Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous" V9 ~$ f t, W4 H# D8 Z. n) s2 h: r3 Z
convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.. V! y J; g8 S* {9 E# \8 X
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Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank
2 L# ?) g/ q# \5 I- NThe rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap9 N% F& f2 F# R( s
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!( w2 B, O+ Z, E: l! W
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45
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! X) N. @( h8 t1 t$ U' pDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52* O9 H4 Q# z; i: @7 t4 F0 n4 N
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Japanese aircraft! b1 j- |# I- }. V
A7M2 Reppu x 33( ?) w+ Y8 A' f: k7 K
J7W Shinden x 10
1 d4 I* u- _7 B# N+ f8 A* F KKi-84-Ic Frank x 31
& Y0 b4 {1 n9 G1 c% {! |5 _. k! z7 SKi-100 Tony x 13% j# N5 L/ b3 N: u& E; t5 E
Ki-102a Randy x 21
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4 e8 v1 X0 ?2 c5 q0 p" BAllied aircraft
$ ^ i8 x( t! S# {. ~P-61A Black Widow x 2
( W, X. v4 K, pPB4Y Liberator x 3
" W ~& ~7 c1 y: p( ^2 l* fB-24J Liberator x 24- ^. ?* P! e# N
1 d4 u* ]2 q* ~, OJapanese aircraft losses! ^# b& h' _* S3 {6 q0 t/ |/ u
A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
1 L9 T$ L( h# A WKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 ?6 x# y! w' VKi-100 Tony: 4 damaged3 @) {# l. d# R( y1 d5 Y
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged6 i* ^: t/ L9 d+ t
' k: k6 P0 U6 p# g$ oAllied aircraft losses
* ]1 l! {6 A8 p {5 x0 }( h AP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed
% |% z4 i- K* Q9 J/ EPB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed
L0 r" c' |" d2 p& S0 r- {! Q8 [B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed4 K- g4 |, P; G7 g+ G1 V
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53" F) D! |, K( x% Y) o& ?% i
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Japanese aircraft( a3 D/ g4 m7 `# C p( ]; \" j
A7M2 Reppu x 61 U0 s; B& [8 O- ^6 c3 j+ v/ _
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 24. l+ `) c0 ?5 _- M
Ki-102a Randy x 10
0 J) {7 @# z' O! `4 M2 e
2 i- ]/ t* d* B1 e: j, b9 KAllied aircraft
4 [6 w2 M* W8 t5 _: OF6F Hellcat x 29
) |( O. F* d1 v9 i: ~5 UF4U-1D Corsair x 144 e. Y- H3 V# U5 `3 e! `5 h0 Q
Corsair IV x 6
* l0 X& b0 @7 n' Y1 [SB2C Helldiver x 20
% U6 ]0 r% N) I9 t5 L( yTBM Avenger x 18
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; F1 n& S8 ]/ E* M9 }Japanese aircraft losses
: T, l) c8 P& R) F4 n eA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed$ _! m, k- p7 ]% E0 d
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
( F' d+ \) @/ f/ K/ O1 TKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed
6 B* ^2 T1 n; k' AB5N Kate: 1 destroyed, d" T* r% ], s! ~6 e4 |
- l6 {/ ?. X5 Y' q( nAllied aircraft losses- N) ^+ ^2 S! n
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
% v5 S* }' n; P6 a, T9 TSB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
7 Y4 F6 X \$ J' w! Y4 B" B3 k, eTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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* r' D3 X: X& e9 jJapanese ground losses:
% D p! ]* k0 M8 a; F$ U* y7 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 2* k. T+ G2 m+ V1 f- ] Q; \
Airbase supply hits 1( p/ j1 X( D: A$ p/ R7 T" W* m" L1 q5 U
Runway hits 164 C4 B" `( I% h
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,531 j- P1 n' c4 @$ F, N4 ]
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Japanese aircraft
& A, e! w3 F$ O5 @' mKi-84-Ic Frank x 1
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Allied aircraft
) f3 E1 O4 k- [! qF4U-1D Corsair x 48
6 V: ?, `, K N/ `# q) Z: ITBM Avenger x 44
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6 ]. E4 x8 J p% TJapanese aircraft losses- I0 a/ a3 y/ H8 v. z2 `1 x
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed! \1 `" S) F& I; i$ w" g6 P5 S) @1 S8 T3 L
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
1 L3 \) X' {# b# E9 d5 J' nD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed5 f7 \1 h# W" i6 h: i2 b: l# x, k
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Allied aircraft losses
& k; V9 }7 o/ u, f, g ^/ ZTBM Avenger: 15 damaged) u& Y8 ^: q- {3 u4 w
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Japanese ground losses:$ e" f! Z% P) _" Z( h
20 casualties reported
( L% e6 @3 {3 j& _. lGuns lost 1
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Runway hits 26' S4 @) J) S' q. A! H# l) C/ u
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Japanese aircraft) b& q3 |) q. K& V9 X7 V
no flights
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B-29 Superfortress x 643 r* A/ I- ?6 J
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Japanese aircraft losses) o. c% r' P1 z- c
A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed0 R: b$ ?# I6 @/ F
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed# n, I4 v: G8 k3 E9 l3 d( P
J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed/ r' Z: f6 p3 g9 Y1 X: ~
: A4 ^- y& B6 u& z$ }( S: A$ tAllied aircraft losses- j+ d: B# i, x( ?/ s
B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
- l& l9 U2 a! M; l1 k- J0 ^42 casualties reported
! M( i( @. @% PGuns lost 2
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Airbase hits 6
7 y( r- w! j1 r! tAirbase supply hits 5* d& |0 O8 G0 ~9 |7 z
Runway hits 1249 U. x6 H/ e! [7 M0 Z% z
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft
6 _; e6 A& }5 @% G& E0 J" T1 AD4Y Judy x 17
7 W3 |3 p( X# |* e: v# \' v9 d/ Y: r3 uB7A Grace x 2
5 _ s# C" q- A( R: Q1 H. Y4 l* _- _$ ~3 X# c2 l+ D
Japanese aircraft losses
{$ w0 ~0 K. GD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged6 Z( v( Q8 O) h
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 v4 v6 J l. e, {7 @
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, _: ^) p1 {6 YAK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) V5 k7 ?2 V9 X# lDE Tinsman3 H& k0 L- P0 v2 }" V/ Y) I; D
DE Abercrombie% q1 t p. m+ N9 b
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Allied ground losses:
. U8 E# `% i( y: f0 m; _+ m& j30 casualties reported- O, A; }( C# ?9 O* r/ F
Guns lost 1) T! ]/ S& C4 m" [+ M j. s
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft
5 h/ \ z& n8 @6 y8 {# uG4M2 Betty x 14
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: y! O. y* R/ E5 mJapanese aircraft losses4 [( Z9 V, Z* _* t9 `" g% U
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
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! F$ [/ H" W' ?. u f2 L2 lAllied Ships
0 w/ O; a7 {% V t$ K- K, RDE Richard S. Bull
) e; P ^0 K$ S$ V9 {) k- H8 ~DE Cecil J. Doyle
8 @' _0 o( y- X2 L8 hDE Charles E. Brannon3 H2 E9 f; z+ [( Z, k; T
AK Cape Stevens) v" {" C" W0 i' o5 F
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5 V: \2 f, Z6 ~# l4 CDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft2 r! _2 L" j" z: G2 R
G4M2 Betty x 12! ?+ o& Q/ H- J- V& P
) o2 |/ H# b. B- i, bJapanese aircraft losses9 P- {5 J5 t5 `6 H% q1 I
G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged2 c/ q4 Z1 F6 x
( I/ n2 I3 L: l1 u M% JAllied Ships
/ L) ]8 n+ b" QDE Charles E. Brannon
% H4 M, M9 O3 T" sAK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 R" H0 [* O; U+ \+ B( _; |$ g3 j
5 b' i3 P+ u% W& j+ {* s) \/ Y* u! K4 Y ]
Allied ground losses:0 m. H4 ~: h1 a7 C0 @" ~4 b. ~
7 casualties reported
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3 ^2 W1 @# L; L3 } H5 G% E# [Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft
# I2 d8 ~9 D( f6 |# k7 j2 l8 uD4Y Judy x 5
4 ~4 C" f9 H( R8 o7 V# _3 IB5N Kate x 134 Q$ I+ n/ Y4 v% f) d' M: Z& A
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Japanese aircraft losses( t4 u+ s+ k: B+ a9 L% B
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged" H. o7 f5 Y \2 y5 Y
B5N Kate: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships
) r2 ]% g3 U3 t# W6 A! fTK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage k& ^3 u' q; v* S5 \7 n% c
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 ]! y9 r/ H! b8 i+ cAPD Cavallaro9 Y. o: i1 J: l6 X2 g$ i
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire: w8 t2 z ~6 I3 V f, C: ^0 d
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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: R8 t1 ?1 g! e6 J- b# [" q$ n# rJapanese aircraft
" a: f1 b6 Z$ O3 I6 qG4M2 Betty x 22
" S" u2 p, e7 \9 S$ H' H' F2 iG4M2e Betty x 4
0 G- X- W8 P6 N D; W, ]Ki-67 Peggy x 60 h) C) Q9 F! y8 G5 c( m
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 g1 n3 k! H* ?G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged" P3 V4 v) T9 J4 v
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged( ^6 a6 n6 @: d2 w) a, v" v
3 o+ i8 m1 o: H6 p) z" A% G, TAllied Ships
+ ~0 i3 ?# A0 ~APD Schmidt* W8 x6 {% p/ o! P" ?
AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% f9 e7 W' j8 i; ], n
TK Panda* G( u' n- x. j1 G; D8 F. J2 @0 R
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage
* e- T% t, q4 HTK Brandywine ]" J) I. x5 g9 H1 T
DMS Harding8 q/ P# E4 A/ k7 [. {
TK Housatonic
; b1 K) k) U2 I8 _+ @# mTK Andrew Doria
- l7 B) @- X9 R% b- X% w4 QTK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% Q: B$ F9 A1 S
TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 d3 I4 N3 {. t7 I3 J0 @$ SAPD Joseph M. Auman
3 l) F! N5 t- R4 r- ]% ]$ D. jTK Silver Cloud
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/ ^" T$ g8 T* t4 \Day Air attack on TF at 61,56
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Japanese aircraft
# j/ a. g4 c0 v7 Y0 [( E) WG4M2 Betty x 36 g- c; F' G( ?! T# r. s
4 [- P/ T3 J0 ZNo Japanese losses
0 o' b9 ~; `& U# i6 C
; c0 ^, u, s$ e Y5 MAllied Ships
! } e7 Y) T1 t7 ~# GAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage/ C/ A7 [, c/ l: j5 G
2 f2 h3 L" J2 Y
Allied ground losses:
3 I/ |; ?3 s, q6 D34 casualties reported7 S: L) B( N4 P6 s m
Vehicles lost 4
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,58+ Y! n M' E; C2 T4 J. S8 w8 C
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Japanese aircraft
: \" O6 K# O/ w: [# _) nB7A Grace x 7; ]# i2 M* I' |) T4 B
G4M2 Betty x 6
/ y, _, P0 P, y: iG4M2e Betty x 3
, Q2 G' ?9 s, |: r' T# \- [1 a AP1Y Frances x 6
# G+ ^0 B2 w3 k! aKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51: r& F# |+ M2 f% s- ]0 V
Ki-102a Randy x 32 I4 B6 G, B3 d8 Q# l
Ki-67 Peggy x 12- X5 h9 B4 Z& x& J y. L9 Z7 c
$ b0 ?4 A* u& h- O& UAllied aircraft
5 ]. V1 A, F! ~* Z N2 hF6F Hellcat x 38
' `8 a8 J/ v/ B1 t' w3 Z. ^F4U-1D Corsair x 32$ X e* x) V" Z5 A
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 `) V' x0 z% h4 z: HB7A Grace: 6 destroyed" R3 z- _, g: l3 t" q/ r
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, }' X; N [1 w$ V. r+ D$ V
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed2 P+ _* Z/ n4 P
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
1 @( L8 | }/ _1 N# F; iKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed
2 ^; ]0 e5 A8 W/ T/ Q' lKi-102a Randy: 3 destroyed
# x' m& v. Y5 N$ g& x: y( PKi-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed( [* B% s1 E9 Y- ? `6 B" W! m$ b
7 _0 u+ D/ O4 E. b0 k$ {Allied aircraft losses
J( F5 i+ v I3 n9 T" ~2 @/ [F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
. a" B1 n% R) D1 z* ^F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships
7 L4 F! M& o4 m' q- J$ o' ` eCV Shangri-La
* |/ f0 f' Q2 u; S" n$ t$ k$ w4 zCA Northampton
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0 X+ k0 U( A1 Z1 NAircraft Attacking:
' W, {$ d4 {2 t7 ]2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
Y( \& x/ B! ~ \$ S- ~1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet" ?# o9 g" K) F0 `' t
1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- ~; _& B- _4 z/ I2 u8 O+ fHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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7 @ [/ u) N( G1 U& OJapanese aircraft
) ^5 O. B% @4 O' N; |D4Y Judy x 538 I5 u* W0 K5 J* }: I# G
* y( z" o3 w! A6 S& a/ v; QJapanese aircraft losses: a+ G: A( l) ]
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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6 }* F8 T0 O; bAllied Ships
7 f) T4 _- e$ T' }0 b- K3 A" EAK Nampa Victory
& x$ C1 T8 q3 O8 C4 n# VMSW Execute
, l3 c! m0 l' Y3 H- YDD Drayton
' c; _+ ]2 c ?' _ n8 b* Z' X* aDD Yarnall8 z8 Q" x1 d7 M* `
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage( T# y! _! _3 v4 j/ v" {) C0 P
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" D- p- {' R& H* MDD Craven! D, Z: r9 m, q2 \3 i, f
AK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1
9 P9 W+ U, w, x& Q" B( c# kAK William Prouse
/ n. q9 T# O* bAK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 d: }0 h8 n4 ?) N% b$ {6 F
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 18 _4 z: ~; q" ~) C
AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire* |& G! B g# s$ ]
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Allied ground losses:3 V4 R! A x( X5 R: n8 S( g- Z# ^2 w" }
14 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54# @9 S* a$ D' U: V! }' c4 {
3 x* o, g; @+ x5 t4 M: _, t# BJapanese aircraft
* `! T: m/ S. H- a( r2 g( W5 rD4Y Judy x 7
) K2 c$ g$ J7 K7 Y* W' b7 WKi-102a Randy x 2, q: c5 X4 G# |: j* K1 w
; [+ K% B* N5 T/ K5 Q _. p2 qJapanese aircraft losses
4 Y0 G1 Q' m6 a. VD4Y Judy: 3 damaged
8 l) o' m' E# c. ^4 R! y: S( G7 g( Z8 n( q/ C- F/ R9 U, Z
Allied Ships- K x i! c% }, ~" K/ \' s S* ~$ f
AK Indus
5 Q1 I0 H* E) e5 iAK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. v& A0 ^; ^# M; C9 pAK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire* ]/ K# V1 R6 [$ a& D& U9 m0 f* ^
$ A2 F7 B* \% ~8 D& K: q3 F6 [2 aAllied ground losses:
* H7 Z1 a) a4 \) W3 B5 R13 casualties reported
" R( L3 ]& ~6 [% BGuns lost 2! g1 p9 x- Y6 B) w1 H
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft3 l3 o% ~$ g; c$ d& D# B
G4M2 Betty x 11/ Q1 i; \( n2 ]" j
7 H. Y$ \! l2 A# n4 {Japanese aircraft losses, z. ^$ a7 N0 U1 h4 o0 V+ l
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged" o7 b- G* U9 a$ W" E
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Allied Ships& k# m$ y+ l8 L1 M( p8 Q% P$ D
DE Williams
, i$ n7 x: F, ]* l; ?! r# nAK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 T" k6 b6 Z8 P1 TCLAA Atlanta, on fire/ K N0 [, C" |" x
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,562 @) ~( r Y1 U! g9 I
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Japanese aircraft! ^: S9 Z3 W" V
G4M2 Betty x 13
. i9 ^3 w% H/ o) [G4M2e Betty x 4/ k0 ?, `8 Z4 v6 F
P1Y Frances x 36 t+ H. U3 Q' N3 X
Ki-67 Peggy x 2+ {, _. T3 I% c( B% z7 e( C
0 g8 G% W) C3 d" I" c
Japanese aircraft losses
m1 {! L8 }* n- A/ ~) [G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
! b3 s# o/ h2 r$ U8 ?P1Y Frances: 1 damaged5 N# k5 E% j {
0 Z! o7 h7 K( \4 U, ^/ VAllied Ships. U! W: ?# A, i% O% j
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: F% ~3 a! P& q1 eAPD Joseph M. Auman: P: L z% ~8 v! G- V
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( Q2 d) E/ Y" V1 K/ B9 l/ B: W7 NTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 x9 [, m" m8 u1 v p' ~/ q D2 h
APD Bray* K; Y( }; X" S5 E3 o2 Z/ v
AK Wallace M. Tyler% `% R j; V, f" |, B8 {
AK John C. Preston6 w8 b# ]6 a( D. W5 O @" i
TK Bahrein |