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OPNAV-16-381 (6-45)
Form ACA-2
Sheet 1 of
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AIRCRAFT ACTION
REPORT
(Short
form
for routine actions only)
Read instructions before filling out |
RESTRICTED
(Reclassified when filled in)
CONFIDENTIAL |
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(a) Unit Reporting |
VMB 613 |
(b) Based on or at |
Kwajalein Island, Kwajalein Atoll.
Forward echelon at
Majuro. |
(c) Report No. |
66 |
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(d) Take
off:
Date |
10 August, 45 |
Time (LZT) |
2252M. |
(Zone) |
(e) Time of Return |
0251 M. |
(Zone) |
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(f) Target |
Ormed Island, Wotje Atoll. |
(g) Distance Flown |
600 |
(Miles) |
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II. OWN AIRCRAFT
OFFICIALLY COVERED BY THIS REPORT |
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(a)
TYPE |
(b)
SQUAD-
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NUMBER |
(f) BOMBS,
ROCKETS, CLUSTERS,
TORPEDOES,
NAPALM & DROP
FUEL TANKS CARRIED PER
PLANE
(Specify
type and size exactly) |
(g) FUZE
DELAYS, TORPEDO DEPTH
SETTING (Give
mk. of cluster & bomb fuzes, &
setting used if more than one is possible) |
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(c)
TAKING OFF |
(d)
ENGAGING
ENEMY A/C |
(e)
ATTACKING
TARGET |
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PBJ-1H |
VMB
613 |
1 |
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1 |
4 X 500# G.P. |
Nose-instantaneous.
Tail-instantaneous. |
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8 X 5.0" AR. |
Nose-instantaneous.
Tail-non-delay. |
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III.
ENEMY AIRCRAFT ENGAGED
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IV.
ENEMY AIRCRAFT DAMAGED IN AIR |
(Give details in
narrative) |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(a) |
(b)
DESTROYED OR DAMAGED BY |
(c) |
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TYPE |
NUMBER
ENGAGED |
TIME/
ZONE |
LOCATION
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TYPE
ENEMY A/C |
TYPE A/C |
SQUADRON |
PILOT OR GUNNER |
DAMAGE
CLAIMED |
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V. LOSS OR DAMAGE, COMBAT OR OPERATIONAL, OF OWN AIRCRAFT
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None. |
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(a)
TYPE
OWN A/C |
(b)
SQUADRON |
(c) CAUSE:
Type ENEMY
A/C, AA,
TYPE GUN, OR OPERATIONAL
CAUSE |
(d) WHERE HIT, ANGLE
(List armor,
self-sealing tanks,
equipment hit) |
(e) EXTENT OF LOSS OR
DAMAGE
(Give Bureau No. of plane destroyed) |
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1
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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VI. PERSONNEL CASUALTIES
(Identify with planes listed in V by
Nos. at left) |
None. |
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(a)
NO. |
(b)
SQUADRON |
(c)
NAME, RANK, OR RATING |
(d) CAUSE |
(e)
CONDITION OR STATUS |
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(a) Location |
Ormed Island, Wotje Atoll |
(b) Time Over Target |
0001M. to 0100M |
(Zone) |
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(c) Weather, clouds, visibility |
6/10 cumulus
from 1500' visibility 10 miles. |
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(d) Bombing tactics |
Level |
(e) Bomb Sight Used |
None |
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(Level, Glide, Dive, by type
of plane) |
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(Type for each type of
plane) |
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(f) AA present:
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Yes No
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light, moderate,
inaccurate from Ormed Is; Medium, meager, inaccurate fro Wotje Is. |
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(g)
AIMING POINT |
(h)
DIMENSIONS
OR TONNAGE |
(i)
No. A/C
Attacking
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(k) BOMBS,
ROCKETS, AMMUNITION
EXPENDED EACH AIMING POINT
(Give fuzing used if selectively armed) |
(l)
NO.
HITS ON
AIMING
POINT |
(m)
Altitude of release (Ft.) |
(o)
Spacing of Bombs (Ft.) |
(q)
Range of Release
of Rockets |
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(j)
Squadron
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(n)
Dive Angle |
(p)
Indicated Air Speed (Kts) |
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Ormed Island |
Undetermined |
1 PBJ |
4 X 500# G.P. |
3 |
1500' |
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613 |
Level |
180 |
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8 X 5.0" AR. |
8 |
1500' |
0 |
1000 yd. |
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Level |
200 |
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Give results and narrative on separate sheet, follow outline.
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VII. (r). Results of bombs and rockets unobserved due to darkness.
(s). No enemy aircraft observed.
(t). No photos taken.
VIII. One plane
took off from Majuro for a night harassment of Wotje Atoll in support of
a psychological warfare program. The plane arrived over Wotje
Atoll at 2400M and remained on target for one hour and forty minutes.
Bombs and rockets were fired at Ormed Island with unobserved results.
Light moderate AA from Ormed Island and medium meager AA from Wotje
Island was inaccurate in both cases, The plane left the target at
0140M landing at Majuro at 0251M.
IX. All materiel functioned satisfactorily.
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Report
Prepared by: |
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Approved by: |
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Date: |
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14August45. |
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C.R. MOCINE, CAPT.,
S-2.
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G.W. NEVILS, LTCOL.,
COMMANDING.
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