AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 420 }. S' ~, S, w8 Q* M" M
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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4 X8 I0 \3 [1 V# V4 |Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 }( K( F) I0 GEstimated time to target is 28 minutes# `: o& a5 z8 W i, K) R# J1 j& N
/ P% ?+ G1 W8 P7 P: g" c# w$ }5 YJapanese aircraft
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+ X% k+ n+ u7 L/ z) t7 XAllied aircraft5 p' B) x6 H# W) O1 k
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; f! u% t; K! u5 s; D' U Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged U% q. u; Q, R8 B" B& A" h
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
* F9 d+ b) @- l( H" }# X( M8 t P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground% R: ?. {/ \8 I9 `: j
Catalina I: 2 damaged( N% h, _* r1 f& m6 v
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Airbase hits 2
, m2 i6 A1 j b" _6 yRunway hits 11
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& c( u# t/ b7 u3 y/ T+ ]Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 8 R4 w# _+ |) R3 X2 y( p
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" R4 ?$ q) ^. Z8 ^1 I
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; L) ]+ G0 m3 r! dEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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. m; x: F. p, kAllied aircraft losses9 j9 j6 L. H" M8 u) J5 y
Catalina I: 1 damaged
* M8 }2 a$ P) @, f% v0 G Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged' {$ x' s- F/ r, R2 r4 ~4 L
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground: c3 I% B. `4 I5 C: P& L5 M; \
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Airbase hits 3
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/ a0 z7 s" T; W% l& e& A% T, ]Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
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! n9 [& K9 \, ^' iAllied aircraft losses
! c0 M$ a' f3 v0 |/ l7 } Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged" `6 A: g1 ~9 z5 Z
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Japanese Ships
5 w) C8 \- p2 r. y0 t# W$ L CA Kako
6 ~6 ?8 Q. z! g4 [9 p/ P3 Y CA Furutaka
) Q S! D d$ I( e! q7 G6 i CA Kinugasa
; V, N8 h# h0 B/ x% A" ^9 x CA Aoba
7 U1 ?7 T7 C2 k+ F, A+ ? k CA Chokai! |% G. {/ ~" n0 Y
CL Yubari! x( L3 C" p5 H1 r4 _
CL Tatsuta
* e* a$ S3 c+ c' z6 N6 J! t CL Tenryu% y+ ]; s2 u8 y* Q& ^2 j8 @( p) j- g4 Y
0 b" z6 ]. j/ M, _! n6 }& mAllied ground losses:
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. v$ T S2 M2 b Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled S- g% N) g; d6 f7 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled; i' x' A6 |) I* n
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
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. E6 Q. {; `8 a' m" uAirbase hits 3
& S- k9 x6 {# g8 Z' E8 fAirbase supply hits 5) Y9 ]' a- N* X# |3 s% [
Runway hits 10& d7 x: j2 Z& _. A
Port hits 18
8 u! P- R7 q; J4 {/ LPort supply hits 31 o# W( o. k8 }' I# _# r
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.' G7 p( h/ a( M
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes# _6 E" K$ @* |: T8 z' f8 f
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Allied aircraft
6 F# U3 h$ [$ Z- e0 l' S B-17E Fortress x 17! a( |2 |8 Q" M+ Z- e4 Y5 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
: d" h4 r1 S4 w' @ B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |