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Port Moresby radar chart April 12, 1943
The pink line indicates maximum range at 10,000' of 104 miles form the Port Moresby radar RS 412 at Paga Hill, and tracks the aproach of Japanese formation that bombed 7-Mile. A note on the chart indicates:

Daylight raid
10:25AM April 12, 1943

Port Moresby

Incoming Speed 180 MPH
Track H (raid) 10:03 - 10:15
Track I 10:24 - 25
Bombs hit at 10:25
10:35 Resume normal sweep
5 Drop in bay [inclear if bombs or downed aircraft]

Damage:
Gas dump hit and a few casulties

Aprrox: 90 bombers and fighters 22-23 shot down after raid. Met head on into our fighters on the way back from mission. Japs got taken by surprise."
Credit: US Army via Aerothentic  Date: April 12, 1943
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