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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 13, 426 W0 T" l- L" e. A2 ?
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TF 17 encounters mine field at Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships- k- x, D6 j4 k+ O
DMS Zane- s0 f7 d: j. P
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29 mines cleared
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 + p( i( e/ _9 M. [% e/ Q
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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( @& X( h3 Z; P9 S ]2 `0 NRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) P+ s; h9 y' c7 W# U; s8 f
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes" X# z. l b3 W7 Y: R
( w( N* v j% |4 H$ ~0 y/ yJapanese aircraft+ b1 G l* f1 j' C/ A: I
G4M1 Betty x 8: e2 f, h, [( O" w
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! h" \" d _; B; l+ U' `+ b0 \Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 3 g0 t6 V' c4 z2 b6 T
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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$ ]" p% Q' a: ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: s* ]2 S) Q8 [& j
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes. ^4 t' }4 i" F4 ^0 {: l) n
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Allied aircraft
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/ c2 o) h% r' j3 X/ jNight Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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6 T" j5 O9 |( C! I9 I& sWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 6
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Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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0 w* i) w% R: {" X$ G" J- O- |! KRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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B-26 Marauder x 7
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+ \3 G7 a% C! j/ [: j8 NASW attack near Lunga at 114,138/ m* v# t. u0 D! A( p$ G
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Japanese Ships0 k4 [8 r. m( p0 z' ^, i9 q, Y0 X
SS RO-67* c3 I1 C& o+ {9 X! r
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DD Henley1 T% ~( ~' a1 J
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SS RO-67 is sighted by escort
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X U3 f) B: wMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain) c! b* E7 g9 p* R1 C' J
+ {9 V& w2 |8 q( w5 T5 [! TRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.9 M: v& b8 p) s
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 C4 r# S/ P1 l1 y* ^) |$ N6 k1 Y
B-17E Fortress x 252 z" C5 ?2 y& x* Y$ @4 I
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No Allied losses
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Port hits 29 O. j' a; V% g, B
Port supply hits 17 }$ c, k x- }
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