AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* w7 r4 ?5 L: [7 j6 g
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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7 ^& {) T- f$ f7 f- YJapanese aircraft
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& Z/ g9 E+ p/ X R7 p4 hAllied aircraft
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No Japanese losses5 \7 s% x8 E: Z' f; N
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Allied aircraft losses' v+ Y& j, Z2 I& i$ ]# J7 h# T& ]
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged. v- s# g: X3 p
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged/ z. n D- N5 C+ w
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground; T b) j Y& f$ Y! i9 Q8 \
Catalina I: 2 damaged
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* R6 @7 G& w6 w- xAirbase hits 28 Z) N; m4 v% }. } r4 n+ j
Runway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # K x5 U5 ]' ]- K* e$ F
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 @3 l9 C% r0 M4 \
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes) I$ \5 T" O1 S( J" ?8 w, ?" {
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no flights8 I1 M7 b5 g6 `
" M, T9 D7 l% lNo Japanese losses
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# X# W& w' r8 v6 n- J$ _8 Z& FAllied aircraft losses
+ F; z: A9 ]* S2 t2 s1 ~ Catalina I: 1 damaged
: |3 j8 F- Y8 O+ p R, ~ Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged- P; p: I: j- Q7 l! z
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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0 ~' [3 P U- [6 H9 m3 Z1 B7 @Airbase hits 3
3 s+ r+ F5 W0 y6 C6 ]$ x/ ZRunway hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133) F* `. l, ?9 d! b
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9 J( ]) C7 y6 Y+ _; Z' mAllied aircraft losses
1 h# I: Y7 C$ ]2 _9 B0 [& i Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships% d+ }) k! m/ i/ h5 r9 J
CA Kako
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CA Kinugasa* b2 M' Q$ q' v7 e, w; [8 {- k
CA Aoba p5 e6 s4 T L0 N O) _: w5 a
CA Chokai- z+ S# p7 n6 F/ b) G3 J
CL Yubari) Z: A' I( I2 G+ R4 s# a
CL Tatsuta! e/ ^7 S+ N. a) X$ R5 R9 R
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: C/ U5 }2 `5 o( V1 vAllied ground losses:! [" j0 v: e- i2 V
57 casualties reported
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0 `7 V9 [; [$ o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
6 g7 f* A z( l$ M Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 |# d5 o' O# T l8 H Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
2 p/ A: N1 Q+ q$ b* p @! y" |Airbase supply hits 5
0 y& ?4 n% z5 g; ~" X F1 CRunway hits 10
& W* l0 Y6 `, k- Q5 E% XPort hits 18
/ X% p: W) m: G3 v5 R& xPort supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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/ v! v! a) O- m- [9 m# y" h$ u9 KRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% u8 ]/ \& r! m) j
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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7 Z: P0 Z6 c/ H0 f9 ~( X3 WAllied aircraft
. i& [# M* k# r: B; M Y B-17E Fortress x 176 s! w3 {& N* d4 N8 C' W8 r
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Allied aircraft losses
+ l1 [* W/ c+ p B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |