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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 421 _7 n) R/ B$ l
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5 a2 s* [8 }0 w6 f$ ?2 R3 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1446 B' Y) I6 F9 U( k
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 c8 {3 ?5 x: _) S' H; B9 Z
4 Y# o) z! Z4 V2 ?/ h* h; @( FRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 ~9 }3 [8 p- @( n
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes( ^+ |8 H! D, L
3 b6 E! B5 w2 ~3 b& I- K/ h+ LJapanese aircraft
; L4 C; C, j# Q' I+ p G4M1 Betty x 30
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Beaufighter IC x 5
7 ^0 O9 b3 f5 K( V6 p- M Kittyhawk IA x 3% ?0 Z& V5 w+ f8 S: F, w/ \
P-39D Airacobra x 36) z, x+ e* h; q6 G8 i
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Japanese aircraft losses) k$ F# L1 t; x
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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No Allied losses4 H& z2 u* t7 m2 ^( D
5 G; ?3 I$ ~+ mAllied Ships
5 r" b* l" H3 x PG Warrego/ d9 H/ \. Y" d8 b
CL Leander
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4 n9 d* l, \8 L' QMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)- t/ {6 |* Q& |+ t1 y& G$ Y. F
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Weather in hex: Light rain: L, e. R0 C! O% I/ s
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
* X! J, ^6 {) E" v8 @# N4 _Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 H" p) z8 a, L5 m+ i9 J
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Allied aircraft
; M- H! t/ c7 c B-17E Fortress x 24
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( _6 i) I1 E8 Y9 O9 a% L& aNo Allied losses1 J: w4 d- ^8 k. C# T
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Japanese ground losses:9 o: d3 \2 U) n; r( v I+ G
88 casualties reported% w8 K* S+ `. U0 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
* U7 h5 B* W% t: T0 U0 P% | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, l, r0 z* V( D m! t8 w, _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; k# ?, |2 D5 U) FMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)/ F% l% S) J7 n9 X
3 N4 R" _# \1 `8 Y2 ^! QWeather in hex: Light rain4 c' F6 J+ N; H, G* }: U W
3 A* |, b- Y3 ?Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.1 d5 }$ W# `- p1 H& l
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft& W4 g+ d; N1 g0 [/ B
B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:' V9 c: d' O, ~" J+ E
20 casualties reported
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( E0 d; ?" `: U- I* L* y! R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 U; j) v C7 B& d, q8 J" x0 w( U2 U; v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 w1 U+ [- S4 i4 u& L0 X$ r( f% IMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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0 L# \* V$ y8 Q7 \# MWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ [# \* i5 m' f$ y: D9 O+ T, IEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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5 |/ m" j2 d( i6 ~Allied aircraft z$ r1 W( a2 N' t2 C/ U g# f
Kittyhawk IA x 85 Q7 g) \, y" l B
B-26 Marauder x 18' }' K9 q3 m# I6 O! u
P-39D Airacobra x 89 T/ R/ g, x+ p' f4 ?2 y
# h* P7 }5 M( O8 HAllied aircraft losses3 ~' k8 `7 t6 J- d
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged; Q0 z# k* r4 G9 {9 P
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Airbase supply hits 1
# {' ?8 O+ c0 M$ Q, MRunway hits 106 y4 M/ Z& [1 j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' o5 c: z0 _/ R1 O
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes8 s; Q% l/ S4 @7 Z3 H
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Japanese aircraft
% R& D! `" ]6 Y& l0 m A6M2 Zero x 270 f# D$ B) s% K" { B4 m- \
B5N1 Kate x 13
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' z; Z, n' Q4 t Beaufighter IC x 5
( f8 O9 R' A1 p2 `2 } Kittyhawk IA x 2
2 m+ W# Y! ], @ g4 \. m+ W P-39D Airacobra x 17
5 Y0 M$ {# X& y F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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( D; Y2 p$ K( eJapanese aircraft losses
% u8 m3 P. I5 Y! z2 _1 K' q A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
8 F( D1 ~0 e& e/ H B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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6 h3 |; o7 a5 b' T9 g: C: wAllied aircraft losses
4 F- p4 j2 D6 F. C; [ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed5 o/ a# q( ]+ w' E$ S: J
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3 s& n6 i9 d: f& p- b( ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144! l" [! r6 T- e6 {7 I
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 o% G: l* {$ K+ Q% ]3 y/ p& D& ~- }$ Y
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
_, e; V: X. R0 M5 e5 FEstimated time to target is 3 minutes; }! w# @, M }, \, H( }. m
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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S3 N+ C" ~( F- P% U' O# eJapanese aircraft losses# ~+ s! O1 V- i4 g
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses% _; q9 N% h( k1 K% d7 P
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. A p. z/ z/ D" UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# }- }2 I, K* P- m' W
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 456 s; y! R' V% Z8 q
B5N1 Kate x 22
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Allied aircraft
* W' }7 w2 u& Z Beaufighter IC x 48 {! ]! a8 M7 ]: L
Kittyhawk IA x 3
) ^! P! |0 y' v' n8 X8 ? P-39D Airacobra x 34
. g/ r- M0 I( i' o: `) ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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0 h( H" U" S: ?" J: mJapanese aircraft losses9 @9 }' i$ s8 \! z) \
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed1 ^# a) J* c" t: v
B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
) t+ m9 X- u' q F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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: z6 P' ]. l4 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144& ^9 h5 q% ]9 M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 e% I: j& ?/ L* D' G7 \9 F
! K" j8 q/ l) |( x4 `0 \( ]Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& H+ X2 H1 \+ D# n& a
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) j, m* i+ R4 K7 C7 e G A6M2 Zero x 43 E3 u" R- {7 k% U' k
B5N1 Kate x 9+ R% E" w- r: u* K4 u
9 x Q) y* g! n8 q" TAllied aircraft/ [2 y* J" J% j, C5 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 146 \0 v7 K4 S3 f8 i9 z# w; d
: }2 Q7 }$ _7 x2 x; vJapanese aircraft losses7 y- y% Z9 y& f8 T2 Z0 D9 ?
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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; L6 H1 ]! {' m' f: XNo Allied losses- W7 k. Q9 Y; M7 Q+ [7 v
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Allied Ships$ s7 s, D( s! e6 ?; H
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