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5 M/ ?7 H7 d8 @. x6 T) z# u( @AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1445 c; y4 X/ w; g5 m9 S6 Z
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Weather in hex: Overcast) z& \. O+ ~1 c$ N1 _; H
% V/ v, a+ _! X8 c* |$ i" {- ZRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 T8 H$ w1 J" {: O5 C6 Y* QEstimated time to target is 39 minutes- @( U+ v5 [. V4 j
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Japanese aircraft
5 C$ G$ y+ w; P D8 J: o G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft
3 v4 S0 n( y1 G4 N. h* J Beaufighter IC x 5 e% w7 ?) x J' D3 m7 _
Kittyhawk IA x 31 O7 @, y0 C* t8 r4 k9 x4 K
P-39D Airacobra x 36
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& h ?, i, n) w1 ?9 u9 aJapanese aircraft losses
S z7 ]) Z; j+ H G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged$ x& f* O. K* B6 G8 [1 ^
0 X/ m: Y- L. {9 n+ v& c" gNo Allied losses
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4 k' B* J0 X) s( \) VAllied Ships7 n/ K; O9 I/ O: Z/ m+ m
PG Warrego& m/ e* `" q/ v$ X+ T+ i
CL Leander
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& F, N% b6 S) w n% {6 a/ r5 f, DMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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, a( F0 E* A% W: D9 p kRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.* U) a! [( |2 K9 M' ?; {# \
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft. ], i; T) p0 G- Q7 Z& v% D- g- X2 D
B-17E Fortress x 24& D2 d' v3 O# F. B
" t3 l. M0 t. z. x, H+ @( `2 INo Allied losses1 j1 N; `* X2 e
# F2 k9 i8 z/ `' ^0 Z& w$ _Japanese ground losses:5 t) [9 [2 `& U9 D6 L, R
88 casualties reported( d# h7 Q) Z2 }0 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 F t1 ^8 s3 c, z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 K/ o' o2 i) Z' V) u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 q* n# n' A' h |' SMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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0 }# r7 s0 p: j/ xWeather in hex: Light rain3 ]& }5 A/ L7 o1 d+ ^( {5 n
! a( ?. b* e% J% b; G8 qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
! R2 o2 O/ g1 x5 N! C3 dEstimated time to target is 5 minutes2 b: [! ]+ ~! i$ G
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Allied aircraft. F% I: G, O/ e O
B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses- V1 u4 ?/ _& i
( H2 D" r/ i7 l8 x& LJapanese ground losses:& m; C7 r$ l1 E, o) D+ x5 t9 @; G4 E
20 casualties reported
: q! U: L( C0 Z6 R" R5 Y" a$ d6 K9 w Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, V% x4 L' n5 b6 ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 u( x' i. z) N. o( v# N8 @5 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 0 I0 ?- J$ M$ v* g9 n
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% s$ O1 X3 Q. o- G
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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6 P; ]2 ~% f7 ?% }3 OAllied aircraft0 T: G, b s* `. [
Kittyhawk IA x 8; M. [3 G8 ~) ~2 [/ o! F3 i' D
B-26 Marauder x 183 s" e9 x8 l$ F3 N. D
P-39D Airacobra x 8
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. \) |1 l: A( u8 CAllied aircraft losses: ?0 i3 U" |& ~. k9 K% @& v% m3 g
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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/ d, S5 A1 c k5 rAirbase supply hits 1
# C. x- K$ j$ _ x# R& }. p: `& GRunway hits 10! S6 T d, ~7 o5 g9 {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145/ `& X3 @6 J1 S/ Y+ v: L
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain9 s* g- D% z D y# }% i v' s
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
# a% {' t) C+ ?; e2 _! k: t3 M+ mEstimated time to target is 49 minutes
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8 D; r( h* {( L( j8 EJapanese aircraft
+ ?% u( V0 m0 P/ m A6M2 Zero x 27
( a& Y2 A) _0 C" V+ a. p+ v' u B5N1 Kate x 13: \$ p( K8 Y5 e& e9 f l* p I' i
' G Y7 D6 I( L4 }* x' YAllied aircraft
, J& \$ T5 Y3 J$ u$ q Beaufighter IC x 55 ^) M2 V: I3 C7 y
Kittyhawk IA x 2
8 J+ Q3 p- v7 V# U! p- W" o+ l- e i P-39D Airacobra x 178 h# L* o8 ^* K; o2 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 w. z: w8 D& b A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
: h5 I3 h) u. D5 o/ X B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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8 Q- Y6 h* G# v6 S SAllied aircraft losses
( a2 l" i/ n8 i7 n* R P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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' X8 t: C6 f8 ^3 L! Q" FMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144' Z1 M( F' x. g o
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" v5 q% p o" q* U, SRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 B7 a- Y: ^ n8 I eEstimated time to target is 3 minutes0 r5 k2 p9 I% S; t/ E
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Japanese aircraft& M* Z* O. t0 V1 y i
G4M1 Betty x 94 C: j* c8 o$ G1 w2 `( d- h/ X
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Allied aircraft0 C/ B) p2 @6 g# O* N+ N
P-39D Airacobra x 6
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9 h1 Q4 M" f) e5 h& U7 E) GJapanese aircraft losses' w5 ?' s* G# N1 a( z
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed$ w/ D B3 k. O. a& N. t0 z Q7 ?
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No Allied losses0 V# A* P& Y# |; A; ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( A; G& {- U- ~: A q
1 o) L' m6 r. b/ G9 z5 h6 {- PRaid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' }- q. w5 c( U( W& k& N
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) d# Z5 K b% j. `% V A6M2 Zero x 45
+ e$ `) E$ Y1 m6 O2 P6 v9 Q$ M B5N1 Kate x 22
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{1 E/ y7 @. ?; VAllied aircraft
N! E4 d2 E$ m; W0 j7 ~* q6 ] Beaufighter IC x 40 f: d M. u1 f' m) A6 h( K2 C
Kittyhawk IA x 39 t$ Z% s: @9 ?2 q1 F
P-39D Airacobra x 34
0 l0 U# _$ R3 J- x F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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6 p/ D9 L- k% z# H& oJapanese aircraft losses! T) q$ Z0 C& w4 W2 W) y
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
, e W' A' P$ e/ Q2 _) [, w B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed1 ]1 {' s) x& h3 f
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Allied aircraft losses
; W5 }- Z9 O( ]) b9 \* g' O! u) g P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed& S7 G4 }/ b" s9 X( B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged7 i, g# w) E% `6 ]+ m: |* x5 [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 ^" R& C. G* b4 ?3 l
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. X/ x- q0 ?* o* t& |Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 E6 S. l- N$ u A6M2 Zero x 4
2 u% p- K7 H6 H B5N1 Kate x 9
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3 g/ d5 N4 ]1 h1 ~( ^# {) i( c oAllied aircraft
1 b: A( a2 w- M$ m0 r. R; u6 V: p& H# K F4F-4 Wildcat x 149 h4 O0 n. T# K
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses8 f$ w. E' f' r
4 q6 ?' x# y* P, b3 y! A2 }( {% FAllied Ships
5 P: `1 b3 e0 C CL Leander
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