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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE NO. 3

Summary of Attacking Enemy Aircraft


Time
Number of Sorties against---
Number of Aircraft

Akagi
Kaga
Hiryu
Soryu
Haruna
Tone
Chikuma
5 June
0230		              
0300 1 flying boat   1 flying boat 1 flying boat 1 flying boat 1 flying boat 1 flying boat 2 flying boats
0330 ...do...   ...do... ...do... ...do... ...do... ...do...  
0400           3 attack About 10 attack  
0430 9 attack in groups of 4 and 5 9 level attack 9 level attack   8 attack Several attack  

9 attack

9 level attack
    9 attack 9 attack 4 level attack 1 flying boat 6 attack
9 level attack   3 attack   4 attack    
0500 16 attack 3 bombers 9 bombers 5 attack 3 bombers   6 to 9 attack

4 fighters

14 attacks

12 bombers

18 level
9 bombers   4 fighters   3 level    
    9 level        
    4 attack        
0515     6 bombers 10 bombers 3 attack Large group of attack Large group of bombers
    2 level     3 bombers  
    4 attack     10 bombers  
0530 12 attack 17 attack 3 bombers   14 attack Several attack 16 attack
    14 attack     15 attack 18 level
0540       2 level (escaped into clouds) 14 level (escaped into clouds)      
0550           1 flying boat 14 attack (escaped into clouds) 1 flying boat
0600                
0610              
0620 18 attack 17 attack     Several attack     18 attacks
        15 attack    
0630       17 attack       14 attack
9 bombers
9 fighters
9 bombers
0640 14 attack 14 attack     14 attack    
0650   3 bombers     7 attack
3 bombers		    
0700 15 attack   14 attack   15 attack   Dozen attacks
0710         8 attack 15 attack   30 bombers
15 attack
2 flying boats
0720 12 bombers 30 bombers 10 bombers
16 attack		   8 attack 15 attack  
0730 3 bombers   5 attack 12 bombers Several bombers 3 bombers 2 flying boats
0740           Several attack (escaped into clouds)  
0800           A group 10 attack (several attacks retired)
1100                
1130     2 flying boats   2 flying boats 2 planes 2 flying boats
1200                
1300                
1330                
1400             6 bombers 14 bombers
1410     13 bombers   14 bombers 2 bombers
3 bombers		  
1420     2 bombers     3 bombers 9 bombers
1430     2 level     7 bombers    
1440         6 level 3 bombers
3 bombers		 9 bombers
1450         3 bombers, several attack   1 level
1500             A Group
1510         1 flying boat 1 flying boat 6 bombers
2 bombers
3 attack

1 flying boat

6 bombers

3 attack
3 level
1520         6 attack
6 level		 6 attack
5 level		  
1530     2 level   12 attacks (retired) 2 level 2 to 3 level

Total number of enemy planes during first attack: 70 attack planes; 51 bombers; 13 fighters; 27 level; 5 flying boats.

Total number of enemy planes during second attack: 27 bombers; 8 attack planes; 14 level; 1 flying boat.

Totals for first and second attacks: 78 attack planes; 78 bombers; 13 fighters; 41 level; 6 flying boats.

Grand total: 216 planes.

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Published: Wed Jun 04 13:28:30 EDT 2014