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Japanese Aerial-Burst Bombs

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Further intelligence reports on Japanese aerial-bombs used against Allied bombers: JAPANESE AERIAL-BURST BOMBS This article briefly outlines information received from the South Pacific regarding Japanese aerial-burst incendiary bombs. At the present time two types of Japanese bombs are known which … Continue reading →

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Japanese Fighter Tactics on B-29 Missions

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following XX Bomber Command combat report on Japanese fighter tactics against the B-29 Superfortress appeared in Eastern Air Command Weekly Intelligence Summary, No. 31, March 30, 1945 published by Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Southeast Asia. The report describes a variation of … Continue reading →

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German Air Tactics Against Ground Targets

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Statistical analysis of Luftwaffe air attacks on ground targets in the Third U.S. Army from Antiaircraft Artillery: A Brief History of Operations in Europe, 1 August 1944 to 8 May, 1945, Third United States Army. German Air Tactics Against Ground … Continue reading →

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Aerial Bombs

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following tactical intelligence report appeared in “Eastern Air Command Weekly Intelligence Summary”, No. 10, Nov. 3, 1944 published by Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Southeast Asia. Oscars Drop Aerial Bombs on B-24 Moulmein Mission 22 October Preliminary Report from 356 Squadron (RAF) Thirteen … Continue reading →

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