AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42' R' i# b- C8 h2 n# c; r
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,772 y" }9 Q7 `+ R# w$ {7 d; T
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Japanese aircraft1 ^ b G8 a/ ]
A6M2 Zero x 9( D) A1 V/ O* G- v
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Allied aircraft
' L& r) N: j- U3 \B-17E Fortress x 69
- ` ^7 ]' D3 a H9 s4 tB-24D Liberator x 3( f3 ?2 y t/ @) a2 `9 T7 M
1 O: D% Q0 K4 n) v) fJapanese aircraft losses3 |. b% a* }* F- l: \
A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses# ?" y7 c0 V; N+ b# c7 K$ B
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
0 q6 \: I4 Q9 p5 N$ g/ T. EB-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
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- y- J- r' X) A8 g8 B; b* ZJapanese ground losses:
d; ]& m0 M- ~# Q9 _. }% _51 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 2, Y1 [ m; j+ r+ b0 L. N* ?3 ]
Airbase supply hits 2
, a. {+ @" a5 y; }: J: |3 `Runway hits 65
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,80
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Allied aircraft- x: V! P& F( X! Q* ?" k0 O$ ]# u
CW-21B Demon x 4
* C, {* y- O/ a4 ?5 [- m6 pBeaufort I x 9' ^( W2 t% K, W( k
Beaufort V-IX x 7* y9 h( Q% F" A
& A% V6 D) d4 WNo Allied losses7 T& j+ Q& B) t2 W9 }
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Japanese Ships \/ T8 |( X r5 N/ r1 @
AP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 V- W8 N1 ?, _- W! e- |AP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 38,80* Q- V- b# m4 L/ f6 }0 J3 d8 Z
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Allied aircraft/ R5 |9 ~; V& ?$ u) v6 e
Beaufort I x 3+ k+ l% U. U2 `1 X
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No Allied losses6 p- i& C7 B, I' R4 q
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Japanese Ships
! t$ t4 T9 D' f# V$ `9 _( QAP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% W$ r. D9 p8 a ~0 q7 B
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柱岛再次露面,用途是接炸弹
, h/ i! U' n' uDay Air attack on TF at 28,785 m6 |5 G q6 ] l
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Allied aircraft
4 x. x5 \+ I) F6 D# O3 ]CW-21B Demon x 24
5 `) h; P' ?3 T5 z8 T& n7 X& WHudson I x 91! G* z4 r6 G& L8 i
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) h; `. ^8 ? BHudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged' Y a- f; a! C* Z
& J3 c$ a4 |+ j% w" lJapanese Ships
2 }* `) S7 k5 r6 W! ]' m: NBB Nagato, Bomb hits 3
: _% {# h' ?; ] oBB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 17 S' J' h% @$ {+ P" Y
BB Hyuga
0 M: T9 D7 N. \$ U) J" OCA Myoko
B( O5 F7 H( u# P7 iBB Fuso, Bomb hits 3
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5 ?5 \& O% P8 D# G( n/ N: x8 `, PDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 E0 }* r' u1 B# c2 e f! @
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CW-21B Demon x 20+ o8 l1 r4 o% a. o
Wellington III x 9
7 M4 C2 v; b" P6 R kB-25C Mitchell x 12( o0 {3 l* c+ ?+ F. Q
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Allied aircraft losses9 Y, Q/ K! J E$ N4 ?* Z) h
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships* |- I0 J; A6 ~
AP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" G! V2 q; D% [% j7 a; WAP Ryuyo Maru
f% W5 D# a5 h0 gAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 i7 h @+ E: \, ?' t
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,78" U4 k' p8 _" u% d1 j, m5 Q7 x
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+ @. c/ m, J8 U0 W1 h$ SCW-21B Demon x 17
" v' F4 ^9 L2 `, l8 H, OHudson I x 62. R$ F- U. D; v# R1 l% I1 \# I: {
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Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged. c6 J4 X# \- I. C% {: b
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Japanese Ships
3 f( z7 D6 \9 Y& UBB Nagato, Bomb hits 13 w" D5 `4 M5 y; |! d$ i2 O- G
CA Myoko
6 E7 q1 S$ ^; Z* K5 p0 B3 I! uBB Fuso, Bomb hits 1! L/ ^* A. S. O
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 11 h t5 x& t3 @: V3 t
BB Yamashiro; a* k1 e6 l& P
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. S9 u1 E( H! S7 d; g8 KDay Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78: D3 T% u# | O2 A* j- C
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Allied aircraft% B- {0 x) m/ Y) S0 Z
CW-21B Demon x 15
! u. c$ P- @- B* o# _; _Wellington III x 31 j" O3 q* w w/ B
B-25C Mitchell x 86 N0 k N7 k9 M( g: e! a/ X
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No Allied losses3 U& l! Y& \, }, B4 R
. [% Z' l X8 F2 Z" r. w3 RJapanese Ships* b' n- c5 I, @- q ?9 l3 x
AP Seattle Maru, on fire8 u& y- F! ]* f8 j: T& t2 M2 \* c
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" M2 c( e9 h8 l% v" n* B1 g# ?AP Ryuyo Maru
& f! c4 C* H$ g2 x3 H" a9 M: YAP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |