AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud% x: N% K8 m9 z: |
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 C6 E! e2 t, T" g: mEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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' }4 c- q& S# C. `1 \Japanese aircraft7 a! Q; \0 h* L5 i0 k8 \1 e- u7 H
G4M1 Betty x 10) o; U& ^6 K: P u- Y& B) x
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Allied aircraft
+ b# L5 b k# Q) T no flights5 w4 w4 S9 f( d1 H+ r
0 s( P. h- f1 d; fNo Japanese losses0 M7 O" p C/ w0 O
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Allied aircraft losses
( V0 w/ d1 J& _- g6 e h: J Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged9 g5 x% @% ^% l2 ~0 {) z. |$ T4 f
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged& f4 j8 I' p. c; F" V4 c
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
. x( a" S3 ~8 Y9 U Catalina I: 2 damaged
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- X; Y- t' \6 V; @) P8 q4 b4 V+ xAirbase hits 2/ R: U: b# I- c7 s v1 u
Runway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . f* _# [ R2 W& u
( h0 D; i M& c* i% uWeather in hex: Light cloud
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' U& N" {# C3 V, }+ b+ d: L* D$ M- c7 pRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 o, H1 j! r( p* yEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 `! H5 ]" {8 I$ E% N1 w, S. L
G4M1 Betty x 8$ [' e6 i q4 O! m1 b
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Allied aircraft7 U" x4 T4 z: M5 M; p9 _& o+ ?
no flights @! J5 k& ^, u) N, ~
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No Japanese losses
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9 W$ M p( S4 ^* j5 Z" H1 QAllied aircraft losses
2 p& Z4 V) y4 O0 g! \ Catalina I: 1 damaged
& j/ o! x# b# m# |6 L Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged6 H p. W5 Z# P, b1 N# r: l
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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1 p8 i0 n, Y* L; x8 ?5 B! l! n- [! eAirbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133" T& x7 G9 h/ v6 i' h
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Allied aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged0 N" y# x- z$ V Z/ G
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Japanese Ships7 p% S6 ?2 O- I7 k! _5 D% ?5 l/ Z
CA Kako
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/ F/ s/ ^5 |0 l& ^- F# \# |7 n CA Kinugasa
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CA Chokai
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CL Tatsuta
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Allied ground losses:! P# u+ u* y: j$ U7 L+ o& Z5 u
57 casualties reported1 ]+ e3 Z, q/ g5 b0 \4 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% E2 a. w- x' N: B# Z3 c' `' F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
8 o7 \6 \5 Y- H U8 ^/ V8 J Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
: W3 P0 X" |3 G% \/ f/ g. b0 r Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3 e4 l- v% ?1 N2 P4 i j& _$ m7 {
Airbase supply hits 5
% u* p* v' ~2 u8 H( KRunway hits 10
4 ~2 C$ T3 J( tPort hits 18
7 q6 q( ]% |& @9 j) b2 s1 iPort supply hits 3
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! `1 [9 P& H3 S* |* V* B; D" ?8 @Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 " T9 S! O& R. E
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* K8 ?4 M s3 |# |) O, o r
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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' q8 P6 i' N) r, Q1 K7 J3 ~ B-17E Fortress x 17; O+ ~0 m7 `4 {+ Z5 A
# l6 m5 T. @ F) ~4 c0 YAllied aircraft losses
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