AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42, Q# }4 O9 v; q6 ~
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7 l; i4 V% J- |Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,872 |, ]* W$ q ~
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Japanese aircraft. Z9 v3 o! ^5 x' j' n0 ]
A6M2 Zero x 9/ U: c( W' ?6 J q* M0 w! i
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
) K" X2 t8 x2 p" k* ]Catalina I x 2
, B) G* a8 V+ Y$ X4 @8 ?: QKittyhawk I x 14
R( ^& Q: i# XBeaufort I x 3
: W0 J: Q* f+ p% wBeaufort V-IX x 104 Q5 ^# A5 T6 H
P-39D Airacobra x 7/ T' v( a0 [+ m2 Q2 l C( e
P-40E Warhawk x 29
. n7 S1 D$ O% g9 E9 V qB-25C Mitchell x 105 @- s+ R. _1 `( T, @4 d
B-26B Marauder x 14, a, t9 t: m; s2 f5 @3 W' T
B-17C Fortress x 165 _* [" K- P! P5 t U, U
2 w+ x8 e: X2 E6 F+ x/ lJapanese aircraft losses& e: F3 R2 @- o/ n
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed; l8 Y" K9 T' E) A$ i- q, y
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
$ x3 @5 \, g9 e1 R+ fH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses1 q- q! ~/ Q0 E' V
Catalina I: 1 damaged! j" w$ Z4 I6 s
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged4 G- z/ i5 s, ~' n. V' k3 u
]; E. k/ `7 t" Q4 c* dJapanese ground losses:- j$ `+ i6 T8 |9 H! Q4 {
171 casualties reported
* @2 m9 v! s: M: c' ?* WGuns lost 1
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. O# k" w3 i2 }Airbase hits 1
- t" v9 w0 }3 G, g) KAirbase supply hits 3
3 H) N$ u5 V. A" _Runway hits 216 l* D8 g/ X; O$ o# u% J r: E
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Aircraft Attacking:0 _" b) J6 E* K
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
! |) `5 G5 V& f, a" J* R 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
4 m3 R0 s: \4 @ k' M" T: o3 w 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet) f$ X9 D9 Q+ Y
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
; J, q1 g0 s/ l& J 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
1 Y$ v: i; A; s0 [& E 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
7 m/ h: x2 O( [0 V } 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet# m1 ^& ?$ P) I$ P5 F
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet" W; y3 c+ h% k+ x' K* b5 I6 X% G6 J
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
* r) l# _" `& b0 _ {4 k 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
$ X. Z0 l2 [; c% I+ | 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet, H' ] j8 s; I/ ^2 b
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet; ^8 }3 |8 k+ o& A' a; f) _
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet8 e8 a! D4 r7 {% }2 o% P- K9 j
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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% J' {) i: T. K. QJapanese aircraft; O ^' G0 q& P7 d0 ^4 ]* I6 N
A6M2 Zero x 51 L7 t5 m5 r C" t
G3M Nell x 3) t5 U8 w8 H% F7 H
3 ]( L" f! o1 U5 W4 b* _0 z+ pJapanese aircraft losses
4 V5 u c U- q* yG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: D6 N C4 R, b- M9 \/ B* d+ D0 l
5 d# l% |) [' {7 E8 n* XAllied Ships5 p m' H% \" O$ \/ w# u) |
CA New Orleans W3 J/ f! W$ }0 l% g
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Aircraft Attacking:+ g8 X" z/ I$ s: }# I) \: a
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 z8 i d1 J# J4 S: ]1 R) {
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5 g, E- y# {, X; p/ ^Day Air attack on TF at 59,92" E6 n; j1 r. k1 C, e* @# A
( P; s6 C+ h0 C' g# K F) ~Japanese aircraft
_- C) d7 s# K" k& v* C' LG3M Nell x 3
( d! l! Z7 `, B6 W; bG4M1 Betty x 3# I6 B- |7 w, }/ I( J% Z
! Z. Y4 R; K% j5 i8 g+ `1 L) n0 }Japanese aircraft losses
* k, o) O. _; |; E T$ z4 `G3M Nell: 1 destroyed8 `3 Y* ]/ I4 {4 }5 X9 R" f& u9 I
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; N3 @2 b7 M' ]
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Allied Ships) a! N4 H0 I7 f' P! v# t3 Y
CA Minneapolis
9 N& [9 Z/ b) r8 t/ U3 ]- b: e+ g8 aCA Astoria
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+ ]% Q3 h+ l! a0 X7 YAircraft Attacking:$ d7 Z( r4 O* ]5 M
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet g2 x1 z. y) M) s0 U; M6 N
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet, g7 m$ d1 C ^. l# w! n
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6 w3 {+ a7 B4 L; u- q8 q( VDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft2 {6 z, `( W$ N- r
A6M2 Zero x 221 b8 j' f8 Y. t$ S* A* L% n# A
G3M Nell x 4
. q6 ^# [; J# W$ I' M4 o' c% e& eG4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses$ l, Z6 }. }5 X' V2 N3 _' Y) f) r2 L
G3M Nell: 4 damaged9 |, g% c# G) q
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged% D" W( @) b4 i5 i8 @
" x5 x1 C& D: l2 P2 m/ ~+ p) ZAllied Ships
3 @1 W, O& g0 R F2 w1 d% WCA Astoria
" c5 x+ I2 ?; l: }5 hCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:8 T3 x' A- c8 r9 t% o
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: x$ Y t k$ d; |: u* k 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 h2 n. g: q4 o) X+ f$ V: P! M
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94# w, i6 E3 J( T* m+ O
; l# Y! m8 y/ E( A/ N+ l) cJapanese aircraft
9 {- ]( G" @" W* LA6M2 Zero x 4, U) w5 h8 W8 q4 {# @
G4M1 Betty x 3& x) {& f* L- c: G K
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No Japanese losses; I$ J) Z$ y* u8 p# G- p, m$ o
7 N7 c6 M4 ?" F' j" TAllied Ships
" ?9 h% ?9 w" \6 g* wAP Westralia
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2 }% Q9 H( t3 RAircraft Attacking:2 f0 O5 p! g6 A. D; `1 y
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 c$ j( z( o, E, z1 G% v
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4 Q, t6 w4 r+ n7 nDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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Japanese aircraft
( E9 F, h6 M b- q8 g. ?- |# HA5M4 Claude x 5
- }, Y; i$ B3 C8 H. a7 D6 fD3A Val x 189 S6 S2 O0 V: X6 n2 U" \, I+ o
B5N Kate x 400 h9 d' J6 S$ A/ ~5 {
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No Japanese losses
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$ M& g4 M2 E* O7 n9 i* iAllied ground losses:
- Y: f* g3 H0 u) W9 m8 ~9 \1 P66 casualties reported+ ^$ j1 H' G) r; {$ Z
Vehicles lost 1
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+ D/ y# e6 @% u p: p& D6 dPort fuel hits 3
: T! F# ]. }2 A) qPort supply hits 2" O$ \, L6 T# X- }) }
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12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 i9 S! ]& {- v( T: p. Z14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet# u' B) p6 [+ D( J, r) Q6 f
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ U8 \& ^6 e8 T: R7 k, P- I
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
* }7 D# b l$ d: J/ y0 e. r 6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet5 S3 I; a( w( o% U9 o c
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94& n6 `9 V" q# F. w- h
- n1 B A) c; {9 y! jJapanese aircraft
+ ]0 Z" M; Y! Z5 K) oA6M2 Zero x 23$ O1 ^! @7 X& F' k% y6 @: w
G3M Nell x 9
: A5 E3 C e, x) ?4 W9 ^G4M1 Betty x 3! i) E# |' v$ f" K9 _* m' ?
3 E, Y6 G8 ~, GJapanese aircraft losses# c2 [- V; j- h/ w; {7 _- v
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
6 M/ F/ S+ c% QG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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" a3 L0 o1 ?$ }5 CAllied Ships
' r1 F2 g2 }/ `AP Wanganella& Z9 }. }# u+ O" A
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( m: c0 {+ d8 s) o: d! {6 X0 [* m
AK Diomed
4 b- Z# M/ G! C% i9 n- W: TAP Ormiston2 e2 q: g( {2 W9 S- V
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) D) r+ }4 C, J" T Y! m# EAllied ground losses:
! Z4 c5 h- X% |( k# n% b33 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:' _, m# ]2 {* U5 a# d. a
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 v5 i2 G' A+ W 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 O% T( X) s5 L; c/ R9 h8 b
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 I& k) \: Q. I% E+ b/ K- e; `
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79
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Japanese Ships
8 B; E6 [" _/ b7 n: z% y; FAP Tatuta Maru( z- K }- g$ [4 F. j
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Allied Ships
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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