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Japanese aircraft% [4 H$ T) J$ @
G4M2 Betty x 12
( j. O2 d9 D. u- Y5 m" C1 @! ?) e/ E% `8 R0 w
Japanese aircraft losses! k$ k" |6 D) V; @- z
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
- c: F% s0 _/ m3 ^$ M% `2 b& I; f' P& H9 s% h$ D* D
Allied Ships+ G0 O% J6 X* S
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* e. i3 Z. Z9 m! Q! [. OTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 Y) k! t: I* R& y0 L
TK Andrew Doria
2 S; Z7 d- a/ s3 A) ~Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
5 D. C9 f' r! L* w3 _3 ?# a- x" f$ }; z
Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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Japanese aircraft
) I/ j3 O4 l; m: H& BD4Y Judy x 22, A! h: h7 W7 A1 c
, \8 z; q# z$ m# k0 }" V3 @% LJapanese aircraft losses
0 F& o- J8 D) ID4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
, W7 U3 C1 X, x8 z7 b1 K0 Z
8 l) i0 e3 K, M7 e& bAllied Ships
2 U* @; m+ L, \5 zDD John D. Edwards
; M, ]6 i1 L5 ]' L8 ]" s. B RDD Tillman' p. i1 U, ]1 k' x0 t1 n# ~
DD Welles
# M/ W6 z" {" {/ t5 X5 k3 Y* xAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
% \. s" D6 Z! @6 O; D5 UDE Leslie L. B. Knox* X) Q% @1 K4 N* O3 o8 u
DD Craven# n3 C* z A* h
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,56$ H' Y- H( }. l: M4 E$ z
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Japanese aircraft
/ C8 a' f9 T) t* D; [+ bA7M2 Reppu x 6
: D1 l( y" ?. Z$ s! eD4Y Judy x 2. }: o( n' v# x) Q
# Q9 t; E+ S3 ^& X+ q& D
Japanese aircraft losses, R% d1 j* }; [8 D( _+ G" t! y
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged! w5 c3 M0 H6 Q5 b
: K& n1 s% L+ O" P7 hAllied Ships" M, X$ P) ~7 }& n
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ J7 U, J; l7 g. t( s2 T
2 x, `: [9 N3 X( L
Allied ground losses:; H0 ]+ ]0 {" q" d: {
7 casualties reported: s8 u4 j- o. i. e/ @0 P
Vehicles lost 1
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2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet5 I7 A# |; F; i% V
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# c' [0 L! e9 b0 Q! s2 E. y3 F. b& G/ t8 Q9 kDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
& b+ `# ?; @( p# Z6 w: U" j" ^& qA7M2 Reppu x 6$ S$ O' i, T( H& W1 y5 g9 M, q8 l
J2M Jack x 5
' q* ~: a5 p) O$ U1 L1 Z, kJ7W Shinden x 7
" v% ^" Z8 _; V7 q, f5 s; qKi-84-Ic Frank x 67 Z. @+ u$ j- u$ |* }% T5 h
* @4 m( M3 u) c, i) f6 N
Allied aircraft
" h q4 q `0 a0 ^+ r$ |B-29 Superfortress x 31+ f# ~+ M1 h* N% J+ D/ W2 g. \% [
7 S# T6 t6 Z+ D% LJapanese aircraft losses
- U/ y* Z1 y9 Y6 U9 o# ? ?% wA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
! C! V, c9 ? I) H& H. CJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
: Y* v0 i1 \6 i; s/ hJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged" v; G0 P6 [3 E8 {
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed, u: o( e3 K9 _6 s% Q
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
# I4 Z, _4 p& Z7 [# E' F: e1 D- Y" n
Allied aircraft losses9 k0 r$ n, U# F# S: p( u
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged6 R" q7 k( t* r) I, @ a" Q
4 W% s# k. \0 |Airbase hits 1$ |% @+ W# c( [
Runway hits 82 ^ y4 q% @* T3 g) k4 }
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25" Q, c. a# H9 C3 f
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Japanese aircraft% N2 n) G3 v: w! H5 x
B7A Grace x 30 o5 Q* r. w! C" ^1 o/ p
G4M2 Betty x 69 S% _+ j3 K( `6 {! ]! K
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18* r( h6 O& U: P9 n. i$ H
Ki-100 Tony x 9+ y# W$ E, {4 Q) _1 r; @9 X9 |6 `
Ki-49 Helen x 2/ Y. {; }2 q: P9 g. X
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
& I7 I0 E" Z" [1 z5 Z4 H! H$ y3 Z# ?+ v3 Z) M% Z
Allied aircraft& S! F0 Q1 B" A6 v2 w% G: q4 [
P-51D Mustang x 5' d6 _. N* A9 G
4 v) Z! r6 K. D3 A2 j. L$ ~$ ?3 oJapanese aircraft losses' g9 S6 K5 {- z6 p# @) O n
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed* R4 k u9 ~) x2 u
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged3 }. Q% X+ K* x! F
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed, D3 t7 v( m1 x' r3 Y4 e
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
7 _9 W6 y* R5 h- H( O: u6 }* mKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
: B/ v0 S8 I% g; T! ?" yKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
4 |3 `2 T: ^+ `- P4 k1 e( r! n' H& g. L# ]. _
Allied aircraft losses
* g* p% d# h2 `$ D, ~7 GP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged$ A# j2 P9 V3 A0 |% J
0 S2 R0 v* J5 o& `3 Z$ |0 wAllied Ships4 G8 f- q+ a( {* K; n, ~& f
MSW Grebe- z: R, U! G+ R4 K$ Y" J: O
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
% J v" D9 U% S, ]AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ M' Z/ O* x' `% p, Y
: \3 Q2 G' u9 Z. lAllied ground losses:
7 S3 `: w2 n1 d+ J! l; s. h21 casualties reported% t7 F: o) F3 b' l, [
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,252 N. K( ~. c9 J O2 @) I& B
% x- t+ \& m$ ` MJapanese aircraft y2 n, K4 M) v- p0 {( Y0 g
B7A Grace x 3+ t: s& U1 k. o
G4M2 Betty x 6
0 }0 L' p3 X" lKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
2 j$ W' e3 s! r5 P; v$ c$ YKi-100 Tony x 9, Z4 X! r- T# B2 `
Ki-49 Helen x 2
$ R" x. x e2 R/ i4 [$ }! FKi-67 Peggy x 39 e' q* F/ S- ?4 K* }6 P) _3 a
3 e. ^) H) [( w1 [" iAllied aircraft6 e& H, k3 Y; ~6 e. a5 c! x
P-51D Mustang x 5 E B8 ]' b" Z$ j" L+ C7 A% U4 ^
, A+ r) H& W9 z9 k0 HJapanese aircraft losses
' s. Q# M3 t ~B7A Grace: 1 destroyed. Q! s5 ?8 q& t: `' u7 m; @) d" O
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged$ I) |3 G3 @; N* y- y/ a
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
$ z' p- R3 U; P6 n! c9 E9 rKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
1 Z( {. k# r X D! LKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
1 |+ y! t8 M* QKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
+ ?" a, J$ y3 w* s' {% m( @" s4 Z) ~- g% a+ K
Allied aircraft losses2 I! z& {) C; t9 H7 W
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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0 t+ x( a5 ]6 C5 o ~Allied Ships d$ h) ^% O( T% |8 @
MSW Grebe! V: y7 @1 r6 n8 q1 a7 H
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 13 ]1 Y6 @; c" k: m
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 V/ c& Q# H l8 z# n4 L1 J. i O
6 Q9 l% H* n: ~0 R/ e0 p4 E9 D$ `$ n
Allied ground losses:
! n; S; r. E& D2 S% o21 casualties reported7 N( G+ G9 |- E
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,255 U$ Y! O9 t' D# a! g. H. @# l
/ h0 _2 P q+ a: GJapanese aircraft
0 c8 ?( C5 P# q% KB7A Grace x 3# u1 \3 _* c3 W7 k. \: |
G4M2 Betty x 6
8 }: x: s9 L$ H! i$ [2 t6 z) rKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18( D" C4 D4 x3 X4 c9 E0 z) X7 q
Ki-100 Tony x 93 [; }4 |) @9 K4 t
Ki-49 Helen x 2
, f5 @/ U5 _3 P- JKi-67 Peggy x 3/ V2 P0 C- { q3 s% }, r
' w/ K4 B$ B0 l
Allied aircraft" E$ I5 ^ G% w, f
P-51D Mustang x 5 B' c! u. h: k# `6 V# ?, l
9 j8 U1 C% h9 q, L C
Japanese aircraft losses7 o" E7 I; i7 g$ x6 m
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
3 Y& G; s: B+ J* [2 I! pG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 d3 d# v0 R0 S. m" nKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed) ]$ I' o1 }6 W7 ]8 b# U$ H. }
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed* ^% e" w8 L( v: ^' j" T; W0 f
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
1 P" A1 C0 J) p" MKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed0 f5 [2 m- Z4 t4 l, U- u! Z
+ k$ J0 i- ^6 b" n7 \7 s
Allied aircraft losses
4 l% G; E8 o/ g/ H% N. EP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 t# q9 P3 ^9 ~1 W+ T4 ~$ B- A; C9 V. G" Z* O) j( {
Allied Ships
8 [6 N; L% X+ bMSW Grebe
& n" n0 @! m1 O! V2 U+ Y$ | mAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
. @$ U" x8 A6 D$ L' [AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage U9 z4 C; X3 m
% ~/ K/ S1 ]. sAllied ground losses:, u ^( m: `2 u* Z9 }6 g
21 casualties reported
$ Y; g- ?( F1 W; [, f: lThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!- n7 f R8 z5 D* s7 X5 w
' m" | e; x) [& K" vDay Air attack on TF at 18,30
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1 a- `" \# |8 e) Q* yJapanese aircraft
' ]& A: I. z) O% p% G* [" |P1Y Frances x 3
+ i1 E/ P' T+ s5 r) ^
4 D) K9 b N% j$ X# XJapanese aircraft losses
; |+ M- V* m, KP1Y Frances: 3 damaged. R, @ B& ~! c# o- a3 @
9 P8 R# A/ o$ fAllied Ships# X) m3 Q4 z: S& L
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ E5 I/ k% \& ^# R6 x& Y/ D: _
% x! V5 M$ x2 E1 u0 K+ W6 y& a; ~
Aircraft Attacking:. G$ ^- w' O8 U9 }
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
; Q: A/ L' q6 V/ ~% mA7M2 Reppu x 58 z" b( B3 N7 P$ ?( K E4 M" N
J2M Jack x 6
K2 @; S# A6 {, ~$ h/ BD4Y Judy x 3
) z' c; r$ [2 a q# ^B7A Grace x 6; z2 v2 S8 W5 V) I7 [ O" Q& o* N5 M
G4M2 Betty x 3
" g0 ^/ I8 K7 S) w, _9 GP1Y Frances x 69 |( Y: w5 j! \3 f
Ki-67 Peggy x 11
/ }2 R3 Q5 h5 _9 |; u8 N& s
' j; v0 i2 J4 SAllied aircraft0 Q# q5 W: D, U$ V6 {! n$ h, K8 F0 [
P-51D Mustang x 4- N/ K* A- a1 U4 Y' p8 _
+ y f, O& M7 ]1 ^+ u uJapanese aircraft losses
6 |0 j8 r2 o$ E& T" xA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed/ h. O" J! e! v8 u
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed
+ \& f( v* o K5 ?6 m; k' T7 rB7A Grace: 1 destroyed7 `% s8 z Y' x
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed. ]* x1 Z. Q! ]9 b
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed8 f$ T; I" A, H$ n7 Y7 G7 n8 Q
" C" s' H; }0 ~/ v J9 ?, T' A
Allied aircraft losses F: i6 N2 A" M/ W" e) W
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged7 e; n0 l. {0 y# D7 f7 d
8 K5 L* {+ ]" M) q
Allied Ships
: l6 V1 V8 w" m- cDE Lovelace1 A8 q ?7 s2 m+ H( \
DE Martin
" A' o, V3 w; lLCI LCI-436+ H& A' X5 @6 D9 x) n+ @
APD Blessman# M! O1 V% e" x# u; m# P( h
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 A: ^3 R0 w: B' BAP Laurens
$ i9 W7 A4 F# o; b+ Y$ WDD Mullany4 N5 ]: _( L1 J' X2 {. d6 B. X
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& Z4 s0 S! V3 z) KDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,257 t1 d8 a8 m- U' O% n
6 ?( E# } S! b- r+ u& xJapanese aircraft
2 F; m3 Z* b* rG4M2 Betty x 92 f4 i% B8 q+ F' U, B; h
J5 }6 x' @: d) ?, W7 |. z
Allied aircraft8 z( t5 a/ q. g4 `
P-51D Mustang x 2
" K$ E9 ^" W# |# V M4 ^: r4 E. T3 z m# l2 g5 s5 q* }
Japanese aircraft losses
! N9 Q% Y- h; ?2 |, v4 x l, XG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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" e- \ H+ o; pAP Henrico
9 y! h0 a' O/ ?( JAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 [# L/ k2 r1 m) I D
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 G3 ]/ }7 X( w9 d" r( T5 A( y
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1 C& v' ` b+ x6 L7 @Japanese aircraft
E1 Y9 u( {. p* XA7M2 Reppu x 52 Y' Y0 @9 J; Y% s* T$ o6 E
J2M Jack x 2 R# a% Y& e3 ?" c! u: \
J7W Shinden x 6/ P2 l) c& H% D8 M
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4
0 f! x% H5 i3 c* n( ]! z3 @1 q, ~% E4 h, b8 }
Allied aircraft
9 Z: r% M2 Q+ u; z3 @$ L dP-38J Lightning x 16! Z+ |0 h2 U0 X0 C0 q8 f+ U( D
0 [' z. G r; wJapanese aircraft losses
) C9 @0 X( n, n; hA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed g" L6 {% G0 y" i0 O
5 [+ |- E6 Z5 ]2 K) Q2 M1 e) Y
Allied aircraft losses% }: i: Y, Y$ L4 V b0 r% j
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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( y. [/ J9 J8 UDay Air attack on TF at 14,23+ V6 z' J1 n$ {1 V3 e( ^" v
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Japanese aircraft
: Z9 d6 J7 t& t! }1 y0 A) IJ2M Jack x 2
* o" q: S% A0 KG4M2 Betty x 2 f5 @3 U4 ^5 H+ h& G" T v& k' Z6 C6 q
P1Y Frances x 2
( I' j. l) W) [& }" MKi-67 Peggy x 4/ o" |) @- ~8 E( i
" n+ u k' n/ l' tJapanese aircraft losses$ ~) _5 |4 J" Y# ?" I
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
6 T( b1 _8 `1 b* }7 n# H$ i# G- ]2 R. ^& a. l; o
Allied Ships* R% Q- i% m# x2 G! c: b
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 ]0 o) e, d: n% U4 f% zMSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& R, m9 `! J) T: k' V4 n; _
DM Gamble, heavy damage! H' q/ `, Y, ^! O# S; _
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$ F# d0 u$ @$ y) x/ R9 UThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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8 S9 X, q4 N; ?1 ]8 _Day Air attack on TF at 14,23" U/ T, L% Q- o. {7 B& |5 u
) E. ]# t, I# Y3 g8 X# F, uJapanese aircraft
: }# f; b4 |! m! o9 fD4Y Judy x 24- N+ ^1 M4 ]& C" I
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7: r( u$ x2 d, x: W5 D
Ki-100 Tony x 6
- K- M2 ~. |, @& \Ki-30 Ann x 51% {6 g/ w! {! X% J
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Japanese aircraft losses
# O* v, b% ^ g0 ?$ @D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
0 r9 J$ r/ j' q$ cKi-30 Ann: 3 damaged
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* N; P& x% h/ e4 r1 C1 o, BAllied Ships' S9 [' ~$ [1 M- E2 h
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire# ?$ Y3 J7 T% V% q/ ^- c
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ G E% V( m. G) M: sDD Irwin
3 z- ^8 U* `% zDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' C0 s. ~* {, u/ s5 p ?
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
' x' A2 j- D6 jDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 u" X$ V3 X# `& ?* P1 z- X
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( v, Y5 b3 L) @3 P
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 P* x7 Q& {* d9 U
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 {. P$ k* s: u. T
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
2 [, H1 I3 J# R* E, k1 ]DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 ^4 M- s( F9 ]DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,257 l. b3 n/ Y+ H
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Japanese aircraft* S+ Y9 e3 C- X$ J( T) Q
D4Y Judy x 12
' N" B4 l+ \! c# F' m0 m9 o# pG4M2 Betty x 3
( x3 }; h& Q) ~) ^+ i; e' }' }4 c4 I! A `4 V6 o- L) K+ V
Allied aircraft3 x" [0 C# t5 s( I ]5 b
P-51D Mustang x 23 G- R x" ~1 k) W
- I! |; c" R0 `5 e" o9 x0 j
Japanese aircraft losses
" ^; d1 X! z8 K( g% A0 d8 R2 _/ Y/ ZD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed+ I1 G& Q: i Z8 j
4 k) j' X D" Y4 ?( hAllied Ships
0 [6 R; E! E# J6 c. w+ N# `4 tLCI(G) LCI(G)-79% Q$ F% j* }% n* Q7 g! |% D& n, c) F& T
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# T8 j/ U1 m5 P& v( e& Q
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage; y% v* ]: ?- i4 q: y
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire) E/ z9 f& k: N1 n$ ]/ P4 I4 o# O- @
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese aircraft# p% t7 C) z$ X7 L/ Y
G4M2 Betty x 4) E' V, v0 J8 b T( {
( v+ [2 N9 z6 O) x N7 P3 |Japanese aircraft losses
4 Y! [% {0 C' eG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged: A, P+ N0 t) i/ e
# Z- T$ g4 I! z) m) X$ SAllied Ships
) C% D( P R5 KAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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