On the "Heng River" carrier.
By the time the staff had delivered the consolidated battle report, it was already past twelve. Regarding the results of the attack, or more precisely, the catastrophic losses suffered, Liu Xiangzhen couldn't believe it, and others were left speechless. Unfortunately, this was an undeniable fact.
Out of one hundred and fifty ship-borne aircraft, fewer than thirty had returned, including eighteen that were escort fighters.
To be precise, only eighteen fighters, seven dive bombers, and four torpedo attack aircraft returned, all of which had to make emergency landings in the waters east of Foot Island.
That is to say, all the dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft that had been sent out were lost!
As for personnel, the situation was even more tragic.
According to the messages received so far, including Major Zhu Huasheng of the Second Squadron of the First Wing, dozens of aircrew were either killed or missing.
