AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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7 q% W) W1 E( z; r E( Q+ K( S5 W4 g, eRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." L; a* L9 Q2 |, p6 o
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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; U+ ?# Z( m$ w2 F. s$ bJapanese aircraft
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* W1 j4 o$ O* i- u0 J0 jAllied aircraft
4 A, f# h# U- F* ?! o6 V no flights
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No Japanese losses5 c4 }" q* Q; ~7 [( I% S S
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Allied aircraft losses" H' [8 x( B. X; e, R
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
! y2 g# j1 M5 _ p P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged l/ r+ u3 k |4 `5 N6 Q8 b3 i5 I& c
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground' x" g: E d' B( @ c) K
Catalina I: 2 damaged+ ^* q5 f. {2 _) [
4 w$ A. }; i9 B% m& K2 G/ sAirbase hits 2
" {. x U, P3 L& p0 P: ]Runway hits 11
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0 n1 T4 N7 f5 J5 hNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 & I7 R) O6 z; N6 ^4 W( Q% _2 p0 L' w
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ x4 N& O* X% s6 o* J5 s
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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6 e9 X; t7 W5 Q9 E7 rNo Japanese losses% M0 G9 p. V0 y: b' _' ?
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Allied aircraft losses9 R* H0 B3 p1 ^, d
Catalina I: 1 damaged# v& }! f/ @+ t6 L H
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged5 P% v+ X. e/ N
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground/ Y Z# z- S \. `
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Airbase hits 3) q2 w" h1 W# y' h
Runway hits 1( L! A5 ~7 h3 I9 a3 h& R" P
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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 losses6 M: O; U. L7 @3 Q! e
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged1 a, X; j) E) b
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CA Furutaka
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CA Chokai' A& f! C. ^4 u8 p2 l- j
CL Yubari5 n$ C! X C/ I/ m1 e6 W
CL Tatsuta
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Allied ground losses:1 e, i6 @ i6 X) k6 o
57 casualties reported- H% n! d( R2 z1 d) s3 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 }$ A$ |4 X* _4 x1 w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
7 Y2 W) Q2 F( m5 A9 l Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 o' H& p4 M1 {, R' H) N Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase supply hits 5& c+ Y& c: l' S8 O0 x& U
Runway hits 10
' m; P1 l+ n2 c' v( ]7 y: TPort hits 18
# N0 j2 m2 O8 P% j$ ~) Y9 z% X; K0 kPort supply hits 3' n% Y9 v" y. `7 a1 {
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ; Y0 {2 W; h! Y% U- u" [! b
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
9 f" v4 l$ [! sEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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5 C1 k" @8 M8 D3 I9 D5 oAllied aircraft losses
; d: G j& L; p I B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |