AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42& [& F8 K; s1 K, ]+ u1 h
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" G' K+ ~, j; w2 C3 ZDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77, h: v9 B7 P' w' K% e
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Japanese aircraft
: T: h* N6 t5 a/ `- ?A6M2 Zero x 9
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B-17E Fortress x 690 _ m2 f6 \$ f/ W8 U, |5 h
B-24D Liberator x 3
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, `' n7 u1 n( Y, OJapanese aircraft losses9 I* }, O- O& k, u$ _
A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed
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8 q, }+ w7 L3 }( v1 Y# dAllied aircraft losses
4 N9 Q: ]) K7 o( |! V# F0 e. M+ O+ z3 ~B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
: s! B, n' C$ h& O4 W& g. qB-24D Liberator: 2 damaged& ~, d7 ?9 D ^# R w4 `
8 C( k7 `1 x/ f. PJapanese ground losses:+ b1 ^# A8 ^0 v: G- ~- w% a% {
51 casualties reported* \. c- ]' g6 P1 P- T
. ^; I- t3 T, Z( ?( {! SAirbase hits 2 {% |4 y z- a& @9 G* e7 u
Airbase supply hits 2
) a7 @% v% ^: ?) m/ S$ ^Runway hits 65
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$ {: k n' l( b( G/ b& H6 eDay Air attack on TF at 38,801 s/ Q3 Q! p4 _1 `0 k2 z
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CW-21B Demon x 4; q/ M# V; Q5 T+ N4 D0 K
Beaufort I x 9
2 q0 I5 B; @: H; h: E0 wBeaufort V-IX x 7% b4 ^! e: t) A
7 e% |3 f7 x! ?/ M* i# xNo Allied losses
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9 J' ]- Z" `% e! I; }Japanese Ships' {, Y5 Z p* M3 x' m! e
AP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' u& D' G: y0 PAP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,80
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Allied aircraft
! i( T( U" |$ Z* ]9 \% TBeaufort I x 3
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4 l' q/ c! i5 y; i! x3 iNo Allied losses0 a2 b. Q e/ e" j8 M3 j
+ |, i1 p/ b. A! IJapanese Ships
( L; F* J3 M: u1 ZAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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柱岛再次露面,用途是接炸弹 " M7 [5 ^/ R# h7 [ |
Day Air attack on TF at 28,78' z/ @- b, \2 `" X: |; f3 ]+ [
9 \' a$ T: A0 L9 i1 T. ~# LAllied aircraft
7 H9 ^3 n3 F. \/ Y2 m5 N9 ICW-21B Demon x 248 }( r& T8 h: A
Hudson I x 91
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Allied aircraft losses
+ |* r7 N* Q0 |0 bHudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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BB Nagato, Bomb hits 3
9 _+ M6 G( a& e' ~# \3 v3 f& YBB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1
, ^ g; i8 G5 K' }! Z6 NBB Hyuga
, c6 Y& T( q, Q: X5 j0 i& j, aCA Myoko
# ]9 } f* U+ ^8 LBB Fuso, Bomb hits 31 f: U6 C9 t) T Q' C- d- ~
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7 j. x/ j/ [& }4 d* {: [8 MDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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: h& j5 Z4 N8 [5 dCW-21B Demon x 20
3 n7 a; }, F* w eWellington III x 9( A7 b; W9 n i
B-25C Mitchell x 12% Z( ]2 z: \ V* s! A5 p* {' Y
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Allied aircraft losses
7 J7 j3 U- [2 X+ ~, t; ^B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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$ g! @/ s/ F6 w$ c. l' TJapanese Ships
H3 V1 ?4 K4 x& Z$ jAP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ n: |2 H- `& j6 b* ]; \) XAP Ryuyo Maru6 ^- [' h$ ], d6 v/ u
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' p! ]3 u& G M
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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, y0 T0 o' o, r+ GDay Air attack on TF at 28,78; P' E% n$ x ?; b
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Allied aircraft8 C+ ?* R8 \6 P8 B
CW-21B Demon x 17, p' n, X8 S: D: g4 e9 F% G; b
Hudson I x 623 f1 s0 x% }* g( |9 L2 r, \, M
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Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
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BB Nagato, Bomb hits 18 t/ t# G$ w k- H
CA Myoko! k- U/ ] ]) R5 J, d3 [( k
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1
4 J& L9 c" U$ k o' SBB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1, ~0 t) m' B# I& W- `
BB Yamashiro
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) ] ]5 G' e3 _# F8 G' X- VDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,780 v0 i0 [. ~3 ~; ?
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9 K# |# s' w' I; WCW-21B Demon x 154 W* R* x: ~% H/ \' \5 d
Wellington III x 3
. k8 {" @+ H) ]" z1 H' e$ t( k" kB-25C Mitchell x 8
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No Allied losses# [) z2 h4 ?; I0 R2 R
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Japanese Ships4 ^# n, L8 J9 F* `
AP Seattle Maru, on fire; S! ^" V4 a7 Y; n0 r0 t, e
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* \9 v2 H5 n& fAP Ryuyo Maru
7 X2 F( R* B2 A1 f' |7 z9 d. GAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |