AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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! Q- B8 B0 c6 w5 ?0 zJapanese aircraft
; ^' m) H/ j WA6M2 Zero x 9
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: C4 M/ V7 T" L2 b# g! hAllied aircraft+ C5 ?% U+ S, t f3 [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6: P# P8 A) D; b) t
Catalina I x 2
4 o$ T# Q( [) eKittyhawk I x 147 I" ]! B& U7 Y j& H% O
Beaufort I x 3' @2 j5 _, e( r8 v1 o3 i$ f. m c
Beaufort V-IX x 101 @3 I; E0 y3 K: a7 n2 \1 L, `
P-39D Airacobra x 7: y% G' ^9 {! T8 y% ^
P-40E Warhawk x 29# ~" x$ ?- C( i6 z
B-25C Mitchell x 10
: Q* J, h5 X9 S6 mB-26B Marauder x 14
c$ z; u9 D7 N! u3 g( C# IB-17C Fortress x 16" ]$ R5 R; V/ B) w
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Japanese aircraft losses
. {% J4 B. i9 X d- c9 H8 {) \* G0 OA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
6 M8 p- h% S# g7 M* pG3M Nell: 1 destroyed4 A' l3 `1 r/ p, m3 K7 J
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 d. {3 n/ F2 k7 w. m1 G4 WCatalina I: 1 damaged( Y- @9 k/ O! I' S" k. |
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged. N3 k* E+ Q0 B' r0 O2 s$ _% t
8 J; Z* W+ j8 B' H0 O( y( hJapanese ground losses:( F% ]( k% a' w! g! ?9 e8 n2 ~* e: T5 E
171 casualties reported8 ]- f3 P; y# J y4 Y F* J
Guns lost 1' C7 l. S, G8 F2 s6 |' F
' n( O: c! k$ F% g. M0 p% I' fAirbase hits 1
, w: y. P; k6 F" D, W( sAirbase supply hits 3
0 W m% e% s G4 g {' YRunway hits 21
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+ f( Q8 t7 a; V0 YAircraft Attacking:
3 m% Q, _3 i) h 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
9 x8 J4 V3 M f 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
( Y7 i9 i& T, S: C# j/ O 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
6 z I5 ^0 T& o {) q8 v& R 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet' i1 u% N' P7 Y% [
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet% Z2 z/ l& K; F1 l$ N, n
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet* N* j4 I& \; V) | Q" S* P7 I7 B
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
, H9 [, I9 m# o | 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet4 M/ l1 c3 U7 l0 m
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet+ {1 o2 E! l/ F/ A( y. O. q
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
V- k4 M! |& K9 n' V; z' ?; g+ Q6 E 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
7 w7 ?' d7 W4 o, k8 I 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
# q/ ]. f: t; G" ?" `( j 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet1 U6 S4 H8 R9 V' ~# S# _
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" F! E' z9 W6 X" O$ M. VDay Air attack on TF at 59,92; v+ G# o+ m1 O+ ?* C
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A6M2 Zero x 5 g2 _0 b2 Y; z
G3M Nell x 35 c7 @1 T$ L2 j4 {
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G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged2 N- ~6 N: V6 q- H- X6 e) s
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Allied Ships% Y# w' O: z0 m: p0 @4 @3 Y5 e
CA New Orleans& {8 f j8 b. l! @8 A+ G) U% N
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. G6 d# H% m8 \( x m" e 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 [$ ?6 k& I$ }" `7 N: q
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0 C; S0 x9 d3 X3 G7 ~( ADay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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( O. T& ]$ X x" a5 K, `/ WG3M Nell x 3! G# V6 W! z/ \5 e D' j, H0 E
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses1 e0 i: f$ C2 f! y( c% L
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed; J2 w3 F1 e5 K
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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2 W4 s4 q' E9 {) C; YAllied Ships& E S+ X1 }- ^- Z, p
CA Minneapolis9 G h# c/ E2 K z( h9 W
CA Astoria1 j1 \3 i- r4 J1 A7 x# N* f0 ]
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0 f) u+ B6 f: d" n4 S 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet- I ?" L/ y2 k( D. c0 z+ H0 u% q) X
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet" j- u( U) Q/ }& x9 f, m- T h0 ~
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92( f! |( Y; }: |1 l" G5 j
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Japanese aircraft' u: W( o& n; [& k% S& S6 u+ f
A6M2 Zero x 223 J& y( M0 K* S ?# ~# j
G3M Nell x 4+ Y& F0 p# o( O) b
G4M1 Betty x 37 M0 T6 T5 F' ^% x9 @ b
# H4 H9 F) j/ p/ }$ L: ZJapanese aircraft losses% T v, {7 z7 S) H
G3M Nell: 4 damaged8 O, b7 X: Z6 c R1 ~8 h
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships2 }8 k4 O% _' b, g1 }* i
CA Astoria4 s5 Z" o$ b1 S; d8 G4 D+ J4 u
CA Portland0 M4 s$ o; z5 u
6 r8 R& s5 H8 i) I7 [* y7 F3 lAircraft Attacking:
' e" Y! |1 C$ Q 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet: e+ k, Y' @2 R3 ?1 \
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet( O- y+ `) o( I8 A1 k+ ?! j
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft
; c' S, ?; B8 z- L8 i! CA6M2 Zero x 46 t9 s* ^) Q# V2 M3 I. _& X
G4M1 Betty x 3
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No Japanese losses1 D3 _/ d, Q8 A% ^+ f
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Allied Ships
3 a x( T* [4 |: L5 S! J2 V) C/ G2 TAP Westralia. U: m1 @; ~& p( {+ v7 q1 }7 a
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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A5M4 Claude x 5
" Q1 D7 ^( ^* L0 HD3A Val x 18
1 m) R! ]! E6 NB5N Kate x 40
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No Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:8 q* r, l* V' |" _
66 casualties reported+ K9 \ D5 ^0 E& y, h1 M
Vehicles lost 1: y* R8 ` M) _# S3 @
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Port fuel hits 3$ J2 X" L" b# n- F! ?. g
Port supply hits 2
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1 ?$ }# A4 D, w7 \7 l) K* L12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; |1 P; P4 f- {' d14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
% \; V }' i' e9 |; `1 \' j 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 F- S. J& f( R2 q3 _5 S
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
0 h! J* p' ^- h4 [ N 6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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% M8 }5 A; ~: HA6M2 Zero x 23+ O7 x2 {# { }
G3M Nell x 9
+ ]( ]# f2 h' J4 b- h* fG4M1 Betty x 3
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$ | H4 n. A# A3 r/ c: K% L1 jJapanese aircraft losses
9 C! J! D& E& b g; DG3M Nell: 1 damaged3 h8 q y0 l; b5 P ?% O0 P( c) N
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships& P6 v) E; x" V/ g
AP Wanganella
$ v$ _. g, ?* z7 X! d3 K8 Q2 [AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- ^4 q% e8 n; ~% f7 TAK Diomed. D: @9 n: E4 t( L* F
AP Ormiston7 |8 L* H3 ?& {; W; z. c& Z
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Allied ground losses:% M" r) O; [6 H8 {! c
33 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:& h T1 z' X; M+ ^5 {
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" g, W$ T6 P5 i; N 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 T0 j5 \8 c/ y9 P# s2 f; `( V
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% l2 M5 E) I: @* N 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79
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0 r+ k- b# x. FJapanese Ships
6 y4 U3 d9 [/ R0 O" @# jAP Tatuta Maru
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Allied Ships
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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