AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 " K8 b* p$ ? i
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1 @ k0 q8 n5 y% t. {$ v2 b1 [Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( {3 l O2 @, S0 L5 C8 `9 q: g# V
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes8 `$ ^5 d/ o+ S" g% x5 E# `
3 _+ @ d. c2 E+ R8 d/ i7 v# BJapanese aircraft. z B# v8 a0 R. b+ D
G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied aircraft& L! }( _5 [, j, t4 W, x: p b7 j, J( Q
no flights/ M9 W' M' W. p* ^* {
v& o7 {, ~" I \No Japanese losses1 q2 [" w; X/ @
) ]- k+ A, D* p" JAllied aircraft losses
" W/ b s) O$ v, e8 ^ Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
9 k x/ }( |, I7 u7 ` P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged6 B; z6 K9 s8 D7 ?/ k5 I3 @
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
" f+ x7 t- H0 L7 H' P' ] Catalina I: 2 damaged5 P* M# h! m4 L5 g
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0 m: c, x" c! nRunway hits 11% @4 d8 P ^. U. U
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3 G, ^; K, V; r+ M2 HNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ B) W" s8 n5 l' c& ~
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 8
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no flights3 @: G) B' q# U2 Z- j
# l' \) x8 k$ o6 _2 INo Japanese losses) ]9 t' b1 N! H6 N$ N
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ~$ b( Y+ N# N: O3 s( a0 g Catalina I: 1 damaged
) t! s( V3 F/ }% b- c1 }+ ? Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
! @* T8 Q4 Y+ | Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground) A' e% u" j g D
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Airbase hits 3: [+ C" Z% ~: p7 k0 ^$ I
Runway hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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no flights
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( n$ }! e: r# L4 z Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged6 F& t- [8 J* o) @1 w
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
9 D! O: C% |( ]8 `: \' W: B CA Kinugasa5 V& t, C7 w# o- e
CA Aoba
, ~* O. i9 ]3 t) m& [ CA Chokai
4 o* _+ S9 y9 z6 M4 ^# ~6 a" X. ` CL Yubari
! B1 W4 n6 l3 g% K+ I/ \ CL Tatsuta! Z) ^" Z q7 t, C0 L+ j
CL Tenryu
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; S2 ]. n: _3 s' {; n( n Q, M/ TAllied ground losses:) E% L/ N; V. y) z8 d7 [" v
57 casualties reported( f8 s4 P l& U) s. G% {: I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. ^: i9 B7 l3 E8 c2 |% C6 y0 n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled1 ?& n- K4 V7 b: T, h, P
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled: B4 }2 ^. a6 P
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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/ `* \7 s( M1 J- t- W' UAirbase hits 3- r9 } B/ I3 y. d& l8 y+ Z# a
Airbase supply hits 5
( m% d4 l0 |5 K4 E& J$ D$ G7 W- ]Runway hits 10
6 p/ O: X9 }# }7 RPort hits 18
. U- F7 G( I0 V; LPort supply hits 38 {8 Y9 O: Z* q7 j5 M
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6 y% q* V X3 E2 X" e$ q2 X7 GMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 * Q) z& Q& d! u! y! r# g" b
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ r1 Y: [: z) @Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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+ y6 c+ [# ~) l B-17E Fortress x 179 u8 @* N, i* G1 o: G* W- \3 m
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |