Brady
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From the Thread I liked above: According to the ship's extant air records, Ryujo'sair operations during the war included a total of five torpedo armed sorties that occurred on three separate missions: A large bombing raid that included one torpedo equipped bird, and much later two small launches that each included a pair of torpedo equipped birds.-Mark E Horan He amends this statement later thusly: In regards to operations from Ryujo in which her aircraft carried either torpedoes or heavy (800 kg) bombs, her records show the following. I have included all of the aircraft that were include in the individual range/spot. Also note, the date is given based on Tokyo time, not US time: 1. 41-12-20, four B5Nx, one (torpedo), three (1x250 & 4x60 each) 2. 42-02-13, four B5Nx (1x800) 3. 42-04-06, five B5Nx, two (torpedo), three (1x250 & 4x60 each) 4. 42-04-06, five B5Nx, one (1x800), two (1x250 & 4x60) , one B5Nx (4x60) Obviously, I remembered incorrectly with the number of torpedo operations as the total was three sorties in two ranges, viz five in three, and the fact that on one (and only one) occasion, the ship launched four fully loaded aircraft in a single range. It must be understoof that the B5N1, of which the Ryujo was partialy equiped, had problem launching with the torp from her, so the Torps were carried by the B5N2's she had on board (or so I have been lead to beleave). Further: I think the outstanding skills of the Ryujo Kankos navigators-bombardiers may be demonstrated by the cases of sinking of the two agile DDs, namely USS POPE and the Dutch one, HNMS VAN NES. Both have been attacked by the low-level bombing pattern with 250-kg and (mostly) 60-kg bombs- Nomad
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