GrahamFife
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Joined: 6/3/2001 From: Feltham, West of London, England Status: offline
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/09/42 Weather: Overcast There was a reliable report that the IJN carrier Zuikaku had finally sunk. But there are still some ships half afloat at Gili Gili. Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 8 SBD Dauntless x 29 TBD Devastator x 7 no losses Japanese Ships AP Daifuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW W20, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Akibasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP China Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Chowa Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 SBD Dauntless x 19 Hudson x 7 A-24 Dauntless x 3 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Dauntless x 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Goyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Daifuku Maru, on fire, heavy damage PG Nikkai Maru, heavy damage AP China Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Chowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Akibasan Maru, on fire, heavy damage Attacking Level Bombers: 4 x Hudson at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 8 SBD Dauntless x 27 no losses Japanese Ships AP Daifuku Maru, on fire, heavy damage PG Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP China Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP Goyo Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP Chowa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 SBD Dauntless x 19 Hudson x 6 A-24 Dauntless x 3 no losses Japanese Ships AP Daifuku Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AP Goyo Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP China Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP Akibasan Maru, on fire, heavy damage Attacking Level Bombers: 4 x Hudson at 6000 feet 2 x Hudson at 6000 feet The IJN ships at Buna are making the same mistake. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Buna at 12,38 Allied aircraft TBD Devastator x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 28 Allied aircraft losses TBD Devastator x 1 damaged P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged Japanese Ships PG Seikai Maru DD Yayoi, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Syoka Maru, Bomb hits 2 LBA from Rabul must have detected the Australian task force unloading anti-aircraft guns and supplies at Port Moresby. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 10,40 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 57 G3M Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 15 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 10 P-40E Kittyhawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed G3M Nell x 1 destroyed G3M Nell x 9 damaged G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed G4M1 Betty x 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra x 2 destroyed P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged LT K. Okajima of EII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2 Allied Ships AP Manoora, Torpedo hits 1 CA Australia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Farragut CA Chicago CL Hobart Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet 3 x G3M Nell at 200 feet 1 x G3M Nell at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet 4 x G3M Nell at 200 feet --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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