
As usual the kates copped it in the neck

All in all not a bad raid.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/22/42
Weather: Overcast
Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 53,53
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
A6M3 Zero x 32
D3A Val x 59
B5N Kate x 71
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 80
P-400 Airacobra x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 10 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 4 destroyed
D3A Val x 9 destroyed
D3A Val x 21 damaged
B5N Kate x 15 destroyed
B5N Kate x 33 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 8 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 7 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 4 damaged
LTJG W.Kamihira of F1/6th Daitai is credited with kill number 5
LTJG W.Kamihira of F1/6th Daitai is KILLED
Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 2
BB Washington, Bomb hits 1
DD Cummings, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tucker
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Benham, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Drayton
CL Nashville, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Conyngham
DD Ellet
DD Helm
DD Hull, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wilson
DD Smith
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Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 53,53
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
D3A Val x 25
B5N Kate x 16
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 51
P-400 Airacobra x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
D3A Val x 3 destroyed
D3A Val x 10 damaged
B5N Kate x 9 destroyed
B5N Kate x 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
2LT W. Lees of VMF-223 is credited with kill number 3
Allied Ships
DD Jarvis
DD Hammann
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Woodworth
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