AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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! N d$ Q9 L4 M: JWeather in hex: Light cloud8 e$ C" _8 F% w) ]& `
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 r( ~" L# a6 S2 FEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses/ U' j* }7 H& J- d5 p: G
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
& [8 Q/ O$ g! H3 ?: ]7 D P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
& F, O! u2 g* Q& T; ?: W P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
6 y0 T( r4 d+ i, g Catalina I: 2 damaged
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8 w+ `8 B( X/ }! Y9 H- vAirbase hits 2
7 J1 O9 l6 `8 n* ]2 BRunway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud/ w8 D5 V& l) }
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 }9 _0 D2 q6 Q$ C8 y! }
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes) a! a/ P8 h( N, _- h
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Japanese aircraft) M5 M, u. |0 }7 F: t: ~
G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft7 I _1 {9 @8 f p/ h" [9 V6 M
no flights7 Z9 x1 P+ O$ N
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5 d$ M4 t% F1 h @Allied aircraft losses
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8 z, |% i( B: t9 y+ ~* z: ^ Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged9 D( E+ ?. w2 S! t! z% @' S v6 J0 W
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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; }( Q1 x f' f6 A7 i1 OAirbase hits 35 R* Y- Z: s0 i* A& [" M* W, Y
Runway hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133/ b H8 e! ~5 ]. M+ S! l6 r
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Aoba
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! x: R3 I$ s, ~' [4 AAllied ground losses:4 c- P6 b! [( Y! }3 x
57 casualties reported4 B0 }5 O) N3 t l5 X- y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. o5 F2 p/ N0 R' ] o# o" _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled2 [- f9 H4 L! u( n
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 x- c) [: ~5 j q, b Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)# _: E5 A' ~4 D- v4 D T
$ z2 {1 Y1 @5 [) A+ `: w+ }Airbase hits 3: L) G. I" y0 I* t% g; E
Airbase supply hits 55 p& m. ]" ^0 p8 d( B
Runway hits 10+ {8 T+ K' d0 n: ]0 e
Port hits 18& f6 R. a' d) J$ u9 r
Port supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.0 l. a. R7 g- q
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes9 k/ f6 f' O) c# a
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
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