AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42& ?: @9 o, h$ W( [) K2 l" T
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud1 `$ l1 s& `" q5 E: o% I
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 s8 X* P* W, f7 K+ s1 @7 eEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 ~& r% C$ W/ \4 C5 ^, N K1 T
G4M1 Betty x 102 E; r8 G& {) z( N
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
2 f G" ], w" A Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
+ O( L, z1 K/ Y* | P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged. p. J* {; U" b! F/ X/ K; Z# V( H
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
: \" }2 O9 J5 x3 D% p& Z% ~. J Catalina I: 2 damaged
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q1 T0 G# N& A2 S8 iAirbase hits 2
2 Z4 y D; D# W8 f g" G0 oRunway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 - g) Q; }' Z/ N2 i8 _
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( \% |" N( h' v) B
* @ a, t) ]" W5 RRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" a0 {+ f9 Y3 n% [. {+ W1 M) vEstimated time to target is 17 minutes7 k0 u/ t3 m; A. M: Y
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G4M1 Betty x 87 N1 M& v$ T: K1 q1 K7 G
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses; J, w x) F3 [$ E l- p. w
Catalina I: 1 damaged
( N" g; P! A$ ?& E! L/ K( ] Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
- b. n2 w. `- K5 O+ B Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft losses
, _8 F6 x* T% k) u Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged: Z3 E4 w, S7 K' E2 j
$ C1 K0 J% t" k Z+ L/ q6 {9 p- AJapanese Ships1 k( y2 q, O2 t7 o" w" [. w
CA Kako
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CA Kinugasa
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Allied ground losses:
1 l! J" p/ z' G3 [: C( f P 57 casualties reported
$ T/ T: N" q/ s v+ y Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' v5 l- C7 X4 X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
1 n% c* _* \+ \ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled- F) C/ e& Z2 P" [* @0 S+ j
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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5 M- D. n4 ^2 q/ Q" E9 QAirbase hits 3! s* c8 G) C4 i: P1 o% G+ J
Airbase supply hits 5
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7 l; d3 G. w* O' K* r* L# SPort hits 18) s9 Z* X2 s, k% a/ E
Port supply hits 3- P7 u; B! M4 M: z
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. S$ x; {8 e0 Q: k% M8 I: vMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms) a0 {1 L- j' f9 E
! i) L( e% H# G/ w2 LRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ ~+ r6 V5 ^& E3 c* Y# |Estimated time to target is 11 minutes& b- l4 a. t$ h" ~0 |2 H" x* }
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B-17E Fortress x 178 t' v. n0 p" d) D9 k. a
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Allied aircraft losses0 {, ?; Y2 n& Q
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |