AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 k0 Y2 t6 x' t* K2 t8 J$ r0 u3 K
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Weather in hex: Light cloud6 m# c* M/ w' c& i! i3 n2 X
$ Q4 R! t' \, p: eRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.8 C$ C# l( B( t9 i3 e. z
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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/ L7 x' @, W6 L9 EJapanese aircraft
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no flights
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No Japanese losses* H& C6 Q; X/ W# M3 W& D
@! O% u8 n* \Allied aircraft losses
( J" J9 _* r- P0 ~ Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
# f& V8 W3 x1 Q* C3 x1 v P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
6 S6 d. U' k. @0 v7 l; t3 Q P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground; m# g- w2 l4 ~
Catalina I: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 2
1 v3 _, \. i: {; W+ ZRunway hits 118 ? k4 C- T6 c8 w) A/ F. _
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( w# \1 P7 ~3 i) ZNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud6 [$ k+ H8 o/ z) A6 W+ O) w) `
0 p" @9 T' k& A+ \/ L/ H9 V# W' C3 FRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." H, X) E, [, i+ P& `, O
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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; f. @# p' y0 P t# jAllied aircraft
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No Japanese losses6 C- s4 [" z; T8 n
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Allied aircraft losses) a# h0 Q7 s9 p2 y4 @" e
Catalina I: 1 damaged; X2 f3 E! F/ ?9 I5 M3 L
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged7 C) A3 y, F0 [) x" Q/ }/ Y
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3' q& \( M6 Z) B# m- \
Runway hits 12 d! w* n5 F8 ?# [9 m8 a1 j
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133) i" G+ K8 ?3 L
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Allied aircraft losses( q3 G- M) m1 l, c# u
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged! u& S D, S i B" o/ J
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Japanese Ships
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4 X- O( Y9 j7 P; q6 j: s& Q+ Q CA Furutaka/ e' N, ]6 ?' s/ R: I8 e3 I
CA Kinugasa9 X# e& ~% j" F8 h
CA Aoba
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$ i" n# d6 o1 E- S$ } CL Yubari
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Allied ground losses:
0 H! Y/ o' Z2 F 57 casualties reported
% s0 S0 y9 Q. Z. z/ L Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; O! ]8 d5 B- |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
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& z6 [+ h3 E" \& x( y8 g+ P/ G: `. A Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 z* ?: _5 |) F3 ]2 \1 ]
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Airbase hits 34 {1 j! w8 S: q/ I' X( J; P
Airbase supply hits 5% o9 z* I3 Q9 ]$ H" J- ]
Runway hits 10
9 p/ [6 I9 w5 X6 Q' S; h) OPort hits 18& @# M# |1 i6 S6 t' l- a' n3 P
Port supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& g* Q7 F* V3 m& @- v7 F
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., A0 ^- U* n; `/ e- J& {
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes+ [2 `' w' a# B4 E+ w
0 a; m+ N6 n, g! b) g ] z7 aAllied aircraft0 z+ C: p3 L' Q( M3 M1 l' N
B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses. |1 w9 ~& X( a5 E1 u2 v [
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |