AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42
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8 | @; J1 e# {& k, p WDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,776 M" Q6 e/ D' D6 } x1 w
1 T; a2 G; H- S2 s. @9 L' CJapanese aircraft
8 e5 w( [) t+ T$ tA6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft2 j/ O8 @$ I$ q+ `5 ~6 _9 P+ `
B-17E Fortress x 69- _9 X" F& T; n& M
B-24D Liberator x 3
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A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed
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5 ]. `2 j7 S9 |* t5 nAllied aircraft losses9 h2 G4 @, I) r X; Z
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged+ ~) }+ f- c0 Z& d, `/ u% {
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
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c2 h/ U: c* B# z [9 u6 S( RJapanese ground losses:
. }$ Q# r- ^3 ]6 B7 m51 casualties reported# c$ v. K& `5 r" P: l% @, h% c5 a
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Airbase hits 2
9 ?$ p/ C! V, o0 I& wAirbase supply hits 2
* Q3 r$ r% g% \' M. W5 C5 TRunway hits 65
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) }5 _2 R( ^, S* MDay Air attack on TF at 38,80: K- j& D5 V2 W" N; x
( l. F& H$ C5 r1 q, UAllied aircraft
& L! O7 j: w8 D) Y) sCW-21B Demon x 4
' o2 O- T U- m* [8 dBeaufort I x 98 y. x9 n+ X; W0 O
Beaufort V-IX x 7
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/ P G; l: B, O& S7 j8 Y+ xNo Allied losses
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$ @! [+ A. J) w+ @- C! Z3 ?Japanese Ships7 d, B+ c/ d% i/ F
AP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. {! _! X- a0 @6 Q
AP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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2 a6 Y2 _& a7 b1 ]) {6 ?6 PDay Air attack on TF at 38,80
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Beaufort I x 3
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B* r! E1 e Y1 b! FNo Allied losses
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6 S5 k0 @/ s9 H) fJapanese Ships
5 y \8 Y; D. p/ HAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 h/ c, ]$ @1 s2 e
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柱岛再次露面,用途是接炸弹 ) M6 b" Q8 K1 [% \( d7 L' m* b
Day Air attack on TF at 28,78* p' ~7 b3 o' s5 U1 q$ H
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CW-21B Demon x 24
4 I4 H M5 x) C9 H& Z$ ~- [Hudson I x 91- \4 E4 D7 N! ~5 J" Y7 K: _5 j
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Allied aircraft losses4 b& C& z6 h! J( j& j; {+ d: R) ?
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged! k; l4 S# v! b. p8 Q! M) F% l
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BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3
" ?4 x7 ?' R' Z/ D% h, CBB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1
" K* Y5 D6 M I9 d4 s4 v9 j$ zBB Hyuga+ A' t9 V$ u) J7 ~) I
CA Myoko
( @1 Y7 f. j+ L$ J0 ]* P- ]BB Fuso, Bomb hits 3
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0 h* K) b' V, t% I! @9 A9 q# }Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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Allied aircraft
5 `5 `( Y( ? b7 U2 ICW-21B Demon x 20
; e6 u7 z, [- L! n7 p2 wWellington III x 9
# p; l* T3 @- N/ G3 iB-25C Mitchell x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
$ u+ T9 Q: ^" L1 c0 a! TB-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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1 J J! J K1 `" `; o9 OJapanese Ships" Y6 m, e W) ]0 g: Q
AP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( Z" f* I. R8 k' eAP Ryuyo Maru7 }; H+ I) G+ h" p
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" Q; k$ s( ~% A
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# c) \+ i( F, t$ h. v, ^$ v
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: t! i u7 p7 A6 ]% BDay Air attack on TF at 28,78
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0 E3 j* v: s. C& zAllied aircraft
( i' M( J7 d( }) kCW-21B Demon x 17" E' g$ S& ~ `) U. A
Hudson I x 62
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2 k! C4 E- j7 M1 O' L. `Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged, g! \9 B' S( n3 f
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: C" Y% G1 F) ^BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1+ |( E K9 C1 @1 l$ k
CA Myoko5 u7 n4 u+ }, D7 M4 u" ^, v% u
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1
5 \. q0 i1 I: m1 [8 A! k7 R9 DBB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1" O0 R2 F& @2 j' W p% p
BB Yamashiro
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, W4 v4 J1 w* Z' w- p$ v6 w. b0 r( hDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78% {- B( A5 E0 a" k2 ?. }0 V3 p
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Allied aircraft1 q& k% q e, q! E
CW-21B Demon x 15. r/ m5 r% T0 h" Q Z1 r, x
Wellington III x 3+ J5 N l/ K$ I/ {0 {
B-25C Mitchell x 8
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Japanese Ships
5 d) K6 i1 O$ N/ B0 V0 @4 H8 hAP Seattle Maru, on fire
. X i8 A6 i/ _6 A4 PAP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# u% X( v3 l* g5 w& z& _
AP Ryuyo Maru
" \9 @! ~( `( F0 W3 i. VAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |