Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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Ambon: The B-24 raid from Darwin was a big success. 52 B-24's, $92,000,000.....one wrecked Jap base....priceless. The Tojos were busy fying fighter sweeps over Saumlaki. Only 4 Nicks in the air. Transports on the ground. Probably evacuating Dobo or flying in stuff to Boela. Morning Air attack on Ambon , at 76,109 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 52 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed on ground Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 6 destroyed on ground Ki-56 Thalia: 2 destroyed on ground Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 62
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