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TF 17 encounters mine field at Lunga (114,138)
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DMS Zane" Z# o" i( g( x7 ]$ t
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29 mines cleared9 [$ e% u6 H5 \
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& B& Z7 k w/ C, m- h' N3 {Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ S) ~0 N4 \% _( r& O) P
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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7 n* T) R$ a4 I% B+ S0 W, Y& oNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 6 b5 O V- e7 q3 P% g
4 l7 E3 e2 j! O8 H- pWeather in hex: Severe storms! P) W9 ]* n; E
2 M4 l5 K- B+ s" b- c; ]6 DRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# N( H! ]* \* r# D
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-26 Marauder x 6
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. k1 k! I& p5 b' K( j# kAllied aircraft losses
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+ z: f7 r, {( a! X( Z. E6 `Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 * @: o6 \4 @# j. G( r, X9 [) B
9 F3 Z. ]( D- Y/ \& oWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 Y6 y& {' G7 a+ YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 }( b( C+ j6 d# o
# l# u( L3 w' A; h( dJapanese aircraft7 V& O" j6 z- a( v. y1 k0 ]; o
G4M1 Betty x 6
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No Japanese losses
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3 y( ]/ a4 q$ c6 }& aNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 8 l+ d' P" u; Z+ {0 }" T
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Weather in hex: Severe storms6 K" l2 F/ k/ n* X7 u
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- i" j) t. F' l. Z/ d
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes6 x2 B- E/ Z5 a0 d2 }0 v3 O ^
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B-26 Marauder x 7 F8 U" }" m* c
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9 l& }) Z( F7 o% N0 n9 O4 mASW attack near Lunga at 114,138
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Japanese Ships5 p6 L1 d( T, ?% h3 r/ p* l2 d/ B
SS RO-67/ Q" o( {8 Z, V1 e& R% F; m o
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DD Henley' Y2 z: m9 e5 Q e: X: r
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SS RO-67 is sighted by escort
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' c8 q; C. q6 t+ T- U3 xMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Light rain1 ^7 f' t, q+ E8 ~8 n' m ?
; u, s. q: x( e6 aRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.; E1 Q6 G2 O5 S% k4 p5 x) w9 v
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes5 N; }5 F+ H8 G/ n7 M) @5 M! |
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B-17E Fortress x 25+ S0 G6 c# g& k* \7 l- Z! c, V" k
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No Allied losses3 a1 A2 d' s# o+ q( G& r. f2 B
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Port hits 2
7 Z3 ` l$ T9 O7 ?$ XPort supply hits 1
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