AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42, R! w9 H% i( K; z/ Y% G; V
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6 a% v7 h; _, b0 }2 }Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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. j- @) |7 N, ]) S7 i ~Japanese aircraft
% v) d1 Y9 o9 ~! b% X1 ]A6M2 Zero x 95 V; y E* L* Q" _- h
! J) ^6 }! {0 `, R3 \Allied aircraft
% ~5 y$ L! G7 r+ ^: K$ n' jB-17E Fortress x 69% ]/ A! q8 T* ^7 p+ n, o8 y Y9 w
B-24D Liberator x 39 O& S2 n- V- e$ A
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Japanese aircraft losses
; q) I0 U3 K& J7 ~A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed
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" J# K$ |' p) b4 V6 Q+ `1 sAllied aircraft losses7 I" C3 E" ^( j$ E9 U& [
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:+ k% y0 [! o: `8 b) Q6 ~# \ G( |$ E
51 casualties reported% F# V6 x' Z t* s* u! e' Z
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Airbase hits 26 G- w, t; L, Q# w
Airbase supply hits 2$ Y& n. B. B6 Y
Runway hits 65, G4 I( l3 a' Q3 {0 K) f
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,803 z0 n% k: h; P9 z6 C
; L2 J$ D; @3 V+ dAllied aircraft2 b) c+ M' p1 Z1 L) U: D! I8 F
CW-21B Demon x 43 j3 {' k8 ]1 }- I1 \# `
Beaufort I x 9( q# \5 H! m: w& S9 J1 R+ R5 v
Beaufort V-IX x 77 ~5 C/ e$ ]$ N- ]" P- N4 Q- g1 R
7 D' a& E! G1 DNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships* K/ \, T- [; Z4 C5 c
AP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 x/ y# i c# N& vAP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ E8 \4 Z) d- V# B" [( ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,809 Y5 t3 w4 y: O0 B6 m
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Allied aircraft
, @% x# \0 i& G+ H. Y; vBeaufort I x 3 H) a9 _+ G( {, t- v5 e2 w. b
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No Allied losses0 U& S! Y9 l9 ^- a8 R! L
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Japanese Ships( [+ z; [7 e) G
AP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 H4 l0 r4 d/ p$ j& s" s# P
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柱岛再次露面,用途是接炸弹 7 r: K: F' r) y) J6 C
Day Air attack on TF at 28,78
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3 P+ a* B1 a, \+ R9 C1 i# qAllied aircraft9 H; O6 d5 ^. k6 l, |
CW-21B Demon x 24
4 Y0 r/ f1 ^$ o; _: n# _Hudson I x 91
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Allied aircraft losses% G; q, j( L! m, ?0 [
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged' x9 l$ W/ E/ i& {5 o! i
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Japanese Ships
8 l% B) G3 q- p2 ^8 s5 RBB Nagato, Bomb hits 3
0 J4 T, s. w/ v- b! S! MBB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1+ r4 @- O( @3 x% {
BB Hyuga6 K$ d6 j, ]' H
CA Myoko! I8 s9 s) s+ \
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 3
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,786 ~/ L1 D* u) \6 A4 G& y; h
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Allied aircraft
1 P% |1 d. f# x2 ^6 O; l/ YCW-21B Demon x 20' v& @1 @5 E7 n8 W; K! y- A
Wellington III x 99 I2 I3 p7 @, L) J. d( {
B-25C Mitchell x 127 m9 R2 m1 t$ M4 P
* G! N) |% n- ~1 l) BAllied aircraft losses& a1 \0 u! F2 z: L8 p2 |
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged: {1 [$ n( Q# T- c2 \9 y9 q
/ E# m$ T1 J6 S* yJapanese Ships
! }# c0 h r! GAP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ _/ `5 C; e' C
AP Ryuyo Maru. \9 K2 @7 `# z* ]% e$ c
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% u8 s9 _7 n6 w, @* H) wAP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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' R- o# c9 i- ~4 UDay Air attack on TF at 28,78' r/ ?" h9 b7 M& ~4 \- y/ F
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CW-21B Demon x 17
, s2 o. k0 ?* D/ e% zHudson I x 62, q2 `; X* R0 L
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Allied aircraft losses
5 F: ^ s. m5 Y4 m. THudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged' n! L% I) o5 ` ^3 |% d7 t
' j: ^0 m( `9 Q$ eJapanese Ships z4 Y& g. l' M2 g% q9 X5 C8 i
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1, ^$ w" V0 E4 J% @! r1 g- \; Y
CA Myoko
" y* [. J/ }& F6 f: ?5 ^7 ?% ZBB Fuso, Bomb hits 1
$ k* F6 _, J4 A( E8 ]BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1
. ?6 N, P1 N0 }BB Yamashiro, s9 \# h/ H$ D6 ~
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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( w6 u, p; ?: ?" g @: t+ l' oAllied aircraft5 ~4 a. B0 ^, G8 Z6 g
CW-21B Demon x 15
7 x7 I# v2 d: Z/ t7 i. ~Wellington III x 3
6 M# V; |2 W) ~( jB-25C Mitchell x 8% T1 e2 H4 f1 V$ H& l
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
# P% N. Q' D6 OAP Seattle Maru, on fire
; c- ~2 f% ?3 k2 L' N# b# o$ @, J; QAP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ E9 T- h5 M" S+ e5 W
AP Ryuyo Maru5 O2 I! b9 R: z6 I" Y
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |