AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Japanese aircraft
5 j9 o0 H1 n8 CA6M2 Zero x 94 p/ o+ {& E @3 ]
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Allied aircraft+ u" [: y3 \8 d$ r" l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
$ a$ t, H2 Q& K4 x) BCatalina I x 28 ` ^3 |3 p4 r/ `; W. n
Kittyhawk I x 14+ t1 N! K& o% R- r0 C: g
Beaufort I x 30 p6 q5 z: e' @2 p8 G9 `
Beaufort V-IX x 10
6 t3 P/ r( G$ t4 j4 B+ F) @P-39D Airacobra x 7
7 Z6 m) b0 l. P! t& {/ OP-40E Warhawk x 29
3 ?$ m4 i' V' n% R4 H8 WB-25C Mitchell x 10 a4 R0 @5 s" w+ P5 w
B-26B Marauder x 14
* @5 h5 I$ @3 Q1 {B-17C Fortress x 16
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( y4 ]4 h$ w& LJapanese aircraft losses% V) Z% Q$ A, J+ N6 G- v
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
* ^* ~' ~7 t7 {% k* O |) dG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
8 w; u" {8 ^0 |; P2 YH8K Emily: 1 destroyed! W+ ~- G. O! W; u0 S8 D
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Allied aircraft losses) v' _# W. ^8 d$ J- \
Catalina I: 1 damaged# y" \/ j) T% h4 m3 H* O
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
9 c @$ i) C' D' w' M171 casualties reported
8 |- j+ m% w O6 Z/ dGuns lost 1/ _: d. x2 e" b" |) y- \
5 u) S" B, n/ EAirbase hits 1. R3 f3 @6 @$ U9 c) p3 J
Airbase supply hits 3
7 A( }) c) o3 P6 \' g0 U3 |Runway hits 21. Y; W* X% @) k
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Aircraft Attacking:
' {6 H5 P P; e W9 {" v) r 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet6 d# y% a- {: g" l5 n0 a
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
/ Y2 j8 Q3 F0 h5 m$ E/ i 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
- }- n5 I! U! w" m 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
4 ~7 m+ e% j0 p( o$ h 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet! M; ?& }2 ?% ~% g! f- E
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
7 o6 G% U3 v( y1 u0 e: k 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
8 D3 m- y3 w# X% b2 X m3 ~. W 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
e+ J' u/ D3 j$ `5 B 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet+ o A3 K& N2 G/ E% x% V" r
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet9 W- _. F& I& F4 y4 x7 K1 M
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
# ]' ?: B5 ~& r/ x 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet$ I! t3 e+ M6 X: Q8 ]
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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/ Q n5 r* T8 T) Y% d8 C, {% }0 ]4 y5 fDay Air attack on TF at 59,92 b$ o) d) r' o- D2 X& o$ ~
9 v! P( n8 g# N$ iJapanese aircraft
/ T; ^+ t, I" S8 p6 s1 ^9 j/ Y& cA6M2 Zero x 5
3 p4 F6 v6 h7 q( C; \G3M Nell x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses7 K$ R" d9 f4 N: p8 X: c& V
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
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5 _( }- ]( | A1 {4 zAircraft Attacking:
3 [1 x1 ^. `; N" ?8 V x7 X; V 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet' E$ S! q- L4 b# ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92' G [% d9 B) p: B) H. f% U
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G3M Nell x 33 `0 H6 d C# a' p
G4M1 Betty x 31 X8 P G0 f7 X
* x0 z7 a7 E! ^( X9 lJapanese aircraft losses
% s0 Q: p( [& `5 o- r1 SG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
/ l3 z+ H" E9 g7 b$ {! c7 X" PG4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 J" G# H* P- e! U1 kAllied Ships* t6 J& o" r) ~& m
CA Minneapolis
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# W$ C8 ~% K; XAircraft Attacking:
+ }( ]0 P4 M8 Z/ J 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 z$ J; u; T% e( E1 _' S5 x 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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& {; E% S0 k* i. r, q+ w! p$ pDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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1 [1 U, w y" i3 @: J+ n3 R% w. gJapanese aircraft
1 J# d. q. M i2 O) GA6M2 Zero x 22
* W% M6 R3 z! q! X! _G3M Nell x 4# i- |& F" D Z' \" l' p7 [: F/ j
G4M1 Betty x 3* f( n, F/ w4 q, u; _4 i1 O& H# h
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Japanese aircraft losses7 ?2 R" t9 ~5 q+ e6 ~0 b1 F) ]
G3M Nell: 4 damaged4 y0 `+ t. r6 J
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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' Q/ M% `( e) q3 _. nCA Astoria
, n4 @' ^: R1 q! iCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
# l7 G+ u0 X0 {) s 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, e' V$ V0 f+ P. b 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ j/ a4 f+ _: \7 t' B
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) d" S- D0 J8 gDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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A6M2 Zero x 4
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9 o2 G2 u# I7 L- I9 ]6 {2 x, TNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
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Aircraft Attacking:7 {6 L# @' G) \
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet, r! d; ]& e/ h9 a1 t: D
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# B4 Z6 e! T; i5 V& Q; O, PDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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D3A Val x 18/ m7 f( q" U: N. Y
B5N Kate x 40$ f. n" |0 H1 E0 H$ v
* @3 B9 f1 ~* Y* x7 ]9 g0 N% bNo Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:# k8 D- |7 S% d6 R* k4 k- Q# |
66 casualties reported
2 Z" E E+ B' O' qVehicles lost 1/ ] l8 m) t" V. R
( K+ U- t/ y$ d9 m' dPort fuel hits 35 W% c3 R! f2 Y1 `) W0 p% z
Port supply hits 2' h- M# {/ p8 d b0 n% k
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+ v2 F, }6 y. O7 m" Q12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
G0 M* }9 _+ ^/ I1 e7 D14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
0 o! a- \" {& Y+ \& J+ {% ` 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) a7 \3 B! e/ e$ s, h
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
9 }1 Q5 z) d2 x4 A3 P Q0 q 6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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8 p5 L( z! I! |% C! Z3 VDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft
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+ r8 }# b5 E; R! ^0 h: U0 bG3M Nell x 9
, Z- {. \9 f& r8 \# u3 }G4M1 Betty x 3
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6 I" C9 K' g: u8 @4 QJapanese aircraft losses4 }0 N- D) q! v) @& N8 J+ x( g
G3M Nell: 1 damaged( f( l. e: _2 |* u5 _% I) P/ V
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged2 I# W1 G0 T/ d, Q+ h- {( j
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AP Wanganella
" g, N0 d; T7 X6 w! Q9 FAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) }7 j' `+ Y: ^* t0 v+ b0 b
AK Diomed
# {0 t2 K8 e6 S7 o1 @2 o6 J6 V+ iAP Ormiston3 d+ L& a$ M; @* d( I
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33 casualties reported+ y E7 l5 \& Y" E/ A
. v" c- O- y' G( E6 }; O2 a1 M3 p7 zAircraft Attacking:
1 a! M' Z+ l% ~$ X8 B1 q0 [% o( X 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 s* a n4 ]; ? 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 J4 l6 U, Z8 F5 e. w" f 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
h" ^- U' ?) H! W( {/ h- C 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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! {. } T) z3 ~Sub attack at 62,79' O9 W" y$ |9 T/ p1 u
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Japanese Ships8 `+ m O0 G+ @2 {# L- g5 f
AP Tatuta Maru+ E. `; r, f7 O7 Q3 {
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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