AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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1 A! u7 N8 S7 N8 x5 N ~; n' f+ w0 JNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud% h$ I) s* C# b. N" r- L# ^
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 u. Y8 |" D; B! b3 d. xEstimated time to target is 28 minutes7 c, H. l5 T+ I2 k
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses8 c7 A3 S2 z' E- o5 o/ f
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Allied aircraft losses
( y* \- Y1 p- ~! p, N Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged2 q8 O' ]! y6 `% u/ _' w2 M
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
6 t& Z s+ S Q, y8 q7 e P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground. W: K- @; e! G: Q, Y
Catalina I: 2 damaged: H+ P, M- Q1 z+ G' f* t! V
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Airbase hits 2' p* J" L+ \3 M+ {7 h, z5 r
Runway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: g2 K2 ?" T2 ]- R% {; z8 G
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses: S6 t6 E7 c1 O% ]: X8 o2 d: i$ y
Catalina I: 1 damaged
$ V: h* O" i% l Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged5 ]% ^/ |! W1 O, Y4 `6 `
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground7 t' u% U. N5 H
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Airbase hits 3
6 l8 J( I4 y6 b6 SRunway hits 17 p. G2 Q1 l7 `) J
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8 @0 a; y5 h& v% `2 o$ MNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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; E" z7 `2 a2 o# cAllied aircraft losses
; V+ D5 c* J/ t, s" ~! C6 K' D Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged% U* z& h }* _' f& M2 E9 [
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Japanese Ships
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CA Kinugasa
5 l: i- D/ |% b$ b3 Y CA Aoba
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CL Yubari; C: X8 E8 v+ B% {7 [
CL Tatsuta
+ }& r6 S* A; R% S CL Tenryu; y/ h$ d# s- T: m% L
% l" a s( g" j" gAllied ground losses:1 J ]! s5 s Y. M; z
57 casualties reported
$ {$ X3 t. }+ C0 A+ X2 L' v, i Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 T' |( l1 o" w/ d) o( K& I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
2 ^5 z% v. L8 n' \8 H7 Q. L Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
( T7 H9 H7 ~" ]/ r4 u Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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' |" F+ \ L8 bAirbase hits 3
6 o8 f4 m" g, j' s* iAirbase supply hits 5
$ ?* m: B) X+ ^7 y6 KRunway hits 10
3 m* d0 w# r7 j: a2 l' _/ V+ RPort hits 18( L. ?, q: _; j1 _6 w& b# t
Port supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 " s$ b9 X( o8 |9 p$ \# @( A
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( F! \. D" I! O `Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |