AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ' G5 ^4 A0 h2 R6 d+ b+ o O" G/ \
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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0 x; z9 Q. F- b, L" C: m% @Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- L6 l7 `8 E4 W
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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, I9 B7 f1 k6 O/ MJapanese aircraft0 b! [7 W3 w& M# t: I4 C" P
G4M1 Betty x 10
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no flights
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No Japanese losses
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8 \: p& r+ h. N0 f6 `Allied aircraft losses
5 V3 k3 y' T0 L5 B# y5 Z+ ~) [, H Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged, ^. y& F6 F+ B' Z
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
, a b$ d9 J3 c- l, I P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground [ e! R% Z, V- }, X( }! b, l/ B" \7 c
Catalina I: 2 damaged9 y- Q- X+ X c* H7 X
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Airbase hits 2! J0 j( ~9 r+ u+ n
Runway hits 11
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5 R: ]; R0 ~2 g* dNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 e! ]) `2 G% h1 m9 ?2 ~, o) u
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes, s6 E; N/ L$ s; u
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G4M1 Betty x 8. Z. E; a9 Q5 q- N- h3 m) T1 E+ U" p
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
- G5 p$ g3 E, k# Z3 v Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground5 o# g# W9 w8 _2 B* f
1 G) {0 {% Q, z2 _. \Airbase hits 3* H' i. u% ]2 U! E& [, Y( C: }# a
Runway hits 12 w9 b0 g/ I' z% b) c9 |
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133' d5 W+ c( h% R9 ~" r1 e
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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! K+ d0 N) I# C4 |- t1 t CA Aoba/ B" i! b) T) @0 R+ b7 ^
CA Chokai5 n" G3 h5 b! v; ]& \7 k
CL Yubari7 z/ w/ P* T7 U) D3 ?) K1 C
CL Tatsuta
( K2 i6 b! A4 ~8 _2 J CL Tenryu
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57 casualties reported3 B/ N) Y4 u" @9 h: K; j& H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" @( A1 M w' ]2 q! z& I! S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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0 t1 D" z9 A- l Y2 K5 aAirbase supply hits 52 G% W# O! j- D. K0 M; B' B' ]' K
Runway hits 10
2 ]' [" ~: ^- k' oPort hits 18& R# U% k( }1 B) o y
Port supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 . I. Q) Q T( O, c% K
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
8 P/ q3 {; h6 A5 Q3 V6 DEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 }0 u- r# U9 G+ k) N B-17E Fortress x 17) L# ?8 H$ G- k6 ?
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Allied aircraft losses
( G! g _ C" r+ M; R+ {- s B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |