AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42; K( K* X( J8 }$ D/ }* M) v
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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! Q, `4 ~* q+ m( Q8 fWeather in hex: Light cloud& \) P+ |5 e, y1 j
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
& o: ~ S6 i0 _' D5 b. kEstimated time to target is 28 minutes4 l: y1 }% n( M$ ]" _
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Japanese aircraft
A1 w" e' T* G" d3 S8 k0 n- R G4M1 Betty x 108 @6 l5 r" z6 H1 r# ~
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses( c* S) W- C& ?# E0 i! Y: q
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Allied aircraft losses- f( w2 f) _' l9 M \
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged/ O4 c* Y, Q. ^% A/ o" h
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
) B# S* x' ~& n P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
# q; i' C, x' d( T. S. q0 n1 e Catalina I: 2 damaged
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/ K3 f+ v; Y8 h+ AAirbase hits 2
% W$ Q* h D" w7 F4 IRunway hits 111 \% R$ ]2 a; o7 c
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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8 ^& N8 d3 Q% IRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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( P* _/ B; p/ OJapanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 p q' ~. Z6 }5 h( b0 B
Catalina I: 1 damaged* k9 D8 B/ l# j2 w9 ?3 o, }
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
% s+ [2 s( X+ W2 _( U Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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( @1 f& b% l2 [/ i9 yAirbase hits 3
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+ q) n0 k- ]% Q+ tNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133" i+ Z( j. a! q9 \9 f
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no flights
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% t7 [/ G+ ^2 R/ O* DAllied aircraft losses, M4 K" f/ \# y/ @
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged( |" d5 Q& l% R6 v! d
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Japanese Ships1 _6 Q$ R% P. K0 f; j# ?; U
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CA Furutaka. _4 q# y: V" J4 k6 O+ b
CA Kinugasa* G t3 k4 s" J/ C/ b
CA Aoba
, Y* ]- m3 h+ p, `# W4 t CA Chokai
6 _- s# y( I S) K5 ` CL Yubari/ U, z0 U# L5 W ]2 ` q9 r
CL Tatsuta! {5 I9 |2 E( U/ I9 g
CL Tenryu0 i3 G9 w/ c" B0 b
! e$ O. U6 |% u, C0 i9 N! oAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 x, c) E1 G, H2 z- ]. U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled* U! X8 @- Z: a
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ Z, j4 \4 E, j, x Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)' H H/ q8 O5 x3 q! t7 q
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Airbase hits 3
2 R9 [8 a! o5 |" A# O8 t4 }Airbase supply hits 5 p1 q: l, E2 V) M8 v8 K8 M Z
Runway hits 107 o* {/ _3 P% p% K3 v$ k! Y7 D# n
Port hits 181 Z, Y% s: O% s! `# B ]
Port supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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; ^0 i2 ^! M d6 P$ vAllied aircraft
3 Z7 i3 U( g" S# L5 ]1 K+ O, S B-17E Fortress x 17: l6 W# ]; O. J
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Allied aircraft losses
6 e* R; ?. }: R' b- I4 _+ N. x B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |