AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 08, 42, Q$ P# E8 K1 t: Q
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& ?* e. y" g) Z. B- n$ j( w* o1 G* IMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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6 `$ `6 Q3 d9 Y! MWeather in hex: Clear sky' ~) m/ H0 X6 o& P1 t! c9 Q
/ T, }0 {) t1 O; m. }+ K- e$ o XRaid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( c! z, n+ {" a" t8 p( jEstimated time to target is 14 minutes: r2 a+ d) T, i8 m" y1 |
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Japanese aircraft
! F ^9 V1 L2 {# }& V8 F3 G" q2 j A6M2 Zero x 455 [7 \& J) G: K2 l6 A+ Y
D3A1 Val x 79 n2 x+ a: `- S. z3 L+ F1 L
G3M3 Nell x 32
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Allied aircraft
0 m3 G! ]3 x& q$ A. C6 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
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. v" {. @) |5 ]6 Y/ y" wJapanese aircraft losses+ ^* C" R3 ^& ]7 ~
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed2 q) Q- P& \0 P& z# y
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged
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( y# @# O" C. T3 gAllied aircraft losses
4 Q2 s( Y, k5 E F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
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x4 a* I9 f6 SAllied Ships3 {! U2 F X7 t: u
xAP Maetsuycker' ^7 n3 v4 Q9 ~$ H, j- a% d; s
APD McKean( H, g' _( T: V2 Z/ p
DD Crosby
% d$ f) b$ j6 o7 M1 | DD Crane4 R' ?: l) t4 f& b' u
DD Kilty
, p% A5 u! f. @9 g xAP Hong Kheng
' Y: G/ o4 r' P, ]' t! D; f DD Kennison2 A3 ?' X3 v* J5 A; @ |7 J, s7 X
xAP Hong Peng) A( N, |1 M) @* w3 |: o
APD Waters: W. k! D( u3 a8 |6 f! ?9 Z
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! }- g/ {2 ?2 N2 h3 N EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1387 d) J! B- {' f2 _. _8 u l" D; t
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; I5 y5 a, q0 _9 {* d
7 _7 M: h, Q8 j' kRaid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.( }' D& ~( D! b: Q [
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ D2 x% @% z5 e L; J' c% o
A6M2 Zero x 28
T+ y4 N3 j+ E! c' Z( h G3M3 Nell x 30
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Allied aircraft5 s7 p) o- Q. v- O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
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4 b! @# S4 H: `9 {7 i1 J, K# AJapanese aircraft losses, w/ l/ r! ^7 a; {8 h: o
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed! d! C2 U) b" ]9 k0 x$ ~3 b
G3M3 Nell: 7 damaged7 i; E, D# o4 q" z
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses& H3 I2 D! l) }+ D, o9 E4 {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, t7 H- W( I( e+ ^+ L- g& D
) F% ?3 ?5 R0 J+ V7 W$ c: ^. pAllied Ships
5 c" S8 i) v* N% v2 V xAP Cremer
6 _3 s5 m3 ?, e# [' B+ \/ w: n9 Q& R9 j APD McKean7 f( @6 v) ~4 ]6 O8 q- e! b
DD Crosby
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APD Little' E. B9 V7 b7 c6 {: u8 p
DD Kennison6 U/ [; {: X& I R5 `7 w
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,417 e+ X) q4 t; I1 g/ B9 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( h2 T J/ [( r$ O0 E1 n: ?6 u J
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes+ W" t/ _/ j. J4 i# h% C
' [5 r! Z; q: u+ K# h9 Q) {: l6 qJapanese aircraft) W/ C' s9 Z% R+ E
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23
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2 y7 [& t+ v$ R7 z. ~4 d7 cAllied aircraft! ] D, u- v" x' V1 o
Vengeance I x 281 I. Y2 o: W" p
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No Japanese losses2 O9 m1 e1 t4 C& w8 g# B
0 Q5 H7 x; g4 ^- w$ Z2 P7 BAllied aircraft losses: I3 j+ M2 A! m" R
Vengeance I: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
- i- u2 f, E6 z) D2 V; Z' { Vengeance I: 1 destroyed by flak0 {6 d+ g. y8 c
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Japanese Ships
/ R8 l3 E2 [" p- V) b. a BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 3% D# j- f& A9 }* g/ S' N0 [3 Y! T4 ], L
BB Ise, Bomb hits 1
+ q7 `2 u+ D9 z3 a5 M BB Fuso |