AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42
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- Y; u. m2 h8 ]- w( RDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,772 A5 z) n: v9 v1 r8 b- j% A
4 ~1 J: f1 s" J) ^8 @Japanese aircraft
* l% h9 U6 V, E9 }5 D8 x/ ]$ [A6M2 Zero x 98 x. f$ W; x3 W! r& F/ C
# e' W. E5 ?; GAllied aircraft8 D9 w0 r, _- v3 [
B-17E Fortress x 69
4 A k! N2 p7 IB-24D Liberator x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ |" O' z; K, H2 V g) CA6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed
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B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged0 E; @! w8 g6 F1 t8 c, V
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
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51 casualties reported8 n% s7 s4 s9 j8 z3 m
4 n. M+ N% l1 c/ U; Y n CAirbase hits 2
, u5 W8 B. |+ F" UAirbase supply hits 2" u' u2 z$ r! j: h% M) A. y- R
Runway hits 65
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,80, U( O' S/ `! F# n6 v* ?2 T; L
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Allied aircraft2 ~! Z9 L; j0 ]3 F C
CW-21B Demon x 4
+ k# Y5 W2 l, Y1 H. K" \- Y( PBeaufort I x 95 C, f6 y% Q6 \+ k! y
Beaufort V-IX x 7
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Japanese Ships9 D8 [2 J/ Z8 L8 q+ Y
AP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& b; Z" ~9 p4 {) p
AP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ W! @% p" E) _/ [) D" L( h- r7 h
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+ u) V4 Q! w1 s' YDay Air attack on TF at 38,80
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Beaufort I x 3* y) a ?/ T- d
! H. V" F' c. _! cNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
& {8 B+ b. }2 j- ]) TAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 y8 c- M9 m6 \0 z) a
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$ d( s$ B! l6 }/ N柱岛再次露面,用途是接炸弹 8 l( Y8 t- ~& L7 ], b
Day Air attack on TF at 28,786 {1 L% }" q3 L. x- W8 Q" Q: B1 f
; Z0 t* |2 c6 O5 f% t# u. fAllied aircraft
) m* b+ l; V3 qCW-21B Demon x 24
: K5 ^% D/ C' u* i9 q& ?Hudson I x 910 X- l6 [5 x" _ Y7 \' `" g/ j4 w
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Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( g- i2 d" A4 k6 k3 GBB Nagato, Bomb hits 3
* U8 H7 ^# W9 h4 IBB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 16 D+ \7 A; D. X2 `4 V3 N
BB Hyuga; X/ i+ n6 ? q- x/ B3 R
CA Myoko
$ s1 d& T. N1 | p4 HBB Fuso, Bomb hits 3
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" Z7 R' {; G( u4 e d2 q. ]7 pDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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* k0 @6 |# p" K6 ^5 C- M# }Allied aircraft
; j+ q9 c& n5 r; x, B# B: UCW-21B Demon x 20) a/ u5 M3 i* ~% [0 m
Wellington III x 9
$ k! n4 q, G% K- [' Y# mB-25C Mitchell x 12; C6 _, c3 t; j6 X; \
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Allied aircraft losses
5 k( U z! y7 d) U, L& CB-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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AP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
0 ?: e: A, v! ~' L; N TAP Ryuyo Maru
9 u, ] ~. `& v9 Z; HAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. y) j# n% A5 t& B$ `7 B7 d l
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# o1 B& o/ \2 c" w, b# M
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,78
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CW-21B Demon x 17
6 R3 b* L' x) @0 ?4 ^' m& [Hudson I x 627 G, t, c* ?( e5 K0 B- H$ k. @+ _
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Allied aircraft losses
0 v8 ]+ \ `( Z0 gHudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged9 n/ I: T" w6 K
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% k0 B0 b% B6 M" j' a& ]5 lBB Nagato, Bomb hits 1
/ D$ V7 d0 W6 X: D1 J( Y3 L) x; M6 uCA Myoko
. h5 w, t1 a/ @( N: m) B1 gBB Fuso, Bomb hits 1
) S$ L; G2 e5 t' SBB Hyuga, Bomb hits 14 z9 x! P: p% i) ?9 e! D5 s
BB Yamashiro& x7 J* U; M. W2 a0 d
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$ t) _ f$ L6 \- U' b s( pDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78, R7 a1 J* s: {- s @, \: M9 R. A
# X2 U" K& \& j' x6 ^ K0 vAllied aircraft
' e' ~, A$ b9 G, oCW-21B Demon x 15
! V$ l) w0 w- @7 e% L# SWellington III x 3- ]& O" D1 f- ~" U( Y" j
B-25C Mitchell x 87 q9 n U! v$ `( q
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
$ {. }) [) p' m2 q- M3 m5 o4 WAP Seattle Maru, on fire# R; D- r0 H9 ~+ |# B' c
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( o* J5 A- U$ u
AP Ryuyo Maru
, p2 E# w) w( T- ^ m6 L: ^1 c- e) E9 KAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |