AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42. Y' {9 W3 G( T0 ?7 d& ^/ ^) _ 
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ; U# i3 d& N: t9 q& j# ^4 x! j 
  
% c, x) m0 u+ [6 C( xWeather in hex: Light cloud  w4 t: z  a6 ^$ e9 C 
  
6 |0 X4 k) r7 I; T1 PRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
( D& T& K2 O$ t: @+ Q) P. xEstimated time to target is 28 minutes1 ^5 m$ w- x& D 
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Japanese aircraft2 Q6 Z+ f; [  E7 g8 `4 @7 `6 \ 
      G4M1 Betty x 10 
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Allied aircraft. V) Y2 n: u' T9 s  r# i1 X. n 
      no flights 
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No Japanese losses/ b/ G  p+ F2 ?) q 
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Allied aircraft losses8 U% r5 j. ]7 Y$ w( X 
      Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged% e# w8 M+ Z5 B3 J 
      P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged8 c: v1 ^2 i1 D. k4 o 
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground9 `+ q8 }) t4 e0 X) c% q 
      Catalina I: 2 damaged/ n; O$ q  t' @; m6 [3 N' `5 ^, v 
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Airbase hits 25 Z5 m+ ?) a' e: @6 s6 u* { 
Runway hits 11+ g# U6 ?/ p6 D# D2 M! d, a 
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / l6 Z- w3 Z* q: C 
  
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 I3 ], P3 Y( ]3 @ 
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
- [( U. _" B, d1 B# H- p4 |      G4M1 Betty x 89 w6 x# ~+ t3 b! f0 N1 k/ ?/ b 
  
6 m9 D, W8 F( qAllied aircraft 
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8 w* _1 c  s) r: V+ yNo Japanese losses1 X9 ]  B- }: s6 W 
  
9 f4 I1 u; ^1 V& g& q8 K% B1 v. eAllied aircraft losses 
" ]2 C$ q3 ?7 q* d3 d' X, Y6 ^! }# A      Catalina I: 1 damaged' n: ~6 U+ \$ z: t 
      Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged 
, }& D8 y3 d8 m2 J% H  K      Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground 
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" |' [7 f) H$ D/ o- i9 nAirbase hits 3 
- j. y/ B* i$ @& E, I. uRunway hits 1 
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1 {% ]2 Z% a. |7 e9 [Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1336 X7 v  K0 i7 V 
  
- n: w* x" o9 m  D4 |5 rAllied aircraft 
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: [. \) v5 x  kAllied aircraft losses 
  B  ?1 S! @5 L      Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged* H+ u, J# ]/ [: G 
  
# J& v% M" h8 o, f) _Japanese Ships$ q1 ^+ Y5 A# o 
      CA Kako! o1 L6 S8 G. B- F) G6 n 
      CA Furutaka- _. R. g  l- c4 I 
      CA Kinugasa: X' _$ k. k$ { 
      CA Aoba& e6 a. T- _5 ?/ j. i 
      CA Chokai) r8 ~% W  X% ^* h6 h 
      CL Yubari 
8 f2 d# M! w- x6 F0 u      CL Tatsuta/ c# {) m' o' j" T2 [7 Y 
      CL Tenryu 
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. r. O4 Z8 R* v' H6 `5 Y' G% Y/ {7 U2 fAllied ground losses: 
+ J; ~, s# m; x( \4 b      57 casualties reported$ b! Y, q2 |3 y2 J% z9 y 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ m; T6 `/ G# a8 z1 f% j9 [9 b. `+ V% S6 L8 j 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled 
1 A# O+ X% s6 _; A3 L8 k" B. L. h: ?         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled 
8 P9 u) I: Y: T6 e7 b, B$ f1 X      Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) 
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Airbase hits 3. R5 U1 Q. g: w/ c# y9 M 
Airbase supply hits 5$ l( N- ]) B( B' R1 M 
Runway hits 109 j4 N9 Q% e3 X3 b5 z# U( E' @1 T' y 
Port hits 18( q/ G, E% d3 G6 A% M  R+ A 
Port supply hits 3, N$ T8 Q# i7 X! z/ R' l5 A 
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' k' c. H6 u0 M6 f3 CMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129  
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1 Q+ E$ ^, j. w8 @. UWeather in hex: Thunderstorms5 m/ U3 \) L: X: ?+ u% t 
  
$ J. u- c0 P& E/ u; {% `5 F/ ARaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. 
7 x7 S" |' S* BEstimated time to target is 11 minutes3 `4 s3 @! i! h7 ? 
  
$ e5 s7 j  p: ]% `" b% x" mAllied aircraft7 d3 x3 l& d; p1 t! t* ]1 _5 T 
      B-17E Fortress x 17 
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Allied aircraft losses' N: @7 K% a  x% E2 f 
      B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |