AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77; ]% i# l8 ^4 c) I
! `0 B0 R1 J' |9 v u: CJapanese aircraft
6 l$ |* ` ?8 u: B/ s# B: ?A6M2 Zero x 9
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( a: x' O& k+ X' D: V# Q7 [Allied aircraft9 f7 a% c" e1 b4 w5 {" U
B-17E Fortress x 696 p/ \; }! J+ }( a1 o
B-24D Liberator x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses+ Z2 I( S" x0 ?( X0 O( H
A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed4 a. y/ K7 ~4 l* J8 `
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Allied aircraft losses; b5 c @' m- ?- J# }
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged0 _1 }9 f/ J# V3 D6 d% W! P# [
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:8 Z0 @' L4 M% x, s' f. }
51 casualties reported/ c* W- x0 J: z7 m( I$ |
, _0 `" A; j5 |# r/ Z8 {8 iAirbase hits 26 J# c8 w [: P: Z
Airbase supply hits 2
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) }+ h+ V7 H* P* d5 sDay Air attack on TF at 38,80
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Allied aircraft5 k/ D3 g6 O9 b' F. A1 e' b
CW-21B Demon x 4
A6 I5 u+ S6 m/ t; cBeaufort I x 93 i5 }& n; n# I! K( k
Beaufort V-IX x 7
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: S& V# l0 d2 W" A/ p* m% p; x7 G1 \! NNo Allied losses
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# s, R0 i' n! i/ FJapanese Ships
# o2 ^% A; P+ XAP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 ~7 N8 z! n, z; T
AP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,80) ?; z- B: W. Q, V d4 r3 q9 h) G
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Beaufort I x 3
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No Allied losses( m3 z- A [, N; R# q
2 `) A; J, Y/ Z6 W9 p6 |& QJapanese Ships9 a# ?& u7 _# Y' {/ D6 `2 A4 w3 q
AP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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柱岛再次露面,用途是接炸弹 ; z; c# [+ e4 J; V
Day Air attack on TF at 28,78
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2 B* o! `% a7 k) q0 t7 JAllied aircraft6 p | [: e! X+ g" S, i9 {
CW-21B Demon x 24
7 J5 J0 t+ c! l( M j6 jHudson I x 91
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Allied aircraft losses
* r# M( I2 V( Y" U6 A1 s3 ]Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged" W: A, S0 V4 t* J) Q
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Japanese Ships
p0 c9 b7 A. L, {: GBB Nagato, Bomb hits 3" }! e1 |. s6 R) E
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 13 t1 C& U! a( G- f3 S% t2 B
BB Hyuga: z8 R, h( J# v1 M* ~% |; F0 S
CA Myoko
1 D3 O! q, {* ZBB Fuso, Bomb hits 3
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/ |( l+ T* r# w* ^3 v# ^Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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CW-21B Demon x 20
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8 O6 `* ^7 S( `6 l' Z" H3 F- FB-25C Mitchell x 121 @$ ^& `$ A1 z! F6 P3 J
7 ]1 }4 ^ I) D- d1 eAllied aircraft losses; _/ P7 q; x4 n1 [0 }
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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AP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! Z0 k% c. ~* d. _$ `AP Ryuyo Maru
/ a& h: S" y. o; o+ ]" d, q' bAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( a' f5 X) A4 r6 e( T- D, ^AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,78
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/ p) c: p3 _- E8 m, M7 }$ }CW-21B Demon x 176 w2 d+ Z7 F3 J: ~# e
Hudson I x 626 r l. e. P; z! b
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Allied aircraft losses
& }' j5 c1 M6 d# b& ~4 UHudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* L( _- ^" |: c3 ^ p/ \BB Nagato, Bomb hits 1 E! K: C% _, v# C- a
CA Myoko
' \, p; M% x6 yBB Fuso, Bomb hits 1
7 f" W- N8 u4 [4 ^, ~ DBB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1. [# I6 \; x8 h& l. x+ t, s
BB Yamashiro
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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Allied aircraft1 ~# R* l2 P. E4 w T
CW-21B Demon x 15
! f5 y/ C& `( p! _- M& A8 Y: }& vWellington III x 3
$ J$ o; f, c0 m. ?- _6 O' IB-25C Mitchell x 8
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p1 n# T4 W8 Y3 F2 iNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
' e3 ?, S5 ?% c' AAP Seattle Maru, on fire( A. ?; [8 ] T# f: u5 L- u
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ ]0 A$ u& f$ A+ G; h/ X, NAP Ryuyo Maru/ v% a$ {4 ?" D
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |