AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42( ]( d* S& |7 M7 W } N+ E0 _& ~
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Japanese aircraft; E. W# r: r) t* A$ f# k
A6M2 Zero x 9* k+ i# i0 _/ j4 l) J, N" a, y
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Allied aircraft
: `% ?4 K7 D7 m- [F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
/ v7 Q: y- }$ c+ x8 u* u) o* E+ cCatalina I x 2
4 Z4 Z6 @: F: V- R/ R+ ? w8 }: pKittyhawk I x 14
# w2 v# E S, f2 H" x& I0 D' JBeaufort I x 3( F+ j) ?' x4 l
Beaufort V-IX x 10
; a2 L: u$ e I' t0 T, RP-39D Airacobra x 76 n7 }+ M% w% ? a
P-40E Warhawk x 298 `# ]! s2 r. a+ s5 d9 P
B-25C Mitchell x 10! o7 b( ]; ^) g, F9 I
B-26B Marauder x 14# t+ v5 r9 O. G4 C* ~
B-17C Fortress x 16: R8 a* L/ V' p7 e) X
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Japanese aircraft losses M' N+ I% ?+ R+ z/ E- j" R
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed0 z# H) s+ E( t; o9 ?
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
2 u& |( \6 ]8 ]% h& K( zH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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3 C* ^+ m+ s* K7 p' A- J- ZAllied aircraft losses+ k- P9 O$ x" I3 T) O" X
Catalina I: 1 damaged
; W4 Q5 A4 T- @3 ZP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged+ }3 V# o; ? _9 u Y
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Japanese ground losses:) _7 z2 a! L. a& G+ n- G+ q
171 casualties reported
9 h. j+ Q; u; ?: v' pGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 1
% B; C, H4 D4 i) ~3 GAirbase supply hits 30 x2 B8 h! |9 e, c/ F# s+ n4 r/ ]
Runway hits 21
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% V5 p8 E7 \) TAircraft Attacking:
" `8 _% v/ N0 ~4 v. n' g1 |) |( N' p% ] 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
! ~% x' _! l; g$ A# s# {. @ 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet1 K5 p {, b- h
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
6 {1 r1 G% U+ ]7 q7 E 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet5 O% `3 V* c) O! T) j! a9 r( h+ J
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
. \* }9 n* m1 b& i0 Z 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet1 G1 s; S4 ]/ e Z& @
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet) f' G) `, {# d! @1 X, q3 O
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet A8 X1 X0 U6 d! A
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet. V" o, V$ s; V
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet( R- u5 r& J C. Y) s* @8 M% O
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
# Y9 ~% p: C) P( t1 c+ Q/ d 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
: `% W1 N( l! t P. j- W 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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6 e+ E H* \; P1 S f/ \Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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* d( D1 J& R( }$ O0 ]Japanese aircraft
3 y; \; h Y7 [: R( e" f8 ] dA6M2 Zero x 5
* ~6 K# T3 S+ F" ~ i- QG3M Nell x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses. B) n+ `: F, d% u, M% O
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged# P" i" a3 q. Y9 o$ E% ^- ], i6 c
3 R1 D8 f* g# x. Y* E- \& k) yAllied Ships
R8 ]- I5 v! z( K5 u i3 \CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:1 n+ l- t! H& L0 R, |
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 T9 e: p1 c5 bDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft. g- ?& B, f& W
G3M Nell x 38 R, ~8 J+ I+ M( c% y
G4M1 Betty x 34 P1 J1 z: P) Q- \" s4 ]/ a# I
/ n1 p) o7 ^/ W& d3 Y1 L4 [Japanese aircraft losses
) B8 q, {/ d! ^0 m) JG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
% @9 h& Z' ]1 ^G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CA Minneapolis* f+ _! Z0 F- c; u ^
CA Astoria3 ]' y0 M- d/ s% G
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Aircraft Attacking:/ q+ [$ W& I r. h# }' F1 l
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 Z, z9 A1 Q( `/ a) x5 O+ r
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet, f( ]: R I! W6 y5 F) T }8 r
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92) d( _9 V0 c; K/ ~5 M- J8 I# F+ a% F+ t
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Japanese aircraft
& p2 o Y: `& T! R! rA6M2 Zero x 22+ w [ W% E3 w U- }- d" n3 c
G3M Nell x 4
$ ~9 X' E2 x. X: [" FG4M1 Betty x 30 c- I, j2 j0 z! P
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Japanese aircraft losses
( {& Q( r, A6 s% O1 |6 hG3M Nell: 4 damaged
( O2 n7 g! i" ^G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged/ @5 {' r" S! e! g& n, [6 p! W
! o9 [/ k' k2 l1 B; fAllied Ships
, w6 h% j: e) t: Y! u) ~CA Astoria
# p5 ^% @3 L, F1 ~8 PCA Portland
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0 }$ z" U) u) I8 OAircraft Attacking:
$ O8 Y: I& R, _0 @0 m 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 }5 ^) I: U) R- J' n 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft
1 b9 l7 N) T. O% w m) UA6M2 Zero x 4( X. M l: Z8 a4 j3 [! ^' e
G4M1 Betty x 30 s% f7 G% Z( B( g( ]
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Allied Ships
; C8 W7 I. \0 M! f/ E" EAP Westralia, `8 S8 w0 x3 | M+ I0 b
6 n5 y# L& V. K% j! Y6 [- v( QAircraft Attacking:
5 g) {9 B8 a" O# o0 R% ~ 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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( ]! R+ f4 R, o2 v. c% iDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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A5M4 Claude x 5; F5 y2 d; g3 B8 ~( D b5 m6 j# L
D3A Val x 18
+ m& D+ n0 b% n7 |4 \B5N Kate x 407 ~: ]5 l. n7 G8 d3 @
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No Japanese losses2 \; m* u1 h0 T, N& S- t& F. C- M
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: l* b$ p! X% b& BAllied ground losses:
j7 V" N/ g0 }- C$ R5 I66 casualties reported
2 E3 w u$ t+ Z' ~. Y, KVehicles lost 1
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Port fuel hits 3
" J2 V; V u& {, C& B: A w- |Port supply hits 2
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 z9 b1 r, p# a" o5 U12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 u: `5 i% k; n+ ~) r
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet3 y; W1 K, M: a
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ b) L9 k' t( M/ I1 @6 m4 _
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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! i! l9 [ u9 S0 H- R1 XJapanese aircraft/ {6 z# l. C8 I" x6 d6 U6 ~% s9 U
A6M2 Zero x 23: ?& n5 _% c7 S# `* ~9 {+ B d* c
G3M Nell x 9
3 h1 P( S% e; y, _' nG4M1 Betty x 3
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! a" s( T" v6 a% kJapanese aircraft losses
9 {% }: q: a( Z9 Q* T5 kG3M Nell: 1 damaged) ?% K+ E$ J2 V% g/ I2 Y
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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6 | n0 N7 k3 o( T0 @% nAllied Ships3 ], L+ }7 `" O+ b- V8 ^ p' X! p, M
AP Wanganella L4 i; V, D5 G3 H7 c% B5 M5 @
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- o6 j1 J0 X* o. CAK Diomed5 i5 @4 d' \) t8 [3 i
AP Ormiston
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Allied ground losses:
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Aircraft Attacking:
" s5 D8 }: E) R5 M 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 [' s" E0 P! F+ K' F! F4 Q4 P
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: |; B4 X& Z/ R' V3 J4 M+ ? 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
\1 N4 \( H1 p& v# m 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 W% s. [* B$ Y! J) G6 ~
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; [! Z2 y. J: W* f7 K8 r5 o H3 p I' NSub attack at 62,79% w* t& _# X: V& a6 g
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Japanese Ships0 s& W! Q% C J( C5 f d: d1 k
AP Tatuta Maru
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Allied Ships) g) _9 {( N5 a& I
SS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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