Air war Pacific : chronology : America's air war against Japan in East Asia and the Pacific, 1941-1945 PDF
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AIR WAR PACIFIC CHRONOLOGY AMERICA’S AIR WAR AGAINST JAPAN IN EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1941 – 1945 ERIC HAMMEL Pacifica Military History —————————— Copyright © 1998 by Eric Hammel All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be mailed to: Permissions, Pacifica Military History, 1149 Grand Teton Drive, Pacifica, California 94044. Jacket design and maps by Carol Moody, Gladstone, Missouri Books by Eric Hammel ____________________________________________ 76 Hours: The Invasion of Tarawa (with John E. Lane) Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War The Root: The Marines in Beirut Ace!: A Marine Night-Fighter Pilot in World War II (with R. Bruce Porter) Duel for the Golan (with Jerry Asher) Guadalcanal: Starvation Island Guadalcanal: The Carrier Battles Guadalcanal: Decision at Sea Munda Trail: The New Georgia Campaign The Jolly Rogers (with Tom Blackburn) Khe Sanh: Siege in the Clouds First Across the Rhine (with David E. Pergrin) Lima-6: A Marine Company Commander in Vietnam (with Richard D. Camp) Ambush Valley Aces Against Japan Aces Against Japan II Aces Against Germany Air War Europa: Chronology Carrier Clash Aces at War Air War Pacific: Chronology Aces in Combat Bloody Tarawa Marines at War Carrier Strike Pacific Warriors: The U.S. Marines in World War II Iwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle Marines in Hue City: Portrait of an Urban Battle The U.S. Marines in World War II: Guadalcanal The U.S. Marines in World War II: New Georgia, Bougainville, and Cape Gloucester The U.S. Marines in World War II: Tarawa and the Marshalls How America Saved the World For All the American and Allied Airmen Who Braved Those War-Torn Skies Glossary & Guide to Abbreviations 1stLt First Lieutenant 2dLt Second Lieutenant A5M IJN Mitsubishi Type 96 “Claude” fighter A6M IJN Mitsubishi Type 0 “Zero” or “Zeke” fighter A6M2-N IJN Navy Nakajima Type 2 “Rufe” floatplane fighter AAF Army Air Forces AAFPOA Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean Area ABDA American-British-Dutch-Australian Forces ACV Auxiliary aircraft carrier Adm Admral ADVON Advance echelon AFPAC U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific AirNorSols Aircraft, Northern Solomons AirPac Aircraft, Pacific AirSols Aircraft, Solomon Islands AirSoPac Aircraft, South Pacific ANZAC Australia-New Zealand Army Corps ATC Air Transport Command Avenger RN U.S.-built carrier torpedo/light bomber (TBM variant) AVG American Volunteer Group (Chinese Air Force) Azon Azimuth remotely guided bomb A-20 USAAF Douglas Havoc twin-engine light attack bomber A-24 USAAF Douglas Dauntless single-engine dive-bomber A-26 USAAF Douglas Invader twin-engine medium attack bomber A-31 USAAF/RAF Vultee Vindicator single-engine dive-bomber A-36 USAAF North American Apache single-engine fighter-bomber B5N IJN Nakajima Type 97 “Kate” carrier torpedo/level bomber B6N IJN Nakajima “Jill” carrier torpedo/light bomber B7A IJN Aichi “Grace” carrier torpedo/light bomber Beaufighter RAF Bristol 156 twin-engine fighter/night fighter Beaufort RAF Bristol 152 twin-engine torpedo/light bomber Black Cat USN night variant of Consolidated PBY twin-engine patrol bomber Blenheim RAF Bristol 142/149/160 twin-engine light bomber Boston RAF U.S.-built Douglas twin-engine light bomber (A-20 variant) BriGen Brigadier General Buffalo RAF U.S.-built Brewster fighter (F2A variant) B-17 USAAF Boeing “Flying Fortress” four-engine heavy bomber B-18 USAAC Douglas twin-engine medium bomber B-24 USAAF Consolidated “Liberator” four-engine heavy bomber B-25 USAAF North American “Mitchell” twin-engine medium bomber B-26 USAAF Martin “Marauder” twin-engine medium bomber B-29 USAAF Boeing “Super Fortress” four-engine very heavy bomber B-32 USAAF Consolidated “Dominator” four-engine very heavy bomber C6N IJN Nakajima “Myrt” carrier reconnaissance aircraft Cactus Codename for Guadalcanal Capt Captain Catalina RAAF U.S.-built Consolidated twin-engine patrol bomber (same as PBY) CACW Chinese-American Composite Wing CATF China Air Task Force CBI China-Burma-India Theater of Operations CCS AlliedCombined Chiefs of Staff Cdr Commander CenCATS USMC Central Pacific Combat Air Transport Service CinCPac Commander-in-Chief Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Area CNAC China National Aircraft Corporation CNO Chief of Naval Operations Col Colonel ComAirCactus Commander, Aircraft, Cactus ComAirForward Commander, Air Forces in the Forward Area ComAirNorSols Commander, Aircraft, Northern Solomons ComAirPac Commander Aircraft, Pacific ComAirSols Commander, Aircraft, Solomon Islands ComAirSoPac Commander, Aircraft, South Pacific Comdr Commodore ComGenSoPac Commanding General, South Pacific (U.S. Army) Cominch Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet ComSoPac Commander, South Pacific Area and South Pacific Force Corsair RN U.S.-built Vought carrier fighter (F4U variant) CUB USN Base Construction Unit CV Fleet Aircraft Carrier CVE Escort Aircraft Carrier CVL Light Aircraft Carrier C-45 USAAF Beech twin-engine light transport plane C-46 USAAF Curtiss “Commando” twin-engine cargo/transport plane C-47 USAAF Douglas “Skytrain” twin-engine cargo/transport plane C-53 USAAF Douglas “Skytrooper” paratrooper transport (C-47 variant) C-54 USAAF Douglas “Skymaster” four-engine cargo/transport plane C-87 USAAF Consolidated “Liberator” four-engine transport (B-24 variant) D3A IJN Aichi Type 99 “Val” carrier dive-bomber D4Y IJN Yokosuka Type 2 “Judy” carrier dive-bomber DC-3 U.S.-built Douglas twin-engine airliner (C-47 civilian variant) E8N IJN Nakajima Type 95 “Dave” reconnaissance floatplane E13A IJN Aichi Type 0 “Jake” twin-float reconnaissance seaplane E16A IJN Aichi “Paul” twin-float reconnaissance seaplane EAC Allied Eastern Air Command Ens Ensign F1M IJN Mitsubishi Type 0 “Pete” observation float biplane F2A USN/USMC Brewster “Buffalo” carrier fighter F4F USN/USMC Grumman “Wildcat” carrier fighter F4U USN/USMC Vought “Corsair” carrier fighter F6F USN Grumman “Hellcat” carrier fighter FAdm Fleet Admiral FEAF Far East Air Force Firefly RN Fairey two-seat reconnaissance-bomber/fighter-bomber FM USN General Motors “Wildcat” carrier fighter (F4F variant) FO USAAF Warrant Flight Officer F-4 USAAF Lockheed “Lightning” twin-engine photo-reconnissance fighter (P-38 variant) F-5 USAAF Lockheed “Lightning” twin-engine photo-reconnissance fighter (P-38 variant) F-6 USAAF North American “Mustang” photo-reconnaissance fighter (P-51 variant) F-7 USAAF Consolidated “Liberator” four-engine reconnaissance bomber (B-24 variant) F-13 USAAF Boeing “Super Fortress” four-engine reconnaissance bomber (B-29 variant) G3M IJN Mitsubishi Type 96 “Nell” twin-engine medium bomber G4M IJN Mitsubishi Type 1 “Betty” twin-engine medium bomber Gen General H2X Allied blind-bombing radar system H6K IJN Kawanishi “Mavis” four-engine long-range amphibian reconnaissance bomber H8K IJN Kawanishi “Emily” four-engine long-range amphibian reconnaissance bomber Hellcat RN U.S.-built Grumman carrier fighter (F6F export variant) HIJMS His Imperial Japanese Majesty’s Ship HMS His Majesty’s Ship Hudson RAF U.S.-built Lockheed twin-engine martime patrol bomber IATF India Air Task Force IJA Imperial Japanese Army IJN Imperial Japanese Navy J1N IJN Nakajima Type 2 “Irving” twin-engine night fighter J2F USN/USMC Grumman “Duck” amphibian utility plane J2M IJN Mitsubishi “Jack” high-altitude interceptor JCS U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff K5Y IJN Yokosuka Type 93 “Wuillow” intermediate biplane trainer Kittyhawk RAF/RCAF/RNZAF U.S.-built Curtiss fighter (P-40 variant) Ki-21 IJA Mitsubishi Type 97 “Sally” twin-engine heavy bomber Ki-27 IJA Nakajima Type 97 “Abdul” or “Nate” fighter Ki-30 IJA Mitsubishi Type 97 “Ann” single-engine light bomber Ki-32 IJA Kawasaki Type 98 “Mary” single-engine light bomber Ki-43 IJA Nakajima Type 1 “Oscar” fighter/light attack bomber Ki-44 IJA Nakajima Type 2 “Tojo” interceptor Ki-45 IJA Nakajima Type 2 “Nick” twin-engine fighter Ki-46 IJA Mitsubishi Type 100 “Dinah” twin-engine command/reconnaissace aircraft Ki-48 IJA Kawasaki Type 99 “Lily” twin-engine light/dive-bomber Ki-49 IJA Nakajima Type 100 “Helen” twin-engine heavy bomber Ki-51 IJA Mitsubishi Type 99 “Sonia” ground-attack/reconnaissance aircraft Ki-57 IJA Mitsubishi Type 100 “Topsy” twin-engine transport Ki-61 IJA Kawasaki “Tony” fighter Ki-67 IJA Mitsubishi Type 4 “Peggy” twin-engine heavy/torpedo bomber Ki-84 IJA Nakajima “Frank” fighter-bomber/interceptor LB-30 USAAF Consolidated “Liberator” transport aircraft (B-24 variant) LCdr Lieutenant Commander LCI Landing Craft, Infantry Liberator RAF U.S.-built four-engine heavy/maritime-patrol bomber (B-24 variant) LST Landing Ship, Tank Lt Lieutenant LtCol Lieutenant Colonel LtGen Lieutenant General Lt(jg) Lieutenant (junior grade) L-1 USAAF Stinson “Vilgilant” two-seat liaison/observation aircraft L-4 USAAF Piper “Grasshopper” two-seat liaison aircraft L-5 USAAF Stinson “Sentinal” two-seat liaison aircraft MAGSZAM Marine Air Groups, Zamboanga Maj Major MajGen Major General MarFAirWest Marine Fleet Air, West Coast MASP Marine Air, South Pacific MAWPac Marine Air Wing, Pacific MBDAW Marine Base Defense Air Wing MXY7 IJNYokosuka Ohka rocket-propelled suicide attack aircraft N1K IJN Kawanishi “George” or “Rex” land-based or floatplane high-altitude interceptor NATS Naval Air Transport Service NorPacFor Northern Pacific Force OA-10 USAAF Consolidated “Catalina” twin-engine amphibious rescue aircraft (PBY variant) OS2U USN Vought “Kingfisher” observation-scout floatplane OY USMC Stinton “Sentinal” two-seat observation aircraft (same as L-5) P1Y IJN Yokosuka “Frances” twin-engine medium bomber PB4Y USN/USMC Consolidated “Liberator” or “Privateer” four-engine maritime patrol bomber (B-24 variant) PBJ USMC North American “Mitchell” twin-engine medium bomber (same as B-25) PBM USN Martin “Mariner” four-engine flying boat PBY USN/USMC Consolidated “Catalina” twin-engine patrol bomber POA Pacific Ocean Area PTO Pacific Theater of Operations PT-boat USN patrol-torpedo boat PV USN/USMC “Ventura” or “Harpoon” twin-engine medium bomber (night-fighter “Ventura” variant also used by USMC) P-26 Philippine Air Force Boeing biplane fighter P-35 USAAC Seversky/Republic fighter P-36 USAAC Curtiss “Hawk” fighter P-38 USAAF Lockheed “Lightning” twin-engine fighter P-39 USAAF Bell “Airacobra” fighter/fighter-bomber P-40 USAAF Curtiss “Warhawk” fighter P-47 USAAF Republic “Thunderbolt” fighter/fighter-bomber P-51 USAAF North American “Mustang” fighter P-61 USAAF Northrop “Black Widow” twin-engine night fighter P-70 USAAF Douglas “Havoc” twnin-engine night fighter (A-20 variant) P-400 USAAF Bell “Airacobra” fighter (P-39 export variant) R4D USN/USMC Douglas “Skytrain” twin engine cargo/transport aircraft (same as C-47) R5D USN/USMC Douglas “Skymaster” four-engine cargo/transport aircraft (same as C-54) RAAF Royal Australian Air Force RAdm Rear Admiral RAF Royal Air Force RAN Royal Australian Navy RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force RN Royal Navy RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force SB2C USN Curtiss “Helldiver” carrier dive-bomber SB2U USMC Vought “Vindicator” carrier dive-bomber SBC USMC Curtiss “Helldiver” carrier biplane dive-bomber SBD USN/USMC Douglas “Dauntless” carrier dive-bomber SB-24 USAAF Consolidated “Liberator” four-engine radar-equipped “snooper” bomber (B-24 variant) SCAT South Pacific Cargo Air Transport Command Seabee USN construction battalion (derived from “CB”) SEAC Allied Southeast Asia Command Seafire RN Supermarine carrier fighter (Spitfire variant) SOC USN Curtiss scout-observation floatplane SoPac South Pacific (referring to South Pacific Area or South Pacific Force) Spitfire RAF Supermarine fighter SWPA Southwest Pacific Area TAG Transport Air Group TBD USN Douglas “Devestator” carrier torpedo/light bomber TBF USN/USMC Grumman “Avenger” carrier torpedo/light bomber TBM USN/USMC General Motors “Avenger” carrier torpedo/level bomber (same as TBF) TSgt Technical Sergeant USAAC United States Army Air Corps USAAF United States Army Air Forces USAFIA United States Army Force in Australia USAFICPA United States Army Forces in the Central Pacific Area USFIA United States Forces in Australia USMC United States Marine Corps USN United States Navy USS United States Ship VAdm Vice Admiral VB SN bombing squadron VBF USN fighter-bomber squadron VC USN composite squadron
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