AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 A* e* W, v2 W7 _( sWeather in hex: Light cloud
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! R3 W4 a1 f6 J, U) g% wRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
" H+ M, p- c3 A% fEstimated time to target is 28 minutes6 A' p& @' ^. b- W
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft3 h9 u$ H J% }( a
no flights. T& x' ], Y- ], }5 s3 c6 d
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No Japanese losses- n8 D4 Q4 i Y1 j) {; Q/ d
6 K( m/ _4 ~; o# W6 Q2 L& |Allied aircraft losses6 d: n4 f/ L1 E: v* D+ Q9 F
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
4 g& z! i0 k7 ?, Y* x4 c6 i. E* W( ? P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
" \" {* @7 M" z, s P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
$ @* Y9 g3 ?) x* p/ d1 k) X- T$ ~ Catalina I: 2 damaged, e7 ?; C2 a8 ` A$ Y0 o7 v. T
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Airbase hits 2
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1 r% y& Q$ S3 J! B4 oNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; I3 N' |+ I; z( H
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; u* l) k& ?/ f7 T7 KRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# j x d4 g2 o2 NEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft+ `: }' j- p; d$ Z
no flights' c% ^) r1 o# X
2 G, k0 k0 s( P' c; y$ _No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged; `- y0 |' H$ s5 B
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133( I6 j$ b: w. N$ ]9 v5 v9 o% [( J
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no flights
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+ {' y1 ^: @* q: [9 l( f- }$ bAllied aircraft losses4 P& k d3 Y% t; E2 s$ X9 @2 C& l
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba2 S# T' q$ h3 f' P% E
CA Chokai
3 p. |, J/ U& s CL Yubari
$ U, M9 h/ W; T7 ` CL Tatsuta/ L2 s s$ p. m9 o
CL Tenryu
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# `! v4 r# T, d4 SAllied ground losses:$ O4 t6 N8 y6 H% x7 y# u0 U
57 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
; a8 B5 C0 g9 v6 y Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled- u. W, o' u( z' s3 T
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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; t6 V/ K7 `" r6 ^Airbase hits 3
0 x. G& X9 _; G3 r$ O; HAirbase supply hits 5
) [6 R4 i: q2 GRunway hits 101 T' X3 d! Q0 I
Port hits 183 J. v5 v# o7 s) q
Port supply hits 3+ [0 V6 p( y6 B, P
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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/ f1 |6 \8 h2 K& Q$ UWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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7 m* J3 J" W A0 mRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet., o4 X: v6 Z: p+ p/ C j
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Q* n2 a2 ^* l5 F! W8 {
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses! ]# z$ Y6 }8 I0 G1 A
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |