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Air operations from the IJN carrier RYUJO, April 1942
In the first two weeks of April 1942, Ryujo formed part of a task force commanded by Vice Admiral Ozawa Jisaburo which operated against Allied merchant shipping in the northern Bay of Bengal while the main carrier strike force was attacking Ceylon and seeking out the British Eastern Fleet further south. Ozawa's force sank a total of 18 to 20 ships, most of them on 6 April. Aircraft from the Ryujo were directly responsible for several of the sinkings, but available British records are scanty due to the confusion reigning at the time. I would be very keen to hear from anybody who has information on RYUJO's air operations on and around 6 April 1942.
Malcolm
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