AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42* g0 c1 Y. s7 a/ j. m! l, K
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" [6 v- M0 d/ u- KDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Japanese aircraft
* ^- J* ^" p# y3 J, C; TA6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
' N" F T% K. g5 OF4F-3 Wildcat x 67 {7 h' G3 e/ B) ?
Catalina I x 2
4 h! k; O! q( [; [7 Z7 E8 PKittyhawk I x 14) @; q1 R3 m3 `
Beaufort I x 3! S' j7 W N& n, k
Beaufort V-IX x 10
+ g- I j4 W- r* p3 g4 x" BP-39D Airacobra x 7
A- p4 U) q' _) L1 |( ~P-40E Warhawk x 29
+ u/ f. g1 R0 X+ H3 l4 Y4 e* ~& I8 wB-25C Mitchell x 10
! c2 O1 Z; W) kB-26B Marauder x 14
2 e+ G7 I0 I# ^& O5 ?B-17C Fortress x 16( I5 K" F2 G: i4 e
4 X( I+ w: s- o& Q/ q. |Japanese aircraft losses" f8 W' C3 {4 |+ A2 G( c7 J$ o
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
( _5 D' F( j" m+ K/ SG3M Nell: 1 destroyed! ^5 b# o- M4 C' f
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed( z% Q w, Z) v3 r6 V" p
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Allied aircraft losses' g+ `/ p8 I5 O& S" z/ h
Catalina I: 1 damaged1 k2 @4 H- L' f1 {/ F* k; ^
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 @- v( Q3 N4 F# [: P- x8 E5 g
4 x/ V/ V' L2 \7 e5 p+ WJapanese ground losses:
! c( ~, ?+ C, S% J3 f2 W171 casualties reported4 L6 }7 W0 _9 E7 B& V
Guns lost 12 `: J- i9 U, E, l
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Airbase hits 1
/ t3 K' @7 _* W5 zAirbase supply hits 3
/ U# A& L: {! o! RRunway hits 21
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Aircraft Attacking:9 d: v7 E) Z! o; H% Z& v/ [, @
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet% l* p9 S, ?: V, D
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet! M% x( y1 r2 m9 {: p( i6 U' R+ L
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet* E1 `) [' R) |! Z: U2 q( W) i
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet' g5 \$ j) P: I. R6 J2 Z% ^7 z* c
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet. x$ L J. [! u5 {* a" N
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet8 O3 h! ^; q$ d/ @4 a
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet0 i" C$ l7 g! R6 C, r' g
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet) A& x7 w5 s4 F9 F( Z
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet5 G. l1 D6 g! ?9 A+ r. f6 ^
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
1 E- d! r3 _7 m0 F 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet3 k# d r9 u. w6 [7 \2 a! Z! d
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet8 v" |* e' T( t6 l M
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92& o0 G6 K3 \' d' R3 g
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1 ~* e+ o8 b! dA6M2 Zero x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses9 o: i; }! Q3 U3 r3 F/ I
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
% ^4 W$ g* J' J) j$ F) @CA New Orleans
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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# U s# d+ U8 ~3 b: T' FDay Air attack on TF at 59,92- V0 t& k0 E# D7 S0 z+ V
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Japanese aircraft
' v% r( a$ J* o# n: b/ s1 I; }. UG3M Nell x 3
% r8 {; h) C# S) ? H0 VG4M1 Betty x 3
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0 ]$ U0 ~. K+ D9 }/ \1 x3 Z. |6 KJapanese aircraft losses
7 l* S. Y/ ~4 @2 N% l0 j; VG3M Nell: 1 destroyed& G3 {1 x: ^+ Q5 |" c# v0 A( m
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged1 ^* ?/ ?8 N6 N% ~3 n
6 M- i% L7 e9 L" [% ~2 ~Allied Ships' Z8 }/ @' O5 ^* A6 ?) v
CA Minneapolis- I& j; ^$ k8 J% s
CA Astoria
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Aircraft Attacking:! _: U* X" Q" T. s9 o: q/ ~ i
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" U9 p+ G0 y' ~' _$ Z 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 o) M0 H" W$ S3 u* m
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft+ p9 t; i8 y7 L+ ]& S0 i* ]) R
A6M2 Zero x 22/ o4 t6 g, {: I1 C& e, F6 j0 w, r
G3M Nell x 4
9 b9 z5 A B* |G4M1 Betty x 3, n0 B) o9 J& Q1 t5 ^
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Japanese aircraft losses4 s# b+ P* ?8 E2 e# X3 N& X
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
, E$ t# O0 y5 V% \+ {4 fG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged! w, O' Q0 U( u- M8 ^
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Allied Ships
1 T2 j) D K/ ^5 H% [CA Astoria
9 \. y! N0 E$ r" w; zCA Portland
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3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet. D; v1 ?/ b5 {) o/ p0 D' }
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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; K" {4 O F2 H# XDay Air attack on TF at 52,94% f: S2 c8 Z4 r" }+ i+ l( g( a
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Japanese aircraft$ H' `! y P. @
A6M2 Zero x 4
/ r. _* v/ c7 EG4M1 Betty x 30 k' q) L6 X: `! k
9 D% V z6 z" b- a( V% l2 f0 JNo Japanese losses
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AP Westralia
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3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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; ]8 T8 f$ u7 \+ K3 TDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111 j2 M9 ^9 S4 N3 ?3 k: d
3 c( \! B0 [* F, KJapanese aircraft
; i& e# K9 s: w+ Q: P6 V$ SA5M4 Claude x 51 [; B" y' Q: f1 o( F0 u# p
D3A Val x 18
& U4 c' l, K' n7 w6 j) ]6 @ oB5N Kate x 40
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. M# X' O" A- `9 \$ n8 dNo Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:2 m0 G! K" B6 b% Y; x
66 casualties reported
2 ?) O# ]) p c, nVehicles lost 1! a0 u9 ]8 L' ~, `
$ k* ^5 q- B. |/ C" TPort fuel hits 3# l I5 z0 A7 y; v9 `5 m
Port supply hits 2
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Aircraft Attacking:# ~! J2 \- s I/ F- T% v+ [, A
12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; Y2 D3 A0 l& q. `5 F14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
: r3 B4 |9 Z, e7 x5 {; B) S* m 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, l) p5 H6 r e; W6 `; h, D* z% x20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
; D& _$ o0 l1 M5 v: P 6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet' k0 v* f, U- d9 `$ L$ q
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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4 Q# c8 e8 p+ \1 i( x0 ]Japanese aircraft" b. ~8 ?9 v/ {% S
A6M2 Zero x 230 U4 B! S: v- q5 i% ]! r; Z$ Q. H
G3M Nell x 9
- e7 `& a4 X2 `G4M1 Betty x 3: }% C( B4 `/ v
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Japanese aircraft losses9 X+ D/ @% w, v+ y
G3M Nell: 1 damaged- v/ l) e( @: C* W- h+ p
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged8 ]& n3 G" ^9 r3 \
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Allied Ships X2 L. C7 e: q; w: I
AP Wanganella. e! A% ?, X! @
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: W) T i) T, z' K- J" pAK Diomed! J* U6 m% {; y* V
AP Ormiston
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Allied ground losses:5 s/ V/ v" D8 @
33 casualties reported) T9 A* x) G: c3 ]0 v4 y
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Aircraft Attacking:
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3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- A4 U0 K5 c* i( K4 H6 @: h 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet d; j3 U+ |) ^4 p1 {
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79
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5 W1 G8 l3 v3 J4 Y" [AP Tatuta Maru# L: I. V7 B3 F% @: o) ]) ]
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Allied Ships
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