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" | y8 q O6 }& n+ lAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42- ^$ ]1 O, K: I' N7 g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ Q! y% F1 H d
! T1 |9 R3 F6 f+ L8 a. iRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 _/ S( g1 P' f" Y3 h+ jEstimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. e: Z: P7 ^% x) M; A G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft- J- w Q$ Y0 x5 C
Beaufighter IC x 5( ^! L* d* W ^, `( v" N; \2 G
Kittyhawk IA x 37 k4 W2 Y) |. y
P-39D Airacobra x 36& {* |* U' v/ C+ \$ E- S
: t7 s! l c* D& {& BJapanese aircraft losses8 S) x3 Z/ K! n# `/ G! h% _
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged) M$ k+ a5 \0 `2 _) N6 E$ p9 h4 S
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No Allied losses* b- @, |! P, m
5 `1 a# M. X6 T7 ]Allied Ships6 |2 f8 \' Q5 X0 U0 j
PG Warrego
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PG Swan7 b! z' M( u. ~
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.# b, D2 L7 n# Q, g7 l( {" L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. N. K1 b* W1 n8 S. ~6 m. S, [ B-17E Fortress x 24$ M; V. L, N$ T. |5 m. [+ Z9 E
' j1 o5 p- u5 mNo Allied losses: y- w4 u6 |7 x0 s8 v
. [* _* r! q2 ^2 e# F! ?& QJapanese ground losses:! f4 U3 }! z# S: i4 {; G# }
88 casualties reported
# O4 L( }9 F5 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
, j K6 l) x3 G4 L/ r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: G W2 J3 U# P+ M) x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ l1 e1 Q7 m0 K% Y3 t; u0 s/ C) r3 w9 OMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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1 J$ ^8 O, Q8 R2 P. yWeather in hex: Light rain. o6 t2 j P8 m- `, p
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
* F" X- A+ K7 `: J8 K J4 bEstimated time to target is 5 minutes$ P: U3 i/ b4 J9 a% D
3 G3 m$ @/ z) Z {+ l: ?" g8 MAllied aircraft
! a2 x4 Y; `. X, H | B-17E Fortress x 6' z0 Y& J! F! P( g
6 r% m0 b, ^" a/ D9 B4 |1 J FNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:. k0 q3 O8 h$ Q1 }
20 casualties reported2 H, O' A+ |6 z$ _( r Z/ Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 I! C) I; r6 [1 K# }/ i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ |6 }8 [0 y! V/ \9 G9 r g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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- f9 {& t1 U. p- g/ c/ bWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 \& Z7 S7 B K" S! M
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes! E4 Z7 u( t! ^' R, V3 `9 o/ d; c; O
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Allied aircraft
6 B* a0 L( ~6 S! j2 G Kittyhawk IA x 8( D: |5 ~' e* k. N' e! u
B-26 Marauder x 18
+ H1 ?# ]8 Q# _! { P* w P-39D Airacobra x 8
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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: `( U& }% A7 ^Airbase supply hits 15 Y3 L5 I) L9 Z4 p8 {* h
Runway hits 10! I0 |. _1 m3 H H% u! k, H7 n3 x& e
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* x. ~% S% M. CMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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0 N ^0 F5 z# O7 z. R$ vWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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; D/ v. ]% f6 d! Y0 P' x' q# p; p7 yRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 E: b" R2 G/ b/ `3 s
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes% }6 d5 t. l! ~; E4 {8 X0 r/ |
' |; e: [# M2 N- K$ bJapanese aircraft
) Z+ p3 O- C" }. X% r0 k5 n+ S A6M2 Zero x 27
6 `0 ?* B8 L0 b% t8 c: _! J4 ] B5N1 Kate x 13
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+ {' C9 [- A! O4 m1 ?: zAllied aircraft" n% ^$ [% ~$ V* X' o" Q
Beaufighter IC x 5
9 l8 n& N) q1 ?4 E Kittyhawk IA x 2, e. B2 q3 O- k' |, H
P-39D Airacobra x 17
: P9 ^9 |, l! `; l+ J F4F-4 Wildcat x 102. h) k) g5 \" j! k+ v: y
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A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
$ N7 I# o2 z) ? B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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+ Z) N# }, W, M5 U0 WAllied aircraft losses
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1 N/ X8 K2 Z7 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1442 T) y& K M" I9 ?3 o
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 ?, Z, U% k5 k7 W* K
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes$ N1 s; h5 @1 Z# o
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Japanese aircraft1 G8 Y M$ z! z2 ~/ L, j/ Y
G4M1 Betty x 9# d/ J. i' ~) }7 @7 j
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Allied aircraft
: b& y$ {" e8 Z1 B: e( y P-39D Airacobra x 6$ p. b& q" ^3 ^
# o* ~ e; n: IJapanese aircraft losses6 R; t0 [7 n/ r( Z+ i8 G8 C$ b P
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed! w+ @% {3 w% H+ T$ ~: X" U7 i
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; [: f6 q: q: Q% L# AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145" z& X4 x' b& l3 O" |
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 E- W1 P# k; dRaid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 S# W* e' q: @1 y7 b/ ~Estimated time to target is 37 minutes A! j6 A3 \5 q- E
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Japanese aircraft
' @5 l; I5 i9 q( c- E A6M2 Zero x 45
/ E) ]% m* K/ d B5N1 Kate x 22+ _3 A5 c6 }2 g$ l$ B, x' [
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Allied aircraft
) o E) c- Y; | Beaufighter IC x 4
$ f6 s) r% _' { Kittyhawk IA x 3
* ^1 D1 Y4 W" b7 ?# s P-39D Airacobra x 34
0 e& z1 ?. ^0 P* w# T F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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Japanese aircraft losses
) ?. D9 x2 n% u A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
9 ?' \" R7 Y1 p0 g" B B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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1 X& k" n4 H6 d2 ZAllied aircraft losses
5 Q: f/ q$ M9 R) A( |; {# O( l, o P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
, P6 H* p) M( Y' p1 a) x F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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: L* K$ V( ~/ q& s2 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." a; x9 h& |5 |" H' q: K
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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* K& j% h& b L8 e1 ~, x, tJapanese aircraft* Y9 r. J8 [. d9 \: U& S1 c% N
A6M2 Zero x 42 x/ V+ T) ^ `: x" {
B5N1 Kate x 9
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g f# T% k8 KAllied aircraft
9 _4 X. V; u3 C1 A* ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 14! G- U2 ?3 }: \- x8 G( d% }. m
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed. n2 l9 U/ i4 \ }, O! r% N
" [* Z$ K1 C; X9 BNo Allied losses* q, g! D; a" V3 P8 L
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Allied Ships* [/ s, o! ? e; B* f. _
CL Leander
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