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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 17, 42: \% u' o, ]2 k1 Z5 Q; z7 M9 _
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 & q* J g3 ^/ P3 {3 _) w) P
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Raid spotted at 51 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
_8 U, E' Q1 u, b- IEstimated time to target is 17 minutes* r4 G+ ~9 ]& O; x9 P' E0 H
+ Z# k4 i( @, z0 ]& V* EJapanese aircraft% A" X0 W- j/ C: f* F( _
G4M1 Betty x 10
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No Japanese losses: _, X% _: S' z6 M6 f' @8 b
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Port hits 1
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' E5 \, i% r) _8 g# |, B7 a, qNight Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 4 f& f1 ?1 _0 ^0 A
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2 U' _/ I4 S$ a8 KRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 r& e, F( b G) q! `Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 n* }1 T0 \) K5 F' `# Q B-26 Marauder x 3/ u) ^5 z: e6 x6 Z0 N- i+ S+ F4 N
6 Z+ D" X7 t2 B* pNo Japanese losses. V0 Y0 A" h& `1 l6 u( p! g: h
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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' W0 |& q; C6 d. t! y/ H* t uSubmarine attack near Newcastle at 93,167
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Allied Ships
7 t5 K G" I3 ~8 i$ s TK Empire Druid, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' |0 @+ v( v5 i/ W1 q
. `! i% V: V) R2 L: {. ATK Empire Druid is sighted by SS I-10
3 ?* ]( ?) X( |* e" E/ w6 d5 u6 xSS I-10 launches 6 torpedoes; a9 }% R4 Y$ j9 ?, L# }
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
# d2 M, L x, Q+ m0 V" i- gEstimated time to target is 3 minutes9 T% S/ u6 K2 v6 r7 G
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8 c9 g9 r: ^" o3 A B-17E Fortress x 5
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' n; k) ^% _: U, @+ OMorning Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 113,137 5 W N5 \) L% D1 R0 m
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.3 e; K6 E6 \* i+ a
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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