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7 O; O( H% H' u# G0 B5 zAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 13, 42
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1 E. i) \% ~/ N8 @; n# |TF 17 encounters mine field at Lunga (114,138)
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DMS Zane
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/ a0 _$ g1 H; r6 B+ l: M29 mines cleared
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( r: f1 S) ~9 ?+ x- nNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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; M' w! t/ s Z* f/ ]; wWeather in hex: Light rain( ` t2 G. D+ v! d! @" e
8 ^6 ]* f2 F" u3 wRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. |, I, f; |9 ^+ D: sEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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' r, l O& P% b& b/ f8 oJapanese aircraft7 I0 X" N+ Y7 K6 \* p2 {$ e
G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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7 `- V- }' t# {0 b0 D% dNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 9 a( ~ e, q- b9 b# J
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 N5 [. ? k2 C3 Q+ |/ p
3 Z: X' E, s' Q9 L5 J7 mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- e( a, ^; \: r/ A& u9 gEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ t2 ^+ n: |4 ^
B-26 Marauder x 6
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Allied aircraft losses7 O( Z ?. q, A+ R8 m# u( @
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged% a4 v, |5 f. @( u8 h& _
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. H/ }! z, Y, a+ W' U4 ^Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 9 V' l% Y) N1 Z% K% |6 n( h7 h6 A
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Weather in hex: Light rain2 [" S! y9 g0 a; r/ Z
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ a" D" d3 l5 m+ p$ t6 `Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# Q+ b+ s" N" c1 H! |& s# H! G1 G2 N
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Japanese aircraft6 C' i- l5 V0 R3 Z0 y8 \. y
G4M1 Betty x 6
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3 q, o8 d9 L/ }& tNo Japanese losses
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 " Q8 @$ O3 I6 j6 a
0 J5 |" ~ x! f% FWeather in hex: Severe storms4 ~- F" U8 p8 D, E+ H
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 y. _# I3 ~: C" T) e2 JEstimated time to target is 4 minutes0 z" F7 ]) x- [! ]5 o
- P$ ~7 n0 A9 V2 CAllied aircraft
3 E; V; w* K! |9 w$ g" F$ W; Q B-26 Marauder x 7) v E" _; d$ Y- l+ U7 r2 ?+ @
; h7 a* h* l/ CNo Allied losses
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* G6 Y) `, p2 H1 d4 B+ vASW attack near Lunga at 114,138
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SS RO-67 is sighted by escort' [' c2 r2 s6 K
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6 H! w2 i6 G2 @" F* _3 e _Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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7 R# a& X4 n5 p3 d' h+ R# xWeather in hex: Light rain) ^6 o9 Z3 ]! B$ F, I" |, M6 h0 L) p8 M. R
- j3 M8 l! `' I6 y) @( URaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
- U9 U7 [9 K, w& Q8 dEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. T3 |; Q/ z0 K9 ~/ J" @ B-17E Fortress x 250 O/ Z& U( U- b. z7 \
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No Allied losses3 s& A3 S, L8 x2 h5 z" i! @5 Q5 X/ W
- |' G V1 n* \8 i/ C. JPort hits 2/ a# A# P0 [- g+ q) q: l
Port supply hits 15 S& s% h+ \! h; d# X6 o8 w" V
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