AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., V4 W! d; G. O+ y2 \3 \/ d8 c
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' P" D! b h& ~7 {
G4M1 Betty x 104 D( _8 n+ I1 R$ q) Q9 |9 B
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no flights3 o9 G8 _& k6 ^7 }
0 P1 p- E4 e! _# J- iNo Japanese losses) K' e5 m, D& ^ N
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Allied aircraft losses
( ^2 N. K- @# R, i! } Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
R5 h" P4 c6 [; e! t P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged" x* v' d( e- F. d2 ~4 }
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground# f7 s y% ?: C# l+ I
Catalina I: 2 damaged
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Airbase hits 2/ N5 R \3 z; `: U( C
Runway hits 113 _6 W/ u& F9 r! B
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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. T( Q0 h6 A- l1 }; |; Q7 t# w
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft; y9 V9 z6 } ~
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
2 S+ X, @! t% |1 f. w Catalina I: 1 damaged" X4 l( S6 }3 k: k# N
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
& E7 E% g4 U$ ]4 d9 ] t Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground; x4 s+ r( x. e9 W9 K! |" _
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Airbase hits 3
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& s2 _. T0 O0 KNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft% k4 n: F0 K- L8 W9 L9 P; h: l+ T# N+ A
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
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" T8 n7 @# l# Z! FJapanese Ships
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0 i1 }% B0 F+ P% r) v: B CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba; i, c! n# O) A+ j+ }. C
CA Chokai) T( Y: j @3 i( a
CL Yubari; j& f$ U! a) L! L4 J$ Y5 B- x
CL Tatsuta
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3 p% ?/ p, i2 [! V/ ~ 57 casualties reported2 O# ?& A0 e- e% ^' W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 R8 Q7 H6 j9 h5 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
" r0 O$ o3 f; m9 ~! D4 T6 ] Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 U$ e0 s, q7 |2 a Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)' Y: v+ k/ L0 c4 t& [0 Z
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Airbase hits 3
4 c* n' l5 ~; z/ IAirbase supply hits 5
( Y' O9 n+ I ]Runway hits 10
* j6 [* f. A- G( W. dPort hits 18
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: T Z5 A; l% L4 M, p: b0 [Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 # u" |7 m3 d$ V+ z* p
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- V h' C1 M7 y( WRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: f* ~. V2 ]: l6 I& i5 YEstimated time to target is 11 minutes/ o8 ]& a( |# i2 q) p- C1 I8 A
: o' \4 p: Z3 }4 CAllied aircraft5 a5 c! l& Q! |* Z4 H+ |7 Z3 N( t; \2 }
B-17E Fortress x 179 i; h2 D9 T4 ` l
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Allied aircraft losses0 i5 f5 x; M+ v- I+ o
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |