AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 n" J, D, @% ]+ t& g3 f
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" ]8 Z. @3 G" Z, P
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, K! |$ G( _& q. SEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 c/ u* L: R; V' ]
G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied aircraft( G( m/ ~# `. y1 c
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ B6 a5 ^' ^; g n4 Q5 g6 ^& o Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
9 r. i# X, Q1 ?( W& E P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
3 C2 @; G1 G8 L% i& A0 o P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground% r/ B( c" X# M
Catalina I: 2 damaged/ _. Y( r7 ]3 q8 g
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Airbase hits 2' P- t% K, W3 c; w( n# d
Runway hits 11! B9 O# Q% M" J% t. Z) B: n
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/ ?1 S9 t E! N! sNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud6 w) r' l2 v5 |1 H, S
. P3 k# G3 ]4 l3 }0 I% t" b/ t7 DRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% x# A6 [1 ^( ]Estimated time to target is 17 minutes2 m, O9 L9 @. @; j; Z) |# M" y, R
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights! Q: j: T! R+ x. U# p: l* X
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No Japanese losses( W; t" @, v2 }
$ t: j0 d; z' |' I; ZAllied aircraft losses9 s( B9 O' {& C8 r% a
Catalina I: 1 damaged+ M+ ~7 B# A( ?! f# K6 ?
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged, H' g0 d R! E2 C. T
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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2 l9 A" t7 {+ Q/ t9 _; r" ?! ]Airbase hits 3: O0 i p! g! J5 ^" ?) S8 f' }
Runway hits 1- R. A# y' T8 r6 x% u. x& k
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133 \- c+ y( S. o0 k# ?
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
5 S8 [. V; y; f) G& m) o% r7 G Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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CA Kinugasa, s* M7 H) J F) K" x
CA Aoba
% R" K( E0 C% Y8 _0 a6 t! b2 x' Q, r CA Chokai( t3 l- \( B2 [! `+ ~! w
CL Yubari
# q3 O2 ?1 ^4 |" G/ E0 x$ a CL Tatsuta
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. a5 y& x a. }1 A q* Q! uAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, U) C) L$ [ j I; f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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+ P( H$ N+ J# k; F3 S8 U& e4 W nAirbase supply hits 5
% _+ o) a, n# j3 m e# i# lRunway hits 10
' b+ D" g5 ?/ l. M5 @Port hits 18* h4 z* {3 h! _' U3 f! t o5 \
Port supply hits 39 n0 ]( Z: R9 n9 X& M! Y+ _
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/ D+ ^/ ]# ~' M2 w6 ]' JMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ) I) X& n% W! J
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5 Q, W; k9 @6 I: r- f- QRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
. R4 U) B4 J# p# U" ?& H5 qEstimated time to target is 11 minutes$ E- U/ M6 t* Z! ]" \2 ]! g
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Allied aircraft7 c6 j5 f \7 Z( a3 V! \0 P
B-17E Fortress x 17& j9 U" x `6 `" G0 B! f, y
& a3 n8 i* r9 m: hAllied aircraft losses
. L2 a7 v( h9 W3 W B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |