Akagi
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0417 | Cloudy. Cloud accumulation 8; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 40 km. | Twin Engine (B-18) Torpedo planes. | 4 | These also participated. | 3 |
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Kaga
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0730 | Clear. Cloud accumulation 1 to 2; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 60 km. | Single Engine dive-bombers. | 18 | 9 |
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Hiryu
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0414 | Cloudy. Cloud accumulation 8; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 40 km. | Twin Engine (B-18) Torpedo planes. | 3 | 1 | First engagement. | |
| 0508 | ...do... | Single Engine dive-bombers. | 9 | 3 | ||
| 0512 | ...do... | ...do... | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0709 | Clear. Cloud accumulation 1 to 2; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 60 km. | Single engine torpedo planes. | 16 | 4 | Second engagement. | |
| Single engine torpedo planes (those which attacked the Soryu). | 12 to 14 | 1 | ||||
| 0715 | ...do... | Single engine dive bombers. | About 10 | 2 | ||
| 0720 | ...do... | Single engine torpedo planes. | 12 and 4 | 2 | ||
| 0730 | ...do... | ...do... | 5 | 1 jointly | Third engagement. | |
| 1403 | ...do... | Single engine dive bombers. | 13 | 2 jointly | Fourth engagement. | |
| Total | 90 | 5 plus 3 jointly | 12 | All figures include those shot down together with fighter planes. | ||
Soryu
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0455 | Cloudy. Cloud accumulation 8; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 40 km. | 4 engine (B-17) level bombers (attack Hiryu). | 2 to 3 | 1 (in cooperation with fighters). | These also participated. | Result obtained with cooperation of fighter planes and AA fire from other ships. |
| 0505 | ...do... | Single engine dive bombers (attack Hiryu). | About 10 | 4 (in cooperation with fighters). | ...do... | ...Do... |
| 0630 | Clear. Cloud accumulation 1 to 2; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 60 km. | Single engine torpedo planes. | 17 | About 10 (in cooperation with fighters). | ...do... | ...Do... |
| 0710 | ...do... | ...do... | About 30 | 8 (in cooperation with fighters). | ...do... | ...Do... |
| 0725 | ...do... | Single engine dive bombers. | 12 | 1 (certain). |
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Haruna
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0715 | Clear. Cloud accumulation 3 to 4; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 40 to 60 km. | Single engine torpedo planes and dive bombers. | 14 | 1 | ||
Chikuma
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0509 | Clear. Cloud accumulation 3 to 4; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 40 to 60 km. | 4-engine (B-17) bombers. | Unknown. | 1 | ||
| 0717 | ...do... | Single engine dive bombers. | ...do... | 4 | ||
| 0719 | ...do... | ...do... | 1 (by main guns). | |||
DesDiv 17, Tanikaze
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0630 | 4-engine (B-17) bombers. | About 10. | 5 by joint action. | It is believed that the twin-engine torpedo planes are in error for single-engine torpedo planes. | ||
| Twin-engine (B-18) torpedo planes. | About 40. | |||||
| Flying Boats. | Several. | |||||
| Single-engine dive-bombers. | About 20. | |||||
DesDiv 17, Urakaze
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0538 | Single-engine torpedo planes. | About 30. | 1 by joint action. | |||
| 0725 | ...do... | About 10. | ||||
| 1525 | 4-engine (B-17) bombers. | 6 | ||||
DesDiv 17, Hamakaze
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0421 | Twin-engine (B-26) torpedo planes. | 13 | 2 | Distance, 200 m.; altitude 50 m. | ||
| 0645 | Single-engine torpedo planes. | 17 | 2 by main guns. | |||
DesDiv 17, Isokaze
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0631 | Single-engine Dive-bombers. | 3 | 2 | |||
| 4-engine (B-17); flying boats;single engine torpedo planes. | Several dozens. | |||||
DesDiv 17, Tanikaze
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 6 June 1508 | Unknown but ceiling more than 8,000 m. | Single-engine dive bombers | 20 | 1 | ||
| 1534 | ...do... | ...do... | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1545 | ...do... | ...do... | 11 | 1 | ||
DesDiv 12, Kazegumo
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0412 | Cloudy. Cloud accumulation 8; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 60 km. | Single engine torpedo. | 10 | 1 by joint action | ||
| 0416 | ...do... | ...do... | 10 | ...do... | ||
| 0510 | ...do... | Single engine dive bombers. | Unknown. | ...do... | ||
| 0636 | ...do... | Single engine torpedo. | 10 | ...do... | ||
| 0640 | ...do... | ...do... | 10 | ...do... | ||
DesDiv 10, Yugumo
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 0411 | Cloudy. Cloud accumulation 8; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 40 km. | Single engine torpedo. | 10 | 1 by joint action | ||
| 0512 | ...do... | Single engine dive bombers. | Unknown | 1 by joint action (1 other probable) | ||
DesDiv 10, Makigumo
| Time | Weather | Enemy Aircraft | Number shot down by -- | Remarks | ||
| Type | Number | AA guns | AA machine guns | |||
| 1405 | Clear. Cloud accumulation 1 to 2; ceiling, 500 to 1,000 m.; visibility, 60 km. | Single engine dive bombers. | Unknown | 1 by joint action | ||
Last updated: April 18, 2003
Transcribed and formatted by Jerry Holden for the HyperWar Foundation