AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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8 {" _) D; x. h1 cDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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& W6 D( z. f. `2 J9 w# w, iJapanese aircraft6 l6 M* N9 P& v" u; c" G# F- s0 D
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
9 w4 |7 C9 T& L/ qF4F-3 Wildcat x 6
; A! {5 _) z) {- C1 w; K% @4 M9 A+ yCatalina I x 2
. }) R( q- y( p9 ]4 E0 VKittyhawk I x 14$ v$ U i6 J: g
Beaufort I x 3
# |1 I. u e4 t) P5 z' B; p8 K% WBeaufort V-IX x 10$ u- ~5 X7 ~! D
P-39D Airacobra x 7+ x+ ^3 @* h+ ]8 [2 L. I: B; A& J
P-40E Warhawk x 29" I* D4 j; t# h$ R+ _
B-25C Mitchell x 10
2 t6 u U2 ]/ {. w/ D# I! z, XB-26B Marauder x 14
# m; t/ v: m+ { tB-17C Fortress x 16 \2 N& w3 U3 S- Q' A6 ^$ b
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Japanese aircraft losses
# P& U7 ^. j* H5 y+ p7 zA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed, j' S8 l/ ]& J" F/ _
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed5 A+ c/ ?4 Y0 P0 ^
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 v6 H/ q3 I4 S/ M/ ?
Catalina I: 1 damaged
4 v/ J/ q% I! U2 w$ WP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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! v: k8 N' X) kJapanese ground losses:+ E4 _ m/ \ D- h C- q6 s
171 casualties reported
( m- b: z e" J9 l5 e2 JGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 1
9 X; Y. Z- }) [9 p" ?$ s" \" w" @Airbase supply hits 3+ V7 G' e1 L" U/ } y! r
Runway hits 21
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" }: X+ S3 b9 R3 ?) B/ n8 GAircraft Attacking:4 e" K% G% u, I" I" o
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
9 d1 z' y) A2 D9 k0 Q; `% O* Q6 Z 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet8 o n8 z; z. C/ J' {, Q7 R
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
- x& ? V) O7 { 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet/ Z6 z* u8 d: r2 l9 i
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
4 Y# i8 e6 ~! X V! E 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
5 i5 b! f# N! [6 i$ ^. h/ s. K$ q 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet, H% h3 M A2 i- f. i
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
5 E$ A! M0 O) e3 m/ f5 | 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
& w5 _; K H# W* E 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
& ~ n3 _& t! e$ {( D, V 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
% h% k" h- u( n2 Z0 d- c 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet" J. ]4 T( k9 r( J
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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! [2 _, X! `* h, V* M+ F0 YDay Air attack on TF at 59,924 [6 A2 q* P: [! T5 P% B
* ]/ B$ c; i$ U# D+ _ W0 KJapanese aircraft6 W) k6 b2 v+ j( Y( D& ~' D
A6M2 Zero x 5" Y8 Z! a: ^+ E8 Y8 s- v7 Z- m6 }5 a
G3M Nell x 34 k5 ^* U0 l) g! U& {
S% g$ E8 E8 k5 y! \# }( vJapanese aircraft losses
) E4 p' a# K( M% i. `. x9 s. UG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: a$ K) b' J/ j; A: t- F5 L
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CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:5 |+ G4 U9 c# f& H( z
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet& s9 h: j& R9 D3 |6 R: N0 s1 `
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft/ R1 E3 x- `' I* I+ w
G3M Nell x 3
, h/ ^& J+ I* r2 _9 SG4M1 Betty x 38 o" g1 ~* ?4 B3 @) a' T: u
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 w3 J+ c) p [' \$ JG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
: U/ Z( U% t2 N2 g% h6 {G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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n" e! _2 x; ~% [Allied Ships
$ k. y. E: i5 r; z1 \8 xCA Minneapolis
6 r J" |# x8 E1 Y- ~: G3 }9 FCA Astoria* Z3 x7 U* f3 t# R1 ~9 T, C! Z
9 M2 Z5 P* g* Q. h+ EAircraft Attacking:
- t/ A' J4 U0 u( G 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 p3 X3 Y: T9 }4 h 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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. {7 O) H* D+ ? iDay Air attack on TF at 59,928 a1 P1 Z7 ]; d% @) ^/ g
( Q" O7 [% m7 V, i" [- F& LJapanese aircraft
6 J* n: ?& p* \1 wA6M2 Zero x 224 ~* J+ u+ E0 e* o$ ]+ H
G3M Nell x 4( Q/ {5 a4 j# q) Y9 x
G4M1 Betty x 3; x( m1 e% Q) s6 @9 d
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Japanese aircraft losses
* O4 [5 @( `& uG3M Nell: 4 damaged
, D: `7 y l s% KG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged* w5 Q' Y) @7 O, ^
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CA Astoria
* ^2 y0 T& O9 e) ZCA Portland, ?! v. L8 _4 H y
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Aircraft Attacking:. J0 n% E q$ u, T7 L
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 i2 w8 a* @9 p6 g1 d3 |+ M* O: w
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,947 h4 N' G( ?6 r& m$ V9 N- B
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Japanese aircraft
" I% J# t1 h( `9 R% QA6M2 Zero x 47 [$ p$ B; k9 x" y8 \) c
G4M1 Betty x 3
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No Japanese losses$ g0 E! H! ^8 m( E; ~4 B6 ^
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' a% T0 G% r9 n; Z0 k' AAP Westralia
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Aircraft Attacking:; L l- |; Y* s- ^
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111! o# ?- e2 p2 F
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Japanese aircraft
! a& i5 L. U* R q# GA5M4 Claude x 5+ Y0 ~0 B! I. g& M8 V
D3A Val x 18
8 h. G- D6 d+ P8 k( z) rB5N Kate x 40
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. d/ n: t; f9 p9 wNo Japanese losses+ m9 I9 c W1 E
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. |5 h6 P, a1 W7 n6 {9 {) k* uAllied ground losses:
! @2 R0 s, u; {1 Z66 casualties reported
0 |% @( _9 F4 A3 z+ k; B+ D3 P; KVehicles lost 1
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: Z3 C ^& X) B3 H) g. B" KPort fuel hits 3
$ A; Q& x. E& p; x- FPort supply hits 2( m+ k5 S8 V: L# h6 z1 \
5 [9 R. k2 l. t5 A6 q# i8 a0 UAircraft Attacking:
( M' h: t0 \' x% u6 B( x12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' |8 A2 G9 J L5 z2 d
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet4 B% |9 |% ]) w, H% g5 D, a
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 Q: W: _. z. m- D20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet: |9 K, ~2 z' p; V( f- U1 Q
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet: f! u7 V/ w, v$ d- z8 n. t
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3 Z) o; e, b! aDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft4 W' N( T" }4 s; O9 C s
A6M2 Zero x 23
2 N0 G! s5 B; x/ j: k8 uG3M Nell x 9
! E* k+ J" E7 y' s3 uG4M1 Betty x 36 o+ i+ K' f1 r1 x) |& ^
9 ?; H, l3 ~# d+ `5 |) EJapanese aircraft losses
$ Y- D* K5 O3 Y( Y/ qG3M Nell: 1 damaged: s, m% |9 |* ]4 _% w$ U8 P
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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2 V6 u6 W1 t0 ~Allied Ships
1 ~- K4 I' O [& J; n( T |4 sAP Wanganella
* d3 e8 r/ }7 u5 q! H6 l( tAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. {7 A6 g8 n" t6 X4 I* dAK Diomed
/ {$ @' I4 R P" L. a3 M. tAP Ormiston5 S7 o; W2 M& u7 A( A
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Allied ground losses:
" q: Y0 j5 ^# _33 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:: s. n+ d3 ^: U& K. ~
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& ^: {+ o1 h) C* f 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ S* q1 o9 I) [+ z* ~# O
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 \0 |1 t8 ?0 g7 |/ E" t7 s
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79/ W- s' ]- J( ?% D6 }, h
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships1 ^* O3 c6 T% O% p6 B1 C/ _# }
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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