AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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/ |6 n# ?" }7 q/ {! QNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 B$ M ^6 t! r6 H
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- M- w/ H" W! m# m) P! lEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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: f' m0 w! Z2 GAllied aircraft/ F4 C+ d* l. b8 v( ]+ g
no flights
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No Japanese losses: y4 C; y% ?; c6 a- R" J. J4 J
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Allied aircraft losses
; J# m" i4 b# _1 m$ L1 ~ Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged5 ?8 I- Y2 V& o; v
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged! Q/ o# m F" Q' e6 w* B
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
: Y0 M) E; o' I1 ~9 b) w% k7 f Catalina I: 2 damaged* A6 J: x& ^1 k7 B
7 A; V. T0 D6 ~6 }9 c. FAirbase hits 2
- Q! [: E; E1 P3 }' sRunway hits 11
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2 y1 _2 a5 s& I d0 } HNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud: R! ?( S$ v7 K) R) k9 n2 o' B
- l8 [* R8 Y) d6 b. V& IRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights
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! x0 S. H V, L& [, gNo Japanese losses
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3 T; B' S/ z2 |* \Allied aircraft losses3 G2 Z6 f ~, i
Catalina I: 1 damaged0 v' `1 N+ Y' C3 z) t" q3 L
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged) F0 U, z6 E, ]3 v7 u. _
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground# h8 g% F* _ u2 o& C( c9 a
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Airbase hits 38 Z9 ^! [" A/ \1 X! S& ~* U+ w; k8 P
Runway hits 16 V" u/ |9 a& e9 [6 r1 l" o) c
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, |4 P0 F9 m8 S6 I- ~Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses2 E! Q7 j* n2 j8 B% f o; h
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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z8 ` E7 J9 x% a$ ]% p% xJapanese Ships. a/ @, H- l& a' N. W
CA Kako
+ c/ @2 s! k2 ]# I, e1 ~) Q9 y% C1 q CA Furutaka
+ m2 ^1 J* C3 E7 O) ^; B R% t CA Kinugasa
1 }' Z8 \& e5 @6 E CA Aoba
! ^$ E/ S1 ~: I( I5 v1 F' t& ^ Q2 |: } CA Chokai) X8 \& P! _- p% \5 x
CL Yubari
. G* O' M7 ?2 p( ^7 \/ S6 y CL Tatsuta: P+ n' M5 _. Z! A
CL Tenryu4 m4 M5 ^* i* f
# Z- W" y* i0 r8 w) H! `; VAllied ground losses:6 v+ ?- F& B, S1 w
57 casualties reported/ k" q# v" r$ G1 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ t! U& ]4 M1 _, E N: n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
9 h3 K+ h& C3 P" F# l Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled; K/ W( L, N8 s4 W3 y. O$ W: g
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase supply hits 5$ h) z2 @; J7 C. q+ |$ l- |
Runway hits 10
" s5 O, \1 s& f( I: `! c5 O9 jPort hits 18
" F8 w* H; j) G" m! `# R3 cPort supply hits 3
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+ ~" @; A9 q" E! @! k2 [5 f* T' iMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ [3 `% o) [: v7 g- D4 @Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ x/ z; M* K4 {" gEstimated time to target is 11 minutes1 ], f9 V' t2 M3 A* V& I% t
3 O8 J4 A+ x- U0 S7 QAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses5 n! t$ _3 [6 j& H0 w1 u: I/ ]
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |