
* |
lacoaaolter "PAHI. ftk^iift^ in eke rake aaa airfielda |
Oaahle to deteraine eaeap/ attention with regard to teak force; aueeeoefel |
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Type 100 reconnais-aance plane |
1 |
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1 |
light attaak aa akiaa around taiaiH |
Street terpede kit ea con-rerted carrl erj Large oclaan of fire |
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* |
a |
Torpedo attack on ereioer or doatroyers ankaevn |
1 plane felled to re tare |
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earpedc attack on tr on apart. |
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aavtaaa*. |
leak Okinawa airfielda |
1 plane failed to re tarn |
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t |
aaakle to detemlne ea*nr aitaatlon |
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a |
light petrel |
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X9T |
|
Jailed to eight enemy |
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19 *w |
*9* lf*JIIIMll«* |
1 |
Searching seat southeast of OKISaVA |
failed to eight ezxeiQr |
1 place lest |
■■ |
**m yjM..... |
* |
ttattvMt of** |
oamoralC^ |
|
Attack ahlps around OKIIAVA |
1 ligkt cruiser soak |
2 plaam MM * ratan |
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aeaal attack pleaes |
light patrol |
Foiled to aigkt oaaay |
mm |
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flrlag Wat* |
2 , attgk^ooorck rf mi |
Jailed to aigkt omojsjr |
mm |
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! Blf |
free Wwiii>i1». |
i |
0 O O 0 |
■ |
|
ft aha/ |
Attack oa\ okipo around OKXlAkA |
Torpedo attack oa 3 tattle- SftTllc Ann Hast Tnva r |
mm |
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«3*r |
a 11 |
3 |
■irriktcg of ooao |
Sighted throe graopfl of teak farce |
23 *w |
Trpe 100 recoenai.-eanee flam* *JUJ»B flgatar plaaa ■ |
1 t |
S*nT*M*g af aaa* eemtheaet af lAVIlI SaTHO aaat ansee OXXaank |
Sighted tkree greases af task ferae |
|
■laylMi Vaati |
10 |
Attaak ship* at OJCOUkA |
leak 1 treaeport, 1 do.trerer |
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tar* night fightere |
a) |
Bnaa aeking aaa |
Failed te «Lgkt oneey |
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mfS Bight f ightsrs |
10 |
at task sn taak fore* |
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OXaaV flght*r plana* |
2 |
ksconaoltsr ollsrs northwest af JM OBsU |
failed te sight easse/ |
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* mm? |
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J£eV1 " ' |
1 |
Sooutiag af asms aamtk east of AaBB 1*010 |
Sighted three grsasps af task ferae |
« |
|
bbbbbj t*no*a*1 ■■■mm |
1 |
Twilight traskiai af taak fares |
Tailed te sight enemy |
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V |
plnaa |
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- |
I |
aeeSssseTef BatTO* |
Sighted two groaps af tea tea* fares |
mm |
|
Tlrlac heata |
t |
a |
Peteet* enee* ferae |
mm |
|
10 |
III! | I 11 MM |
teak h traaeperta; direet kit ea 1 eralser |
\ alaaaa failed U nun |
Laad ilBMfff |
9 |
against taak force |
Torpedo attaak aa 1 transport (l plana); |
amoat |
|
hearr |
9 |
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Laad attack plana* |
(» Illeglkle, caller** to ke IS) |
Attack en Okinawa airfield* Attack aroaad OOKAkl |
Sat Ze Shina airfield afire la 6* pi cots 1 oral oer soak |
1 plaaa failed to retcra 1 piano foiled to return |
|
k 7 |
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V |
inniiitt^ |
10 |
Scareklxig cad attack against tank farce |
rolled to aigkt enenr |
|
Icra sight flgktsro |
k |
H pioaoa ialloc to re earn |
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plane* |
3 . |
coatheeet *«a* |
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* |
Icntrallis rlolaity af isnxi |
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Sere flgkter plana* |
a |
Isatrallss air ercr |
1 plaas skat doom |
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k |
Patrol sir erer |
foiled to sight ones? |
a. |
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era i manse 1 ■■■hit |
l |
OtaaAkA raidlag contact |
emcneceasfnl |
aaaa |
|
■topical |
*5*w |
mmm fighter pleaee |
1 |
oaaiiMstltir Ticiaitr of OfJOMA |
Failed to «lght eeeop |
1 plame failed to retmrm |
Attach *hlp. eromad |
3 pleaee felled te reterm |
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stini eight fightere |
OUa*aa* 4> i « ii. i ... i i |
1 plame felled to reterm |
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Zero mi#*t fightere |
railed, to alga, aaemj |
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mmm ma _ |
lore eight fighter* |
171 seat eg tmt might ftghterm im MB |
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least heeaere |
Ught attack mm c%j amcherege / |
or creleer, 1 deetroyer |
1 plea* failed te reterm 5 pleeee felled to reterm |
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7 mw |
leerr teat II ■ |
11 |
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h |
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TlMllll ll > |
| |
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12 |
Attack em Okinawa eli«elee |
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laarttMtfhM |
I |
3 flroa started |
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h |
|
Laad attack plane. |
3 |
light patral |
Haaala to determine enney situation |
- |
|
Flying teat |
1 |
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t |
eerreaea yaja^ com tact |
ahaaSaaad tha ad sal o a |
1 plaaa felled to rotera |
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- Mmm |
fUSSl eight fifMsfi |
|
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Wmm alga* fighter. |
f |
Bean ooerohlng aaa at* |
|||
3 |
failad to aight aaaaqr |
mm |
|||
te |
aMatf- |
A plaaaa shot aaaa |
kmmmm* |
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Sara f ighW pleaee |
57 |
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nm |
ttyiag Wat |
1 |
light jeerohlag seath- |
Failad to eight oaoor/ |
|
V |
3 |
0 0 0 0 |
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SBZSSI night fighter* |
k |
||||
JIM* |
ST |
1 |
Sag**"* |
|
1 pirn* failad aa nan |
fere m\%%% fighter a |
5 |
Search eeatk of fSI M11AI1 |
failad to aigkt oaaay |
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2 |
Search aaaa eeatk of OXZaaVA |
SiacoTOxad 2 gronp. af taak force |
|||
^yjNMHiie- |
1 |
||||
SAJBB! TfTf^'ft*** |
Search ■na.hioat of |
failed to eight aaeaj |
|||
i |
Attack aa ahipa areead OKlaAkA |
Ikuaages uxdete rained; etteek raaiaaied |
|||
SS232T |
1 |
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a-..mm-..... |
«. |
3*opping oeppliea * XIXAI SHXKA |
|
|
|
It 9mm |
fg.' ' 1 |
1 |
Soar oh aeetheeat af OQtAKA |
lolled to aigkt eaeejr |
|
tree 100 n miile-flaw Xaaat attack elaaoe |
1 |
Attaak Okiaawa airfielda |
tone 1 failed to retarn |
||
a a a |
a |
31 **₯ |
....."""" |
1 |
|
||
1 9mm |
i |
fight searching |
failed to sight enemy |
||
1 |
^arckiBg eeet cf |
c c e e |
|||
t /eee |
tor* bU&* fighters |
Scam search cf ccaa |
e e e |
||
«■ eight fighters |
« |
Searehlag cad attaak la Oskiaa area |
aaa e |
||
» |
SssrnhiBf caat af HAHSSI SHOTO |
e c * c |
|||
Attack aa *kip« around CCUABA |
|||||
< 39mm i |
attack ^essae |
5 |
2 pisses failed to fstore |
||
lead Attack planes |
|||||
OWfi^placi. |
2* |
Attack taak ferae |
Shot deem 13 places |
||
flriag toat |
1 |
fight sssnrshtag semth-eeat of HUSaV |
failed to sight eeeagr |
|
|
gg.' 1 |
2 |
SoornklBg soatkoast |
Sightod tea groapc af teak force |
3*»» |
8B1BBS ft a* tor piano |
1 |
Searching santbeeat aaaa |
||
Uro fighter plana |
* |
f planaa loot or felled to return |
|||
gST.....-..... |
l |
||||
I^lu. t»b.r. |
3 |
Ittaok en QEIlaKA |
) pi. |
||
B 9mm |
SaleV reeonnol aaanoo planoa |
* |
Becoeaadaaanoo around |
Tolled to Bight eneay |
|
type IS* »■■■■!o-aanoo plana |
Becoanalaaaaee aroand ISBTA aTA |
Bed weather |
|||
s |
a |
a a |
|||
-V |
plane |
Weather roronwal aeoanao eeet of BaBKBX M |
Weather and viaihility |
Bono |
|
s oneron? acnaaoaai -»*» |
2 |
Beconnniaaance vicinity of VQaTQaT) skull |
relied to eight eneay |
1 fighter piano, SBIBBB. forced lending at IdO SBBU |
|
MUiH zian**r pxaaee |
|||||
laant Benaoera |
S |
eVeno |
|||
aeecajr Boohora |
12 |
Okinawa aaeharaga |
WaA at tack plaaa a |
1 |
aarch of soutkeaat |
- |
||
s^sr1- |
iaarak af aaaa aoatk-aaat af 101 ttaaJU |
a |
|||
fJBOl eight fifhtars |
« |
fiaam BOOToklBg aad at- |
|||
laro eight fightere |
5 |
OCX against »M ■ faraa |
aa vop*t danego aedefteraiaod |
||
IdlBB receaoaleeeaee |
h |
Qaarohlai |
Failed to eight oaaaa/ |
||
plaeee |
|||||
|
Fight attack aa aalaaaa |
taak 1 doatroror, aaar adss oa 1 doatroror |
|||
aariMaj aaat aaa aaat of aaaVD aaOfO, local |
Failad to eight ceeay |
||||
i |
ratteaaalaaonoo aa na»yaraatft |
faaaaaofal pkc to crop hi a |
* |
||
7*aaa |
_______|______^ |
lighted U aaaa ail 41 pop with |
|||
aaa aaatker at fJUULt |
Urt8ioaa^of*U daatooTcr^" |
||||
i |
W attack plaaa. |
3 |
1 plaao failad to raaara |
||
FlyiM heart |
. 1 |
■lA^tjoatrol^of ooao |
7 tmm |
ZZJL |
■ |
- |
1 plaao failad to -stare |
|
* |
Attaak am akiaa sroaed OZXItkA |
Seek 1 dsstroyer; aoar aias am 1 destroyer |
1 plaaa) failed to retara, 1 plaao adeelar, |
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lead attaak plamea |
5 |
amldlaf traaaport te ■aim island of OCattaA |
2 plaaaa dellTorod load, 1 plaao uakaova |
1 plaea failed te retara |
|
* |
BadeUse; traaspert to mix |
alaoioa ssan/lated |
|||
1 Jems |
Attaak am skip a around OIXIAkA |
1 eraiser torpedoed, liaofi undo termlned |
|
||
taak 1 large akip aadeter-aiaad typo; tarpsdsed 2 |
* |
||||
9mm |
1 skip, kelisTod kettle-akip. soak |
||||
k |
Attack Okinawa oirflold |
2 fires at Central Airfield |
|||
am fK>w. |
f |
6 flree at Za Shiaa Airfield |
mm |
||
tlalafrt ^ |
mm |
SAIuT reconnaissance |
2 |
HBoonnniaannoa af skips aroaad okihawa |
Found 1 kattleekip, 2 creleers stJ^SgaUt ]v*£^^ * transports*!^' imAmmT4*** |
||
fJZfJi rs senna, ssanos |
2 |
Searching southeast of OSaXMt |
Failed ta sight eaeer |
||
mmm fighter pleaee |
2 |
||||
Land tester. |
3 |
||||
f *aae |
mmrj VriMrt |
3 |
Wight etteek an ships around OaXUlA |
Large Are started ca 1 j^iiyi^^oatsV |
1 failed te retura |
attack plana* |
|||||
SsepAaa. kekkcr. |
|
||||
Land attack ylaati |
3 |
||||
Land attaak plaaaa |
3 |
||||
Wat kaat |
1 |
Search aact cf |
SMkLe^to < etas else mmm |
■aaa |
|
seaplanes |
5 |
lAJatl ffJBDTO |
|||
99mm |
8BIIII nigkt figkter. |
10 |
Attack acrth Airfield |
L'tfstr^fsr |
3 failed to retura |
Urn alcat flatere |
Olaaa oat might flahtara aaar HTMI |
1 Bight fighter shot aaaa |
- |
||
10 Jeme |
fOXBBI Bight fighters |
k |
|||
' " |
t faerak south af JT^SK j 1 |
failad ho sight aaaamjr |
|||
bbbbV reeeaael aaemee |
2 laaroh aaat af bawbbt |
failad to aisBrt anamr |
|||
11 Jeee |
plcaCC |
C VVBM *»*a vm a* Wi eBkBBMBiepem4> i |
'Uia** 9*9 m a. ay* V vaaaaiai^r |
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bbbbI bbbbbbW |
k { lj£ht at taak la |
farmed tack due to had weather |
|||
BlBBBJ bIbBBJI |
|
b |
|||
15 9mm |
■- |
lla^attock am ahlpa |
Attacked la ricinity of 0 ant |
.... |
|
\ 91 9mm |
plaaaa |
■Barak aouth af oniiwi |
1 felled te reterm |
||
1 |
Bed weather |
||||
11 |
Berth Airfield eet afire (* pleaee etteek) |
2 laat, 2 failed te retara, 1 forced deem |
|||
IHfal aigkt flgkher. |
1 |
Attack fkiaaaaj airfields |
1 failed to retara |
||
Bare at** «#»aya L.__________.. |
8 |
1 |
1 felled te retara |
la nfixe
Land beakers |
light attack ia Okineva area |
1 failed to retara 2 failed to retorn |
|||
91 Jiu |
learj keabers |
7 |
|||
raiilW carrier at teak planes |
5 |
||||
lean! Mi beakers |
« |
||||
SWIShl night fighter |
3 |
Search ercr Okiaaaa airfield., deem search of eastern waters |
Tailed to eight enenr |
2 failed to retara |
|
tarn eight fighter. |
|||||
SaJH reeeaaaieeenee gins tree lOOjrecoaaaie- |
1 |
ladar deceptloa la eeas vest of oataVA |
|||
ShTBhY floater plan*. |
leutralising air erer KZKal ShlhA |
7 shot dean |
h failed to retara |
||
Sere fighter plane. |
at |
Direct escort of Ola, air control erer OTJllaa |
7 shot dm (2) |
9 failed to retorn |
|
i |
light^attack on Ctrl. |
taak 1 chip andeternined tjrpe |
|||
Seaplane beahere |
i |
Oklnaea attack |
1 eml.or not afire |
23 Jama |
Zero r.connaie Banco |
2 |
Saarch af aaatara aaa. |
railed to eight enemy |
|
15*- |
um re |
1 |
taaxak aaat af BABBBI sbdto |
feand 1 aircraft oerrior, 30 lore*, transport!, 5 modiem transport, end 15 aaall tremeporte at IAlAOOBwTO BAB |
1 failed te retara |
Typo 100 reconaaie-asmeo plane |
1 |
||||
Xera night fighters |
5 |
Boatrnliilng ricinity af onpu |
failed to sight enemy |
the* |
|
at task piones |
5 |
Okinawa attack |
1 failed to retara |
||
Attack am ehipe at omAaA |
1 transport seek |
2 felled to retara |
|||
Laad attaak plaaa. |
Bstooted large fere. |
1 lead etteek plaao crashed |
|||
flying koati |
< |
e |
|||
S^-1-- |
■u) |
a |
|||
■UH «l«kt fljhtmri |
Attaak Okinawa airfield. |
1 fire started at le akiaa I Airfield, 2 at Berth Airfield I |
1 failad to retara |
*6 June |
Xero night flghter. |
5 |
Air control in vicinity of 08HUU |
- |
|
8AIUB reroanol.cnnce plane. |
Okinawn Area recon-nni.aanee |
Bad. wen ther |
|||
Seeplane bonhnr |
- 1 |
Attack ntdps in Okinawa Area |
|||
«7 |
1 |
Attack Okinawa area |
1 destroyer sunk |
||
25 *■* |
|
1 |
I . . |
1 felled to return |
|
30 /.me |
planet |
2 |
flhlnewn Area recon. |
Discovered 50 flying Bents, 153 We, 3 battleships or erninnre, 1B5 ether ehip. |
|
2 |
lank ..arching |
treyers ea.t ef flnTKBli, BO ImmnjHti nt BAKABBTBOXB BAB |
|||
VSKZJM carrier attack flame |
1 |
light attack |
see*. |
1 felled to return |
|
3 July i |
plane |
1 |
-'■J"l>l- |
leather had, unnhle to |
|
Wam. night fighter. |
Attack In Shlna Air-flelA |
2 fire, started |
2 failed to re turn |
X JmVm- |
Xero BUM fiektere |
5 |
leetraliee air la Tidal ty af OaallU |
Failad to slfkt enemy |
- |
IK tkl alekt fiaktere |
* |
||||
*Mr |
* |
hnencesssful |
aw |
||
ibb* attack B14BBB. |
3 |
H«ht patrol aaat af |
Camels to determine |
- |
|
flyim* Coata |
« |
||||
BTOIB BlfBt flfktere |
H*nt search aaa at-taak arar laaVB UDfO |
Failad to sLcht aaaaqr |
e |
||
Iemad attack plasma |
3 |
aajkt aaarak af aaatarn |
a a a a |
a |
|
FlTlBC Beat |
1 |
figkt Baarck af |
aaa a |
a |
|
IA1W IIIIHBJ |
general aaarak |
aaaala to determine |
|||
10 A17 |
plBBBB |
^aaBBvaaavep sew mmm rr«a»aaa*aJBa» enemy aitaatlon |
|||
IbbbI attack plamca Flyls* Wet |
3 |
BMtjaarakjeethcast |
a |
- |
|
U Mr |
5 |
pjLrkt aaarak af aaaa |
3 failed te retara |
||
Fiyta* w«t |
1 |
torpedo ettook em ehipe ia Ohieeee tree |
1 plene coerce terpede hit oa hettlochip, confirmed |
mmm |
|||
It My |
Si*1"-" |
8 |
80 largo ehipe. 50 other, dlecorered at laaAMA |
tea. |
|
BA»u.~ |
8 |
■ |
Oorriod oat photographic |
||
li #mJy |
IBZItl aigkt fighter. |
attack Okleema airfield. |
3 pleaee termed keek |
||
Oin eight fighter. |
■Wtrali.ing ell* orer |
||||
tore might fighter. |
|||||
Snaaea" oerrl oltoot plenee |
farpedo at keek em ehipe ia Oklneam Area |
t pleaee mode torpedo etteek em ereieer, transport (oomflrmed kit em 1 oreleer) |
1 felled to retara |
||
if#h*r |
lUI Bight fighter. |
10 |
Attaak Okimeam airfield. |
2 fire, etortod at Berth Airfield, k at At thlma Airfield |
2 failed to retara |
tore might fightere |
10 |
fhajgwlli.ee, air orer |
failed to aigkt enemy |
aw |
|
Xatoto1'"1 |
6 |
fatrel eeet cf ITeaaV |
a*. |
||
a #«iy |
Attaak ehipe la |
1 pleaa aade tcryado attack em^craiaer. 2 en katUeakip |
1 failed to retara |
22 July |
mum fi#>wr pise*** |
f |
sVsoonosl sssavao of vicinity of nalSatflO |
■eaa |
|
8*aplaae b set ears |
|||||
Flylaf boat* |
2 |
wee aed* forced leading ia OSfflLMA |
amccessfml |
team |
|
23 MLr |
1 |
found aaay ship* la aatoV WfJBI ta* of f enere forth !^Tn^^4iTfl*1A*11114 |
|||
flyiae boat |
1 |
JUiooa* *fooo forced |
Successful |
||
t |
tesroto^at Nti oontooast of MMMism am |
2 felled ta retara |
|||
pleaes |
2 |
Discovered task force |
|||
m^m^mtmMmmMm |
enable ta deteraine caaay situation |
||||
SIIBfJI flatter pl*a*> |
3* |
Intercepting (over falXX) |
18 abet cava |
6 failed to retara |
|
mm mum* flatters |
f |
fear on far aaa at tack task foreo |
failed to tight eaeay |
- |
|
Wr* ■dgkt fl**.t*r* |
3 |
Jely |
talus' roconmil immi |
1 |
arch far task fores |
Suable to do tend ee ceeaj situation |
1 failed to retara |
km night fighters |
|
twilight oearch east c*V |
attacked 1 eohmarlne |
||
W ksSBWrs |
1 |
searah for see etteok took foreo eoethoast of USU |
fallad to sight eaeay |
||
Land attack piaaa■ |
3 |
light search southeast of xiaor |
unable to dataradae ameer/ olteatlaa |
||
attack planes |
Mtaak oa chips la |
lit 2 crelaars, 1 transport; twangs aa 1 craiaor aa- |
1 felled to retara |
||
*7 *ty |
tlrftaldt mi"B? |
5 ftrae startad |
|||
TJVOal carrier |
Attack oa ships la |
tarpate hits em 2 eraieere. |
|||
QkinaveAree |
eralU^m |
||||
Lead attack plaaaa |
light petrol of Ohtaeee |
emetic to determine |
mm |
||
2S Jely |
taall Bight fighter. |
search aed attack ooath eat eeat af IlltaV |
ladled to eight eneay |
||
taro eight fighters |
f |
Sere night fighters |
D |
^^<afaTOaaY°1Mra(i0a |
failed ta eight eaear |
||
ys?, 1..... |
2 |
Searching aaat af 111 She |
a a . a a |
||
25 Jaly |
land attack plane |
X |
Searchiag aoath of |
Ohahle to detemlns eaear oituaiion |
1 failed ta retara |
SDlSBI night fightara |
I |
Tamed heck erne to |
fan. |
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a a a |
I |
Attack Okiaava airfield. |
3 flree atartad at Central Airfield; In Shine airfield act afire |
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fere aight fightara |
i |
anti-Btthaarine operation |
failed to aight eaeenr |
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""^^ |
12 |
fantrellslng Ohlaaea Airfielde |
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Zero aight fightar. |
Antl-aahaarine operation |
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5 Aegaat |
X*ad attaak plane. |
2 |
light aaarchiag |
1 forced dovn |
|
MIB aight fightara |
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Jail ectaajilaa operation 100 ailee vest of aoath |
felled ta aight eneay |
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Sara aight fightara |
i |
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6 hpiit |
JS5 T |
i |
a a s a |
6 August |
52L**~ |
2 |
Beconnaissance of CnUBAMA |
Tailed to eight enemy |
|
VZan Bight fighters |
|
■smreh for mam mttmmk tamk form* In ens term |
ess s |
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Inro might fighters |
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7*»*** |
.....1....... |
1 |
Hocorundeeenoe of 0121114 |
tnossndtd in photographic |
|
lero might fighters |
k |
Antl-swhnarino operation |
railed to sight enemy |
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M*I Sight fIghtOTB |
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Land Scssher s |
7 |
Bight attack around |
saw. |
2 felled to retnrn |
|
- iHionul |
SBXai might fighters |
|
Attack airfields at flerrmstift X |
Weather had |
|
7 |
Attack ships around OJOJAXA |
Torpedo attacks on 1 converted senior, 1 trsns port ship, 1 ship undetermined type Bo smite unknown |
1 felled to return |
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*. |
Attack en ships nround nofnmm* |
Besults unknovn |
9 ****** |
ffJUK aigkt fighters |
Attaak ea airfielda aoroaed onim |
1 large fire at le Salem airfield, 1 lire at Control Airfield |
2 failed te retara |
|
It aaguat |
plaaaa |
2 |
Local reeoeaaleaoaoo |
rolled to eight earner ekip |
|
attaak plaaaa |
Attack oa ohipo at OXMA₯A |
1 large transport kit kr torpedo |
2 pleaee termed taak |
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11 Aagact |
ammn |
Petrol ia lyuaku Area |
failed to eight enemy |
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■WW* timmn |
Beer (Thing aoutk of |
sea a |
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far. BI4M fl#n |
k |
mmm} |
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12Au|ut |
Attack oa okipa at onakaU |
Peal tire hits oa tat tie ship, transport hp 2 pleaee |
1 felled to retara |
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* |
light aearch in JAP AH |
Deahle to detereine enemy oltenUon |
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V 13 AmtpH |
52. |
* |
Searching eaet of IDEBA |
Turned hack keeaeee of ked aeetkar |
|
■n alekt flatter* |
s |
Bern eearching ead attaak |
failed to eight aeaer |
||
Sere alekt fightere |
1 |
||||
lead etteek plaaaa |
1 |
feat Is to detereine comer al teat lorn |
mm |
13 Am*"% |
Attmck em ehipe at omiii |
Torpedo etteek em kettle, ehip. treeein.itt fire eejUemm aed water ooleee |
1 felled te reterm |
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Ik mmm* |
fe^mg |
felled to eight enemy |
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I01W earner hemter. |
fear eM eg and attack |
e e e e |
|||
1 |
MUht^eemrch eouth |
Unable to ea tenet me |
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etteek pleao. |
Attack ship, at GKLkAWA |
Bmealte mekmewm |
|||
15 Aw* |
taerial eg ■ eat he met of aeeWI ftaBTO |
felled to eight enemy |
|
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i( Ameeet |
|
3 |
Patrol 200 mile, from ehere (BMaV) |
e o o o |
0 |
l |
|||||
moi might fighter. |
12 |
eweae |
|||
MmTm might fighter. |
g |
||||
Lead attack plame. |
light searching oemth |
Omehle to determine enemy eltmatlom |
2 felled te reterm |
s^r.cow.«no. |
h |
Patrol 200 ad la. froa ahora (CTOay) |
Palled to eight eztaay |
|
|
17 Angaet |
SWSM night fighter. |
12 |
taarnlilag aad attack ISO aftlaa froa SX0SB7 |
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tot «l«*»t fighter. |
8 |
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lilaiut |
liXBT wml ..a. plaae. |
u |
Patrol 200 alia, off |
Palled to algkt eaaay |
|
u |
a |
a a ■ a |
a |
lea area fnkle Mo 5
tg ere tl Baal Pate for tka 1 Air fleet in tka Okinawa Am Operation, (binding Ipecial Attack.)
sate |
Plaaa frpa |
Baker at* Hasten |
aaaa aaa Inflict ad |
Seeagss Xncnrrsd |
|||
t* Jkaanar |
r Wheater |
3 Petrel |
felled te aigkt eneaq |
r mm, |
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2* ekaaaar |
r |
3 |
|
||||
17 mmm |
r " |
3 " |
* |
XAaaaaValBdJ m^m?%mf aaga«aat plaaa sefs. |
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2« Jaener |
r |
3 |
■ |
Wmm |
|||
If Man* |
r |
3 |
|
■ s |
|||
30 Jeaaar |
r |
3 |
s |
||||
31 Jaeeer |
r |
v * |
3 " |
s |
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1 fakraa |
orjr |
3 " |
|
s ' |
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2 fakraa |
mw |
3 |
s |
||||
7 f-Araa |
*T |
|
1 land lBBtiri failad te retara. |
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fakraa |
3 |
|
1 lead keeker failed te retara. |
9 felawr U |
BML eOBI |
2 |
Patrol |
Palled to eieat end |
w mmm |
||
10 feVruary |
■ |
2 |
|
Hone |
1 lead teat or failed te return, 1 lead teener leet. |
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11 PeVraary |
|
2 |
o |
Palled to elffct onei |
W 1 laad teeter failed te retara. |
||
1* f«n«7 |
■ |
3 |
e |
acne |
felled to^etora. aeda forced lendln*. |
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15 feereerr |
■ |
3 |
a |
failed to slant enei |
w mmm |
||
16 foerearr |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
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17 foereorr b |
1 |
|
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IS Foerearr |
|
l |
|
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15 I.Vror/ |
■ |
l |
■ |
|
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10 fotaoaij |
|
1 |
0 |
* |
* |
||
22 feeroary |
■ |
|
1 |
|
|||
2k foaaOOJJ |
■ |
1 |
■ |
* |
* |
||
■ |
1 |
0 |
|
|
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26 Miwy |
l |
|
|
|
1? fehn |
lory Lee* teeter |
Petrol |
felled to slgkt Mi |
r ltee |
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If John |
mrr * |
1 |
■ |
e |
e |
||
1 Hero* |
i e |
1 |
e |
0 |
e |
||
tHere] |
i oVUtT renoooole |
x |
Seerohing |
end petrol; ten oo orer LTeHUTM |
|||
plea* |
e |
||||||
3 Herci |
I e |
e |
|
1 roe |
eeojlioem |
||
felled to n. |
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1 lead hoeher |
i |
1 |
Petrel |
foiled te eight cone |
r mm |
||
1 toIOT reconnnie |
1 |
fee ret It |
end petrel; |
0 - |
|||
fSB |
receennlei |
nvnee at 1IH0ATIH |
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1 lend honker |
1 |
Petrol |
felled te eight enei |
V te*e |
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9 oha-el |
leerchlng |
eed petrol; |
e |
||||
plene |
1 110000101 |
lenoe orer 11*0*1*5 |
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13 torei |
k e |
! |
0 |
0 |
|||
CM |
k |
1 |
w. |
o |
|||
Itod |
l |
1 |
Petrol |
felled te eight enei |
or |
||
9 Here] |
I |
1 |
e |
e |
0 |
||
3 Hevei |
B s |
! |
ieereking |
eed petrel, |
e |
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reeoennie |
■cnee orer IIHOATHH |
10 Marea |
SAXO! recoanaiaoanoe *mm |
1 |
tooTohlcc; aad recoacaieeaaa |
petrol; i orer UBOaTXff |
aaea |
||
10 March |
I^hoeW |
1 |
Patrol |
railed ho aleht oaaay |
|
||
11 Marc* |
c |
1 |
■ |
0 |
|||
12 Merck |
|
1 |
■ |
|
- |
||
12 March |
plaaa |
1 |
liorrtlmf, cam |
p^treli ■ orer LIPOATES |
|||
16 March |
■ |
1 |
Weill Area n |
sconnaissance |
|
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19 Merck |
|
1 |
■ |
|
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21 Merck |
■ |
1 |
■ |
||||
22 March |
|
1 |
LXNUTV reco |
taaiooaace |
|
||
2k March |
|
1 |
Scot nil Be* / |
Dlecororod taak force Code card leaioatiae; podtloc) at 1012 hoaro. |
|||
2k March |
SeleT reeocaalseeaee -plaaci |
2 |
Patrol |
felled te olfht eneay |
IS |
||
«5 »M>rch |
ggl8*? VfrnQ) xiaatMCr pxeaee |
k |
c |
BleeoTorod taak foroo ■■editlea of 2 air-croft carrier*, 2 creleere, 6 destroyers |
forced loailea *t aa» at 1U55 hours, place largely destroyed. oae plaao.) |
|
|||||
25 mrem |
Lend Iwilwri 8TJISH oarrier mWMM |
5 r 1 |
Attack taak farce at OKZI |
aHA Voce |
3 lead honk era loot. 1 891811 carrier tanker loot. |
29 harca |
SAIU1 rMomdimci |
1 |
ten rial aa. |
DiecoTored taak force at tWMtm (Si Code vord Indicating a poeltioa) at 1015 kaara. |
|
29 aha-a* |
|
1 |
Tracking tack feroea |
a |
|
2h Merck |
ttkTJCO fighter plane |
1 |
Patrol |
Medina damage to 1 OTBOCO fighter. |
|
2* Iterek |
SAIUT, Mnonataaomca |
1 |
Tracking tack forces |
■a- |
|
2f Marek |
5AIT7I r*C0RMiitttti |
3 |
Searching |
|
|
26-27 Mare |
a OXCO plaaa |
1 |
Attack enemy ehipe |
Dnaage unknown |
|
2J Nftro*. |
8BXO fighter plea e |
1 |
Patrol |
Home |
0 |
27 aha-eh |
SAIOT riii plaaa |
» 1 |
Recoanoitaring taak fare* in Qkiaaoa Area |
lot eighted |
|
as tan Hi |
|
l |
e |
e |
|
28 March |
GIXXO fla^Wr plaaa |
1 |
Patrol |
Hothing sighted |
2ft Karch |
typ« 1 land attack ploaoa |
3 |
Sight attack on chips la Okinawa Area |
1 cmleer hit cad exploded: 1 dcBtrerer attacked, reealte unknown. |
1 lead attack plana forced down, hearily daaaged) 2 laad attack plaaee hit. |
|
2S-29 Rare |
B OKKO planea |
6 |
Atta la t |
tk ea traaspert gronp RAKA UflO |
Uadeteraiaed |
1 plana hoarllr deaeged, 1 plaae slightly daaaged. |
a |
ZB1I carriar attack plaaee |
2 |
Unknown |
loaegel BllflBMar |
||
29 rfereh |
fjrpc 1 laad attack plaaee > |
3 |
light attack on ships la Okinawa Area |
1 carrier, daaage unknown; 1 cruiser sunk; 1 battleahip daaaged |
Load attack plaaee kit. |
|
30 March |
1 Ii |
1 |
task force reaciaaleeaace la fhrlaawe Area |
Bet sighted |
Ike* |
|
V |
3 |
■Uh Okin |
t attack on ehipe la Bwa Area |
Urn |
t lead attack fiscal failed to |
|
2 April |
e |
2 |
B |
1 treasport sank, 1 ereieer oaak |
2 lead attack pieces forced down, iveavtiy daaaged. |
|
6 April |
OBttO plaaee |
5 |
Attack on Okiaawe airfielde |
1 fire ot tenth air-fiald; 1 et hbrth airfield |
1 gfJTJCO plaae failed to retara. |
6 April |
tBSAI plaaaa |
3 |
Attack oa transport croup |
2 BBAI carrier attaak plaaaa failed te retara. |
|
7 April |
fSXLAI plsaaaa |
Attaak oa akipa -* |
kea^tker *" ** |
mm |
|
7 April |
aaTaXO plaaaa |
3 |
Attaak oa ODIAkA |
Bo plaaaa |
l^plnno ellehtlr |
f April f April |
laaafla ilaaai |
a |
Unknown |
1 plaaa failad to |
|
aaaTXO plaaaa |
3 |
a |
■aaa |
retara. |
|
11 April |
a |
3 |
a |
Unknown |
e |
If April |
* |
Attack oa inraaloa foroo |
1 nodiaa traaoport aat afire? 1 sunk |
e |
|
12 April |
Soap keeker |
1 |
a |
1 anall transport kit |
a |
12 April |
Attack oa OniAkA 0. |
Attacked north airfield; 1 landinc ahip |
■aaplaaa forced down, hearily laaoail. |
||
It April |
> |
Attack oa OniAkA airfielda |
2 firce atarted at XASPXA; loath airfield kecked, reeulte |
- |
13 April |
1pl«a< boater |
Attaak aa iareatea force |
Beeoaad 1 email |
■aaa |
|
13 April |
- |
1 |
Attack oa fktaaiia airfielda |
mmm |
seaplane failad to |
13 April |
ffJBKO plaaaa |
3 |
Attack oa OKISAW A |
a |
mm |
13 April |
taSSAV earrler attaak plaaaa |
3 |
Attack oa ahip 0 at OallAVA |
Made terpede attack oa 1 katUeeelp, 2 deitroy era, reeelte |
1 CbbbTAb* aarrier attack plane failed to retarn. |
15 April |
type 1 lead attaak plaaaa |
3 |
ngkt attack oa Okinawa airfield |
All koake kit field hat ao erploelems or firee aeem |
mm |
16 April |
light fightere |
3 |
Attack oa ehipe at ODkAWA |
Turaed hack dee te had weather |
a |
17 April |
taYZAl aarrier attack |
k |
0 ' |
1 craieer kit ky torpedo |
0 |
XT April |
OTXO alekt fighter |
1 |
Attack aa fkieewe airfield |
1 fire at South airfield |
e |
If April |
t (fJTi ale) |
Attack oa ehipe |
feeltire dame*, to 1 hattieahip, 1 oral cor |
e |
|
15 April |
type 1 laad etteek plaaaa |
2 2 |
Attack aa Okieoee airfielda a |
Only tka 2 lead etteek pleaee aede attacks no damages inflicted |
2 type 1 lead attack planoo failed te retara. |
19 April |
Sooplono honker |
1 |
Attack ca Israel en ferce |
10 daaagea inflicted |
loae |
19 AprU |
1 |
Attaak aa ships |
1 large destroyer poaitlrely sunk |
a |
|
20 April |
type 96 la&d attaak pleaee |
3 t |
Attack aa Okinawa airfielda * |
a |
2 typo 96 land attack pleaee, 1 lead keeker felled te retara. |
ftppa 1 land attaak plaaaa |
3 |
a |
a- |
||
20 April |
ami pi |
k |
Attack aa CaUlAWA |
a |
2 taVZAl earner etteek pleaee failed te retara. |
20 April |
8BX0 plaaaa |
t |
a |
1 fire started |
■aaa |
20 April |
2 |
a |
1 large transport |
s |
|
21 April |
TJOEUl aarrlar attaak plaaaa |
a |
lone |
B |
|
a April |
type 1 laad attack plaaaa |
2 |
light at tack oa Oki news airfielda |
Inflicted groat losses oa eneey |
1 lead attaak plaaa farced deea and hearlly tsasgii, |
29 April |
WISH aarrlar heater |
1 |
Conf iminf enany looses |
tone |
1 SOISB carrier heater loot. |
2» April |
3 |
Attack oa OniAkA |
Unknown |
aaaa |
27 %ril |
fecpleaa 1 |
3 |
At tack ea 01 |
KPABA t eea |
r ai aaaa ea 1 |
lone |
||
28 April |
Laad tea** |
k |
Attack ea ta |
mmmm »«. |
s- |
|||
**pe 1 1- |
A attaak plaaaa |
6 |
a |
a |
a |
|||
28 April |
«>» 9* U plaaaa |
ad attack |
2 |
Attack ea Ok |
iaaem airfielda |
1 trpi attest te rei |
.96 lead 1 plena felled |
|
28 April |
Zere flatter pleaee |
10 |
Attaak ea ta |
ak ferae Unka© |
1 ten plene |
1 flatter felled te |
||
- |
r H 1 ■ reten |
|||||||
at attack pleaee |
13 |
Attack ea Ok |
iaeaa airfield ferae tad « |
d keek dae te eatker |
|
|||
38 8kf/ |
fppe 1 1M |
l |
a |
a |
a |
|||
31 mm |
free 1 Is- |
a attack pleaee |
f |
a |
a |
|||
1 mmm |
land at tec |
k plana |
1 |
a |
|
a |
- |
|
U Jane |
type 1 lae |
a etteek place a |
ll |
At tec* aa Ok |
iaeaa airfielda Uakae |
1 lam plaaa |
1 attack^ |
|
1 lead etteek plane felled te |
||||||||
8 June 9 |
frpe 1 lea |
a attack plaaaa |
3 |
c a |
tad « |
* I |
SENAGA SHIM4
OKINAWA. AREA NAVAL OPiftATIONS (Translation)
general headquarters
far east command military intelligence section, general stajt misg/fe
Date Rood misg/FE:
Translation Requested by: Military History Ssotlon
1 Fab '52
Description of Contents: Full translation of Monograph
No 141 INary), Okinawa Area Naral Operations.
Monograph No 141 (Nary)
"Okinawa Araa Naral Operations" Supplement Statistios on Naral Air Strength
Prepared by Seoond Demobilization Bureau August 1949
The statistics oontained in this suri*lementary volume art based on the reeulte of restudying the various ae-neote of the naval air battles oondnoted throughout the period after Okinawa Area Operations, and are More aoeurate and authoritative than those now oontained in the "Okinawa Area Naval Operations." For this reason, this volume will supersede the following four original statistical records contained in the "Okinawa Area Naval Operations.**:
Chart 1. The Strength employed in the
"Kikuaul" Operations Chart 2. The Strength Employed in the
Okinawa Area Operations, and
Inamy and Friendly Losses Chart 3* The Strength of Special Attack
Planes employed in the Okinawa
Area Operations Chart 4. The Activities of the "Ten" Air
Attaok Force in the Okinawa Area
Operations
In addition, some of the figures oited in "Operations Reoord of the Fifth Air Fleet" will be replaoed by those eited in this supplement when they are found to be disorapant with the latter.
00JKBR8
Preface
Grand Btatiatioal Chart Shearing Strength of Aircraft Employed, end Enemy and Friendly Losses Counted Throughout tha Fariod of tha Okinawa Araa Operations
a. Strength of Aircraft Employed, and Losses
b. Strength of Attaok Planes Employed, and Losses O. Enemy Losses
Btatiatioal Chart Showing Strength of Airoraft Enmioyed
and Friendly and Enemy Losses Counted in laoh Phase
of tha Okinawa Araa Operations 1(
a. Statistioal Chart for laoh Phase of Operations l
b. Statistioal Chart for laoh Phase of tha "Kikusui" Operation 1
Chart Showing tha Strength of Speoial Attaok Planes Employed in tha Okinawa Araa Operations L
a. Those of tha "Tan" Air Attaok Foroa(Third, Fifth and Tanth Air Fleets ocabined)
b. Those of tha First Air Fleet Chart Showing tha Strength of Airoraft other than O-nooial Attaok Planes Employed in tha Okinawa Area Operations
a. Those of tha Ten" Air Attaok Foroo (Third, Fifth and Tenth Air Floats oombined)
b. Those of tha First Air Float
Page
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1. Prefaoe
a. Booeuoe tha more accurate rcoords regarding tha ■ml air strength employed la tha Okinawa araa operations wars scatterod and loot at tha tiao of tha war'a aad, tha rariouo records in tha oustody of this offlea (TV tho Liquidation Division of tho Second Demobilization Bureau) are In no way thorough or complete. Those raoordo and tho memories of tho survivors of these operations wore Processed and compiled into tho present roluae, which for the) present lo hollered to he tha moot authoritative.
b. The figures rolatiro to special attaok planes glToa In this reoord wore based on tho Hot of heroes honoured with Public ennounoement of their glorious death in tho special attaok by tho CinC of tho Combined Fleet and to are Judged to bo fairly aoourato. Tho figures concerning, special attaok Piano losses in Particular are aoourato.
o. As to the airoraft other than tho special attaok plenea, tho figures regarding tho number of Planes employod ere Balloted to be generally oorroot, hat foil reliance cannot bo plaoed upon tho figurea referring to tho losses. To obtain tho exact number of tho planea destroyed or loot, it lo neoeoeary to oearoh out thoroughly the numerous records concerning tho killed ia ootloa as in tho case of tho special attaok plaaaa, hat under tho present eiroum-otanooo this lo very difficult ia that it requires tremendous tiao aad offort.
d. From tho outset, tho Japanese Harp failed to take sufficient aomao of confirming tho exact number of enemy warahiao and airereft loot la ootloa. Therefore, there lo ao hope now of obtaining aoro aoourato figures regarding them by any means ef investigation.
Tht rtatlatiofl contained in this volume inolode data concerning tha operations of tha entire naral air strength that Participated in the Okinawa Area Operations (flret, Third, fifth and Tenth Air fleete), and the Army* 7th and 98th Air Regiments, which had been made organic elements of the Naval Air force.
f. following are the types of Japanese aircraft employed in the Okinawa Area Naval Operations: Tyne-O carrier-borne fighter (ZfJOE) Raidon fighter (JACK) Suieei oarrier-borne dive-bomber (JUDY) Tenzan oarrier-borne attaok Plane (JILL) Land-based light bomber (GINQA)(FRANCES) Land-baaed medium bomber (BETTY) All Types of reoonnaissanoo seaplane Shiragiku utility trainer Night fighter Shldon fighter (OEOROE) Fighter equipped with bombs Typo-96 oarrier-borne dire-bomber Typo-99 oarrier-borne dire-bomber (TAL) Tyne-97 oarrier-borne attaok plane (KATE) Army heary bombers
Saiun land-baaed reoonnaissanoo plane (MTRT) Intermediate trainer OKA (BAKA bomb) Flying boat
Typo-100 HO. reoonnaissanoo plane (DINAH) Seaplane bomber (PAUL) NOTE: The figuree with oroeeee are estimates not baaed on rooorde (the aotual figures are thought to be a little higher than the eetimates).
2. Grand Statistical Chart Showing the Strength of Aircraft Employed and friendly and Enemy Losses Counted Throughout the Pariod of Okinawa Area Operations (14 Feb - 19 Aug 45).
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a. Strength of Aircraft employed, end Losses
Mission |
Number of Planes Used (Sorties) |
Number of Losses |
Ratio of Losses |
|
Patrol, reconnaissance, search |
1,105 |
99 |
9.0 |
|
Air control, elr oover |
1,880 |
109 |
5.8 |
|
Attaok |
Special attaok |
1,896 |
989 |
52.2 |
Ordinary attaok |
2,1*8 |
231 |
10.8 |
|
9 m |
||||
Othere |
62 |
16 |
25*8 |
|
Total |
7,091 |
1,444 |
20.4 |
NOTE: (1) The smecial attack here includes the suicide attack against enemy surface craft,
one-way raids by shooting on enemy bases, and the attacks by land-based medium-bombers
carrying the Oka ^lanes (TO BAZA bomb), all of which ware carried out by aeleoted members of the special attack units, Accordingly, all other suicide attacks against enemy Teasels carried oat ocoasioi.ally by those other than members of the special attack units do not fall under this category of attack.
(2) Direct escort of suicide r.lanes conducted by fighters Piloted by members of the special attack units falls under the category of special attaok, while those oonduetad by fighters Piloted by thoaa other than members of the sr»ecial attaok units fall under tha category of air cover.
(3) Tha strafing of enemy airfielda conducted by fighters Piloted by those other than members of special attack units fall under tha category of ordinary attaok.
(4) Missions under the category of others include radar deception, mine laying, liaison fight, guiding of air unite and rescue of rtilots which made foroad landings.
b. Strength of Airoraft BmPloyed in Attache, and Loaaea
Attack Objective |
Type of Attaok |
Number of Planes Deed (Sorties) |
■umber of Loeees |
Ratio of Loaaea <*> |
Task force |
Special |
1,164 |
534 |
45.9 |
Ordinary |
645 |
69 |
10.7 |
|
Surface craft around OKINAWA |
Sneoial |
722 |
453 |
62.7 |
Ordinary |
857 |
103 |
12.0 |
|
Bases and others |
Special |
10 |
2 |
20.0 |
Ordinary |
646 |
59 |
9.1 |
|
Total |
4,044 |
1,220 |
30.2 |
HOTS: (l)n Surface craft around OKIHaWA hare means various tynes of enemy surface craft ia tha ricinity of OKIHAWA whose r>rinci*al tasks ware deemed to ba transporting, escorting and carrying swmlies for landing forces.
(2) Tha special attaok against enemy bases means tha strafing of enemy airfields by members of special attaok unita.
(3) Other objectires mean targets not designated beforehand, as in tha aaaa of search-attack missions.
In my Losses
(1) Surface craft
Taak Foroo |
ftarfaoo craft |
Total |
|||||||
Attaok Objective |
around 0X2HAWA - |
- |
|||||||
Soak |
Heevlly damaged (burned) |
Torpedo or bomb hits |
Sunk |
aaevily damaged (burned) |
Torpedo or bomb alto |
Sunk |
Heavily damaged (burned) |
Torpedo or bomb hits |
|
j Regular airoraft | carrier (CT) |
5 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
||||
Escort airoraft carrier (CTE) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
||||
Battleship |
3 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
^ 4 |
10 |
|
A |
|||||||||
Cruiaer |
9 |
7 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
22 |
6 |
14 |
|
Destroyer |
1 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
||
Transort |
7 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
|||
Small craft |
2 |
2 |
|||||||
Tassels type unidentified |
.« |
3 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
|
Total e jl " in |
27 |
14 |
16 |
48 |
23 |
31 |
75 |
37 |
47 |
(2) Aircraft
Shot deem |
Damaged |
Barn ad |
Total |
|
Attack on Taak foreo |
28 or more |
28 or more |
||
Attaok on OKTHAWA |
171 (2) or more |
12 or more |
1 or more |
184(2) or aoro |
Interception |
5 or more |
5 or mora |
||
Others |
2 |
2 |
||
Total |
206 (2) or more |
12 or was%y |
1 or more |
219 (2) or more |
(3) Others
(a) Airfields turned st 84 or more ^laoes.
(b) Hogs fires started st mors then 11 nines*, (o) numerous miliars of flamee and big explosions observed.
1 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
|||
Tran start |
7 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
|||
Small craft |
2. |
2 |
|||||||
Taaaala tyaa unidentified |
e |
3 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
|
Total |
27 |
H |
16 |
48 |
23 |
31 |
75 |
37 |
47 |
(2) Airoraft
Shot doaa |
Damaged |
Burned |
Total |
|
Attaok on Taak force |
28 or aoro |
28 or aoro |
||
Attack on OKINAWA |
171 (2) or aoro |
12 or aoro |
1 or aoro |
184(2) or aoro |
Interception |
5 or aoro |
5 or aoro |
||
Others |
2 |
2 |
||
Total |
206 (2) or aoro |
12 or aoro |
1 or aoro |
219 (2) or aoro |
(3) Others
(a) Airfiolda burned at 84 or aoro places.
(b) Huge firoo started at more thaa 11 places, (o) Numerous pillars of flaaaa and big exploaiona observed.
HOT*: (1) Estimates of enemy losses were based on observation by survivors of air crew vartioipate* in attaok and also froa land, interception of eneay radio communication.
(2) While the enemy loeeee oited above do not include thoee whloh were not confirmed by eurrirore, on tho other hand a oonelderable number of thaa are thought to be repetitions as the same losses are reported by a number of eyo-wltneaaea. many of the eaeay loaaea sustained during night action are eepeeially uncertain.
(3) Generally speaking, tha Japanese navy could not take sufficient steps to check eaeay losses accurately. Therefore, the certeinty of the ebove-oited eaeay loeeee le believed to be unreliable.
Doe Mo 71148
3. Statistical Chart Showing tho Strength of Aircraft Employed and Friendly and Enemy Losses Counted for Enoh Phase of the Okinawa Area Operationa
__l_
Period |
Number of Plana* Employed (Sortlas) |
|||
Special Attaok |
78 fighters; 76 bombers; 71 Olnge lend-light bombers; 18 land-based mad bombers; 16 Oka suicide planes |
259 |
i |
|
Un to tho day before start of Tango Operations (14 Fob ~ 5 Mar) |
7 fightere; 3 bombers; 38 etteek planes; 136 reoonnaissanoe "lanes; 184 Oinga land-light boabare; 4 flight fightere; 57 land-based aed boabors; 59 Army heary bombers; 32 flying boata |
779 |
||
Ordinary Mission |
520 |
|||
- i From tho beginning of "Tango" Operations to tho end of "Kikusui" Operation Ho.5 (26 Mar 4 May) |
Special Attaok |
- --. 546 fightere equipped with bombs; 89 fighters; 36 Oka suicide lianas; 36 land-based mod bombers; 254 bombers; 119 attaok "lanes; 65 Oinga land-light boaters; 2 seaplane bombers; 30 reoonnaissanoe eee^lanes; 30 "lanes type unknown |
1207 |
|
Ordinary Mission |
155 reoonnaissanoe "lanes; 1202 fighters; 57 Army fightere; 262 night fightere; 128 attaok "lanes; 30"bombers; 171 Oinga land-light bombers; 205 Army hssyy bombers; 25 flying boats; 25 flying boate; 219 land-based nsd bombers; |
2529 |
3736 |
|
63 sea"lens boabors; 4 reoonnaissanoe seaplanes; 8 Oinga land-baesd bombers or land-based aed bombers |
||||
Special Attaok |
32. bombers; 29 Oinga land-light bombsrs; " 22 land-baasd mad"bombers; 22 Oka suicide planee; 112 fighters equipped with bombs; 16 sttaok "lanes; |
368 |
||
From tho day following and of Kikusui Operation |
15 fighters; 93 Shiragiku trsiners; 27 reoonnaissanoe seaplanes |
|||
No 5 to tho and of Kikusui Operation iro 10 (5 May 22..^) |
Ordinary Mission |
124 reoonnaissanoe "lanes; 249 night fightere; 145 Army heayy boabare; 114 Olnge land-light bombers; 167 lend-based mad bombers; 16 flylog boata; 61 attaok "lanes; 106 seaplane bombers; 567 fightere; 20 bombers; 18 reconnaissance sea"lanes; 22 Oinga land-light bombers or land-based mod boabere |
1609 |
1977 1 |
-1-- i * i ■ * From tho day f olioring and of Kikusui 0^»ration No 10 to 19 August (23 Jun 19 Aug) i |
SpooIoI Attaok |
11 bombers: 5 fighters equipped with bombsj 18 reconnaissanoe seaplanes; 14 Shiragiku trainers; 14 Intermediate trainers |
62 |
|
Ordinary ■l«»ion |
16 reoonnaissanoe sea"lanss; 60 reconnaissanoe Pleaee; 49 ettaok pianos; 273 night fightere; 17 Asaplans bombers; 49 land-baaed mod bombers; |
537 |
599 |
|
10 flying boots; 38 fightere; 22 Oinga land-light bombers; 3 bombers |
||||
Total 1--1»- -1 |
7091 |
for Kaon Phase ef Operations (First, Third, Fifth, Tenth Air Flssts Oombla
Lossss |
Results |
||||
Lost: 13 fighters; 36 bombers; 49 Oinga land-based bombers; 17 land-baasd aad bombers; 15 Oka suicide Planes; and 1 Oinga land-based bomber (crashed) |
131 |
Sunk: 3 eircrlft carriers; 2 battleehipe; 1 cruiser; 1 destroyer; 1 battleehlTt or destroyer |
|||
Lost: 2 fighters; 5 attack planes; 11 reoonnaiseance plaaee; 12 Oinga lead-based bombers, 6 land-baasd aad bombers; 11 Army heevy bombers; 6 flying boats. Foroed down) 1 Oinga land-based bomber; 1 land-based med bomber; 1 reoonnaissanoe Plane Foroed down end heavily damaged: 1 flying boat; 1 night fighter Hearily daaaged: 3 Army heavy bombers Moderately daaaged, A Army heavy bombers Crashed: 1 land-based aad bomber |
66 |
197 |
Damaged: 3 elroraft oarrlers Burhed: 2 alroraft oarrlere; 1 unidentified surfaoe oraft Torpedo Hit: 2 battleshl"B Renderd inaotive: 2 submarines |
||
Lost: 274 fighters e quired with bombs; 12 fight ere 31 Oka suidlde planee; 23 land-based med bombers; 150 bombers 85 attaek Planes; 39 Oinga land-light bombers; 22 reoonnaissanoe seaplanes. Foroed down: 1 bomber; 1 fighter; 1 fighter equipped with bombs Crashed: 1 bomber |
640 |
Blown up sad sunk: 2 battleships 8unk« 1 J1*0**** oerrierj 2 elroraft carriers(escort); 6 battleships; 19 eruieere; 2 destroyers; 5 unidentified surfaoe ereft; 4 or more transports; 6 battleehipe or cruisers; 1 small surface erefte; 1 small aircraft carrier Damaged end buraed: 2 Urge alroraft oarrlers; 3 battleshipsj 5 eruleSrs; 2 unidentified surface craft; 1 battleshl- or cruiser; 4 transports; l small elroraft oarrier ' Torpedoed: 1 eiroreft carrier(escort); 1 battleship 4 oruleeraj 2 destroyers; 1 battleship or cruiser; 1 large vessel Bombed: 3 bettleshipsj 2 eruieere}-1 destroyer Bombed or torpedo hit: 3 battleehipe; 2 orulsers; 1 destroyer Moderately daaaged: 1 vessel type unknown Hear alee: 1 medium transport Large fire: over seven "laces Alrflelde: IA "laoee burned; burned; 1 flying boat: 1 billet tent 2 columns of flame observed Shot down: 163 alroraft |
|||
Lost: 15 reoonnaissanoe planee; 58 fighters; 26 night fighters; 9 attaok -"lanes; 2 bombers; 21 Oinga land-light bombers; 8 Army heavy bombers; 5 flying boete; 31 land-based aed bombers; 1 seaplane bomber; 1 reoonnaissanoe seaplane; 6 aero fighters or Army fighters; 17 land-based aed boabere or Army heavy boabere. Heavily daaaged: 2 reoonnaissanoe planes; 1 night fighter; 4 land-based med bombers; 1 seaplane bomber Slightly daaaged: 2 night fighters; 1 attack "lanes Hit by eoeay fire: 5 land-based med boabere Foroed downs 1 reconnaissance seaplane Moderately damaged: 1 night fighter |
218 |
857 |
|||
Daaaged: 12 aircraft |
|||||
Lost: 19 bombers; 9 Oinga land-light bombers; 10 land-based aed bombers; 10 Oka suicide -"lanes; 62 fighters squirmed with |
89 |
Blown up and sunk: 1 unidentified surfaoe ereft Sunk: 3 unidentified surfaoe ereftj 5 deetrovers; 2 orulsers; 3 tranaporta: 1 light cruiser; 1 destroyer or cruiser; 1 bettleehip(?) * Huge fire: 1 alroraft oarrier; 1 large surfaoe ereft Burned: 4 unidentified surfaoe craft; 1 eruieer Torpedo hit: 2 orulsers; 1 unidentified eurface craft; 1 elreraft oarrier(escort); 1 battleship 2 transports; 1 large surfaoe ereft Hear miss: 2 destroyers Airfield: 53 Plaoee burned. Huge fire: 3 Plaoee. Bxplosion: 2 "laoes. Snot dean: 43(2) aircraft. |
|||
bombs; 16 ettaok "lane"; 11 reoonnaiesanoe seaplanes Crashed: 1 Oinga lend-light bomber |
|||||
Lost: 9 reoonnaissanoe "lanes; 15 night fighters; 5 Army heevy bombers; 4 Ologa land-light bombers: 12 land-baaed med bombers; 2 flying boete; 12 etteek planes; 18 seaplane bombers; 38 fighters; 1 reoonnaissanoe seaplane. Foroed down: 2 reconnaissance "lanes; 2 land-based med bombers; 1 flying boat; 1 attaek "lanes; 1 sea"lane bomber; 1 fighter, |
124 |
313 |
|||
1 reoonnai |
saenoe seaplane |
Damaged: 3 aircraft oarrlers; 1 destroyer |
|||
Lost: 7 boabere; 2 fightere equipped with bombs 6 Shlraglku trelnere; 7 intermediate trainers |
29 |
:-1- |
|||
Lost: 7 reeon 7 night fig 7 laad-beae 6 flghtefR Foreed down Crashed: l --4 |
naleeanoe sea"lanes; 4 reoonnaissanoe Planee; titers; 7 atteok -"lanes; 3 sea"lane bombers; aad bombers; 3 Oinga lend-light bombere; |
47 |
76 |
Burned:' r^Sj^.** 1 * d.stroysr torpedo hitjioruleerai 2 transports; 1 large transport Alrflelde: 12:A? mora humai |
|
2 land-based aed bombers land-based aad bomber |
'i |
Huge fire: 1 |
,"»laoe 1? It |
||
L__ |
1444 1 |
Period |
Strength Osnloysd |
||||
14 Feb 2 |
5 Mar |
Special attaok |
5 Oinga land-light bombers; 1 bomber |
6 |
55 |
Ordinary Mission |
25 Oinga land-light bombers; 20 reoonnaissanoe "lanes; 4 night fighters |
49 |
|||
|
- - |
8"eolal attaok |
105 fighters squirmsd with bombs; 79 fighters; 41 bombs; 8 Oinga land-light bombs; 2 attaok "lanes; |
265 |
|
26 Mar 4 |
**f i |
30 vlanes tyr>e unknown |
414 |
||
Ordinary Mission |
36 night fighters; 7 reoonnaissanoe "lanes; 33 land-based asd bombers; 27 attaok "lanas; 14 seaplane bombers; 4 reoonnaissanoe seaplanes; 7 Oinga land-light bombers; 1 bomber; 10 fighters; 8 Oinga land-light bombers or land-base med bombers |
149 |
|||
5 May 22 |
Jun |
Special attaok |
16 bombers; 39 fighters squired with bombs; 5 fighters; 5 attaok boabsrs |
75 |
117 |
Ordinary |
20 med land-based attaok bombers; |
42 |
|||
Mission |
22 asd land-based attaok bombers, or land-based bombers |
||||
9 Aug |
Special attaok |
14 intermediate trainer |
14 |
14 |
|
23 Jun 1 |
Ordinary Mission |
- |
0 |
||
S Total |
600 |
Losses |
Besults |
||
Lost: 3 Oinga land-light bombers; 1 bomber |
4 |
Unknown |
|
Lost: 1 Oinga land-light bomber; 1 reoonnaissanoe *lane Foroed down: 1 Oinga land-light bomber Heavily damaged: 1 night fighter |
4 |
8 |
Unknown |
Loot: 17 fighters equipped with bombs; 10 fightere; 11 bombers; 2 attaok -"lanes; 3 Oinga land-light bombers Crashsd: 1 bomber Foroed dawn: 1 fightsr squirmed with bombs; 1 fighter; 1 bombers |
47 |
dunk: 1 small airoreft carrier Damaged: 1 Large airoraft carrier; 1 small aircraft oarrier; root unknown |
|
Lost: 1 night fighter; 7 land-based mod'bombers; 6 attaok Planes; 1 reoonnaissanoe seaplane; 1 Olngs lead-light bomber; 1 bomber; 1 fighter Foroed dawn or forosd down end heavily daaegedt " 4 land-based mod bombers; 1 reoonnaissanoe seaplane Heavily damaged: 1 night fighter; Moderately damaged: 1 night fighter Slightly damaged: 2 night fightere; 1 attaok planee Hit by seamy fire: 5 land-based aed bombers r |
33 |
80 |
Sunk: 2 cruisers; 1 destroyer; 1 transport; 1 dodium transport; 1 amall transport :"1 small surf see craft Damaged: 2 battleships; 1 oruiser; 1 Large transport; 1 aaa 11 transport Burhad: 1 medium transport; Bear miss: 1 dedium transport Torpedo hit: 1 oruiser; Bomb br torpedo hit: 1 oruissr Airfield burned; Fire et 3 plaoes |
Lost: 15 bombers; 6 fightere equipped with bombs; 1 fighter; 5 attaok "lanes |
28 |
29 |
Damaged: 3 airoraft carriera; 1 destroyer |
Lost: 1 Land-based med bomber |
1 |
Unknown |
|
Lost: 7 intermediate trainers |
7 |
7 |
Sunk: 3 unidentified surface oraft |
0 |
|||
124 |
b. Statistical Chart For laoh rhaso of Kikusul Operation {First Third Fifth sad Tenth
Operation to |
Data |
Ho of Plants Imploysd (Sorties) ■ |
Vital |
|
Special attaok |
85 fightere squired with boabe; 4 fighters; 71 boabore; 45 attaok planee; 4 Olnge land-light boabore |
209 |
||
1 |
6 Apt -** |
Ordinary Miasioa |
9 reobnneiseanos planes; 19 night fightere; 24 fightere; 4 seaplane bombers; 4 land-based msd bombers; 3 attaok planes ^ |
253 |
S"aolal attaok |
9 Oka suicide planes; 9*land-based mod bombers";* 25*attaok planes; 29 boabore; 26 fightere equipped with bombs; 6 fighters |
104 |
||
2 |
12 Apt |
Ordinary Mission |
25 night fighters; 5 reoonnaissanoe planes; 106 fightere; 1" Oinga land-light bombers; 16 Army heavy bombers; 18 land-based mad bombers; 1 flying boot; 3 reoonnaissanoe seaplanes; 7 seaplane bombers |
196 |
3 |
16 Apt |
Special attaok V |
6 Oka euioide Planes; 6 land-based mod bombers; 20 attaok planes";* 5 fighters; 73 fighters equipped with bombs; 15 boabors; 20 Oinga land-light bombers |
145 |
Ordinary Mission |
8 reconnaissance planes; 19 night fightere; 164 fightere; 6 attaok planee; 20 Oinga land-light boabore; 25 Army heevy bombers; 1 flying boot; 3 land-based mod bombers |
246 |
||
- |
||||
4 |
28 A^r |
Special attaok |
4 Oka auiolde planes; 4 land-baaed mod; 17 etteok planes; 28 bombers; 11 fighter equipped with bombs; 2 seaplane bombers; 3 fightere |
69 |
Ordinary Mission |
7 reconnslssanoe planes; 18 night fightere; 35 fightere; 6 etteok "lanes; 10 Olnge lend-light bombers; 6 Army heevy bombers; 12 land-based aed bombers |
94 |
||
5 |
4 May |
Special atteok |
7 Oka euioide planes; 7 land-based aed bombers; 41 fighters equipped with boabe; 11 bombers; 10 etteok planes; 5 fightere; 28 reconnaissanoe seaplane |
109 |
-V », 1 |
Ordinary Mission |
4 reoonnaissanoe planes; 8 night fightere; 83 fightere; 45 Army fightere; 6 atteok planee; 6 Oinga land-light bombers 7 Armjrheavy bombers; 12 land-based aed bombers; 14 seaplane bombers |
185 |
|
6 |
11 May |
Special attaok |
4 Oka euioide planes; 4 land-based aed*boabore; 7 Oinga land-light boabors; 10 etteek planes; 37 fighters equipped with bombs; 2 reconnaissanoe seaplanes |
64 |
-- |
Ordinary Mission |
5 reconnaissance planes; 65 fightere; 4 land-based mod bombers |
74 |
Ihim |
I |
|
Total |
Besults |
|
68 fighters squired with bombs; 55 bombers; 37 attaok planee; 3 Oinga land-light bombers |
163 |
(Besults comfirmed from laad) " Blown up and sunk: 2 battleships; 3 oruissrs; 6 destroyers; 5 transports; 3 minesweepers5 12 unidentified surfaos craft; 3 large surface craft; 2 small surfeoo oraft Damagsd: (heavily damaged and burned) 3 battleships; 6 oruissrs; 3 destroyers^ 6 transports; 2 alneeweeeero; 2 small vaaeela; 9 vessels type unknown Burned: 3 eurfsos oraft; Shot down: 7 Helloets or Corsairs |
1 reconnaissance "lane; 2 night fightere; 2 fightere; 1 seaplane bomber (heavily damaged); 2 attaok "lanes |
8 |
|
- |
Blown up and sunk:" 2 battleships Sunk: 1 battleship Best unknown |
|
9 Oka suicide "lace; 5 land-based men bombers;"" 19 attaok planee| 20 bombers; 17 fightere equi""ed with boabe |
70 |
|
6 night fightere; 22 fightere; 1 Army heavy bomber; 1 land-based aed bombers; 1 flying boat; 1 reoonnaissanoe sea"lan* (heavily daaaged) |
32 |
Sunk: 1 eeeort carrier; 2 bettleohlee or oruissrs; 2 oruissrs; 2 unidentified surface craft; 1 medium transport; 1 small transport Damagsd(heavily damaged end burned): 1 small surface oraft; 1 battleship; 1 medium transport Bomb or toreedb hit: 2 battleships Airfields: 4 Plaoss burned; Shot down: 43 airoraft |
5 Oka euioide planes; 4 land-based aed bomber; 15 etteek planee ;6 50 fightere equipped with boabe; 4 bombers; 12 Oinga land-light bombers |
90 |
Bunk, oonflrmed: 1 battleship Bsst unknown |
3 reoonnaissanoe "lanes; 1 night fighter; 20 fightere; |
Sunk: 1 bettleohlp or oruiser; 1 unidentified surface oraft Airfields: 7 Places burned Shot down: 50 aircraft |
|
2 Oinga land-light bombers; 1 land-based aed bombers |
27 |
|
4 Oka euioide "lanes; 6 attaok planes; 21 boabare; 2 fighters equivmed with boabe |
30 |
Sunk, confirmed: 1 heavy oruiser Best unknown |
5 fightere; 2 night fighters; 1 Army heavy boaber; 2 lend-based aed boabore -------- ------*- - - |
10 |
airfields: 4 pleoes burned; 1 flying boot end 1 billet tent burned .Shot down: 3 Corsairs |
6 0*ke euioide "lines; 5 land-baaed aed boabore; 21 fightere equipped with boabe; 2 boabore; 6 attaok planee; 2 fightere; 20 reoonnaissanoe ssaplanes |
62 |
Suns.. 1 battleship; 1 oruiser; 1 small airoraft carrier Damaged: 1 large airoraft oarrier; 1 small airoraft oarrier Beet unknown |
2 night fightere; 6 Army fightere; |
14 |
Sunk: 1 battlsship; 1 oruiser |
6 land-based mod bombers |
Shot down: 36 aircraft Damaged: 1 airoraft |
|
3 Oka suioide "lanes; } land-based aed'boabore; 6 Oinga land-light bombers; 10 attack planes; 27 fighters squirmed with boabe; 2 reoonnaissanoe seaplanes |
51 |
Unknown | |
2 reoonnaissanoe "lanes; 7 fightere; |
||
Ordinary Mission |
7 reoonnaissanoe nlanss; 18 night fightsrs; 35 fighters; 6 attaok -nlanaa; 10 Oinga land-light bombers; 6 Army hoary bombers; 12 land-based mad bombers |
94 |
||||
5 |
♦ May |
S"80l*l attaok |
7 Oka 41 fi 10 at |
suioide "lanes; 7 land-based aed bombers; ghters equi""ed with boabe; 11 boabore; took "lanes; 5 fightere; 28 reconnaissanoe ssaplane |
109 |
|
Ordinary Mission |
4 reoonnaissanoe "lanes; 8 night fighters; 83 fightsrs; 45 Army fightsrs; 6 attaok "lanes; 6 Oinga land-light bonbari 7 Army"heavy boabors; 12 land-based mod boabore; |
185 |
||||
[ |
14 seaplane boabors |
|||||
6 |
11 May |
Special attaok |
4 Oka suicide "lanes; 4 land-based aed'boabore; 7 Oinga land-light bombers; 10 etteok planee; 37 fightere equipped"with boabe; 2 reconnaissanoe seaplanes |
64 |
||
Ordinary Mission |
5 reconnaissanoe "lanes; 65 fighters; 4 land-based aed boabors |
74 |
||||
1 |
7 |
2425 May |
Special attaok |
12 Oka suioide "lanes; 12 land-baaed aed boabore; 22 Oinga land-light bombsrs; 10 boabore; 40 Shiragiku trainers; 2'reoonnaissanoe seaplanes |
98 |
|
Ordinary Mission |
8 reoonnaissanoe Planes; 119 fightere; 32 night fightere; 10 etteok "lanes; 13 Olnge lend-light boabore; 26 land-based aed bombers; 9 Army heavy boabors; 16 seaplane bombers; l reoonnaissanoe eeoplone; 2 flying boete |
236 |
||||
t |
2728 May |
S"Soial attaok |
31 Shiragiku trainers; 15 reoonnaissanoe aeeeleneo |
46 |
||
Ordinary Mission |
3 reoonnelssenoe Planes; 85 fighters; 36 night fightere; 8 etteok plenee; 9 Oinga land-light bombers; 11 Army heavy bombers; 13 land-based mod'boabore; 7 eeoPlane bombers; 2 reoonnaissanoe seaplanes; 1 flying boot |
175 |
||||
» |
3 -7 Jun |
8*00ial attaok |
7 fightere equlweed with bombe; 2 fightere; 6 bombers; r |
15 |
||
Ordinary Mission |
17 reconnaissance "lanes; 67 fightere; 13 night fightere; 8 Oinga land-light bombers; 15 land-based mod bombers; 12 Army heavy bombers; 20 seaplane bombers; 6 reoonnaissanoe seaplanes; 1 flying boot |
159 |
||||
10 |
/ 2122 Jun |
- snooial i attaok |
6 Oka euioide planee; 6 land-based aed boabors; 25 fightere equipped with bombs; 6 fighters'} 17 Shiragiku trainers; 8 reoonnaissanoe sea"lanes |
68 |
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5 reoonnaissanoe Planes; 116 fightere; 19 night fightere; 5 etteek "lanes; 13 Army heavy boabors; 4 Oinga land-light bombers; 11 land-based aed bombers; 16 seeplene boabore |
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Ordinary Mission |
189 |
5 fighters; 2 night fightsrs; 1 Army hoary bomber; 2 land-based med bombers _ *_ |
10 |
Airfields: 4 "laoes burned; 1 flying boot end 1 billet tent burned .Shot down' 3 Corsairs |
|
6 Oka suioide "lanes; 5 land-based med boabors; 21 fightsrs squirmed with boabs; 2 boabors; 6 attaok "lanes; 2 fighters; 20 reconnaissanoe sea"lanes |
62 |
Buna;. 1 battleehi"; 1 oruiser; 1 small airoraft oarrier Damaged: 1 large airoraft oarrier; 1 small airoraft oarrier Beet unknown |
|
2 night fightere; 6 Army fightere; 6 land-based aed boabors |
14 |
Sunk: 1 battleehi"; 1 cruiser Shot down: 36 aircraft Damaged: 1 aircraft |
|
3 Oka euioide "lanes; 3 land-based med bombers; 6 Oinga land-light bombers; 10 attaok "lanes; 27 fightere equipped with bombs; 2 reoonnaissanoe seerOenee |
51 |
Unknown |
|
2 reoonnalaeenee --lanes; 7 fightere; 1 land-baaed med'bomber |
10 |
.. -.------ - |
|
3 Oka aulelde "lanes; 3 land-based aed boabore; 3 Oinga land-light boabore: 1 bombers; 17 Shiragiku trainers; 1 Olnge land-light bomber (oreehed) |
32 |
Unknown |
|
1 reoonnaissanoe "lane; 1 fighter; 2 night fightere; 4 etteek "lanes; 1 land-based aed bomber; 4 sea"lane bombers |
13 |
Sunk: 1 oruiser; 1 transport Bomb or torpedo hit: 1 oruiser; 1 transport 8hot down: 1 airoraft Airfields: 6 "laoes burned (IBJ2MA) |
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19 Shiragiku trainers; 2 reoonnaissanoe sea"lanes |
21 |
8unk: 3 oruiser;"1 esoort oarrier; 1 large trans-tort; 1 medium trans"ort |
|
4 fightere; 1 attaok "lane; 2 Oinga lend-light bombers; 5 see"lene bombers; 1 reoonnaissanoe seaplane |
13 |
Sunk: 1 transport; 1 oruiser or destroyer; 1 destroyer Airfields: 3 "laoes burned Shot down: 4 aircraft |
|
2 fightere equi"" |
sd with bombs; 3 bombers |
5 |
Unknown |
8 fighters: 3 land-based med bombers; 4 see"lane bombers; 1 fighter (foroed down); 1 eee"lene bomber (foroed down); 1 flying boat (foroed down) |
18 |
Sunk: 2 destroyers Bear alee: 2 destroyer Shot down: 5 aircraft |
|
4 Oka euioide planee; 4 land-beeed aed boabore; 7 fighters squi""ed with boabe; 8 Shlregiku treinere; 5 reoonnaissanoe ssa"lanss |
28 |
Unknown |
|
1 reoonnaissanoe 2 atteok "lanes; 1 land-based med |
"lane; 13 fightsrs; 4 night fightere; 1 Army heavy bomber; 4 land-based med bombers; bomber foroed down - AS |
26 |
Sunk: 1 unidentified surf see oraft Airfields: Burned Burned: 1 cruiser Shot down: 14(2) aircraft |
5 fighters; 2 night fighters; 1 Amy heavy bomber; 2 land-baaed nod bonbsra _ *_ |
10 |
Airfields: 4 "laoes burned; 1 flying boot end 1 billet tent burned .Shot down' 3 Corsairs |
|
6 Oka suioide "lanes; 5 land-based aed bombers; 21 fightere squirmed with bombs; 2 bombers; 6 etteok "lanes; 2 fightere; 20 reconnaissanoe ase"lanes |
62 |
Buna;. 1 battleehi"; 1 oruiser; 1 small airoraft oarrier Damaged: 1 large airoraft oarrier; 1 small airoraft oarrier Beet unknown |
|
2 night fightere; 6 Army fightere; 6 land-based aed boabors |
14 |
Sunk: 1 battleehi"; 1 cruiser Shot down: 36 aircraft Damaged: 1 aircraft |
|
3 Oka euioide "lanes; 3 land-based med bombers; 6 Oinga land-light bombers; 10 attaok "lanes; 27 fightere squirmed with boabe; 2 reoonnaissanoe seertleneB |
51 |
Unknown |
|
2 reoonnaissano* --lanes; 7 fightere; 1 land-baaed mod'bomber |
10 |
.. -.------ - |
|
3 Oka suioide "lanes; 3 land-based med bombers; 3 Oinga land-light bombers: 1 bombers; 17 Shiragiku trainers; 1 Olnge land-light bomber (orashed) |
32 |
Unknown |
|
1 reoonnaissanoe "lane; 1 fighter; 2 night fightere; 4 etteek "lanes; 1 land-based nod bomber; A sea"lane bombers |
13 |
Sunk: 1 oruiser; 1 transport Bomb or torpedo hit: 1 oruiser; 1 transport 8hot down: 1 airoraft Airfields: 6 "laoes burned (IBJIMA) |
|
19 Shiragiku trainers; 2 reoonnaissanoe sea"lanes |
21 |
8unk: 3 oruiser;"1 esoort oarrier; 1 large transport; 1 medium trans"ort |
|
4 fightere; 1 attaok "lane; 2 Olnge lend-light bombers; 5 see"lene bombers; 1 reoonnaissanoe seaplane |
13 |
Sunk: 1 transport; 1 oruiser or destroyer; 1 destroyer Airfields: 3 "laoes burned Shot down: 4 aircraft |
|
2 fightere equi"" |
sd with bombs; 3 bombers |
5 |
Unknown |
8 fighters: 3 land-based med bombers; 4 see"lane bombers; 1 fighter (forced down); 1 eee"lene bomber (foroed down); 1 flying boat (foroed down) |
18 |
Sunk: 2 destroyers Bear alee: 2 destroyer Shot down: 5 aircraft |
|
4 Oka euioide "lanee; 4 land-beeed aed boabore; 7 fighters squi"->ed with boabe; 8 Shlregiku treinere; 5 reoonnaissanoe ssa"lanss |
28 |
Unknown |
|
1 reoonnaissanoe 2 atteok "lanes; 1 land-based med |
"lane; 13 fightere; 4 night fightere; 1 Army heavy bomber; 4 land-based med bombers; bomber foroed down - AS |
26 |
Sunk: 1 unidentified surf see oraft Airfields: Burned Burned: 1 cruiser Shot down: 14(2) aircraft |
(Supplement) Statistical Chart for Baoh Phase of Kikusui Operations |
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Operation "Cumber |
Date |
Kind of Atteok |
Airoraft employed |
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1 |
6 Artr |
Special |
3 boaborsj 4 Oinga land-light bombers; |
4 fightere |
11 |
Ordinary |
5 night fightsrs; 3 attaok planes |
8 |
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- |
Special |
6 fightsrs equipped with bombs; 6 fighters |
12 |
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2 |
12 Apt |
Ordinary |
3 see"lane boabors; 3 reconnaissance seaplanes; 3 night fightsrs |
9 |
|
3 |
16 Apr |
Speoial |
3 fighters equipped with bombs; 5 boabors; 5 fightsrs |
13 |
|
Ordinary |
3 night fighters |
3 |
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4 |
28 A*r |
Special |
6 boabors; 11 fightsrs equipped with boabs; 3 fightsrs |
20 |
|
Ordinary |
4 Oinga land-light bombers; 8 land-based aad boabors; 10 fightsrs |
22 |
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5 |
4 May "i 1 aa aa |
Special |
11 bombers; 21 fightsrs equipped with boabs; 5 fightere |
37 |
|
Ordinary |
Ion* |
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6 |
11 May |
Mono |
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7 |
24-25 May |
Hon* |
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6 |
27 - 28 May |
Mono |
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9 |
3-7 Tun |
Special |
7 fighters equipped with boabs; 2 figfa |
tore |
9 |
mj uu |
Ordinary |
4 land-based mod boabore |
4 |
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| 21 - 22 Jim |
Special |
17 fightere equipped with boabe; 6 fightere |
23 |
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Ordinary |
Mono _ |
Losses |
-=-i-1 Results |
|
3 bombers; 3 Ginga land-light bombers 6 |
Unknown |
|
knight fighter; 2 attaok pleaee |
3 |
|
* i - * |
0 |
Hone |
1 reoonnaissanoe seaplane (foroed down end heavily deaaged) |
1 |
Sunk: 1 medium transport; 1 small transport; 1 small surf see oraft Burned: 1 medium transport; Airfields: 2 Pleaee burned |
1 bomber |
1 |
Unknown |
Hone - , . |
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1 bomber; 2 fighters with boabe |
3 |
Unknown |
1 land-based aed bomber; 1 fighter |
2 |
Unknown |
2 boabore: 6 fightere equipped with boabs; 2 fighters; 1 bomber (foroed down) |
11 |
Sunk: 1 small airoraft oarrier Damaged: 1 large aircraft oarrier; 1 small airoraft oarrier |
Hone |
Hone ^ **■ |
|
Hone |
Hone 1 |
|
Hone |
Hone |
|
Hone |
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2 fighters squirmed with boabs |
2 |
■-- Unknown |
1 land-based aed haber |
1 |
Unknown |
Hone |
0 |
Hone |
Hone |
Hone |
4. Chart Showing the Strength of Special Attaok Planee Employed in the Okinawa Area Oneratione
a. Those of "Ton" Air Attaok Foroo 'Third Fifth aad Tenth Air Fleets Combined)
pat* |
Type of Plana |
Mo Sortied |
fen Returned or Deemed Unable to Make Attaek |
Mo Deemed to Have Made Attaok |
Attaok Objective or Missing |
Results |
Remarke |
Take-off Base |
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|
2 Mar |
Oinga land-light bcaber |
12 |
11 1 missing |
0 |
Dean search-attack against enemy task foree south of KYUSHU |
Ho enemy sighted |
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11 Mar |
Oinga land-light bomber |
24 |
12 |
12 |
Enemy taak foree anchored at ULXTHX |
More than 2 enemy aircraft carriers heavily is-sfc. |
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18 Mar |
Solsal carrier-borne dive-bomber |
27 |
8 |
19 |
Unknown |
K0rnK i KOKUBU Ho 2 |
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Tyrte-o earrier-borno fighter |
13 |
10 |
3 |
Enemy taak foree operating In waters woutheaet Of KYUSHU (Trne-o fighters far |
KOKUBU Ho 1 |
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Oiaga land-light bomber |
8* |
0* |
8 |
direct escort) |
TSUTKI KAHOYA OITA |
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19 Mar |
Sulsel carrier-borne dive-bomber |
24 |
10 |
14 |
Enemy taak foree operat- |
KOKUBU HO 1 |
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Typ*-0 carrier-borne T iahtmr |
10 |
10 |
0 |
ing in waters southeast frypa-^^rigBTeTBf ror A < «aA| mm f*n^f ^ |
unknown |
Aiauaaj Wo 1 |
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Oinga land-light bomber |
5 |
0 |
5 |
airtub lluurvi |
IZUMI KAHOYA |
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20 Mar |
Soleel carrier-borne dive-bomber |
18 |
11 . |
7. |
Knemy task foree operating in waters southeast of KYUSHU |
1 aireraft oarrier sunk, 3 airereft carrier damaged |
KOKUBU Ho 1 KOKUBU HO 2 |
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Oinga land-light bomber |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Knemy task foree operating in waters east of KYUSHU |
Unknown |
KAHOYA OITA |
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21 Mar |
Land-baeed medium bomber |
18 |
1* |
17* |
Knemy taak foree with 6 aircraft carriers at 360 naut.m. 160° of KANOYA {Type-0 fighters for direct esoort) |
Unknown |
KAHOYA |
|||
Oka suicide "lane |
16 |
^ 1 r |
15 |
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Tjme-0 oarrier borne fighter |
55 |
45* |
10 |
m |
||||||
Oinga lead-light |
1 Enemy task foree operat- |
IZUMI |
1 |
-1 |
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- i |
f 1 Mar |
Land-based madlum bomber |
18 |
1* |
17* |
"Enemy taak foroo with 6 aircraft carriers at 360 naut.m. 160° of KAMOTA (Type-0 fighters far direct esoort) |
Unknown |
KAWOTA |
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Oka suicide "Lane |
16 |
1 |
15 |
■ |
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T-me-O oarrier borne fighter |
55 |
45* |
10 |
* |
||||||
_ |
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Oinga lend-light bomber |
15 |
3 |
12 |
Enemy took foroo operating in waters aoutheest Of KTDSBU |
IZUMI KAWOTA MZTAZAKZ |
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24 Mar |
Sulsel carrier-borne dive-bomber |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Enemy teak foroo near OKIMAWA |
Unknown |
KOHOKU |
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25 Mar |
Sulsei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Enemy taak foroo near OKIMAWA |
Unknown |
Alert issued for T%ngo |
■ |
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Operation |
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26 Mar |
\ > |
Tango Operation oommenced |
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L |
Sol sol oarrier- . borne dive-bomber |
* |
- m* |
|||||||
or |
or |
S |
Enemy task foroo near |
Unknown |
||||||
Oinga land-light bomber |
7* |
2* |
OKIHAWA |
MITAZAKI |
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- |
5 |
|||||||||
2 |
Sulaei carrier-borne dlvs-bomber |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Tnsmy task foroo south Of TAWEOASHIMA |
Unknown |
KOKUBU Me 1 |
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- 1 A"r |
Land-based msdium bomber |
3 |
1 returned |
2 |
Ensmy siroraft oarrier end bettlsships around |
Unknown |
KAWOTA |
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Ska suicide "lane |
3 |
0 |
OKIHAWA |
m |
||||||
2 At* |
Fightor eqol""ed with bomb |
30 |
26 |
teeny taak foroo eeet of HAH8EI Islands (TV Ryukyu Islands) |
Unknown |
m |
||||
Oinga land-light bomber |
Enemy taak foroo aouthwest Of KTTJSHTJ |
|||||||||
1* |
o* |
1 |
Unknown |
MITAZAKI |
||||||
3 A"T |
Tighter equlrmed with bomb |
24 |
16 |
■ |
Enemy took foroo seat Of OKIHAWA |
Unknown |
KAMOTA KOKUBU MO 1 |
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Sulsel carrier-borne dive-bomber |
21 |
15 |
KOKUBU Me 1 |
|||||||
Oinga land-light |
|
5 |
Enemy task foroo south of OKIHAWA |
- |
MITAZAKI |
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bomber |
o |
|||||||||
1 1 |
Tighter oqui""ed with bomb |
«5* |
17* |
68 |
Knomy took forces eeet and south-east of HAHSKI Islands |
Unknown |
i |
KAMOTA KOKUBU He 1 |
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Sulsei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
22 |
8 |
14 |
HOKUM He 1 |
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S A"r |
Tenzan carrier-borne attack plans |
15 |
5 |
10 |
Enemy surfaoe foroo around OKIHAWA |
Kikusui 0"ere-tloa Hoi |
m-ssssmea |
|||
Hkaal |
Type-97 oerrier-borne attack |
|||||||||
1
» mmt |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
»5* |
17* |
68 |
Enemy taak fcross seat and south-east of NANSKI Islands |
Unknown |
Kikusui Onera-tioa Nol |
KANOTA KOKUBU BO 1 |
|
Soleel carrier-borne dive-bomber |
22 |
8 |
14 |
KOKUBU No 1 |
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Tenzan carrier-borne attaok -■lane |
15 |
5 |
10 |
Enemy surface foroo around OKINAWA |
KUSHIBA |
||||
Type-97 oarrier-borno etteok |
30 |
3 |
27 |
■ |
|||||
"lane |
|||||||||
Type-99 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
46 |
8 |
38 |
Enemy convoys around OKINAWA |
KOKUBU No 2 |
||||
7 Apt |
Fighter* equipped with bomb |
30 |
21 |
9 |
Enemy task foroo east of NANSEI Islands |
KANOTA |
|||
Suiael carrier-borne dive-bomber |
12 |
0 |
12 |
Unknown |
KOKUBU Bo 1 |
||||
Oinga land-light bomber |
12 |
3 |
9 |
Enemy surface craft weet of OKINAWA |
MITAZAKZ |
||||
11 AT |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
5ff |
30 |
20 |
Enemy task forces |
Unknown |
KANOTA KOKUBU No 1 |
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Snisei carrier-borne dive-bomber; |
9 |
4 |
5 |
south and east of NANSKI Islands |
KOKUBU NO 1 |
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Oinga land-light bomber |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Enemy taak foroo south of EEKAIOASHIMA |
MTTAZAXX |
||||
1 |
2 battle-ahlvte |
||||||||
Oka suicide plan* |
9 |
0 |
9 |
blown up a *unk,l battleship |
KABOTA |
||||
2 Ar-r |
Enemy aircraft oarrier |
sunk |
Kikusui |
||||||
Land-baaed medium bomber |
9* |
4* |
5 |
and battleship* around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
operetion Bo 2 |
i |
||
Type-97 carrier-borne etteok plane |
25* |
6* |
19 |
KUSHIBA |
|||||
Tjme-99 carrier-borne dire-bomber |
29 |
9 |
20 |
Enemy convoys around OKINAWA |
K0KU|U2 KOKUBU . Bo 1 |
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Fighter equipped with bomb |
Enemy task foroo eeet of NANSKI Islands |
KANOTA |
|||||||
20 |
3 |
17 |
|||||||
Oka suicide plane |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|||||
14 AT |
Land-baaed mediam bomber |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Knaay «aak foro« tast Of OKINAWA |
Unknown |
t> |
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Fighter equipped with bomb |
29 |
1 |
28 |
m |
|||||
Oka suicide plane |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1 battle-■hlp* sunk; oonfirmed |
KANOTA |
||||
Land-baaed medium Bomber |
6 |
2 |
4 |
Enemy surfao* oraft around OKINAWA |
- « |
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Tyne-97 carrier-borne etteok plan* |
10 |
2 |
8 |
KUSHIBA |
Land-baBad media. |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Of OKINAWA * 1 |
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Fighter equl""ed with bomb |
29 |
1 |
28 |
■ |
|||||
Oka suicide "Lane |
6 |
1 |
5 |
Bnemy eerfaee oraft |
1 battleships eiink; confirmed |
KAWOTA |
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Land-based medium |
c |
i |
■ |
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14 A** |
bomber |
o |
2 |
4 |
around OKIMAWA |
Kikusui oeere-tion Mo 3 |
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Tyr>e-97 oarrlar-borno attaok plane |
10 |
2 |
8 |
KUSHXRA |
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Tenzan cerrier-borne etteok "lane |
10 |
3 |
7 |
|
|||||
Fighter squlrmad with bomb |
20 |
10 |
10 |
KAWOTA |
|||||
j |
Carrier-borne dive-bomber |
10 |
7 |
3 |
* 16 Apr |
^^^^ Mo 1 |
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Oinga land-light bomber |
20 |
8 |
12 |
Enemy taak foroo south Of KIJLAlOAjSHDtA |
MTTAZAKZ IZUMI |
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Fighter equipped with bomb |
50 |
10 |
40 |
KAWOTA ""Si |
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1 |
7 At* |
8nisei carrier-borne dire-bomber |
15 |
6 |
9 |
Enemy taak foroo south or southeast of ntAIOASHDIA |
Unknown |
KOKUBU Me 1 |
|
Fighter equipped with bomb |
30 |
21 |
9 |
|
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Oinga land-light bomber |
4 |
3 |
1 |
IZUMI |
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Fighter equipped |
on |
19 |
|
Snoay took foroo southeast of AUAMI08HIUA (Many foroed to tarn back da* to bad |
1 unidentified enemy aurfaoe eroFt burned* Fj-ponse of |
KOKUBU |
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22 A-r |
vritn noma |
zo |
X |
Me 1 |
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SulBel carrier- |
15 |
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borne dive-bomber |
x |
oix warn bubblea observed |
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| 3 Apt |
Oka suloids "lone |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Kb amy aarfaoe oraft around OKIHAWA |
1 large oruiser sunk; confirmed |
Kikusui |
KAWOTA |
|
Land-based medium bomber |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
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Type-97 oerrrer- |
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borne attack "lane |
10 |
4 |
6 |
Unknown |
operetion Me 4 |
KUSHIBA |
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Type-99 carrier-borne dIte-bomber |
22 |
2 |
20 |
|
28 lie |
KOKUBU ^ |
|||
Tenzan carrier-borne attack plan* |
7 |
7 |
0 |
KUSKIRA |
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Seaplane bomber |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1BUB811 |
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29 Apt |
Fighter equi""ed with bomb |
33 |
5 |
28 |
ln*my task foroo eeet or southeeet of naMBBZ Zsleade |
Uixkciiovxi |
KAWOTA |
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Reebnnoissanoe seaplane |
2 |
0 |
2 |
knemy surfacs oraft around OKIMAWA |
Tenzan carrier-borne attaokplane |
7 |
0 |
KrJSBIRA |
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Seaplane bomber |
2 |
2 |
0 |
IBUSUKI |
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2! |
Aw |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
33 |
5 |
28 |
Mammy tesk foroo eeet or sootheeat of HAMSKX Islands |
Unknown |
KAMOTA |
|
Enemy surface oraft around OKIMAWA |
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AVOOllllU oPOOOB seaplane |
2 |
0 |
2 |
IBUSUKI |
|||||
Oka aaieldo Plane |
7 |
1 |
6 |
Enemy sorfaeo oraft anoSared at OKIMAWA |
1 battleship and 1 oruiser sunk |
Kikusui operation Wn 1 |
KAMOTA |
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- |
■ 4 May |
Land-based medlam bomber |
7 |
2 |
5 |
Unknown |
|
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Fighter equipped with bomb |
20 |
5 |
15 |
* |
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Reconnaissance _ seaplane 20 |
8 |
20 |
mo j 4 May |
IBUSUKI |
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Type-97 earrier-borne attack plane |
10 |
4 |
6 |
KUSHIBA |
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ll May |
Oka suioide |
'4 |
*--1 |
7. |
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plane |
Kaemy serfeee oraft around OKIHAWA HJ |
Kikusui operation Mo 6 U May |
«n*»eWC«tn> |
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Land-based medium bomber |
4 |
1 |
3 |
ft |
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Oinga lend-light bomber |
7 |
1 |
6 |
MITAZAKI |
|||||
Tenzan oarrier-borne etteok plan* |
10 |
0 |
10 |
KU8HIBA |
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Fighter equipped with bomb |
37 |
10 |
27 |
KAWOTA |
|||||
Reobnnaissoneo seoplono |
2 |
0 |
2 |
IBUSUKI |
|||||
12 May |
Typ*-97 carrier-borne atteok plane |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Kaemy surface oraft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
KUSHIBA |
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14 May |
Fightor equipped with bomb |
28 |
6 |
22 |
Kaemy teak foroo east Of T AWEOASKDAA |
Unknown |
KAMOTA |
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24 May - I |
Shiragiku trainer |
20 |
12 |
8 |
Kaemy surf so* oraft around OKIMAWA |
Unknown |
Kikusui Operation |
« |
|
Reconnaissanoe seaplane Oinga land-light |
2" |
0* 18 |
2 |
Mo 7 24 * 25 May -To" *-__* |
IBUSUKI ii TV* 7 irr |
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25 May |
bomber Type-99 cerrier-borne dive-bomber |
22 10 |
1 missing 9 |
3 1 |
Kaemy sarfaoe oraft around OKIHAWA |
Unknown |
ELkuaul Operation Me 7 24 aad 25 May (Many for sod to torn back dee to bad weet her) |
a nana*i MUJO AUAUBTJ Mo 2 1 |
|
Shiragiku trainer |
20 |
9^ |
11 |
KUSHIBA KAMOTA |
|||||
Oka suicide plane |
12 |
9 |
3 |
KAMOTA |
|||||
Land-booed medium bomber |
12 |
9 |
3 |
■ |
|||||
mm |
12 |
Enemy aarfaee oraft |
Klkuaul Operation |
|
25 |
May |
Shiragiku trainer |
20 |
9 |
11 |
■Hj auriaoe oral* around OKXRAWA |
Unknown |
25 May (Many foroed to turn back doe to bed weather) |
KUSHXBA J KAMOTA |
Oka auiclde plana |
12 |
9 |
3 |
KAROTA |
|||||
Land-baaed medium bomber |
12 |
9 |
3 |
|
|||||
' .V* |
20 |
12 |
Bnemy surfaoe oraft |
TW,,\.....man |
KUcoaul Operation Mo 8 |
m |
|||
27 May |
Shiragiku trainer |
8 |
around OaXMAWA |
PHIHWIU |
27 end 28 May |
||||
28 May |
Shiragiku trainer |
11 |
4 |
7 |
Rnemy aurfaoe oraft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
KDSBXRA |
||
Reoonnaisaanee sea-lane |
15 |
13 |
2 |
IBUSUH |
|||||
29 May |
Shiragiku trainer |
5 |
1 |
4 |
100097 aurfaoe oraft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
KTJSBXRA |
||
f |
' Ty^e-99 craaier-borne dire-bomber |
6 |
3 |
3 |
Rnemy aurfaoe oraft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
Klkusui Operation Mo 9 Froa 3 to 7 May |
kokubu Ho 2 |
|
21 Job |
Shiragiku trainer |
11 |
6 |
5 |
Enemy aurfaoe craft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
Kikusul Operation Mo 10 21 and 22 Jun |
KAMOTA |
|
Beeonnai aaanoo Bea^lana |
8 |
3 |
5 |
IBUBUKI |
|||||
2; |
| I Jun |
Oka suloide plane |
6 |
2 |
4 |
Rnemy aurfaoe oraft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
Kikusul Operation Mo 10 21 end |
KAMOTA |
Land-based medium bomber |
6 |
2 |
4 |
|
|||||
with bomb |
8 |
1 |
7 |
22 Jan |
m |
||||
Shiragiku trainer |
6* |
3* |
3 |
KTJSBXRA a |
|||||
25 yon |
Raobnnaiasanoe seaplane |
11 |
8 |
3 |
Rnemy aurfaoe oraft around Okinawa |
Unknown |
XMOBOEX |
||
26 Jan |
Raobnnalaaanoo ■ seaplane |
A |
3 |
1 |
Enemy aurfaoe oraft around ORXMAMA |
Unknown |
■ |
||
Shiragiku trainer |
14 |
8 |
6 |
KUBBXRA KAROTA |
|||||
27 Jon |
Raobnnaiasanoe seaplane |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Rneoy surfaoe oraft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
KONTTA |
||
28 Jun |
Reoonnaissanoe seaplane |
1* |
0* |
-1, |
Rnemy aurfaoe craft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
KDHXTA |
||
3 Jul |
Reoonnaissanoe seaplane |
1" |
0* |
1 |
Rnemy surfaoe oraft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
|
||
11 Ana |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
5 |
3 |
2 |
Enemy aurfaoe oraft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
K2XAIOA-8BXMA |
||
15 Aug |
Dire-bomber |
11 |
4 |
7 |
Enemy surfaoe oraft around ORXMAMA |
Unknown |
No pubillo announcement beoaaoe of pent eur-rreader attaok |
OITA |
|
Total: |
1.536 |
634 |
902 |
b. Planes of First Air Float only
-1 Date |
Type of Plaao |
Mo Sortled |
Mo Returned or Deemed Tjnabl. to Attaok |
Ho Psasnfl to Have Made Atteok |
Attaok Objective or Missing |
Results |
Remarks |
Take-off Base |
25 Mar |
Oinga land-light boabor |
5 |
2 |
3 |
Enemy teak foroo operating in waters south of OKINAWA (Suiaei boaber for observation) |
Unknown i |
TAICHU |
|
Sulsei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
1 |
0 |
1 |
s |
||||
Fightor equipped with bomb |
6 |
3 |
3 |
Enemy taak foroo operating in waters south of |
ISHIOAKI (I) |
|||
1 AW |
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
14 |
13 |
1 |
MXYAKO I. (Type-0 fighters for olreot escort) |
a |
||
Sulsei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Enemy taak foroe operating in waters seat of ISHIOAKI I. |
SdlMCHlKU |
|||
Oinga land-light bomber |
2 |
2 |
0 |
TAINAN |
||||
2 Ato- |
Fightor equipped with bomb |
7 |
6 |
1 |
Enemy taak foroo in OKINAWA area (Type-0 fighters for direct escort) |
Unknown |
ISHIOAKI (I) |
|
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
||||
Sulsei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
4 |
2 1 missing |
1 |
a |
SHINCHIKD |
|||
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter. |
10 |
7 |
3 |
Enemy taak foroo operating in waters south of |
SmWCRTHJ tatwaw |
|||
3 Anr |
OKIHAWA (Tyne-0 fighter for direct escort) |
Unknown |
Taj, mmm |
|||||
Fighter equipped with bomb |
3 |
3 |
0 |
ISHIOAKI (I) |
||||
Oinga land-light boab |
2 |
2 |
0 |
TAINAN |
||||
Fighter equipped with boab |
Enemy taak foroe south Of OKINAWA (Type-0 fightere for direct esoort) |
ISHIOAKI (I) |
||||||
4 Apt \ |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Unknown |
||||
Type-0 oarrlor-borno fighter |
6 |
5 |
1 |
» |
||||
5 Anr |
Fightsr equipped with boab |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Enemy taak foroo south of MITAKD I. (Typo-0 fightere for direct escort) |
Unknown |
ISHIOAKI (I) |
|
Type-0 carrier- |
1 1 foroed down |
|||||||
borne fighter |
3 |
1 |
n |
|||||
6 Apt |
Sulsei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Enemy took foroe In the vicinity of ISHIOAKI I. |
Unknown |
SHINCHlKU |
|
Oinga land-light boaber |
4 |
1 |
3 |
Enemy eurfeoe crafts around OKINAWA (Type-0 fighters for direct esoort) |
TAINAN |
|||
Typs-0 oarrier-borne fighter. |
4 |
4 |
0 |
■ |
||||
9 Apr |
Fightor equipped with boab |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Enemy took foroe eeet of HITAKO I. (Type-0 fighter for direot esoort) |
Hone |
ISHIOAKI (I) |
|
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter. |
1 |
1 |
0 |
■ |
||||
Fighter equipped |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Enemy task foroe south |
6 Apt |
Oinga Una-light bomber |
l |
3 |
around OXIHAWA (Typa-0 fighters for direct eeeort) |
||||
Type-0 oerrier-borne fighter. |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
||||
9 At>p |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
1 |
l |
0 |
Enemy taak foree east of HXTAKD Z. (Type-0 fighter for direct eeeort) |
Hone |
I8HI0AKI (I) |
|
Tyne-0 carrier-borne fighter^ |
1 |
i |
0 |
■ |
||||
12 Apt |
Fighter equiwed with bomb |
6 |
6 |
0 |
gnesjy task foree south of TOMAOUMT I. (Type-0 fighter for direet escort) |
Hone |
it |
|
Ty^e-O oerrier-borne fighter |
6 |
6 |
0 |
■ |
||||
Fighter equipped with bomb |
18 |
17 |
1 |
Enemy taak forces opereting In waters wouth of TOHAOOMI X. and"east of FORMOSA (Type-0 fighters for |
Unknown |
TAICH0 ISHIOAXI (I). |
||
13 A^r |
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
12 |
11 |
1 |
* |
|||
Suisei carrier-born* diT*-bo*b«x- |
6 |
6 |
0 |
direet escort) |
Hone |
SBXHCHIKfl |
||
14 Apt |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
6 |
5 |
1 |
Enemy surfaoe ereft around OEXHAWA (Type-0 fighters for direet eeeort) |
Unknown |
I8HI0AEI |
|
Typ*-0 carrier-borne fighter |
2 |
1 |
1 |
■ |
||||
16 At |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Enemy taak foroe east of FORMOSA |
Hone |
■ |
|
Suisei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
5 |
4 |
1 |
Enemy taak foroe south Of ISHIOAXI I. (Type-0 fighters for direet eeeort) |
Unknown |
SHUCBHUJ |
||
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
5 |
5 |
0 |
■ |
||||
17 AT |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
7 |
5 |
Enemy taak foree eaet of FORMOSA |
Unknown |
ISHIOAEI (I) |
||
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
(Type-0 fighters for direot eeeort) |
> ■ |
|||
18 Apt |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
A |
1 foroed down |
0 |
Enemy task foree east of FORMOSA (Type-0 fighters for direot eeeort) |
Hone |
■ |
|
Type-0 carrier-borne flghter_ |
2 |
2 |
0 |
* |
||||
25 Apt |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
2x |
2* |
0 |
Enemy taak foree south of MXTAEO I. (Type-0 fighters for direet escort) |
Hone |
m |
|
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
2* |
2* |
0 |
m |
||||
Suisei carrier- |
6 |
5 |
1 |
SHINO HIRE |
||||
28 Apt |
Dorao axve-oomoer |
Enemy teak foree south |
||||||
Fighter equipped with bomb |
11 |
9 |
2 |
of MIYAEO I. (Typa-0 flghtere for direet esoort) |
Unknown |
QXRAH ISRTAABXa |
||
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
||||
30 Anr |
rlana type unknown |
30* |
30* |
0 |
Enemy taak foroa |
»ea. |
||
3 May |
Type-99 oarrier-borne dive-bomber |
2" |
0* |
2 |
Enemy surface oraft around OEXHAWA |
Unknown |
SHIHCHIEU |
|
Type-97 carrier-borne attaek plana Tanzan Aarrllr- |
i* _» |
0* * |
1 |
* |
bona fighter |
■■MHMHMBJMjMIJMjMJ |
|||||||
30 A"r |
rlane type unknown |
30" |
30* |
0 |
Enemy teak foroo |
Mono |
||
Ty"e-99 oarrler-borno divs-bomber |
2* |
0* |
2 |
SHINCHTKU |
||||
3 May |
Ty^e-97 eerrler-borne attaak "lane |
1* |
(f |
1 |
Enemy surface oraft around OKIHAWA |
Unknown |
■ |
|
Tenzan carrier- |
1* |
0* |
1 ■ |
|
||||
borne attaok "lane |
||||||||
Ty"e-99 oerrier-borne dive-bomber |
1* |
0* |
1 |
Enemy taak foroe south of MITAKO I. |
Unknown |
a |
||
Suisei carrier- |
4 |
3 |
1 |
■ |
||||
borne dive-bombor |
(Type-0 fighter for direot esoort) |
|||||||
4 May |
Fighter e qui wed |
21 |
15 |
6, |
1 small aircraft carrier |
ISHIOAKI ISHIOAKI |
||
with bomb |
ill |
|||||||
Ty"e-0 carrier-borne fighter |
5 |
3 |
2 |
ISHIOAKI (I) |
||||
Ty"e-96 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
6 |
5 |
Enemy taak foroe south |
TAITO |
||||
1 foroed down |
0 |
of SAKISHDIA Ie. |
Hone |
|||||
Type-99 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
2* |
(f |
2 |
Enemy eurfeee oraft |
GTHAN |
|||
Suisei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
1* |
0* |
1 |
around OKIHAWA |
Unknown |
SHINCH2KD |
||
9 May |
Ty>e-96 carrier- |
2X |
0* |
2 |
01 RAH |
|||
borne dive-bomber |
||||||||
Fightor oquiTiTtod wi|a bomb |
7 |
3 |
4 |
Enemy took foroe south of MITAKO I. |
3 aircraft carriers and 1 |
■ |
||
Ty-e-0 carrier-borne fighter |
3 |
2 |
1 |
(Type-0 fightere for direot escort) |
deetroyor damaged |
|
||
Type-96 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
6* |
0* |
6 |
Enemy surface oraft in the vicinity of KERAUAla |
|
|||
13 May |
Unknown |
|||||||
Tyne-97 carrier-tor n* attaok "lane |
1* |
0" |
1 |
Enemy eurfeoe oraft around OKINAWA |
SHINCHHU |
|||
1 1 1 Type-97 carrier-borne attaok "lane |
2* |
<f |
2 |
Enemy surface oraft around OKIHAWA |
SHINCHTKU |
|||
Ty"e-99 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Unknown |
OIRAW |
|||
15 May |
Ty"«-96 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
2* |
c |
2 |
Enemy task foroe in the violnity of KSRAMA Is. |
|
||
Fighter equi""ed with bomb |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Enemy taak foroe west of OKINAWA |
■ |
|||
Ty>e-0 oarrier- |
2 |
2 |
0 |
(Type-0 fighters for direot escort) |
None |
|||
borne fighter |
||||||||
17 May |
Tye-96 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
1* |
0* |
1 |
Enemy took foroe ia the violnity of KSRAMA la. |
Unknown |
- |
|
18 May |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Enemy task foroe south of MTTAKO I. (Type-0 fightere for direot escort) |
Hone |
■ |
|
Ty"e-0 carrier-borne fighter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
M |
||||
29 May |
Tyna-97 carrler-borno attaok "lane |
2* |
0* |
2 |
Enemy surfeoe oraft around OKIHAWA |
Unknown |
SHINCHTKU |
|
Fightor equipped |
7 |
5 |
2 |
Enemy taak foroe southeast of MITAKO I. |
ISHIOAKI IV. |
ISHIOAKI
9 May |
Sulsei carrier-borne dlve-boabsr |
1* |
0* |
1 |
around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
- |
SHINCHTKU |
Tyne-96 oarrier-borne dive-beaber |
2* |
oK |
2 |
OIRAH |
||||
Fighter equipped with boab |
7 |
3 |
4 |
Enemy took foroe south of MITAKO I. (Type-0 fighters for direot esoort) |
3 airoraft carriers and 1 destroyer damaged |
n |
||
Tynw-0 oaxrier-borne fighter |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
||||
Typo-96 oerrier- |
6* |
0* |
6 |
Enemy surface oraft in the violnity of KERAMATa. |
m |
|||
13 May |
borne dive-bomber |
Unknown |
||||||
Type-97 carrier-Is prne attaok "lane |
l" |
o* |
1 |
Enemy surface oraft around OKIMAWA |
SHIHCHTEU |
|||
Type-97 carrier-borne attaok plana |
2* |
<r |
2 |
Enemy surface oraft |
SHINCHTKU |
|||
Typo-99 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
2 |
i |
1 |
around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
GIRAN |
||
Type-96 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
Enemy task foroo in the violnity of |
|||||||
15 May |
2* |
0" |
2 |
« |
||||
KKBAMA Is. |
||||||||
Fighter equipped with bomb |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Enemy tesk foroe west of OKINAWA (Type-0 fighters for |
Wone |
■ |
||
Type-0 carrier-borne fightor |
||||||||
2 |
2 |
0 |
direot esoort) |
H |
||||
17 May |
Type-96 carrier-borne dive-bomber |
I* |
0* |
1 |
Enemy task foroe in the violnity of KKBAMA le. |
Unknown |
w |
|
18 May |
Fighter equipped with bomb |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Enemy took foroe south of MITAKO I. (Type-0 fightere for direot escort) |
Mono |
n |
|
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
2 |
2 |
0 |
■ |
||||
Type-97 carrier- |
Enemy surface craft |
|||||||
29 May |
borne attaok plane |
2* |
0* |
2 |
around OKIMAWA |
Unknown |
SHINCHTKU |
|
7 Jun |
Fightor equipped with bomb |
7 |
5 |
2 |
Enemy task foroo southeast of MITAKO I. (Type-0 fightere for direot escort) |
Unknown |
ISHIOAKI (I) |
|
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter. |
2 |
2 |
0 |
a |
||||
Fighter equipped |
Enemy taak foroe south- |
OIRAH |
||||||
21 Jon |
with bomb |
11 |
11 |
0 |
east of MITAKO I. (Type-0 fightere for direot esoort) |
Mono |
||
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
4 |
4 |
0 |
■ |
||||
Fighter ©quipped with bomb |
ISHIOAKI (I) |
|||||||
22 yon |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Enemy taak foroo east of MITAKO I. (Tyne-0 fighter for direet esoort) |
||||
T*ype-0 carrier-borne fighter |
2 |
. 2 . |
0 |
Mono |
» |
|||
t Jul |
Intermediate trainer |
6 |
Enemy surface oraft around OKIMAWA |
3 uni- |
(TM MO airfield given) |
|||
7 |
7 |
dentified surface oraft sunk |
||||||
T Jul |
Intermediate trainer |
8 |
||||||
(TM Total:) |
360 |
279 |
81 |
-/7-
5. Chart Showing the Strength of Airoraft other than Speoial Attaok Pianos Employed In tho Okinawa Aroa Operations
a. Those of -Ten" air Attaok Foroe (Third, fifth end Tenth Air fleets Combined)
Date |
Type of Plene |
Ho of Planes |
Mission |
Results |
Losses |
14 Feb |
Oinga land-light boaber |
6 |
Patrol |
Mono |
Mono |
Salon land-based reconnaissance plane |
2 |
■ |
|
a |
|
15 Feb |
Salon land-based reconnaissance plane |
4 |
■ |
a |
|
Oinga lend-light boaber |
U |
a |
1 enemy aircraft, deeaed large, sighted at(TH Position in Cods) |
e |
|
Land-based medium bomber |
2 |
Might patrol |
Mono |
|
|
Flying boat |
2 |
||||
16 Fab |
Oinga lend-light boaber |
7 |
Patrol |
|
a |
Solon land-based reconnaissanoe plane |
5 |
|
4 enemy aircraft, deemed fighters, sighted at 260 neat, n. 120 Of TOISAJQ |
a |
|
Land-based medium bomber |
4 |
Might patrol |
Mono |
1 loot |
|
Flying boot |
2 |
a |
|
■OB. |
|
17 Feb |
Oinga land-light boaber |
8 |
Patrol |
a |
1 missing |
Salon land-bessd reconnaissance plane |
6 |
|
2 enemy patrol boata sighted ot 60 seat. a. 240° of TORISHTMA |
Mono |
|
Land-baaed medium bomber |
3 |
Might patrol |
Mono |
■ |
|
Flying boot |
3 |
a |
|
|
|
Oinga land-light bomber |
8 |
Patrol |
Ensmy tesk foroe sighted st 200 neat. m. 120° of CHICHIJTMA |
1 missing |
|
Saiun land-based reconnaissance plane |
6 |
|
Small enemy airoraft sighted at---(TV Position ia Code) |
Hone |
|
18 Feb |
Oinga land-light boaber |
8 |
a |
|
|
Salon land-based reoonnaissanoe plane |
2 |
Tracking |
a<t |
||
Land-based medium boaber |
4 |
Might traeklng |
Hone |
a |
|
Flying boot |
2 |
Might patrol |
Mono |
a |
|
Olnge land-light boaber |
8 |
Patrol |
3 enemy task forces sighted |
|
Land-baaed medium Domoer |
4 |
aigno ireccing |
mono |
||
Flying boat |
2 |
Might "atrol |
Mono |
■ n |
|
19 Feb |
Oinga land-light bomber |
8 |
Patrol |
3 enemy task forces sighted in' IWOJTMA |
|
Salon land-baaed reconnaissanoe plana |
2 |
|
Mono |
a |
|
Flying boat |
2 |
Might "atrol |
*> |
■ |
|
20 Feb |
Oinga land-light boaber |
8 |
Petrol |
2 enemy task foroe sighted |
1 missing |
Salon land-baaed reconnaissance plaao |
6 |
- |
Mono |
Mono |
|
21 Feb |
Oinga land-light bomber |
8 |
■ i |
- |
|
22 Feb |
Olnge lend-light boaber |
6 |
|
||
Salon land-based Reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
- |
|
||
23 Feb |
Oinga land light boaber |
5 |
|
Enemy submarine sighted surfacing at (TM Position in sode) |
|
Saiun land-based reoonnaiaaanoe plane |
2 |
- |
Mono |
- |
|
24 Feb |
Oinga lend-light boaber |
5 |
|
|
|
25 Feb |
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
|
a |
|
26 Feb |
Saiun land-baaed reconnaissanoe "lane |
5 |
|
Enemy taak foroe eighted ot 300 naut. m. 180° of OM.E7.fcrT |
- |
Land-baaed medium boaber |
3 |
Might "atrol |
Mono |
|
|
Saiun land-baaed reconnaissanoe "lane |
4 |
Seereh for enemy task foroe |
|
|
|
Oinga land light boaber |
5 |
Patrol |
1 enemy submarine sighted flUbmeVl*jM flAT |
m |
|
27 Feb |
OU14MO* 51*15 |
||||
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe plane |
2 |
|
Mono |
- |
|
28 peb |
|||||
Saiun land-boaed VAAAHUbI aamnf\a alalia |
7 |
Seereh for enemy task foroe |
4 enemy destroyers,course northeast 8"eed 18 knots, eighted 40 naut. a. south of OH MAW A; 4 enemy aircraft sighted also |
Mono in...... . ■ ' ■;■ |
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reconnaissance "lane |
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1 Mar |
Oinga land light boaber |
4 |
Patrol |
None |
■ |
Flying boot |
2 |
Might patrol |
|
■ |
|
Land-based medium boaber |
4 |
* |
1 enemy destroyer steering course 40° sighted et 200 naut. m. 30° of SATA MIS AO Pursued by enemy fighters |
1 missing |
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2 Mar |
Lend-based medium boaber |
1 |
a |
Mono |
None |
___jss_jsssssssssssss| Land-baaed mad.I urn bomber |
1 enemy daatroyer atpertng oourae 40° sighted et 200 naut. m. 30° of SATA MX8AKI Pursued by enemy fightere |
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2 Mar |
Land-baaed medium bomber |
1 |
|
Mono |
Mono |
Dawn attaok |
2 lost |
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Army heavy bomber |
10 |
a |
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3 Mar |
Oinga land light bomber |
5 |
Patrol |
Unknown |
3 missing |
Salon land-base reconnaissance plane |
5 |
■ |
Mono |
None |
|
4 Mar |
Oinga lend light bomber |
5 |
a |
■ |
a |
Solan land-baaed reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
a |
a |
■ |
|
5 Mar |
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6 Mar |
Land-based medium bomber |
4 |
Might "atrol |
Mono |
Mono |
Flying boat |
2 |
a |
* |
|
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7 Mar |
Oinga laad light bomber |
9 |
Might "atrol |
Mooe |
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Salon land-baaed reoonnalaaance plane |
2 |
Petrol |
» |
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6 Mar |
Oinga land light boaber |
5 |
|
* |
■ |
9 Mar |
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10 Mar |
Land-based medium boaber |
4 |
Advanced patrol |
1 submarine neutralized |
Mono |
Flying boat |
1 |
Weather reconnaissance |
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Flying boot |
4 |
Guiding of etteok unit |
|
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Land-based medium bomber |
1 |
Weather reeanneieeenee |
- |
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Land-based medium bomber |
4 |
Advanced petrol |
1 submarine neutralised |
- |
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Weather reeonnaiesanoe |
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11 Mar |
Flying boot |
1 |
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Guiding of attaok unit |
1 missing* 1 |
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Flying boot |
3 |
forced down and heavily damaged |
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12 Mar |
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13 Mar |
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14 Mar |
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15 Mar |
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16 Mar |
15 Mar |
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16 Mar |
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17 Mar |
Land-baaed modi urn bomber |
4 |
Might patrol |
Large enemy surface foroe deteoted by radar |
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Flying boat |
2 |
1 missing |
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Land-baaed modiam bomber |
6 |
Might tracking |
Knamy taak foroe tracked and attaok unit guided there to |
1 missing; 1 foroed down |
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Oinga land light bomber |
14 |
Attaok by the fIret wove |
1 destroyer, and another destroyer or battleship sunk |
3 missing |
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Army hoary bomber |
14 |
1 aircraft oarrier sunk |
3 missing |
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Oinga lend light bomber |
10 |
Attaok by the |
Unknown |
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18 Mar |
Army heavy bomber |
11 |
second wave |
2 battleships and 1 oruiser sank |
2 suicides |
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Tenzan carrier-based attaok plana |
6 |
Unknown |
5 missing |
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Solon land-baaed reconnaissance "lane |
5 |
Dawn search |
Knamy task foroe eighted |
1 missing |
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Salon land-baaed reconnaissance plane |
1 |
Reconnaissanoe for enemy taak foroe |
1 forced down |
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Salon land-based reconnaissanoe piano |
5 |
Tracking of enemy taak foroe |
Mono |
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Land-baaed medium bomber |
6 |
Might seereh |
2 missing |
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Flying boat |
5 |
|
3 missing |
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Oinga land light bomber |
8 |
Might attack |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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Army heavy bomber |
6 |
|
1 unidentified surface craft burned |
|
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Army heavy bomber |
9 |
|
1 airoraft oarrier sunk |
2 missing |
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Land-baaed medium bomber |
3 |
Might tracking |
2 missing |
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19 Mar |
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Plying boot |
T |
■ |
1 missing |
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Salon land-based reconnaissance plane |
10 |
Search, tracking, guiding |
4 groups of enemy task foroe sighted |
3 missing |
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20 Mar |
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe plane |
9 |
a |
3 groups of enemy took foroe sighted |
3 missing |
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Oinga land light bomber |
6 |
Might torpedoing of enemy took foroe |
2 missing |
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Army heavy bomber |
9 |
2 missing |
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Tenzan barrier-borne atteok plane |
8 |
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20 Mar |
TWIU oarrnr-uurua attaok "lana |
S |
|
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Tyna-0 oarrlar-borna fighter |
7 |
Direot esoort for ruanas attacking enemy task foroe |
2 missing |
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|
Land-baaed medium bomber |
4 |
Might search |
Mono |
|
Flying boet |
1 |
» |
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Saiun land-baaed reoonnaissanoe "lane |
4 |
Down searoh |
Enemy taak foroe eighted |
a |
|
21 Mar |
Salon land-baaed reconnaissance "Lane |
2 |
Cooperation BAZA bombing |
Diving of 2 BAXA boabs against en eneay oruiser confirmed |
ta |
Tenzan barrier-borne etteek "lane |
Down aearoa-attaok |
Unknown |
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10 |
Unknown |
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22 Mar |
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23 Mar |
Carrier-borne dive-bomber |
3 |
Seereh-ettaek |
Nona |
|
Saiun land-baeed reconnaissance "lane |
4 |
Searoh |
Enemy took foroe eighted |
2 missing |
|
24 Mar |
Tenzan Carrier-borne atteok "lane |
7 |
Attaok around OKIHAWA |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "Lane |
5 |
Search south Of OKINAWA |
a |
1 alaeing |
|
25 Mar |
Salon land-baeed reconnaissance "lane |
5 |
Search around OKINAWA |
2 groups of enemy task foroe sighted |
Unknown, 2 Corned book |
Tenzan barrier-borne etteek "lane |
5 |
Might torpedoing |
2 battleships hit 7 (TM sic) |
Unknown |
|
Solon land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
searoh for enemy teak fores BOOT OKINAWA |
Unknown |
■ |
|
2 cruisers and others hit (3 cruisers sunk} "TN sic) |
Tenzan carrier-borne attaok |
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Army heavy bomber |
17 |
Might attaok on enemy tesk foroe (Around OKINAWA) |
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Olnge land light bomber |
12 |
1 heavy oruiser, 1 destroysr and 1 battleship hit; 1 battleehi" damaged |
^j'"" e* qj^j^jl j| suicide divee; 17 Army heavy bombers and |
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Tenzan Carrier-borne etteok "lane |
7 |
1 battleship and 1 cruiser hit; 1 battleship Column of flams observed |
Oinga land light boabore heevy^omber?7 turned book |
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5 |
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Reconnaissance over KKBAMA and OKIMAWA |
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26 Mar |
Saiun land-baaed reoonnaiaeanoe "lane |
1 |
rhotographlc reoonnaissanoe |
Unknown |
|
Lend-beeed modiam bomber |
3 |
Might searoh |
1 missing |
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Flying boat |
near OKIMAWA |
Large eneay surface foroo deteeted by radar |
1 sal mMA n D |
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t- |
i-gi |
a. -"-A- avsexiiai, |
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Oinga land light bomber |
7 |
Attaok around OBfT Mi a MM a |
1 oruiser and 1 battleship hit (800 kg bombs) |
5 missing |
|
Suisei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
10 |
OKINAWA |
1 battleehi" column of flame observed |
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27 Mar |
Land-based medium bomber |
4 |
Might traoking |
Unknown |
2 missing |
Saiun land-baaed reoonnaissanoe "lane |
3 |
Search along Byukyu Ialande |
Enemy took force with 2 eiroroft carriers eighted |
Bone - |
Tenzan oarrier-borne attaok piano
27 Mar |
Land-baaed medium boaber |
4 |
Might traoking |
unknown |
2 missing |
Salon land-baaed reoonnaissanoe "lane |
3 |
Seereh along Ryukyu Islands |
Enemy teak foroe with 2 aircraft carriers eighted |
Mono |
|
29 Mar |
Saiun land-baaed reconnaissance "lane . |
1 |
Traoking of enemy] taak force south of TAHMGASRTMA |
Enemy took foroe with 1 airoraft oarrier sighted |
|
Land-based medium boaber |
4 |
Might "atrol SZ of KTWSHU |
Enemy foroe detected by radar |
2 missing |
|
Flying boat |
2 |
a |
a |
Hone |
|
Oinga land light boaber |
12 |
Might etteok on enemy task foroe |
Mono |
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30 Mar |
Army heavy boaber |
15 |
1 aircraft oarrier sunk |
1 missing |
|
Saiun land-booed reoonnaissanoe "lane |
3 |
Photographic reoonnsl seanee aroond OKIHAWA |
Successful |
Hone |
|
31 Mar |
Oinga lend light boaber |
8 |
Attaok on enemy taak force around OKIHAWA |
A few successes attained |
|
Army heavy bomber |
12 |
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Tenzan barrier-borne attaok "lane |
6 |
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Fighter |
6 |
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Land-based medium bomber |
8 |
Atteok oo eneay transport ouuwuy near OKIHAWA |
1 cruiser aad 1 transport sunk; 1 oruiser set afire |
3 missing |
|
Saiun land-baesd reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Seereh for enemy took foroe |
Mo enemy eighted |
Hone |
|
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
1 |
Reconnaissance around OKIHAWA |
1 missing |
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Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
3 |
Atteok on enemy surface craft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
1 missing; 2 heavily damaged |
|
Tye-lOO Hq reoonnaiaeanoe "lane |
8e |
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1 A"r |
1 |
Search for enemy taak foroe |
Kaemy taak foroe eighted 50 naut. a. south-east of OKINAWA |
Mono 1 turned book |
|
Saiun land-based reconnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
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Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
1 |
■ |
Enemy taak foroe sighted 50 naut. m. south of AMAMIOSHTMA |
Mono |
|
Saiun land-baaed reoonnaiaeanoe "lane |
4 |
Attack on enemy surface craft around OKIMAWA |
Unknown |
ta |
|
Enemy foroe with 1 aircraft |
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Land-based medium bomber |
4 |
Might "atrol |
oarrier and 1 battleehi" detected by radar |
n |
|
Flying boat |
2 |
■ |
Eneay foroe deteoted by radar |
a |
|
Oinga land light bomber |
« |
Attaok on eneay taak foroe 7 naut a. 210° of OKAIOASHTMA |
Mo enemy sighted |
Mono - |
|
Army heavy bomber |
13 |
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Tenzan barrier-borne attaok "lane |
8 |
■ |
Oinga land light bomber |
8 |
Attaok on enemy teak force 7 naut. a. 210° of KIKAIGASHTMA |
Mo enemy eighted |
Mono |
Army heavy bomber |
13 |
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Tenzan barrier-borne attaok "lane |
8 |
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Ginga land light bomber |
6 |
Atteok on enemy took foroe |
a |
2 missing |
|
Suisei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
Seereh- etteok for enemy took foroe |
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2 Apt |
7 |
■ |
1 lost |
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Saiun land-baaed reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Search for enemy took foroe |
8 aircraft carriers eighted 40 naut. m. 180 of HAHA |
1 missing |
|
Tjme-100 Hq reoonnaissanoe "lane |
1 |
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Saiun land-baaed reoonneiesanee "lane |
2 |
* |
4 aircraft carriers eighted 20 naut. m> 135° of HAHA |
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Atteok on OKIHAWA anchorage |
1 battleehi", 2 cruisers, and another battleship or cruiser sunk; 1 cruiser damaged |
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Land-baaed medium bomber |
18 |
2 missing |
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Saiun land-baaed reconnaissance "lane |
6 |
Bight search for enemy task foroe |
Ho enemy eighted |
Mono |
|
3 Apt |
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane Vi |
4 |
Searoh end traoking of enemy taak force |
3 groups of enemy task foroe sighted |
a |
Ty-e-100 Ho reoonnaiaeanoe "lane |
1 |
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Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
32 |
Battle for the control of air orer OKIHAWA area |
11 enemy alrcrefts damaged; 7 damaged |
2 loot; 6 mleelng |
|
Shlden fighter |
8 |
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Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
20 |
Hoving patrol |
Ho enemy contacted |
Mono |
|
- |
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Army heavy bomber |
9 |
Attaok around OKINAWA |
1 cruiser or battleehi". 1 aea"lane tender; 1 cruiser. 1 destroyer sunk; 1 unidentified surfaoe craft deaaged |
2 missing, 2 turned book |
|
4 A"r |
Seaplane bomber |
3 |
Attaok on surface oraft around OKINAWA |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
Searoh and traoking of enemy task force |
4 airoreft carriers sighted 70 naut. m. 210 of KfAKA |
Hone |
|
Ty-"e-100 Hq reconnaissance "lane |
1 |
I \J UOUV* ALL* CAV vl lUUiA |
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Type-0 night fighter |
4 |
Dawn search-for enemy task foroe |
Ho enemy sighted |
Hone |
|
Suisei night fighter |
8 |
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Seaplane bomber |
4 |
Attaok on surface crafts around OKDOTA |
Hone |
a |
|
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
4 |
Search, and traoking of enemy task force: "hoto-grephie reoonnaiaeanoe anchorages |
Photographic reconnaissance successful; enemy took forces eighted, 230 naut. m. 70° and 110 nafit.m. llfio of HAHA |
a |
|
Suisei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
12 |
Attaok on enemy taak foroe |
Saiun land-based rfloonnaiBsanoe "lane |
4 |
foroo: "hoto-gra"hio re-oonnaiaaanoo of KKRAMA and OKIHAWA anehoragee |
suooeeeful; enemy task forcss eighted 230 naut. m. 70° and 110 nafit.m. 1100 of HAHA |
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Suisei carrier-borne dive-bomber |
12 |
Attaok on enemy taak force |
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Land-based medium bomber |
3 |
Minelaylng off OKIHAWA Worth Airfield |
All deemed successful |
1 missing |
|
Land-based medium bomber |
3 |
||||
5 AW |
Tenzan carrier-borne attaok "Lane |
6 |
Attack on surface crafts aroond OKIHAWA |
None |
Mono |
Army heavy bomber |
13 |
||||
Ginga land light bomber |
8 |
* |
a |
a |
|
Seaplane bomber |
3 |
it |
Weather unfavorable, turned book |
a |
|
Land-based medium bomber |
2 |
Night "atrol |
Large enemy foroe detected by radar Just sooth of SHTKOKU; traoking and guided attaok unit guided thereto |
m |
|
Flying boat |
1 |
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Saiun land-baaed reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
Searoh |
2 enemy taak foroo eighted BOOth Of AMAMIOSHTAtA |
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Ty^e-100 Hq reconnaissance "lane |
1 |
1 missing |
|||
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lene |
2 |
Tracking of enemy task foroe aad observation of results |
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Twilight tracking |
|||||
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
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Ty-e-100 Hq reconnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Radar deception |
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6 Apt |
Suisei night fighter |
Bombing and strafing,of transports k landing "oints near OKINAWA airfield |
Direot rooket hits on 3 cruisers; 1 transport set afire |
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Ty"e-0 night fighter |
6 |
1 missing |
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Tyne-0 oarrier-borne fighter |
104 |
Battle for control of skies over OKINAWA |
7 Hellcats and oorsalrs downed |
2 lost end missing |
|
Shidon fighter |
110 |
Battle for the control of.air oyer the vicinity of AMAMI OSHTMA |
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Sea"lane bomber |
4 |
Attaok on surface oraft around OKIMAWA |
1 unidentified surface craft moderately damaged |
1 heavily damaged |
|
Medium land-based attaok bomber |
4 |
Might "atrol |
Mo enemy sighted |
None |
|
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
Searoh for enemy task foroe |
3 eneay took foreeo eighted |
1 missing |
|
Tyne-100 Hq reconnaissance "lane |
1 |
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Salon land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Tracking of enemy taak foroe |
2 lost |
7 Apt |
oaxun xanQ-DBBiu reoonnaissance "lane |
2 |
enemy task foroe |
2 loat |
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Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
16 |
Direet eeeort for sulolde boat unit |
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Tjme-0 oarrier-borne fighter |
78 |
Battle for |
21 tornad beok |
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on |
|
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Land-based medium bomber |
3 |
Bight petrol |
- . |
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Flying boat |
1 |
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a |
Suisei night fighter |
8 |
Search-attack for enemy |
Mo enemy sighted |
Mono; 4 turned back |
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o A"r |
Salon land-based reconnaissance "lane |
1 |
Seeroh |
Weather unfavorable,turned back |
Mono |
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rAghtnabtar |
3 |
ef |
e |
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fat 1 r----- |
a |
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Type-100 m |
p» 1 |
temehUg |
1 fldas&en |
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lype-o emlsa beaee flatter |
to |
let |
lie for |
air |
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f^figbtw |
15 |
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t |
af raealta |
foree, |
|
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Oisaa laad light heater |
17 |
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11 AftV |
light a1 ■e |
«a --■ ■ *------ Vda> d«a ^ ■Ht > |
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Sale? Saas"' |
|
Tal far |
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Army heavy bomber |
14 |
2 mltm lit u aWMr imponj |
raaaaS |
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aelam Imal baeel smesseataesaaa plaae |
t |
tra |
ImAemUg |
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m |
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*yae^js^ |
1 |
nee |
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«U |
ia |
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land-based mediom boater |
f |
MB frr |
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Lead-baaed medlorn bomber |
4 |
Mlg ore eee OKI |
ht search r waters |
Mo enemy contacted |
1 missing |
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Flying boat |
2»_* |
c or RAMA |
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Type-0 night fighter |
8 |
m *iS o?U |
ind nrth Alr- tion |
2 "laces eet afire end heavily burned' |
3 missing |
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Suisei night fighter |
14 |
enemy htere |
3 missing |
||||
Seiun land-based reconnaissance plane |
2 |
Seeroh over watere southeast of OKINAWA |
Xnoay foroe with elroraft carrier sighted 60 naut al of 70R0V I. |
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Tyna-100 Hq reconnaissance plane |
1 |
Ty"O-0 night fighter |
8 |
neutralization of enemy , fightere_ |
2 "laces eet afire end heavily burned' |
3 missing |
|
snisei night fighter |
14 |
3 missing |
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Saiun land-based reconnaiaaance "lane |
2 |
Searoh orer waters southeast of OKINAWA |
Enemy foroe with aircraft oarrier sighted 6o naut. al of TORON I. |
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Ty"e-100 Hq reoonnaiaeanoe "lone |
1 |
||||
Tjme-0 carrier-borne fighter |
72 |
Heutoelizetlon of air orer OKINAWA |
26 or more enemy aircraft deemed |
14 missing |
|
Shiden fighter |
34 |
Heutoelization of air orer AMAnTOSHTMA area |
About 20 enemy airoraft downed |
8 missing |
|
12 a"r |
Salon land-baeeH reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
seereh ror enemy task foroe |
3 grou"s of enemy task foroe sighted |
|
Ginga land light bomber |
15 |
Night atteok on enemy |
1 esoort carrier, 2 bottleehi"e or cruisers. and 2 other unidentified aurfeee crafts sunk; 1 battleehi" hit |
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Army hoary bomber |
16 |
task foroe |
1 missing |
||
Land-based medium bomber |
14 |
Atteok around OKINAVA |
2 cruisers sunk; 1 battleehi" est aflaae and burned; 1 battleehi" hit |
1 missing |
|
Flying boet |
1 |
Searoh orer wotora to the east of OKIHAWA |
1 missing |
||
Land-based medium bomber |
4 |
||||
Seaplane bomber |
4 |
Night attaok along RTUKTU Islands |
Ho eneay eighted |
Hone |
|
13 at* |
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Searoh eeet of RTUKTU Islands |
Enemy took foroe eighted |
1 loot |
Ty*e-0 carrier-borne night fighter |
8 |
Destruction of eneay night fighters |
1 foroed down or missing |
||
Tenzan carrier-borne attaok "lane |
8 |
Search for enemy teak foroe in the vicinity of TANEGASHMA |
Ho eneay eighted |
||
Land-baeed medium bombsz |
6 |
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Salon land-baeed reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
Reconnaissanoe orer OKIHAWA anchorage |
- |
1 missing |
|
Ty"O-100 Hq reconnaissance "lane |
1 |
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Suisei night fighter |
2 |
Feint"action for s"ecial attaok unit |
2 missing |
||
14 Apr |
Ty"S-0 carrier-borne fighter Shiden fighter |
125 |
Battle for air control |
large air battle orer KIXAIOASHTMA |
|
Saiun land-baaed reconnaissanoe "lone |
1 |
Searoh |
|||
Amy beery bomber |
11 |
Attaok oa ?oroi l'SS^naut. rn.SK of AHAWIOSHIMA |
1 battleehi" aad another unidentified eurfeee oraft sunk |
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Ginga land light bomber |
7 |
1 large airoraft carrier burned |
1 mleelng |
14 Apr |
Ty"e-0 carrier-borne fighter Shiden fighter |
125 |
Battle for air eontrol |
Largs air battle over KIKAI0A8HTMA |
|
Saiun lend-baeed reoonnaiaaanoe "lane |
1 |
Search |
|||
Army beery boaber |
11 |
Atteok oa ?cro? iSo^naut. a. SI of |
1 battleehi" and another unidentified surface oraft sunk |
||
Oinga lend light boaber |
7 |
AMAWIOSHXMA |
1 largo aircraft carrier burned |
1 missing |
|
Shiden fighter |
1 |
Searoh east of KTJLAIOASBJMA |
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Land-baeed medium boaber |
4 |
Fatrol east of RTUKTU Islands |
Bo enemy eighted |
Hone |
|
Plying boat |
1 |
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Sulsei night fightor |
4 |
Down seereh |
Bone |
|
|
Solon land-baaed |
2 |
rhotographic reconnaissenoa |
|||
15 A"r |
reconnaissance "lane |
or OKIHAWA anchorage end airfields |
|||
Land-baaed medium bomber |
U |
Attaok on. OKIHAWA airfields k enemy surface oraft |
Medium-sized trans"orts near IEJTMA bombed |
Hone |
|
Seaplane bomber |
3 |
||||
Land-based medium bomber |
6 |
Search east of RTUKTU Islands |
1 miseing |
||
Plying bost |
1 |
||||
Oinga land light bomber |
12 |
Attaok on enemy taak for foroo 70 naut. al of T0KUN08HIMA |
|||
Army hoary bomber |
13 |
||||
Tye-0 night fighter |
4 |
Damn strafing and bombing of OKIHAWA Worth and Central Airfield; early morning eir oeourity |
1 hit(50kg bomb) on each runway |
||
of North and Central Airfields; big fires started at 7 "laoes |
1 missing |
||||
Suisei night fighter |
12 |
||||
Saiun land-based reoonnaisssnos "lane |
4 |
Search orer waters SK of AMAHTOSHIMA |
3 grou"s of enemy task fores sighted |
||
Shiden fighter |
32 |
Neutralization of eir between KIKAIOASBTMA k AMAMTOSHTMA |
20 enemy aircraft downed |
9 missing |
|
16 A"r |
Ty-e-O oarrier-borne fightor |
52 |
Neutralization of air over OKINAWA |
22 enemy aircraft downed |
7 missing |
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
4 |
Obaervetion of results and searoh |
3 missing |
||
Ty-e-0 carrier-borne fighter |
76 |
Direot escort for s"sbiel etteok "lanes |
4 enemy airoraft downed 4 enemy airoraft downed |
4 missing |
|
Shiden fighter |
4 |
||||
Ginga land light bomber |
8 |
Night attaok |
Ginga land light bomber |
8 |
Night attaok on enemy taak foroe BE of OKAIOASHZMA |
1 unidentified Surface crafts and 1 battleahi" or cruiser sunk |
2 missing |
|
Army heavy bomber |
12 |
||||
Tenzan barrier-borne attaok "lane |
6- |
||||
Land-baeed medium bomber |
3 |
Bight search saat of KZUK.ZU Islanda |
|||
1 missing |
|||||
Plying boat |
1 |
||||
Tyne-0 night fighter |
3 |
Dawn searoh-attaok for enemy taak |
Ho enemy aircraft oarrier sighted |
Hons |
|
Sulsei night fighter |
12 |
foroe |
|||
Saiun land-baaed |
3 |
- |
|||
17 A"r |
reoonnaissanoe "lane |
Searoh end traoking |
3 grou"s of enemy surface foroe eighted |
||
Tyr>e-100 Hq reconnaissanoe "lane |
1 |
||||
Tyne-0 carrier-borne fighter |
62 |
Neutralization of air orer enemy took foroe |
1 missing |
||
Shiden fighter |
34 |
||||
Land-based medium bomber |
3 |
Night searoh east of BTUKTO Islanda |
1 missing |
||
Plying host |
1 |
||||
Saiun land-baaed reoonnaissanoe "lane |
Searoh and "hotogra"hlc reoonnaissanoe Of OKINAWA anoborage and airfields |
||||
18 At |
3 |
Ho enemy oonteoted |
Hone |
||
Ty»e-100 Hq reoonnaissanoe "lane |
1 |
||||
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Search |
- |
||
Ty"e-100 Hq reconnaissance "lane |
1 |
||||
19 A"r |
Land-baaed medium bomber |
3 |
Night search over waters eeet of Rtuktu Islanda |
Hone |
|
Plying boat |
1 |
||||
Plying boat |
1 |
Rssoue of "ilota foreed down on AMAHTOSHIMA |
|||
20 A"r |
Suisei night fightor |
12 |
Down search attaok |
Ho enemy eighted |
1 missing |
Saiun land-baeed reconnaissance "lane |
3 |
Dawn search |
Hone |
||
Ty"e-100 Hq reoonnaissanoe "Laos |
1 |
e |
m |
a |
|
Land-baaed medium bomber |
4 |
Night "atrol salt of KiuR.ru Islands |
|||
Plying boat |
1 |
■ |
|||
1 8ea"lane bomber |
A |
Searoh^attaok |
»A ■ ■mmm |
___ |
20 Ar>T |
Saiun lsnd-baeed reconnaissance "lane |
3 |
Dawn search |
* |
Wone |
Tyr-100 Hq reconnaissance "lane |
1 |
■ |
■ |
||
Land-based medium bomber |
4 |
Night patrol east of RTUKTU Islands |
|||
Flying boat |
1 |
■ |
|||
Seaplane bomber |
4 |
Searoh attaok along HYOKYO |
Ho enemy sighted |
Hone |
|
Islands |
|||||
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "Ian* |
2 |
Photographic reoonnaissanoe |
|||
Ty^e-100 Hq |
1 |
||||
* |
reconnaissance plane |
||||
Land-based medium bomber |
3 |
Night eearoh SI of KYUSHU |
Ho enemy contacted |
1 missing |
|
21 At |
Flying boat |
1 |
|||
Ginga land light bomber |
12 |
Attaok on enemy taak foroe aouth Of AMAMIOSHTMA |
No enemy sighted |
1 Army heavy bomber lost |
|
Army heavy bomber |
12 |
||||
Tenzan barrier-borne attack "lane |
8 |
||||
Suisei night fighter |
8 |
Search ettaok |
2 missing |
||
Type-0 night fighter |
4 |
for enemy task foroe |
tL enemy surrace roroes sighted |
||
Saiun land-based |
2 |
Searoh for eneay taak foroe |
|||
_ |
reoonnaissanoe "lane |
||||
- |
Neutralization of air orer enemy taak foroe |
||||
22 Apr |
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
60 |
11 enemy airoraft downed |
Hone |
|
L:id-based medium bomber |
3 |
||||
Night searoh SI of KYUSHU |
None |
||||
Flying boat |
2 |
||||
23 At |
Saiun land-based reconnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Searoh and traoking of enemy taak foroe |
No enemy sighted |
Hone |
Type-100 Hq reoonnaissanoe plane |
1 |
||||
Day seereh; |
|||||
24 At |
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe plane |
2 |
reconnaissance orer OKIHAWA area |
Weather unfavorable, reconnaissanoe inadequate |
- |
Type-0 night fighter |
4 |
Search-attack for enemy task foroe |
Inamy aircraft oarrier sighted |
||
Suisei night fighter |
4 |
1 missing |
|||
- |
Saiun laad-baoaa |
2 |
Searohfor |
||
25 At |
reoonnaissanoe plane |
enemy tnk force: reoonnaissanoe over OKIHAWA anchorage |
1 oruiser end soma escort carriers sighted |
||
Tyne-100 Hq reconnaissance plane |
1 |
1 |
|||
25 At |
reconnaissance "lane |
foroe: re-oonnaieeenoe over OKINAWA anchorage |
1 cruiser end some escort oarrlere sighted |
|||
Ty"e-100 Hq reoonnaiaeanoe "lane |
1 |
|||||
Saiun land-based |
1 |
Weather re- oonnalssenee |
Weather over waters to the eeet |
|||
reoonnaiaeanoe "lane |
over waters to tho eeet |
unfavorable |
||||
26 At |
Weether foul ell day |
|||||
- |
||||||
Type-0 night fighter |
6 |
Searoh-attack |
Ho enemy contacted |
|||
for eneay taak foroe |
- |
|||||
Suisei night fighter |
6 |
|||||
Salon land-based rnnnnnnl niunflA "Alan a |
2 |
Searoh,and "hotogre"hie reconnaissance over OKIHAWA |
||||
* |
1 ouuiiuniDocujuo ' inu 0 |
|||||
Seaplane bomber |
4 |
Attaok on surface oraft |
Unknown |
1 missing |
||
27 At |
around OKIHAWA |
|||||
Land-baeed medium bomber |
6 |
* |
Torpedo hitl on 1 cruiser, 1 large transport ,fc 1 esoort oarrier |
|||
Army hoary bomber |
5 |
Neutralization Df air by strafing and bombing enemy airfielda |
4 "laoee aet afire |
1 zero night fighter mlas-ing |
||
Tenzan barrier-borne attaok "lane |
4 |
|||||
Tyne-0 night fighter |
8 |
|||||
Sulsei night fighter |
20 |
|||||
Land-baaed medium bomber |
4 |
Night "atrol east of OKINAWA |
Ho eneay oontaoted |
Hone: 1 turned book |
||
Flying boat |
1 |
Wight "atrol eaat of |
A craft, "oaaible submarine, |
None |
||
RTUKTU Islands |
deteeted by radar |
|||||
Salon land-baeed reoonnaissanoe "lane |
3 |
Searoh over waters south of RTUKTU Islanda |
4 airoraft oarrlere eighted 100 naut a 1 of OKIHAWA |
Hone |
||
Tyne-100 Hq reconnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Radar deception |
||||
Reconnaissance for enemy task foroe |
||||||
Solon land-baeed reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
- |
||||
Tyne-0 carrier-borne fightor |
25 |
Battle for eir control |
3 oorsalra downed |
4 missing |
||
28 At |
Ty-ee-0 night fighter |
f |
Attack on |
Central airfield set ofire et |
1 missing |
|
Sulsel night fighter |
12 |
OKINAWA airfields |
4 places. 1 flying boot oad 1 billet teat burned down |
1 missing |
||
- |
Oinga land light bomber |
6 |
Bight attack on surfaoe orafta around OKIHAWA |
1 |
||
Army hoary boaber |
6 |
1 missing |
||||
Tenzan carrier-borne attack "lane |
6 |
|||||
Land-based medium boaber |
Wight patrol over waters |
4 |
||||
Flying boat |
1 |
air to oaeo"e air raid (at TRUE) |
2 eneay fighters downed |
1 loet |
|
2 May |
Saiun land-baaed reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
Seereh along KIUB.IU Islands |
Ho enemy sighted |
Hone |
Ginga land-light bomber |
6 |
Night attaok on surface |
1 cruiser sunk; several big firea started |
||
Army heavy boaber |
11 |
oraft around OKINAWA |
Several trans"orts sunk |
||
Tenzan barrier-borne ottook "lane |
4 |
Atteok on OKINAWA airfields |
|||
Land-based medium bomber |
6 |
||||
> |
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
3 |
Searoh and reoonnaissanoe over OKINAWA |
Ho enemy sighted; bot "hoto-gra"hio reoonnaissanoe successful |
|
Type-0 carrier-borne fighter |
50 |
Interception |
|||
3 May |
Raiden fighter |
20 |
of B-298 |
1 downed |
|
Suisei night fighter |
6 |
Right attaok on OKINAWA airfielda |
|||
Land-based medium bomber |
6 |
Attaok on surface craft |
1 oruiser and 1 unidentified surface croft sunk, 2 oolumns Of flame sighted. Also 4 trans -"orte seen torpedoed and set afire |
- |
|
Ginga land light bomber |
6 |
||||
Army heavy bomber ■ |
8 |
anchored at OKIHAWA |
|||
Tenzan carrier-borne attaok "lane |
20 |
||||
- |
|||||
Land-baeed medium bomber |
4 |
Night "atrol east of RTUKTU Islands |
Hone |
Few moderately of sightly damaged |
|
Flying boat |
1 |
Night seeroh over waters southeast of KYUSHU |
1 missing |
||
4 May |
Suisei night fighter |
8 |
Atteok on OKIHAWA airfielda |
2 missing |
|
Land-baeed medium bomber |
9 |
Attaok on* su""ly denote in OKINAWA |
|||
See"lene bomber |
4 |
||||
Saiun land-baeed reconnaissance "lane |
3 |
pawn searoh; rader dece"tion |
|||
Tyne-100 Hq reconnaissance "lane |
1 |
||||
Shiden fighter |
35 |
Heutralization of air over OKAIGASHTMA |
13 enemy airoraft downed 1 deaagod |
6 fightere missing |
|
Army fighter |
15 |
||||
Ginga land light bomber |
6 |
Attaok on surfs oe crafts around OKINAWA |
1 battleshi" and 1 oruiser sunk |
6 missing |
|
Army heavy bomber |
7 |
a |
Weather unfavorable, turned book |
Mono |
|
Tenzan barrier-borne |
Oinga land light bomber |
6 |
Attack on surfs ce crafts around OKIhaw A |
1 battleship and 1 cruiser sunk |
6 missing |
||
Army heavy bomber |
7 |
B |
Weather unfavorable, turned back |
Bone |
||
4 May |
Tenzan carrier-borne attack "lane |
6 |
■ |
Hone |
* |
|
Seaplane bomber |
7 |
Attack on OKIHAWA alrflelde |
■ |
a |
||
Type-0 carrier-borne |
48 |
|||||
fighter |
Neutralization of air over OKINAWA anchorage |
23 enemy aircraft downed |
||||
Army fighter |
30 |
|||||
Seaplane bomber |
3 |
Atteek on OKINAWA |
||||
airfields |
||||||
Land-based medium bomber |
3 |
Patrol over waters east of RYUKYU Islands |
Hone 1 turned book |
|||
5 May |
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
3 |
Search ana reoonnaissanoe over Okinawa |
|||
Suisei nlghl |
t fighter |
6 |
Attack on OKINAWA alrflelde |
1 battleship and 7 alroraft oarrlers sighted 40 nautical miles south-west of DAITOJIMA |
2 turned baek |
|
Army' heavy bomber |
7 |
Bight atteek on surface craft around OKINAWA |
1 unidentified surface craft sunk |
|||
Oinga land . |
Light bomber |
6 |
2 unidentified surface craft sunk |
|||
Bombing of |
||||||
Land-based i |
tedium bomber |
4 |
OKINAWA North and central airfielde- |
Unknown |
Hone |
|
Land-based i |
nedium bomber |
3 |
Air transportation of anKatI t mm. mU a r> r4 |
Air transportation successful |
■ |
|
supplies and provisions to OKAIOASHLMA |
||||||
6 May |
Buieel night fighter |
6 |
Attack on OKIHAWA airfields |
16 "laces burned, end 2 big firea started at North Airfield; Central Airfield burned et 2 "laces |
||
Saiun land-based reoonneissemee plane |
2 |
Reconnaissance of route for Tan operation |
||||
Oinga land light bomber |
8 |
Bight atteok on enemy surface craft |
||||
Army heavy bomber |
17 |
2 unidentifield surface craft sunk |
1 missing |
|||
Land-beeed i |
nedium bomber |
6 |
||||
Salon land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Search along HTUKTTJ |
Mo enemy sighted |
2 turned beok None |
||
Tjr*»«-ioo ma* reoonnaiseanoe plana |
Hamaaama |
None |
||||
7 May |
Suisei night fighter |
8 |
Searoh-atteok for enemy task foroe |
Ho enemy sighted |
■ |
|
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe plane |
2 |
Reeonnalesanee overOKINAWA anehoragee and airfields |
Ho enemy"task foroe sighted but photographic reconnaissance successful |
■ |
||
Type-lOO Hq reoonnaissanoe plane |
1 |
dins of
■iyr»"j.uu"~«HT reoonnaissanoe "lane |
1 |
Hone |
||||
7 May |
Suiaai night fighter |
8 |
Searoh-attaok for enemy teak foroe |
Ho enemy eighted |
■ |
|
Salon land-baaed raoonnaiaaanoa "lane |
2 |
Reoonna i saanoo overOEZHAMA anohorages and Airfields |
Ho enemy"task foroe eighted but "hotogra"hic reconnaissanoe successful |
w |
||
Tye-100 Hq reoonnaissanoe "lane |
1 |
|||||
Flying boat |
2 |
Guiding of attaok unit and weather reconnaissance |
m |
|||
Land-based |
medium bomber |
4 |
Clearing tho why for Ten" operation |
|||
6 |
|
1 missing |
||||
uinga iana xigut comcer |
Hight attaok aa OKIHAWA |
|||||
Army hsary bomber |
12 |
|||||
Tenzan barrier-borne attaok "lane |
4 |
|||||
8 May |
Saiun land-based reconnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
search |
|||
Ginga land- |
light bomber |
6 |
Wight attaok on surface oraft around OKIHAWA |
|||
Army heavy bomber |
6 |
|||||
Flying boat |
1 |
Air transportation between TAKDMA and UTAURA |
1 missing |
|||
Suisei night fighter |
8 |
Search-attaok for enemy |
Ho enemy eighted |
|||
taak foroe |
||||||
Suiaei night fighter |
2 |
Searoh-attaok for enemy cur-face oraft along HTOTxTJ Islands |
* |
|||
Ty-e-0 night fighter |
2 |
|||||
9 May |
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
1 |
Reoonnaissanoe over airfielda end anohorages in OKINAWA area |
Photographic reconnaissanoe successful |
||
Ginga land light boaber |
6 |
Hight attaok on surface oraft around OKIHAWA |
Hugs fire started on 1 oireraft oarrier |
|||
Army heavy boabera |
12 |
|||||
Tenzan barrier-borne |
||||||
attaok "lane |
4 |
|||||
Land-baaed medium bomber |
6 |
Atteolt on OKIHAWA airfielda |
Unknown |
1 missing |
||
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Searoh |
2 groups of enemy taak foroe eighted |
1 missing |
||
Ty"e-100 Hq reoonnaissanoe "lane |
1 |
|||||
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
2 |
Traoking of enemy taak foroo |
1 turned book |
|||
Sulsei night fighter |
10 |
Hight raid on OKIHAWA airfields |
2-"twoea burned |
Land-based medium bomber |
6 |
Attaott on OKIHAWA airfielda |
Unknown |
1 missing |
||
Saiun land-based reconnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Searoh |
2 grou"8 of enemy teak foroe eighted |
1 missing |
||
Ty"e-100 Hq reoonnaissanoe "lane |
1 |
|||||
Saiun land-based reconnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Tracking of enemy taak foroe |
1 turned book |
|||
Sulsei night fighter |
10 |
Might raid on OKIHAWA airfielda |
2 "laoes burned |
|||
- |
||||||
10 May |
suisei nignt ngnxer |
3 |
Interoe"tion of enemy aircraft |
1 enemy airoraft downed |
||
Tyr.e-0 night fightar |
3 |
|||||
Land-based |
medium bomber |
4 |
Searoh orer waters to the |
Large enemy foroe deteoted |
1 missing |
|
southeast |
by ra dar |
|||||
Land-based medium bomber |
14 |
Worth Airfield set efire et 9 "Laoes |
1 eee"lane boaber missing |
|||
Sea"lane bo |
ruber |
6 |
-Bald ea ■-----1 OKIMAWA Islands |
|||
Suisei night fighter |
10 |
|||||
Oinga land |
light bomber |
6 |
Might attaok on surface crafts around OKINAWA |
Hone |
||
Army heavy bomber |
6 |
|||||
11 May |
Saiun land-based reconnaissance "lane |
3 |
Searoh end traoking |
2 loot |
||
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Radar deoe"tion |
||||
Ty"O-0 carrier-borne fighter |
65 |
Bottle for eir control orer OKINAWA anchorage |
7 loot |
|||
land-baaed medium bomber |
4 |
Wight seeroh eeet of OKINAWA |
Mo enemy contaoted |
1 missing |
||
Suisei night fighter |
10 |
Dawn search-attack |
* |
1 missing |
||
Ty"e-0 night fighter Saiun landmamaM |
2 |
|||||
12 May |
*■ »■ a o wmmw%i reconnaissance "lane Suisei carrier-borne dire bomber |
7 |
Atteok on enemy surface foroe around TAKARASDfA |
Ho enemy eighted(TAKARAJIMA should be KTJWKJTMA) |
a..^_~_-- |
|
Attemnt to establish oonteot with MINATOOAWA in OKIHAWA |
||||||
Sea"lane boi |
nber |
Unsuccessful |
2 turned book |
|||
Suieei night fighter |
12 |
Down search-attack |
1 missing |
|||
Saiun land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
||||||
5 |
Searoh |
|||||
Salon land-roe onnalssai |
based tee "lane |
2 |
Seeroh |
2 missing |
reoonnaissanoe "lane |
||||||
13 May |
Salon land-based reoonnaissanoe "lane |
2 |
Seereh |
2 missing |
||
Shiden fighter |
2 |
Seereh |
||||
Sea"lane boaber |
3 |
Attempt to establish contact with OKINAWA |
Unseoosssful |
1 missing |
||
Flying boat |
2 |
Patrol east of RTUKTU Ielande |
Koemy foroe deteoted by radar |
1 missing |
||
Land-baeed |
aed1urn bomber |
> |
1 missing |
|||
Ginga land light boaber |
15 |
Attaok on enemy took foroe |
Unknown |
1 missing |
||
Soleel oarrler-borne dive-bomber |
13 |
|||||
14 May |
Type-0 oarrler-borne fighter |
26 |
||||
Saiun land-rsoonnaissa |
based ice "lane |
7 |
Searoh |
4 turned book, 2 foroed down |
||
Army heavy boaber |
12 |
Might etteek on enemy teak foroe eeet of TOISAKI (KYUSHU) |
Knemy*task force ter"edo attacked by 6 "lanee. Damages unknown |
1 missing |
||
Oinga land light boaber |
5 |
|||||
Suisei night fighter |
« |
Searoh atteok |
Mo enemy eighted |
2 missing |
||
Ty~e-o nignt Tighter |
||||||
Tyne-0 carrier-borne fighter |
54 |
Heutralisati on of air over fire. to* |
4 enemy airoraft downed, 1 escort oarrier observed burning |
4 lost |
||
Shiden fighter |
1 |
Observation of combat results |
||||
"-■ fni ,n ii |
Searoh esmfa sff |
Wne^slgeem. |
||||
13 May |
11 1 11111 ** |
KfMMMi |
|
|||
laaUeeci sad |
dea heeler |
Waawt atsasfc ea rfffWfl ■ l maTI * |
Mekeawa |
|||
**mu aimeies Attamt So |
--- |
|||||
WW atabllaa eeataet |
^MrtMe^sa" VifafSiUti ^bTmmmmI HHaCftt |
|||||
14 May |
ereaal ^eTWft^^ |
eraft verwasesTesm^t^^ |
||||
* |
mwebAag of OKtHtwa airfields |
\ |
||||
|
||||||
Liu... if tmtm |
t |
■aMeeeaake. |
,--- |
|||
sawsat OKINAWA |
^§_aaa*d aaaa boaber |
1 awalamr aaakf reet imbapma |
Msas |
|||
Arm, h~Tr |
Miami 0OM«Ba |
||||
17 May |
Teatee 111 IMP. |
terpete etteek aa |
atttlosBlp ami aaall waraadp |
t ■- |
|
.tta«k plam* |
barpcaeeA* aster ceXeommo aaeowad |
e. MmeuaWbt-eaf |
|||
Im^mLm, |
WmwMm 44 rtAmXM mmwrnwrnt at 1 nlaa* |
||||
Laai-kaaoa aadtam boater |
* |
iiimu marts airfield |
mm m umiu wmnrnwrn ■» a pimmm |
||
■a bbahv antaatai |
1 fened aom. |
||||
Taai aotUa |
■wn ox |
■v OTRSa ow»ww^»» |
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Balma 11 teed |
* |
Ml J.i.M f |
aiiiMj rMifMiii ,,.1,7-, |
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TyjB-108 Mo» |
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ro svaBlesuo* plaaa |
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* |
Olnaa lead llmM bomber |
6 |
Mtabt attack aa S^arrana |
aaTIalaa^^ ■TiiiMil*"5 |
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- |
areemt OPmWA a |
' iiin ■ ll^i- lit ii tajpaHj |
1 wn4 aaMrlwaar |
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18 May |
Asm, hear, boater |
casssec ambmewa |
a auawimBj| |
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55S,r"l,,i, |
8 |
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An* tewy beater. |
t |
Attaak oa carmur* airfielia |
ImUetes |
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Laad-b^a^-bo^ |
t |
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Tlyiaa-be-t |
2 |
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ft>"a^aa.itT,1. |
t |
eeareberer |
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TypwlOOMQ, |
of CBTJBTA |
Me eaeay etahted |
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raaoaaalaaaBa* plaaa |
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t |
MssboM eiar |
t teaalmr afssaft eemmre oat |
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tW^400Mq |
100 aaat. m. 109* aa? onMtXA |
1 lea* |
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■ ■ naaal «■■■■ pine |
1 |
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Tonsan Hill blM |
Attack aa |
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M May |
attack plaaa |
aarfaaa ereft eraaat flaTMAMA |
1 Hah* eraiaer mm* |
Maaealai |
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* |
Miabt patrol |
Me maaay etabbat |
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Mtabt .forte |
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riylai beat |
aear miton soeBw |
WO taMM^t sti|£ltM*fl |
Hobo |
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aet of KT09H0 |
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21 May |
aataa laa Uwl |
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aoseea |
WO OJmAitV efl^JleWl |
■Hi |
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Typa-lOOPJq ^ ^ |
1 |
3 pleaee tevpateat battleeblpa. |
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I t> May |
Baapl beabar |
sassmoe erarv aveemt obtjuju |
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aalaa 1m< >aail |
3 |
fmoaeneear |
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Ty pa-10O jjq |
MtUUD lalaaB |
3 araapa of ememy te* fore. .i«hte« |
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ami over CKDmiA |
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MMay |
Shiee. flatter |
» |
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Attack aa ear- |
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Saapl bwnlai |
10 |
fee* araft |
1 transport emt 1 eaoteajor eeafc |
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ecemmt CM9UMA |
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» May |
5 |
1 lists sjis mm |
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3 |
tear* oaar |
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»Bkflr |
Tm-XOO-rj |
1 |
aatera at af RTOXTO Xalaad ad ooor ograa |
3 groapa off onaay teak for sighted |
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a |
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mm ■■■■*»■ |
10 |
Atteok snr-faaa araft |
1 tranopsrt aat 1 lists* ig soak |
S |
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arauad CKXHAWA |
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Type-0 rtght fighter |
atteaTfar*aaaay teak fcraa |
o aaaay sighted |
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Solao! Bight fighter |
10 |
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Shidea fig* tar |
t |
feTeac/'tra- |
Bo oaaar sighted |
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____ i__, |
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* |
alt^C^A |
3 groops of oaaar tesk for alghtet |
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l |
Tallight tract |
Bo aaaay sighted |
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log Off eneay teak for |
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laate-aT«r «uuu Xalaada |
2 aaaay taak force sighted |
- |
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t |
»gt _a*arah RT^O^aaAa |
-- |
- |
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ISIS |
10 |
Atteok ■r-aroaad C*XHASA |
1 IsissgMl saaki 1 oralr kit |
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11 mar Uai light liurtu |
« |
nn ah ■mat |
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Wo im ■ ! ilifciil mr Mat |
MM |
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Aray new*, b«br |
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ao naay BigiiMii ay * |
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I^-ba-d bc^ |
18 |
Atteok |
IkJTMA airfield tarsal at 4 plans |
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■ a>__i *. « . a . ■*» |
g. |
OXUUIA airflalda |
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Oinga laad light ooabar |
0 |
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7 |
Attaak areas* OtTJUHh |
1 ewieer soak |
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Sataal night fighter |
10 |
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2aisslag |
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Typa-0 night fighter |
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Saiaa laai ted |
3 |
aateaa"te^tea*"r gpa^aj4^^0haifl |
1 adlag |
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25»07 |
Shiden fiahter |
34 |
OwtrallaaUen of |
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Typa-0 oarriar-bor fighter |
81 |
teotealitioa off air oaar OKTJtt* A |
1 aaaay aireraft staajst |
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Typa-0 aight fighter |
4 |
Air patrol |
a.«a>a*M |
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r ^ |
1 |
Attempt te ZXmmT^ |
a |
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ate ill i air orar |
■JtAw |
of |
i «-r .ir«~ft |
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am eji a* aetaeXUajlil H |
1 |
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» |
m^tia^a. |
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ffr|,|m - - |
■ |
eiratae'erafti |
1 |
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areas* OXXBUi |
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asiMt at** fiatter |
» |
No a aaaa alattat |
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Typa-0 n±*%» fl«kfc»r |
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** tTMnr |
33 amain Xi |
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oime lui ii#fc»liiiiii |
« |
1 alert* |
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11 |
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attack flam* |
■UMatl |
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T |
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Bodan night fichtar |
21 |
Attack om |
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Uaava^a^-W^ |
airfialda |
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■igbt pmtrol |
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- |
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Flylag boat |
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**£ml......ty?M. |
t |
lmtaabaj |
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na am |
/ |
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Daam aaaa |
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Solari gjjtf; ffjgbfjj |
aranv xi |
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Tyaa-o nlstt flatter |
* |
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a» aaaar |
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2tM«T |
Oinaa las* li«at boaaar |
Attack areas* caxmiA |
1 aiaaiat |
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SBtaeaT*"" |
» |
Attaak mill oxzaarA |
Xataabaj |
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SbldTKbbar |
at |
eaa?2! |
r |
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-- |
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*na-o nilaa bail flatter |
57 |
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SB***- |
Ola* teal llaM Vaatar |
3 |
Atbaafe^aaont |
1 alaalaa |
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TaaiaRtaNlaa |
% |
Attaek areaai CKZXAVA |
1 aaseiaf |
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> |
Saldaa flatter |
28 |
a£?SS |
if |
- |
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Type-0 earrler-acraa flatter |
57 |
° |
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riyiatboat |
l |
■8»*i |
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raw |
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3 |
saarta east af |
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4 |
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31*57 |
1 |
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l |
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sea heater |
1 |
■a aaaay alahtad |
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1 Jem |
yaaaa |
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"liai 1 af 1 r' |
fa |
fill |
aaat af |
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MIIIMlllHill plaaa |
X |
imncro |
a* eaeagr alahtad |
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fjrpe-o «4aM flatter |
1 |
imBvlaEai |
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aalaal night fightar |
8 |
***** *"?£fiu> |
a* aaaar aahtat |
all taraai tack |
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are? |
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Saiaalaai^aaal |
t |
tee^.1«tte. |
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2 Jam |
Taaaaa »MrWai-»aM attack plaaa |
5 |
t atiataa< l^tta^aaa |
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t |
VCafttMs? 11*1"* VaVa\VL# * tnVMaa tadt |
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Shioen filter |
SB |
takfl |
13 ..a, -irarft ^ |
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nyiaahoat |
1 |
right eearsh ■ of |
n» aaaay algataa |
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ala.la.8^8 |
t |
attar. |
VTfai |
2 groape of eaaar taak foree right** |
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reooonelaaanee |
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saearea |
ana |
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Bkltea fightare |
1 |
eee& |
to tat |
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Jteae |
Typa-0 carrler-torac fighter |
H |
gate |
5 aaaaw alraraf t done* |
aaaatV"1 |
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aalaalaai hiil^ |
1 |
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Seaplaa. Wr |
It |
atteae |
a. |
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t |
r mm . * ■ |
Ma Wel«*tel |
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[aeV~ |
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^ypa^BP,^^ ^_ |
1 |
-....., |
esatnar aatkaaaatla |
2= |
mmmmmrn* |
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4 **a |
1 |
m . |
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Salea luUtaiN |
1 |
Xalaml araa |
la.tar aataTaaaala |
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Sal a mm. |
Sulat ami riaikillt/ g»a* |
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iaM"" |
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5 J" |
-MSmaflmM |
* |
a,|l|r^^i"^^^,, |
-ee>^Ma%tei |
mmmVmmm |
0L__| 1 ^ ll j * * - -i |
Reght ■aaaak mm |
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saw |
■Saa |
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■V* |
tmrmmjmmm |
eaekOSBeB |
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Laod-baead -di. Vater |
3 |
V#>Jj^h4aT USaTe> VQIilll v *V*laMl tfteSet |
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tjis-* |
attar, aoataaaat |
mites ifiiinali t__u taak |
|||
reeoaaaiaaanea aaaplam |
af TOTSAXX |
||||
4 Jem |
Salaal M«M flf&tar |
1 |
7taraod taak |
||
attaak*far^axiaar |
Taiaad task Saa ta tai waathar. |
||||
lypa-0 idaM flatter |
5 |
taak fcraa |
ggtas ..T^i. iT^aass^ |
4 term- teak |
|
4 |
Saarta |
-sa^slfkaas |
4 tar^taak |
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BaM attaak aa |
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slrsr tamtam |
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3 |
«issVatf |
Hoa-ayaiahtel |
|||
«TF»-lSt«| |
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1 mm lift BSitBB tamtav |
1 |
2 Mm.* aWafTll^OB f QAPCaSfl OBaV 3 flSVaCS^HV |
1-fts-ftsj |
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■dsMjjSisl |
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79m |
fljlSg teat |
l |
1 favesa earn* |
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■ mhsTiii ■ "jl-n- |
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< |
1 j****^ sasJtt^^ |
laaealme. 3 tea* taak |
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- |
aaa^attaa ta flilMlsalSl |
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TaaJ taaafl -1-r 1 1 |
Saaaaaafal |
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Taaaan aarrlar-teraa |
x mruiaar »orpaaaaai aamage aaaaava |
1 i__| aaat |
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attaak plaaa |
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Olnaa land light tiiaSn |
4 |
Htaakaaaav. faea armft |
t eraiaara tarpaaaal, lamajaa aafcaaaa |
f tarsal taak |
|
a^m\f mmmmWJT \m\%m\9m9 |
1 aarahlp, ■■■eialj' battleahlp. aaafe |
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a |
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portetloB to trnBMWEfBA |
~rSmmm _-----'- |
* ■emewsr^ |
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Laad-baaed Bsdlem boater |
* |
fmemageM |
||||
T| , mHim mnm |
ler^ter^ |
|||||
attaak plan* |
Attaak aa sor-faee araft |
A Tuiaaa ssem |
||||
Oinga land light heater |
1 |
.tarwitwh |
||||
Aray haary beater |
1 aarehip. poaaihly battleehi p. aaafc |
|||||
Land-baaed aadlom boater |
» |
Attaak am anfJDTA airfialda |
Oaatral Airfield heraed at t plaaaa |
|||
Suieei aigkt fighter |
5 |
XS7XSA airfield beraei at a plane |
mm |
|||
Typa-o mght fighter |
* |
Sai ah attaefc along RTOTTU Ialaaia |
mass. Atsjaalliat |
|||
aaiaa land-baaed^^ |
1 battlaahip aad 2 eraiaara sighted at lTJTjtti 3 taaaspsrts * 3 ■bIsbsb sighted la WAtlOTeaTf may, 13 traaa-perte a aaay smalem lissspwts aighted at mXWmXk |
1 tarasd hack |
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8 Jam |
aaitm leal Hill |
t |
Posset swILml |
Ho aaemy sighted |
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mm. nan. |
||||||
Oinga laad light beater |
J |
1 large 01 nil est affile 1 large reaael torpadsai |
||||
Aray beery boater |
Bight attaak ea aarfaca araft aroond OCTAir A |
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attaak fSat*"*11* |
||||||
Oakassa |
||||||
S^pU-b-ter |
|
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3 |
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I^-ha-d^-hc-bn. |
3 |
mm sg*ji |
am gggtAtag"* |
|||
FlyiBg beet |
1 |
4, ii |
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PiMee eeettej |
3 |
|||||
tete.Vra, |
5 |
Attaefc off |
OBtooe, |
J saaslag |
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Salaal aigkt figttar |
18 |
Attaak am ■erth alrfialg |
1 big) oral Balaam esmleei aad 4 plaaaa has sad at ICTBU airfield |
3 ■Aeeteg |
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Typa-0 aigkt fighter Saiaa laad-haaag |
teemewslAftei |
|||||
Balaa laad-haaad raaoBaaiaaaaaa plaaa |
1 |
..aaw-ghte. |
||||
Army haary haater |
Attaefc em aairaH oraft aroaml |
Vnkaema |
1 tarasd haek |
|||
I aad haeel Wilms In an |
Air tranaporta- |
IlllllfUl |
aaaa |
Type-ioohq, |
* |
||||
PMiTiJln \i plane |
1 |
teaaaw -Agktei |
|||
Ar*y beary beater |
Attaak mm Bajfail |
||||
oraft around |
|||||
I.tetaaadaBaU-taater |
* |
Air trauapurtt-tiea af aappllea to rrr»r^T** |
iJJJJji" |
*- |
|
BalaalBai hl |
1 |
s-rte .earth..* |
- ■ ii oUbtii |
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x ' |
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reeonaaiaBBnee plaaa) |
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Attaak oa |
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lial tetel nedlaa beater |
3 |
Oakaem |
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lO Jam |
■Mt-i hi> irajaaai |
tktetenr |
ab BBBBte |
||
'iU|V |
ex WaanafltB WatVeT |
||||
Type-0 alBtt flatter |
|||||
eeleel night fighter |
* |
||||
Type-0 .plaae |
4 |
||||
foloo 11 larrt |
t |
tear- eeet of |
Bo aaaay eoateeted |
||
■ ■■aalaeaiM pleoo |
wueto iaiaads |
||||
11 Job |
Olaga late light heater |
Bight attaak |
Weather oefaaarahle. anal book |
A teraad teek |
|
aroaaa CDBM* |
|||||
Teaaaa aarrlar baaed |
a) |
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attaak plana |
te |
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Bight attack on |
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15*- |
(Til pi boater |
Atteok BBoa mm XXTZtU area |
Paaa |
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■EatS""* |
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I |
- * |
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Trpe^J^ _ |
X |
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L^aa-d-tei-b-ter |
11 |
Berth airfield baraad (Attack aada by A plaaaa) |
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Sl Job |
s^^rutt^ |
|
1 Bdealat. a teraad teek |
||
Typa-0 night flatter |
t |
1 plaaaa atteetei HJTMA airfield j eat off a bow fire |
1 BaMlBC |
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«leea immi light boater |
|||||
Aray taaay bete** |
T |
alabt attaak |
1 adaeiac. 1 teraad teek |
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" ■ - |
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attaak plaaa |
|||||
» |
g |
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mmmnm* |
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Bight flat |
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^^^^ |
mmm bbbbbb |
1 MlHi WUaV------- " |
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a 9mm * |
ojOTwirfi«ia. te the eeet |
ateOWl |
«u. |
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« |
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1 |
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X |
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a" |
», |
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***** ****** |
a* *g*Jh-^-_ AO«*te*gBOoao «fJVSk*Mt |
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Trpe-0 wrlMWarn. fighter |
M |
M*r otduia |
«"«- |
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eatv; |
tttaak aa |
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OKZwRii |
t |
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ejaae |
Attaak |
aa |
t _|_ )__ |
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* |
m+ |
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rntnm |
eeereeo. |
------,-m-i.rT j- ii .1 1 |
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%10-la.* |
1 |
OTXelaau |
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trmrn^ mtm fl#>>i |
air on |
iaatioa of |
Bo oaaar alghteJ |
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3 |
sag.- |
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**teah aa aarfaea |
T-aaOMtea^ BO^BBtahB |
m _af*_aaa»^a- |
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25 X |
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■now |
3« |
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nyia beat |
a |
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V |
a |
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******** |
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Salael night fighter |
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Atte*.. |
XtJIHA airfield taraaa at 1 elaee aat |
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SftSla |
Worth Airfield at 2 all Oil |
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Land-baeea .Mlm boater |
Iter*. K |
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26 To. |
Ty,e-0 night fighter |
J |
tattle far air latflAlTaT |
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aeion lste-teaa* |
t |
gar OKIHAWA |
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Attaok mmmT |
oSbai* |
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27 Jo. |
Attaak^aroate |
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»*■ |
1 |
a |
Ite-Aa. |
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--- |
. ,. 1 - l"i i i limn 1 *tmwm*mnm. 19 ur'«.------1 |
■ |
1 |
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MMiii»I |
leaatreyer.^ |
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e |
laAaaftag |
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»*- |
■atom !■■ |
» |
SfaaT* |
f%a^extern Iteggte. |
|
2 3ml |
» |
Twilight eeareh |
CJBmTa^ago 4^traaeparte alghtot |
1 BleeiBg, 1 tarsed haak |
|
attoek planee |
» |
"Uht etteek |
etetee. |
laWsj^ |
|
i |
Wtetmwatfa^ |
||||
auieei night fighter |
4 |
Attack oa KJXma airfield |
2 plaoee bnrned |
tateatejl 4 tarsed baek |
|
3 J-1 |
Type-0 night fighter |
3 |
flaahia1lBa«1aa af eir eaar ' |
to aaaay axghtafl |
- |
Suiael Bight fighter |
* |
auaom mm |
|||
* XBl |
Salem lamt haael |
* |
ear octaia area |
|
|
Iaad-baaeg Bedlam boaber |
J |
Right patrol eeet af htuetu iBlBBdB |
-- |
- |
|
Flying boat |
* |
||||
5*1 |
Type-0 Bight fighter |
* |
Hight aoareh. attaok along |
Ho enemy eighted |
- |
Sol eel night fighter |
» |
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7*ei |
land ammti aaatoal haatar |
3 |
aaat |
Ho aaaay sighted |
|
lying bet |
»_ |
light aoareh over 0HXA1A area |
Ml |
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c |
tmiam la baaal |
4 |
Oeaerel aoareh |
»...... i 'I ■■ ■ |
|
10 Jul |
reoenaaiaeenee plame |
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I^-laeedateiaabe^ |
3 |
Hldhtaearteo-r |
Ho aaaay ■■»■■! 11 |
||
nyiag beet |
aatara aaat aat WBtteaet of |
||||
Und-aaead aatlaB heater |
S |
||||
11 Jnl |
Flying heat |
mm |
|||
15 9ml 14 Ml |
JJJJJJ yXema"1 |
TmaaeaejgBak 2ota~* over OKIMAWA aree |
Oaly 1 plaaa attached, 1 hattlaetlp hit far eartala |
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17 aa |
Saiaei sight fighter |
\\\\ |
Fbategraphle reesaaaiaeemae |
It Ml 17 Xml |
Salop leal feel Sallis! till |
oTnm'eimelAs |
aLp^eTnam^ 9 <11"" |
|||
1IM |
Bhamallaatloo ef eir ever |
|||||
TjT*»-0 m*ht fighter |
||||||
J«un carrier- one |
Torpaaoattaoh eo ssatf% areaaA |
1 aleelag |
||||
** |
Sales! night filter |
1* |
attaek oe CBnBtt alrflelde |
SoBea^elrriey ^' *"* |
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10 |
fhertrelioatiee ef gusoanoa |
|||||
If Ml |
Trp«-o sight flatter |
|||||
1 |
MM eaet ef |
|||||
reconmlaeanee seaplane |
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n. mi |
ettack fU* |
Attaek ameaejsy aroeaToKCawA |
Croieer torpedoed by 1 plane; Battleehij eat troasfao%talsaasil by S fie saei 1 eraleer oat afire |
Isfss*. |
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22 31 |
Shldea fighter |
« |
- , - |
|||
-pi- |
Island area |
|||||
Plying beat |
* |
Bases* of folate ssaSoBiffi" |
|
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23 Ml |
Solan land-baaod |
Urge eeaftar ef eaeay eeeoela sighted la BBXOBBBBf Bar, off Berth ft Cevtral Airfield., ead off XOROXD |
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TXirina boat |
Sareafel |
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H Ml |
Sale* laac-caeed |
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5S soaVirt |
taaarta, |
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Saiun landbased reeonmieeaaee alas* |
" « |
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Uoo-haooi |
light eeareh |
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oath of SaTXOXO |
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Shiden fighter |
51 |
Intereeption(0b Seek! Air Boee) |
It eaeay aircraft eases' |
eadeelag |
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Sttieei night fighter |
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S*sXTfA«41 tteafllc f P4T |
*» eaaey sighted |
BBBB |
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Type-0 sight fighter |
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for^eaeap'ear^ |
Taaeeaag. 1 heroes beet |
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Ma |
Seeroh for eaaar |
1 ataaSat |
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tmek force |
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25 Ml |
* |
Twilight eeareh attest far essay tack feree |
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eataeaat e?* |
1 forest geeai |
Type-0 ai** fighter |
Twilight eaareh Bttaak far aaaay |
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Oinga ImS light beaker |
aearot-ottaet far mS aaat of I1SH0(TS m Bra.) |
So aaaay alghtad |
1 faavte hn, |
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"fteeaat af (DBD)m pea. |
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26 ML |
■tiisk SssV" |
MrtewMavTr |
1 BSasiBfl |
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27 ML |
saiaei night flatter |
AiMO* aa OUluri airfielda |
Flrae eeoead at $ plaaaa |
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2jaaiBBaa aaB^lJr«gBart hit by |
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iMo^aaSaTtW^ ' |
aaaaaVJaaaSaU-.-^ ever tttaffi |
aaaa hbbiii |
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Soleei Bight flatter |
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28 Jul |
Type-0 night fighter |
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Tyya-0 night flatter |
IH ■rteailaa Btetea aoath af |
**«* |
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^^■■nTplBM |
Seereh east af |
So eaoBr eighted |
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2* Ml |
I^h^MSiaat^ |
aa^ar*SrJBBB |
a«r«M |
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Soleel night flatter |
watareJo^Sje |
leather oafBTorahle, toned haak |
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8aleel aigkt flgktar |
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Attaak ea OKTJUHA airfielda |
Ooaarel Airfield hat aad at 3 plaaaoi HJOS airfield haraad |
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3* Ml |
Type-0 sight fighter |
AstlaabBarlBB aetioa |
Mt eaeay sighted |
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1 a |
Soleei aigkt fighter |
SaatraliBatioa of air over CKZSAWA |
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Typa-0 aigkt fighter |
k |
AatiaahBarlBe aetioa |
1 forced Aaaa |
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Land-baaed aagjaa iiaaii |
Sight aaaroh |
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Saiaai aigkt flgktar |
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Saw- BBBtieal allea off weetera eaaet af OMtkoca |
No eaaay alghtad |
k |
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Typa-0 Bight flatter |
k |
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Sajaa leal haaif, miMliaai -plaaa) |
x |
altera to*the aaat |
Sa aaaay alghtad |
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itag |
Saiaa laad-teaed raeonaalaaanoe plana |
2 |
wmrmmvT* |
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Saiaai aigkt fighter |
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Seereh attaok far aoaay taat forea |
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Type-0 aigkt fighter |
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tha Mat |
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7 *»S |
Salaa leal-haaai III I III III plana |
ovar^wSiA0* |
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Typa-0 aiatt fighter |
h |
aaaaaMeaaa aim aaaa4t^aaaBi |
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ac?iofa\ sb wura |
Tyya-0 Bight fighter |
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1 |
mSssm*''"'*'1'""' |
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Type-0 eight fighter |
» |
aatiaa^'aatera ta tea aaa* |
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Saiaai nigh* fighter |
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Oinga land light boaber |
Slgbt^atUak |
taaaataj |
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Ami |
Saiaai night fighter |
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Atteok aa caOHAWA alrflolSa |
Weather oafa matte |
laaaaasf |
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Oiaga laad light heater |
* |
atteok aa aaaay aroaat OCXHAWA |
1 oaaart aarrlar. 1 traaeport. aad |
1 alaalBg |
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■ttek ptaat"" *"B" |
* |
a |
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Ma- |
Saiaai night fighter |
» |
Atteok aa ckxhawa airfielda |
SUVA alrflald tearily teraad at plaeo, Caatral Alrflald teraad at 1 plaaa alao |
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lt) lag |
Salaa land-baaed |
aaaroh orer ornuwA |
So oaaar oarfaeo araft Bighted |
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attaok pam*"***** |
Attea^eaaBaar arooad OXXHAWA |
1 largo trmaait hit by torpado |
'«>- |
ik |
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11 tag |
Sain 1Baa-heaed |
Patrol ever tha aatera arooad inns |
No oaaar aightad |
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Saiaai night fighter |
RTOrro Slaada* |
Ho aaaay oighted |
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Typa-0 night fighter |
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1 It tag |
Laafl-baaad aadloa till If |
» |
mght aaaroh o«ar XABaW Saa |
t plaaaa far aortala |
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13 AM |
Salaa late-ha aad attaak boater |
weather Beffa matte, teraad haak |
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Saiaai aigkt fighter |
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Dawn eeareh- |
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Typa-0 night fighter |
attaak |
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atteak plaaa Salaa land-teead |
Atteak oa mmrtmm* |
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Oanlw-te»Ba tiro boater |
tearoh attaak |
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"■^■■■>^» |
» |
Ttuhr TBnnr |
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JJjMkea^BrfBBa |
II Aag |
arooad CKTSAwA a«ht aaaroh orer JAPAS Sea |
y plaaaa far eartola |
■ 1 ** |
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13 *m |
Beareh aaat of |
Waathar aBfaaorabla. toned baafc |
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Salsai night fighter |
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atteak' |
So aaaaar aighted |
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Trpo-0 sight fightor |
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«--^«-te-W |
* |
woSsa* |
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Taaaaa Barrier-born. |
Atteak oa Barfaaa |
Sattloahip aad trssgfi tarpedoefl, firs aad Bator ill 1I1111H |
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atteok piano |
* |
eraft^aroaad |
1 tarwd'teol |
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* |
Salon land-baeed |
* |
* |
So onear sighted |
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UAa, |
Oarites-tetaa diva hoater |
tearoh attaak |
S. anaar/ sighted |
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Land-based aodioa boater |
Might seas ah |
m aav u-Uaq |
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eoath of KTBBHJ |
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atteak Si"* - |
Atteak as aorfaa* ereft oaaaaa |
IttSSM |
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15 *M |
Salem ) sad te1 |
xtteaaa30 |
te^-shtod |
te- |
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SaU» loll hiaal |
3 |
Mral eaar |
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roeomaiaaanee piano |
up te SMwat!" a. off tho aaaat |
So oaaar alghtod |
SB* |
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16 am |
Shiden fighter |
1 |
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Saiaai sight fighter |
It |
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Typa-o ateht fightor |
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mmamm-mmaam 1 |
k |
hlshta^ _ |
So oaaar eoateotad |
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aaiuB laad-baaee |
Patrol orer |
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17 *M |
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SBiBOi Bight fighter |
is |
8mroh atteak |
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trn-o slsbt fiahter |
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It teg |
8.1OB lBBd.tea-d |
-^S^m |
m j . sightei |
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raeoBsniaaanee plaa. |
as t» 100 aaat.au |
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aaSSStaadiM bb to 100 naut. a. off tea aaaat af jbbjbj |
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19 am |
Salon land-baaod^^ |
4 |
So anaay sighted |
b. Those mt first Air Fleet
Date |
Type af Flaae |
K |
has*- |
Urn. |
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u tea |
01 nam land light hoahar |
J |
Fetrel |
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1 aisslng 1 reread Aaaa |
15 Feb |
Ho oaaar sighted |
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16 Feb |
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3 |
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17 Feb |
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18 Feb |
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. -mi |
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19 Fee |
1 |
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20 Feb |
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22 Feb |
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24 Feb |
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25 rob |
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24 lob |
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'«b#v4P»»-i 28 Feb |
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1 |
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mmmmm |
1 Max |
* |
1 |
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2 Mar |
Saina land-baeed |
1 |
Searoh .^patrol, and |
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3 Mar |
i |
1 |
a |
1 Missing |
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Oinga laad light leaser |
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4bbr |
1 |
Patrol |
Be oaaar sighted |
saas |
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a |
Saiun land-baaed __ j , - - , - - - »-- |
Searoh. petrol, aad |
a |
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j*f) 0 ODBsu SbTB&OS DXelaew |
reeonnalaoanoo IWT liaaiia |
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5 Mar |
Oinga land light boaber |
Petrel |
So anew sighted |
a |
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Salaa laad-haaad^^^ |
1 |
Seereh. patrol, and raeonaaioaanoo seer LTJKMTFS |
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6 Mar |
a |
1 |
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a |
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8 Mar |
a |
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a |
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Salaa^ leaa-teaed^^ |
Seereh. patrol, and roeonaaleaaneo eaor XJMaaTJBJ |
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Olaaa last light beater |
Vetrel |
Ms enaar sighted |
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Salon land-based |
i |
Searoh. patrol, at reeonaalaaanoo orer lIMMf |
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6 Mar |
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a |
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8Mb* |
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a |
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MM |
Ms eaaar sighted |
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a |
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Search.^patrol, aad |
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10 Bar |
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Olaae lead light bcaber |
Patrol |
Ho eaear alghtad |
e |
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11 Mar |
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a |
a |
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It Mar |
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a |
a |
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1 1 ll |
Searoh^patrol. aad t |
'J^fthjaji' |
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16 Bar |
-ii in m aver |
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1 |
»«tH» area |
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If Mar |
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21 Bar |
* |
a |
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22 Her |
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i |
IS ■»■■».,,■,. C^LfigMTSg |
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2»Mbr |
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i |
S~rah |
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, |
Patrol |
at |
k eaaar el ah tag |
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25 Mar |
Oakko night fighter |
k |
a |
fereis^* eighted |
1 rtent aaaa at fJSIS. |
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8aion la^ tisil |
Hi 0 |
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re nasal sssnsi plane |
1 |
Seereh |
.8*5 hrs) |
Paaa |
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a |
> |
TraakUg of eneap task faros |
a |
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26 Mar |
Oakko night fighter |
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Petrel |
1 Billiatal? ABBBged |
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ajdaajaad tesad^ |
j |
TraetAag jf aojesy |
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3 |
mm |
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atteak ea eaaar sarfaeo |
■ |
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■ |
Saaa Vv |
a |
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a |
e |
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2tMar |
~-~«A~ |
» |
htrsl |
l^tolyka^ |
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rooo^ |
1 |
Isafcfa^ |
■~ |
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a |
J |
Akenrsk |
a |
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[■■■ ■ ■ omasa- . |
X |
Attaok aa aaaay aorta aa |
okaa-a |
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a |
Patrol |
e |
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■ |
Saioa laaj Unit |
» |
Ma aaaay sighted |
a |
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28 Mar |
> |
a |
a |
<, |
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Oakko night fighter |
1 |
Batrel |
a |
a |
a |
Land-baaed Bedlam boaber |
Might attaefc aa enoap aarfaaa oraft arooad |
1 erolaar hit a blewn apt 1 lissisjn hit kst |
1 foroed down S keenly deaaged, 2 hit by AA |
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20/29 |
Oakko night fighter |
« |
Attaak oa oaany tiamauuit conroy la KSRAMA Ialanda |
1 hearily daaaged, 1 slightly demmgad |
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■ |
TeaaaB oarrlor-baaed atka ok plane |
a |
■ |
1 alightly damaged |
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2»*er |
Tana baaed medium bomber |
light attaak aa eaaar aasfaii araft aiuuat COTAWA |
1 airoraft oarrier hit bat 1 erolaar anak,' 1 battle- |
3 bit by aaaay AA fire |
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ship hit aad sastssjit |
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30 Mar |
Salon iBBl-haoad |
1 |
Sak"for^arooidr W OKXPJBfA |
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31 Mar |
» |
MUMjattoet^oe^eniaB' CM3MAWA |
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2 missing |
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t |
a |
1 transport and 1 ssaiaoi blown op aad sank |
2 foroed down and heerily daaaged |
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Apr |
Oakko night fighter |
> |
Attaok oa 0A7JUIA * _ - |
1 adaalng |
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a |
ritaak iSfla |
am ■woMtm tana aaaay scwMyVt » |
Mataaoa |
2 alaaing |
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Tessa a oarrlor-basad |
Atteok sa enemy surface |
Waethar onfaTorable. |
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7 Apr |
attaok plaao |
3 |
araft |
■sat |
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a |
Oakko aigkt fighter |
t |
Mo aneay aircraft alghtad |
1 olightly daaaged |
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8 apr |
attaek plana |
a |
ladalag |
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Oekko aigkt fighter |
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mm |
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11 Apr |
a |
3 |
a |
■kkaema |
a |
XI Apr |
S~plaea bo-aa. |
> |
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a |
a |
1 |
a |
Is-Utsc^ |
a |
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T#P«-0 |
1 |
lorth Airfield raided 1 |
lf__.__^ |
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F |
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a |
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1 |
akartk Alrflold ralflad, |
1 foroed dooa aad |
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« |
1 tending oraft sank |
hoarlly dBaaaed |
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m |
2 plaaaa termed a* IMA, |
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opojor o*kto «Lp>« natter |
Bowtt Alrflalfl koated. |
ate* |
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13*** |
Atteok oa aaaar transport |
1 -all troaapart |
e |
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1 |
aaarar |
tetania |
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Atteak oa onajUA |
-. |
1 aftSBlac |
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alrflolAa |
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a |
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i |
1 tettlaablp a 2 daata*ra |
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Jlteafc *jmm\m """" |
5 |
ararf |
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T-,I1-T- -T ______r |
■ley^Uai In of onpaiA. |
a^ar^^^g^ tat'^ao^oaploaloaa |
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16 Apr |
Atteak oa aaaaa- aorfaoa |
Weather aafaroratla |
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■Lin* flatter |
oraft arooad OamaA |
teraod teak |
e |
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17 *W |
^mmrr»*~~ |
a |
lar^att |
a |
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aateaat aa obxca |
aoott airfield karate |
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a |
Oekko alakt flat* Mr |
BlrflBldB |
at 1 aaaa* |
e |
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IB mm |
QUO- lend llAO* 1 |
(hater aaa ai ^ |
Attaak oa anaar aarfaao |
!u*k^>irrfg |
a |
Si ate; |
oraft |
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f raf Y-r *1rr Mo |
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lllflBlte mDmA |
Only 2 plaaa. dropped |
2 alaaing |
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t |
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19 *» |
Atteok oa oaaar |
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iranaporte |
nana |
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■ |
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1 |
a^koa«aw«»rfao. |
e |
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Olaaa teal light boater |
3 |
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20 Apr |
W \.r1 ■til- Tmatrp |
t |
Atteak aa carom ilrflaldo |
■at |
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m*? pty^ ***** |
Atteok oa OSZBXVA |
a |
> aaaatal |
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Oekko nigh* fightea- |
* |
a |
1 plaao teaA |
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tea. beater |
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1 large tranapert |
a |
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plane |
daateeped |
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21 Apr |
atteak plaaa"r*U*** |
» |
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a |
Baraal |
t |
7*» |
■ha. |
mm |
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20 Apr |
Map* lanS light baaaar |
j |
tlrfSlda **I*IB4 |
1 QAnga land light |
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Mil i ill iiifin |
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attack plana) |
» |
Attack aa OUBttA |
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(UVW. ttmmmt fl.AbBP |
c |
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* |
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a Apr |
cihact pfcLac"^1^" |
a |
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■ |
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* |
Heavy 11an Icnictci |
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25 AP» 2* Apr |
Obaerectlea at radta |
-- |
1 Xaat |
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3 |
■ r |
■ |
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mm |
■ |
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IfhiClaaM- haaV, |
4 |
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Oakaaca |
1 , |f|J |
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P |
a |
airflalS |
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^^arrlar-aaraa |
At~~ |
a ~" |
c |
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eTSST"""- ***** |
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iTiiiiTlaaa)*11 |
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■cataas * ora«* |
leather aafaitacjolc. |
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Till lif-| aatlaai boaeer |
alrflalea |
taraat hack |
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* |
c |
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- |
# |
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e |
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1 Joa |
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a |
c |
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**- |
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ta*7S» |
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?» |
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3 |
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leather caB^acccjataa, |
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**a |
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4 |
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Ibfaaa. |
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