AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77- _. g. W$ `* f% z+ Z# R
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Japanese aircraft
+ M- k, O/ C$ _$ oA6M2 Zero x 9- q' |% |# e" c0 N$ Y. Z
5 w, W3 M* @3 E9 e$ b% Q5 sAllied aircraft- [4 s9 E/ D0 G! }8 M5 S9 U8 r& {5 j
B-17E Fortress x 69+ f& S* \& J( ?3 Q( |# g; V3 N1 J
B-24D Liberator x 3
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; m& j! c% |" ~7 TJapanese aircraft losses+ F+ l& G6 x0 g, |6 D" ?+ ]
A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed! a& B4 Z0 {/ e( j/ Y
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Allied aircraft losses
$ J8 e+ K* u" W5 j7 B$ SB-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged0 N& j: N+ {3 L6 l t: ~
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
( _% g/ y, e/ g$ x% T m" Z51 casualties reported- a S8 z+ V2 i
' `& Y1 {8 f+ g6 b% BAirbase hits 2
2 c8 m5 r! I4 u/ m$ KAirbase supply hits 2
% X4 q& m6 N3 C1 Q* {Runway hits 65
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) }9 R6 l$ ?- n% w, ~3 uDay Air attack on TF at 38,80
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! G7 F( a, F! V0 i, cCW-21B Demon x 4 c$ l* ^2 T, d& y, z
Beaufort I x 93 o1 \1 ^3 u/ l! q9 n# y# b
Beaufort V-IX x 7
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+ l2 ~5 D$ I0 w" z; }No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships! r f9 A( p5 y0 `; x
AP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
[6 \3 N$ h4 K8 ^) C! k i6 AAP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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8 M% g% Q9 a3 K+ HDay Air attack on TF at 38,805 r) Q0 W" r% U# E
- e6 O" ^1 H P8 HAllied aircraft
/ M% n- n. e- H" v) R, ^) f7 }Beaufort I x 3
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Japanese Ships
! T- i" N, a+ a; n" M9 A' rAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; c& _' Y3 G( {3 x柱岛再次露面,用途是接炸弹
y+ [6 ]# _" \9 m# X2 lDay Air attack on TF at 28,78
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; X% R: Y q6 R8 gAllied aircraft
5 @. m: J5 `& s! ~2 dCW-21B Demon x 24. ]6 ~1 b6 y/ x u
Hudson I x 91; Q2 [ V& s8 p- m6 N6 g8 _3 |9 A2 P2 A
m+ q% e' w a, C9 A- J# c: E. qAllied aircraft losses
$ X/ M7 T2 q0 {- G( aHudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged+ g6 d3 e2 J& E) n
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Japanese Ships
* A! }/ I, A3 i* v/ k! aBB Nagato, Bomb hits 3! N* a! P8 U2 N! c S) @. @
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1
5 [9 T6 P* L* W( k0 ?2 gBB Hyuga2 K, @; O8 S, o2 l: a: F
CA Myoko1 n, t) U$ r6 |' O# m. _
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 3
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; A: C. Z/ W3 {# JDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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Allied aircraft
+ v# V+ k+ i/ {CW-21B Demon x 20
' `; N6 O% a. g0 {6 h2 X: IWellington III x 9 H* @7 j) C9 M& H
B-25C Mitchell x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
* Y3 T$ y# s, d, D5 L3 M% }B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged* D8 I9 u; b z: P
( [* m) L0 L$ E m; MJapanese Ships
% J% F7 l+ t, DAP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 _, W: l" S, g z/ z7 |; QAP Ryuyo Maru# f- [/ T0 H. C: Q4 Z5 Q
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 P1 S9 U! A. \: h) k! }AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 B2 m3 v& z, B& A
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,78# O0 T- {; x& ~: e! r2 C# ]! @% U
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CW-21B Demon x 17
/ L# f3 r% Q2 G- [Hudson I x 62
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Allied aircraft losses
: ?- V5 ^, Q' j$ E N, p# r dHudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships. g. a \8 i" ~. F) I
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1; t7 x, i9 v; Z' T' c
CA Myoko
' ?9 T0 b- t4 l; f2 x2 DBB Fuso, Bomb hits 1/ `# @$ o) |7 ]/ G: k( H
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1. M. {6 A7 a I9 k0 \
BB Yamashiro$ ~: C# v R3 A& C# h* V3 ^# U* m
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: X! M* H; G# w, I( t. aDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,789 x. `2 |( J8 o+ m. d" @
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Allied aircraft7 g; H1 A. \8 X
CW-21B Demon x 15- a1 y" C6 ~/ p
Wellington III x 3
, M/ r# E/ {% s) d4 E7 p4 a1 vB-25C Mitchell x 8 g3 \/ ~: _/ J1 B
: g3 {' J0 n o g0 `No Allied losses
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; }8 l: e, t! z, a# T+ y9 Q- iJapanese Ships
. P3 _* S9 V& g8 lAP Seattle Maru, on fire
& s3 m1 q( Z9 K0 k# Z( cAP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( F# e1 b/ D5 M7 f
AP Ryuyo Maru
7 Q+ \/ o: ~) PAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |