AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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. _' I& L9 [( L/ V+ @Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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9 `& e" L0 x& x' `& T( C f6 Z) AWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 _$ \' a" Y a: i4 X! P
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes* H' v+ m/ U1 e/ B
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft3 N8 L, | K, Y7 N
no flights
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5 X4 `0 l: q3 U: f/ L% J7 i$ VNo Japanese losses
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; N6 [; R. i: c1 S0 FAllied aircraft losses3 ^$ Y" i! J( F
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
, r9 w) p+ u' {2 c' R# V/ @. b P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
s6 `( { \; n, t# |1 b P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
: Z3 a* k% C( E( A Catalina I: 2 damaged% P' N4 I) m7 Y5 M- ~
% W" k& s: w& C* U* U, p: J5 nAirbase hits 2( j% | s! @; F* @9 z: X
Runway hits 111 a3 u7 ~" H7 l
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3 E1 ?8 w& o1 A. zNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; x8 c6 F" a# v6 t7 N
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes. Q# r+ M( a* w& Y
' |3 y+ k5 s9 Q7 w1 VJapanese aircraft- H1 ^2 H7 i+ {0 s. y
G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft* z; D: G8 x& L( h
no flights" w/ _6 l/ @5 _; `. c
: H3 g& r: t4 i* A( }7 }No Japanese losses
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0 V7 C$ F1 r0 Y. D; yAllied aircraft losses* R, j& f. X: r ` a: G* ?
Catalina I: 1 damaged
- e; x, C7 L P4 t" G% [9 e7 Q Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged8 Q6 E. L: t1 V6 }
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground8 ~* ~. K: I W1 L1 F7 K+ C2 n
$ l* `+ P+ N, a9 ]; n. o4 h+ vAirbase hits 3
5 z* H& T8 `% y0 TRunway hits 1
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N$ v8 |( |) z( y/ jNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133, H) ]3 E; _- u4 p2 c. Q! x
7 Y8 i1 R4 \( L- b. Z$ X3 E7 UAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses9 @, A. z- _: H8 h
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged$ `. l; F; V' k
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Japanese Ships
8 X- y: x& E6 }( `; D CA Kako
. K2 ^- M0 b0 o8 s CA Furutaka' }1 ?% d- H% {& b
CA Kinugasa
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# G) q4 H+ c- D8 _5 m( A4 x' w CA Chokai2 g, @, X8 e2 Z, P6 y; ^
CL Yubari
6 S& z8 x* b& m, N' E CL Tatsuta
. y y. q8 A9 u0 d CL Tenryu
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6 Z0 o# }9 S; [4 o. x# gAllied ground losses:: L4 ^5 i) q: r$ u5 E
57 casualties reported: x5 l" ^' w3 h8 o7 k6 J$ W A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& `1 P* }& N6 {; [: u! ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled9 G* d0 Q3 a/ a; |) ^. A
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled* h4 H$ V h# j% o4 W2 P
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
0 J% l/ ]/ X! M' S! D8 j4 D2 w. cAirbase supply hits 5
) [3 X$ B+ k! p2 T; M, g. gRunway hits 10, G0 k% v& M7 X
Port hits 18
: h' _9 z! _6 p8 u2 x ~2 u/ hPort supply hits 3
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) ^6 `0 t3 [3 P8 d9 Y/ gMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 4 u' E9 S, m$ s: R2 ?7 U
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.! v" V# _+ r- b6 l
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes: w9 ` j" u# r7 r2 w6 K( Q! K
8 ^5 a \% P2 Q) `# r' H8 HAllied aircraft
; \5 I {" D+ w" _8 R B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
8 i0 n* I! a8 _3 I1 E% B' ^ B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |