.AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 08, 42
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* R. A* y, A) L M3 {% HSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,1357 d- u9 J, }* ^0 D/ E, M' y
% _5 I( _; Y* [% _# \0 E" jJapanese Ships
5 v7 f- `, D; }5 s AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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8 F5 Q# B6 e# ^ o& Y" KAllied Ships
* [5 O) `; u, Z/ r$ U! w% ? SS S-42
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1 B' `' M2 V4 X) A! YAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
% W Y5 y) q- n2 c6 k( zSS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134" u+ Z" _1 K! V! g7 w, l' Q7 Z
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Japanese Ships
! `% ?% I. N2 ~, D3 Q, V PB Tama Maru #8
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SS S-40 is sighted by escort) H5 r+ v0 _, a
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub .... R: ?- `' h$ S
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...- @0 K g0 }6 {4 l0 p
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...6 F( i8 Y( P$ p3 g2 f- E) @6 w; k$ V
PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
4 K; f2 L1 N; N/ \4 l$ x, l% NPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
% {, j) d p2 J4 g* c. L! j% ~Escort abandons search for sub
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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships" m8 T. Q, [* Y) X& f4 P/ ]
AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 @3 ]; N$ e9 l7 M* y4 a* Q
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2 `# L$ Y, l0 o/ F; o; Q SS S-42: {# T+ M2 p! [0 e' g1 }
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-421 C2 p; o( b8 W4 e4 ~& H5 S( {+ _
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 ]# i. L9 o) w3 h9 {. L& @, J
) m4 t+ k$ b$ n) DWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 ~1 I# N. X; G$ z8 S! w( YEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' T- r R$ y) c: n3 b6 R, @1 S
no flights( U- ?. Q. b0 Q
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B-25C Mitchell x 112 y( O g+ b1 Y
9 S" `% s. z3 J* OJapanese aircraft losses
% a# d# {: o5 L3 H* k8 ^ R2 s, ^ H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground+ j; S! k" j2 Q$ f* i: F' }
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No Allied losses& G f4 b$ q. {+ _4 n
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Runway hits 6
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0 U8 H5 a9 y4 C- A; `0 RAircraft Attacking:# W/ T2 W% y o! @. t3 v
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet * 7 p% q, e9 s0 `: @7 B: S+ R# F
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb- z! y; _: `/ O: c/ K
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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* y3 D7 E# U) `2 f( v PB Tama Maru #8
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9 _' U. Z9 z, y f; [& f/ u1 ] jSS S-38 is sighted by escort2 A/ ]1 m, w- ]- |
S-38 bottoming out ....7 P, z* d- e7 Y% v& g; v# `
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
& j0 d, J. I. _: F1 UPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
' N! ^ v/ J- q7 ~& q" v0 |PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
3 ?6 @' q: D2 u9 Y% EEscort abandons search for sub+ m, i: u# x! V3 F8 G6 k9 U
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