AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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7 u5 c9 \' P$ ^- L& N5 B' iDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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/ D# }. Z# ]$ O* {4 x3 K, yJapanese aircraft
3 ~. l C6 d, G& W3 q7 uA6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft& x8 L" Y2 g$ W: ~- Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6$ x. `1 P2 N- W: @
Catalina I x 2& N4 E! U/ p% b8 g! e
Kittyhawk I x 147 `1 Z% V1 h- k* @/ h! |
Beaufort I x 3' j* q6 k$ W5 j0 K/ j' [
Beaufort V-IX x 10
1 [, {0 B( F, ?* V- |. v! qP-39D Airacobra x 7, x( H0 }# m" l+ j, E
P-40E Warhawk x 294 n: s. C8 k( V: x) ^" p; f5 N
B-25C Mitchell x 10
4 |8 n. G1 ]/ i5 N lB-26B Marauder x 144 H- w. E0 K$ x/ L' N, K* i' R# v9 C
B-17C Fortress x 162 u1 j- p" p$ D3 `( O/ \' ~" R3 K
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 v0 I. l. ~" p- O/ G, c) ~6 zA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed" e5 B4 b4 u. D5 ~& V
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed d' Q$ F- ^ N7 @; r
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed# I) Y1 b9 L. X2 F# h
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Allied aircraft losses, o7 y# G1 {% `5 N
Catalina I: 1 damaged
# A5 h, P4 x6 @P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged( ]$ g5 [$ w1 @1 |
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Japanese ground losses:2 |- J! d6 f" B4 v
171 casualties reported8 S0 F6 x8 c+ z) f; r4 E
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 1) C) Z1 C- Q1 o4 R: y8 i; O: K
Airbase supply hits 3
! a! L) t, C( ?& S3 @Runway hits 21
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7 w$ e, x: e" `" `7 [" NAircraft Attacking:8 x1 B( W8 k4 W. Q4 o
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet! }- K; t" u Q; v( M3 e
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet/ v) w5 O; D( _: S }
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet- a" M* X. M/ g
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
: {( l7 N. V, ?) s# A 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
1 S$ p' s! D; c; X& F7 ~" W$ n 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
* D+ w7 `" f/ k; X( M3 v 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet6 C& V5 ]1 w4 h( Q. i* \
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
# R, W/ X0 z/ Q' E4 A 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet& s. @: e6 |3 }6 p/ `
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet1 [& p3 S% J+ U# p
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet* Y, i1 r/ o9 d8 L) `# N# J% N% H$ ]
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet: Z+ v, V8 `) j" y0 n" P
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet0 [! l0 P; I9 i( C! |
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft4 l$ i+ R6 e. s1 k
A6M2 Zero x 5
5 m/ h/ `2 [$ h8 K& G7 y* _G3M Nell x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses$ N6 v. U4 X3 C) D6 p. ^/ m- K
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 |" W9 j! `' G5 x5 ^2 R) u" z8 |' I
2 y; m J; }, ?8 ]Allied Ships2 g) W9 C7 L- u( @4 y8 p e
CA New Orleans3 l* q0 M' R. N5 q
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 ]5 `3 S! O- w 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 G. Q% T6 V+ u% z1 ^
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9 O0 D& J, L. W, `( U/ y; {4 L9 qDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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5 m5 p. j0 U: J" C% L3 }: XG3M Nell x 3
z* m3 R, |& {- kG4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ y; C+ i+ k$ N3 [" VG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
" m+ M6 ~# Y' [: f' RG4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 C, Y& ~0 }) H, a6 QCA Minneapolis4 [; n* N' B" @8 H/ V
CA Astoria6 G' R+ M5 ~0 M
8 u7 l, t, k: H* iAircraft Attacking:
1 t* ~* n0 N) {9 b/ b5 H 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet" v, d& ?3 h% D
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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, q) @& _; L$ {& C7 I V( RA6M2 Zero x 223 k& L. f$ ?7 u( e" g$ K% Y
G3M Nell x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses) \9 j. P! s& W8 o) T) z6 w
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
, s, [$ X0 n) DG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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CA Astoria
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ Y X' q9 e( Q; E7 s) u. w 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet s) i! q. g5 j) B" k# g$ p
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,944 O+ b; S2 Z1 ^" S' }
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 3
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships( R+ \0 x$ Z4 E7 @: a1 O) z7 ~4 y
AP Westralia' n ~. \1 s; ^: j" J4 H% B3 L
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3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 C5 J% n* U4 f3 c4 r2 D4 K; a2 `0 P
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111/ o$ y! i, ^: T* Q! {. }, x
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1 \& ?& O& j- {3 f5 i" BA5M4 Claude x 5" o9 B+ z+ x C
D3A Val x 187 ~# o$ A/ j0 \" ]8 s8 B3 `2 e
B5N Kate x 40# v2 E( y* p) E- B
* ~4 c0 R8 u7 d$ cNo Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:
: `7 A: z- o& ?8 g$ {5 H9 I! j66 casualties reported6 e/ }( {/ ?, ]! o2 S# j1 D% a( d
Vehicles lost 1
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Port fuel hits 3+ Q- w6 D' w3 c6 l1 m8 D' O t
Port supply hits 2
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 b1 }8 E$ N( a- n) R1 f, _12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ L/ R9 D1 Z) p) U6 I14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 D: g |) v8 z* y1 e 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 S. \# X! r9 h( N$ L/ d
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet2 J3 i, ]3 o2 T5 L, X
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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1 h# j* x: V4 Z! lDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft
" ~7 Q1 O/ ~, m: KA6M2 Zero x 23. r( ^/ v- |' _/ j
G3M Nell x 96 `( R) A# r" S7 ^" X; P
G4M1 Betty x 3
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G3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
% T+ d8 z0 \9 G2 N: i( N, E0 VAP Wanganella
9 ~8 |$ s6 n$ E& K( BAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
x5 H# |) R1 D; e7 ^8 QAK Diomed
! I( s5 R( b/ b G1 ?3 J6 CAP Ormiston
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( f: M# u& Z% d! EAllied ground losses:" J# S4 D5 o3 \5 ?4 @" j1 b
33 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:8 g. B' a3 y% G/ u$ a
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 W) @, m/ E. y! Y0 V6 i 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet, o+ L6 e& I$ T- n% e. P* a3 ^# T) o
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet% z- N1 L8 H, {$ v
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ o9 m" ^+ H, B5 s- G& |9 G
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Sub attack at 62,79, B3 ?7 ]! M3 v: o7 l4 ?
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: E( g6 p- L0 F0 B8 c% VAP Tatuta Maru
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