AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/15/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 12
G4M1 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 1 destroyed
Hudson x 1 damaged
Runway hits 3
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
6 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 8000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 8000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 34,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 24
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 34,37
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 15
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 15,36
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 3
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Hudson at 7000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 3
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 3 destroyed
ENS W. Barnes of VF-42 is credited with kill number 2
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Air attack on TF at 34,37
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 40
no losses
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4
G4M1 Betty x 3
Allied aircraft
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
4 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
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Sub attack near Buna at 12,38
Allied Ships
SS S-37
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Sub attack at 15,36
Japanese Ships
AP Nichibi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-41
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 38,40
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 18
Port supply hits 1
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Sub attack near Buna at 12,38
Japanese Ships
PG Keijo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-37
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Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 9
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 8000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 8000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 34,37
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 20
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 34,37
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
SBD Dauntless x 27
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
CA Kinugasa
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Air attack on TF at 34,37
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 37
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Buna at 12,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
P-400 Airacobra x 5
P-39D Airacobra x 13
P-40E Kittyhawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
1LT S.Bryan of 36th FS is credited with kill number 2
LT K. Okajima of EII-1 Daitai bails out WOUNDED and is RESCUED
Japanese Ships
PG Seikai Maru, Bomb hits 1
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 38,40
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 30
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