AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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1 o# F/ r* l, A/ t& c) tNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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1 y- b7 h* u. ~! r! iWeather in hex: Light cloud8 D. k) T# K7 u# U" e% v
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ ?9 x' r% l+ [) i
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( {# A3 S1 Q `5 I T
G4M1 Betty x 10) M0 L( M" q2 Q+ n4 Q `
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% {; D4 e$ i$ h+ f( S* o) oNo Japanese losses
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R. Z6 e" B) }- w* k( [Allied aircraft losses; h8 t/ }& e5 u/ L3 D( c O' y ^# Z; c
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged# t! G3 @) M1 w; C: b
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged ^' u* Y/ d2 r
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground! G' h! X7 I- G2 s" K' P- W0 u8 }
Catalina I: 2 damaged
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7 k" \8 }; x; C3 q* PAirbase hits 2
h7 A$ J/ p- ?. g6 Q' y. ^Runway hits 117 J2 Y+ d! v, u; E3 Q2 w
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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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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- J/ M u; I. ]* v! C0 P1 vEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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" i/ o7 N# R7 N6 }% s8 VJapanese aircraft3 M' D9 p4 E6 {7 ^: [+ E2 r
G4M1 Betty x 8* A. m* r z( X: m }# ?$ X4 R
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no flights7 a2 |; V! v( B4 c( w6 f
. ~" H+ O, ]# l5 J! j* x# iNo Japanese losses4 ~( Y3 Y# t5 W y" l" U. v
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Allied aircraft losses0 h1 ?+ N: g5 G% e
Catalina I: 1 damaged% I$ H; q, d& b# Z1 n: \& y/ N# M' v, c
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
9 ]1 [) M8 J7 \ R4 ^ a: G! J" T Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1334 U" r+ l6 J& y& W
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/ A3 X' N3 J# nAllied aircraft losses
3 [4 a# s- T' @3 R" F6 @ Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged+ P# c6 z& f; j) k9 i
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Japanese Ships
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1 h* e/ u& S$ s' H7 B% Y CA Aoba
% H: W. c2 q6 r( a; ~9 r2 T CA Chokai4 U- F0 f) d/ l! `2 ^4 i4 [ y
CL Yubari
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CL Tenryu
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: @3 B1 {( A8 u9 I4 ~Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled0 e( A! `- r0 {: { p( W: v$ M5 m7 W
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 H i, {- `( z6 `3 F Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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: E; K" a6 ~5 m C: vAirbase hits 3
8 D8 S9 W7 O* s$ }2 lAirbase supply hits 5
z# I$ p4 m9 e; g rRunway hits 10
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- ^* N; ? s' o+ T3 s" H* ?" uPort supply hits 3
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$ M) g# L# q1 r* [: s# G; `Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 : t9 K( X% Z- R$ g* f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
7 a; q- ]9 S) mEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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