AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42( E) o* ^! i3 q9 H% x4 M' L" `1 r; c- {
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: _5 s3 o# Q* e; c- |) b- l, UDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,770 l, H& z- B& R1 v
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Japanese aircraft
. U) w2 O* {/ [A6M2 Zero x 9
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0 ]! g! y' u+ d. Q b0 U1 }Allied aircraft+ S. E, s1 [% h3 V9 ]3 b
B-17E Fortress x 69
0 H( I' I0 L' L- o$ fB-24D Liberator x 3: _( C% R/ ^1 I) h9 s
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Japanese aircraft losses2 Y8 S: I" T5 g7 d
A6M2 Zero: 16 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! }# t7 d+ E/ p. b3 }
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
2 E& n( n" B& z6 fB-24D Liberator: 2 damaged! R& B/ E3 o- w8 @+ k$ `6 l5 p" X+ s
! W% |$ q5 R0 r4 k" LJapanese ground losses:! ~" b; }, i" p* J
51 casualties reported
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" \7 c% e- Q m, E8 W6 PAirbase hits 21 X9 j# y) b0 c) _, w
Airbase supply hits 23 F& Q; m( n0 e. g! r* ^9 G! t
Runway hits 65
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8 p9 t- w" s5 \- |3 cDay Air attack on TF at 38,806 O- N1 q) v4 E( Z; A1 U
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Allied aircraft
' S& |# `/ h3 R# @4 B6 B$ sCW-21B Demon x 4
5 j, t. T" `2 Z) y! @" aBeaufort I x 9
. B- ?0 P! y" \$ p# d- |+ pBeaufort V-IX x 7, Z. g8 M) u5 q( F* c6 J5 D
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships' H2 k3 b3 ^/ Q/ r" G. @/ ]
AP Kyokusei Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' a- `, {& `& I6 U' YAP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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& d$ d- y0 {% C: P3 Y( _Day Air attack on TF at 38,80
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* y l0 [: M* O5 ?Allied aircraft
4 C. N; F- {# C8 J1 nBeaufort I x 3- `! d: G9 u* w, e+ ^" A
6 R6 e+ j( d: g; T5 FNo Allied losses$ M, Y( h* ^! w) ^
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AP Manzyu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- a+ K( y) Y' I
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! m' r5 ?4 c. F6 p4 _柱岛再次露面,用途是接炸弹
2 Y) {+ I U8 t9 [' P j& oDay Air attack on TF at 28,78* `, ]) K; `+ @+ ?& ^8 `2 t& ^# W: g
0 T/ Z' f3 w8 W3 `3 bAllied aircraft9 @% j: ]/ G" O3 Z
CW-21B Demon x 24# _# m& G: L3 C H# m
Hudson I x 91
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Allied aircraft losses0 A }, N+ Q# v# ^! h1 L
Hudson I: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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" O1 q) w; l' x3 h0 O J- E5 QJapanese Ships
1 ]" r6 U! w: dBB Nagato, Bomb hits 3
3 _6 `( F. }( Y# E" HBB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 1
4 n( H& @& m, S( j' ZBB Hyuga
1 A0 b# B% i& ]CA Myoko5 ~/ A7 q+ Y% ]2 j U
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 3
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. z! Q) i. n' r/ n" Z; c8 j' t. f4 }Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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# h6 X2 x# Z( x/ D+ C* x- C4 v% JAllied aircraft
: o* F$ x8 [+ zCW-21B Demon x 20& P" R: \9 q# V4 e& i
Wellington III x 9
( S- g$ s# H w6 I& AB-25C Mitchell x 12
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# N3 i5 ]' }4 {/ [; |1 V9 r8 MAllied aircraft losses8 Q9 h# a# f5 E' m* J- R
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships* t6 f* A% _& ~' d! H' U
AP Seattle Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, Q' w8 N( H# y/ q- w# {AP Ryuyo Maru! F% R% f9 r, o* s- w; t* b
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
z/ ]% m; m& j- W# F+ n+ r2 k4 G+ ]AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' A' M' B6 u( n3 y* s5 G
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. H Q$ D( b; z5 b+ dDay Air attack on TF at 28,785 N7 z, R' z9 a& V. h
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Allied aircraft
: D B8 B v6 k9 fCW-21B Demon x 176 Q1 j! d# x; O2 ^. B7 u3 n
Hudson I x 62
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1 [5 w8 G3 I: EAllied aircraft losses3 {6 L, E. x5 j6 H8 z& a e0 V0 |
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged7 {* c+ [* h* _$ s G- c2 g4 M# D
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Japanese Ships$ a- X/ x! M. j! N( \0 G8 X
BB Nagato, Bomb hits 14 [0 H9 ~, E, ^# x3 e/ ]0 I) I/ `
CA Myoko# n6 g& h$ H# n; _
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1
9 I. I+ ~" W8 K& Y7 D& J C' f4 rBB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1
# H7 f8 K0 ^' r' E/ B. E$ C& K3 aBB Yamashiro
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' F8 S1 D( A9 f* k5 \Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78
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: o" [! g0 O9 s: F2 V5 H6 RAllied aircraft
I2 |! a5 r' M2 J6 J0 oCW-21B Demon x 15
3 y( s1 }9 K. `* r! ZWellington III x 3
; b, D- J3 E& l0 w WB-25C Mitchell x 8& B' a- ~ U, y6 ?
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No Allied losses" J- o" Q) _8 N" w
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Japanese Ships3 x# o6 [2 T" A- {4 O' L! k
AP Seattle Maru, on fire* j! U& w0 W+ G, B
AP Taian Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! ]$ b4 p' h* |3 L& V/ p$ p& SAP Ryuyo Maru/ r _; q' h: s0 v. A+ c* f
AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage |