AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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7 L+ g! ?0 U" f! C' n* @" mNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : m* m O/ t+ d' n; I/ i
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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8 t ?& m% K0 p. ]& T9 _Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# `8 X( E. B( ^2 v/ ?4 l
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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, z. @" K: K- K* A& t; WJapanese aircraft5 L* U+ X' g6 ~$ r A3 s! ]! B( x0 K
G4M1 Betty x 10
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no flights
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No Japanese losses
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; X" Q [" m- x5 A1 Y4 x$ VAllied aircraft losses
8 Q. E& t# f: p) j; f& } Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
7 c2 x" c. r9 z P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
6 k* p+ H) p9 Q) A- C* N, ]8 T9 W" q6 | P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
1 ]9 H: j4 @( G% o2 n Catalina I: 2 damaged
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* F t) u% w9 g+ J3 MAirbase hits 2
( h0 l% W W$ J2 ~Runway hits 11" g. z- W4 F; B) B( a, b5 X
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) u) B3 u: [$ E& fWeather in hex: Light cloud$ v/ q6 `8 s% V, x, \
' Y* C. a" s6 R, fRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 t' e% f7 L8 y. e
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes( j; r6 F- ]" y: M h# p7 ~$ c
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G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) _8 F8 m& {* D( ]
Catalina I: 1 damaged3 K' C2 y- q" n; n& `/ B9 z
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
5 @/ L- b+ d' Q; \( X& Y5 f Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground9 X/ l" r5 m4 I/ }1 B! O }8 u
( W$ z. b: { ?! A2 OAirbase hits 33 c. U: Q$ @6 h5 C$ F* o! x8 C
Runway hits 1
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses7 Y8 |& w7 Y0 C/ B+ C2 [
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged$ p2 a- i' [( I# a0 v; Z8 {
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
+ b5 \/ w0 N* m4 s' N( ?7 H CA Kinugasa+ ]1 ]2 _$ p! l8 s2 D, j X; R& N
CA Aoba
7 X3 O) z3 @( a4 L, C CA Chokai
8 w: Y% W. `7 Q7 B7 }* ~* {, h CL Yubari
5 g! f2 I$ L; g CL Tatsuta
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4 y+ R/ H1 H" v+ g# c1 c0 i. [Allied ground losses:
% V+ g/ j7 ]' {; |4 c- R9 S! \9 J 57 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 L N j% x% D2 B7 |
% _! f; Y8 Z5 z/ JAirbase hits 3
! o( b9 V' F# TAirbase supply hits 5
! q3 j p( H ?+ r1 {- YRunway hits 10, f2 \; _* j; j8 M$ |6 J- j' O
Port hits 18& b( W, J( A& Q2 x+ x H$ C* P( o
Port supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 . x7 X5 T- E W7 ~
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 X; c6 `2 j8 R
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 179 g, C6 b6 q1 O9 P& b
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |