AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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T5 a9 L+ o7 p7 ] E6 XNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; z/ c# X5 e( [3 F8 t
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- \- N/ y4 [* Z
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ a! r( ^. x7 w7 G' P/ q2 f, B
G4M1 Betty x 10) x, W" L5 G4 s& `
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no flights
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1 x$ ` s/ S; U- NNo Japanese losses
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/ v. T6 r7 {# Z8 d Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged ]0 p5 G+ ?3 a. h+ z
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged, e$ x4 d! t* L2 v% J' k n
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 29 E- r$ z- }* B4 Z4 V/ E
Runway hits 11
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3 f) p/ u" S, _1 W% n yNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., M7 `! m9 o- {- h3 X: W) k/ p4 L
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes& Y: I6 k. X: f q: S# H7 B
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights- C, k& _, `& Z1 Z) f$ W) z, c/ U
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No Japanese losses m. B, _ X8 S- Z% s
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Catalina I: 1 damaged
7 A+ \/ L+ r& J- x# Q- S Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged! z- `$ i9 q! ^4 T
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
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* C/ y" |- l" w; c* T: ?Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133. e. }1 |- l- Z b
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, n3 v+ N3 ~! F5 Q8 [7 \, QJapanese Ships6 E. x$ H- d: `2 U" D1 |
CA Kako
4 r. D7 Y, j7 ?7 K) w CA Furutaka
2 m7 O; `( Y. x6 }- c: m CA Kinugasa2 K* V" i( z* x" n3 i
CA Aoba; V; L6 `; g/ {- f# ?) D& {* E4 L
CA Chokai) C9 l4 h' f, E% ]) R8 u- s
CL Yubari9 b! x4 ?/ K W2 a) X' c
CL Tatsuta
3 a8 k) N y) D7 g% ] CL Tenryu
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" ^, c3 K" { i; A: ?5 {- W ]Allied ground losses:! Q) b. i6 L# e
57 casualties reported
: ]) [1 ^, }4 w Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- h; Q, [+ r) `8 B9 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled- s- _+ d' F0 T1 _9 }. x( l
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Airbase hits 3
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Runway hits 103 v4 x0 v# Y; O
Port hits 18& a- T3 h- J6 ^$ r
Port supply hits 3# _6 t6 Q- x/ ?% c1 w2 Z
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/ P y h1 z$ l. @. nMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
! f b) Q' _- C7 A; J1 r9 ]- d" xEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17' j% E( [& N' z% l' G S6 i
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Allied aircraft losses
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