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TF 17 encounters mine field at Lunga (114,138)
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6 e$ \: d" e0 X& t0 U29 mines cleared( e9 B- e4 _3 Y3 u0 {6 x) h+ R
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 - O* {' ~: `& q/ }: G' O, i' F
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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6 V( H) \7 p, G5 s6 F$ WRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& H" F% _; j. C9 bEstimated time to target is 14 minutes8 f( k7 g: ^$ Q
3 a0 a8 P# }* y& P9 b& I. O2 BJapanese aircraft
; [$ c. N* ?; R G4M1 Betty x 8
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No Japanese losses. ^2 u( p: p. j
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2 \% ^( N* ^$ E6 a( ONight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - t- y6 u0 B: |, ~, o& ~
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- A; S. M( ]4 o: H& C9 o( L# @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ Z1 t* R& ~ c5 _# D
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes$ l; D0 v: T m
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses& o4 J7 S, d% h' j- }8 C1 I- g1 l
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged |& X- ~6 R' H# A5 N! n
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; z" K( f% H8 }( p' ]Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Light rain4 U; B# L- y) h; H ^! {* v
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( o7 Y+ }. m& t6 J; E* NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 C, N+ o: j3 ]1 h/ ~. H- J/ i, o
: K- F& n' E; [7 _3 iJapanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses5 b0 }& \. V9 M1 h2 u4 A$ w3 h
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, r! E3 y7 X6 V& m, C' ?; I- j3 gNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 ' P/ A8 o8 G+ g% n; E; o
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, {( t( g; M6 q, ^9 s4 l* ~- a. {Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 ^; S7 r% H& n% _Estimated time to target is 4 minutes' j& }" O" V* N7 \" Q9 ~( z& X. I
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B-26 Marauder x 73 i' O$ y4 F! C
$ T4 c+ F5 s5 F0 \9 x+ Y2 bNo Allied losses
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ASW attack near Lunga at 114,138- v: ^0 p# C, t$ \- c: O
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DD Henley
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" {8 B# l- n/ F+ B! C& ^Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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: Q5 t& \* L( }& ^3 F- j/ HRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
" A" [# r/ c6 S5 x! O3 PEstimated time to target is 5 minutes: I! P0 ]5 v" p3 b9 ?+ n
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses: k+ r4 X Q. d# `" d
3 \$ _: V4 z: J3 ~Port hits 29 a; U# [3 z$ q3 b* B
Port supply hits 1
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