! R& o7 Q: e9 iAircraft Attacking:3 h/ e0 b- E( U& \1 {
12 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * 1 h" V4 M, D" n7 n' L
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & x# m8 |' Y% t3 d
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Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. , t$ s! R% e7 ]9 U5 QEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 q8 v- M0 U* Z+ O6 h& p* C
5 v0 f1 h6 I1 N1 bJapanese aircraft3 q$ g( i, r% ]6 a1 K" p3 @
A6M2 Zero x 5 % ]. l, Q& z+ F0 l) Z5 B" B# o + w# o- |) r" Z$ ~1 p/ F6 T r k
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Allied aircraft6 Q& H2 B$ O4 ^. }
P-38F Lightning x 21# |$ @3 M0 A* }, R3 q: |/ m$ C; @
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No Allied losses * v: P& d" L E H2 l+ `3 m/ A. p; u" }0 [1 y
6 G) r- o! S* v : j* a. Z' ]" d. S l' TAircraft Attacking: 7 G1 W3 \1 e" C) | 21 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet * 7 a6 B. b3 I! z" t. J$ T9 }
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # T7 M- O! ]: h" a/ x+ P
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! L, D/ B6 T' E- j6 P4 c
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. ; j8 P2 t* h! m% @7 VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes & ?4 Y2 m' h) c) b1 [3 f: b + [5 Z$ g3 G9 F2 }3 vJapanese aircraft 2 \; f) H2 _8 R8 l no flights 7 |+ E" s% B, T8 |, x * K x: c, V R : Z) a% o% r# GAllied aircraft 0 Q$ G0 m) M2 z) i2 M X B-17E Fortress x 47 ' _, O9 b5 v9 V- C) v4 m9 q3 `) z. L+ P4 A B-17F Fortress x 27 & j# l E. p( y8 H* ~" y2 V B-24D Liberator x 82. J9 ]. T) Q2 W6 z. \
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7 D# e" d0 E6 B$ j5 a( n$ ~Japanese aircraft losses5 z+ E1 Y4 ?( q; n: G0 }% Q1 b% v
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed on ground3 a7 m! ]; N) I0 p( v$ l+ E0 Y
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground ) k8 {1 l7 b0 o- V Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed on ground / }& J9 n" x) F A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground5 B* h5 t- M/ Y- I- j% [- B" x
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground* T3 z* f% ]7 D3 O
Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground % q k* @- U5 q& o4 @ ) v7 n, [2 _5 X1 lAllied aircraft losses & M- z+ n; \2 v B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged ) z# w1 K1 b7 F8 y* O6 L, g( l! c0 }7 b
Japanese ground losses:% Q6 N8 D8 J5 l# @# y
15 casualties reported ' R# u; n# ?) S8 d6 i* g8 [( B" R( v t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 8 h7 R9 K2 p" e* _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 6 L0 e8 M' z, c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled & Y( u6 E' m6 C* K* ~% s9 R+ V, U , |% W5 L0 Y6 J* p6 @* x+ A, o& N& Y, r: ]3 F
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