Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
* P! A( Z5 o6 x- U* a. ]convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.0 g9 ], i% v9 K# S% m
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Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank! h% z# ]1 S, u* s+ F3 i9 D% `
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap: f) Q# v1 n4 P+ ^. D
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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9 Q2 P+ g2 R7 B$ C6 I- ~In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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3 w) G, }! w S) k" \AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45, S8 S' t7 C+ W3 N/ ~
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3 q# |$ ?5 M, X3 kAir Combat$ W5 p' w; l6 [ {, c8 ?; A$ }4 d
* f" Z1 C. w# x& |1 ~0 jBonins9 k5 i4 v5 t3 @' Q: _/ U: {- f
% W3 S8 c, d" `8 qDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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Japanese aircraft
: E" N; u: N: TA7M2 Reppu x 33
+ q9 p8 u: Y8 K5 j/ pJ7W Shinden x 10
7 }( x4 w$ C) u* U% CKi-84-Ic Frank x 31
, l+ }# S y) Y. F; {Ki-100 Tony x 13; b8 @( d* i2 [, v# b: N
Ki-102a Randy x 21
5 E6 U$ ]: g# b
6 ?5 f0 ` ~, ^$ v0 R& U! p, m$ TAllied aircraft5 U. d. M- K# c0 x
P-61A Black Widow x 2
) {6 G, Z. c( K1 {6 x8 q- Q4 T ], yPB4Y Liberator x 39 z9 }/ _' O6 o& x
B-24J Liberator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 Q6 n! \, ~% R' B0 _. [A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
; z1 S g! {& G+ TKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged/ _, |" o9 Y0 n4 U
Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged5 I- k( P1 D+ W- f4 G& f
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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& X4 J1 O. V8 r+ N5 t( oAllied aircraft losses0 Z9 N, M7 B1 ]
P-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed
3 n5 \" e q2 Z. D$ ]PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed$ I) Q* C* r& z5 j/ y, q
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed
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! a) r2 f! r8 R% z" zDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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) N' j4 ^% [/ PJapanese aircraft
X7 e2 p3 O) b% h _% ^0 O$ j3 JA7M2 Reppu x 6
$ v- A; T/ E5 EKi-84-Ic Frank x 24
7 v8 @' R$ H+ |4 S4 R/ h' I; mKi-102a Randy x 10
( f/ s0 n% m3 g9 d8 G9 q. c$ t ]6 W5 h3 @ A$ y3 n
Allied aircraft: Z4 U3 f9 y- d$ }
F6F Hellcat x 29+ E; |) \9 e2 [1 W1 o
F4U-1D Corsair x 14* m6 m. \0 G |9 G+ |: r
Corsair IV x 6: E6 F- U0 B+ m; w
SB2C Helldiver x 201 w% g6 b* x. z/ v$ _& O G$ ?
TBM Avenger x 18( ?; E' t8 h8 f1 r/ m5 A& J
1 t3 t+ m& S3 n5 D+ D5 R- X; L5 t
Japanese aircraft losses
; b% v5 M; x0 Y5 IA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed3 b/ H# c& r$ [% p: H
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed' q6 l& ~) U" s. T0 v- o: z/ `
Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed6 e/ \( l8 T1 q( @) U/ s
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
( F+ q7 j5 m1 R R6 ~! _ E9 O5 |4 k/ w3 i
Allied aircraft losses) K. \4 B5 I$ |" I, Q; F. }0 m8 W% C
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed7 N# L1 b; E' c/ i
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged7 R3 _; y: |0 J; b
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged0 d* F1 d5 G- ?; v4 L
8 h) f3 v3 |$ r9 a! R8 p$ ~8 G
Japanese ground losses:" M6 e, i2 ]- Q$ \" }) `6 ^3 k0 F
7 casualties reported s- d3 r4 a! k$ m' u- m1 j2 r
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Airbase hits 2
+ T6 J# n: f3 s2 i$ _Airbase supply hits 1
7 G, Q+ `. M, p& @Runway hits 16
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53' X$ T) d( b5 }- f% O# y
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Japanese aircraft
' r: B/ I" c2 @1 gKi-84-Ic Frank x 17 j5 l/ q! ]4 a/ ]
9 T1 `9 K2 J# u1 w7 LAllied aircraft
: o/ c1 V' ~0 g( y/ nF4U-1D Corsair x 48, X; o0 m3 h# Y L+ A. F
TBM Avenger x 44
, ~3 A/ `+ }' g, D2 V0 N' F/ v6 I+ ~: j# ^
Japanese aircraft losses! U* O9 E( ^' Z" r# V
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed
% u! \) J4 ? u0 ]3 c& eA7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
6 N' m9 }. @3 a7 l+ UD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses1 k3 d# S. g4 l5 ?7 V5 K; L3 o
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
) x; [7 w* e% I; A2 Z20 casualties reported
: j# U J ?7 M! }" ~. |Guns lost 1- j- Q! K( @ [: C% O5 `
/ m/ V( K0 h3 e: y5 yRunway hits 26
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; Y) C6 f$ o$ ?- E/ u3 DDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,536 z' ~6 f0 z5 b9 L' k) j+ s
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Japanese aircraft
& R) H# t! Y, Ano flights
7 e! k" A- P" g
) X( A/ o9 f0 A7 Z9 y. u- iAllied aircraft/ n/ T$ f# ~0 z7 e
B-29 Superfortress x 64; Z0 \5 w% k9 N( u) U0 Z# j- L( d
* m. D' W9 |8 a2 \: yJapanese aircraft losses
% t" J0 `$ {: L i/ Q' o" }A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
. }- A' g8 R3 |# PD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
i) L& Z, b$ M9 gJ7W Shinden: 1 destroyed/ r5 P: ^, W2 J8 _( y4 h
, Y7 q4 F2 n; m2 q2 j
Allied aircraft losses
( j9 V3 o; ~5 |- r: \: ], M* GB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
[, D$ n0 _( C0 G {. i7 r3 `/ J( E, u
Japanese ground losses:. r6 A- g2 j7 H1 S7 Z
42 casualties reported" b. L+ x+ Y9 J1 d! u7 k1 l/ Q" W
Guns lost 2: e' v- d; J6 P% T( Q0 k+ i+ k/ g
3 m" U" H+ Y% K6 t6 A8 y
Airbase hits 6
1 _, _: D3 q3 N7 J7 V9 CAirbase supply hits 5
, p; ^- }/ r* d+ O- o$ Q. E0 s0 qRunway hits 124" r6 N: o4 ^1 x0 m
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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% I+ x2 H* R0 u6 e& C, P. P9 i0 N* vJapanese aircraft# C7 x( g+ n9 Z9 u) }! z5 i
D4Y Judy x 17
& K: A/ {9 C. @; d& EB7A Grace x 26 r. r6 @8 a/ I. A, D1 o
+ m$ j3 @: N$ x U; p+ w7 K. PJapanese aircraft losses
+ O/ U8 t* n3 d( q% v, ` A& [D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged, d! p# o: _" ?4 r( f1 |* j
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed3 l$ n3 I7 Y" X3 V; g9 R' i7 w6 X
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Allied Ships2 c% M' G$ [" `$ ^
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 K0 J) p5 c; s5 ]0 ]" VAK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% ~( X e$ Y: Y7 j" Y6 d6 ODE Tinsman, y6 _+ Y: h* B. k. X; Y
DE Abercrombie
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$ s+ Q% X# C4 @0 A4 {Allied ground losses:
; @, a; h* l2 J" T: t V4 G1 W q30 casualties reported
5 W1 _/ F3 D- o) ]* tGuns lost 1
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/ s( t" p. `7 ?9 j2 m# F1 lDay Air attack on TF at 59,56$ }' @! n+ v1 D/ Y
5 A; Z; b9 j4 z) z, t9 r0 ^$ eJapanese aircraft3 l9 M/ l( C0 O2 r
G4M2 Betty x 14
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, \: V! y9 _ e( [' [8 ~+ mJapanese aircraft losses
0 r4 l5 W( ?$ F9 CG4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged4 X c, ]! S1 Z S
4 a( J) L% Y& K6 t" SAllied Ships6 U/ ^% n$ n0 N/ a3 n
DE Richard S. Bull5 e' v! H1 u6 E6 K' F
DE Cecil J. Doyle2 n% j+ N# K7 H' F1 @
DE Charles E. Brannon& L0 o8 \' @) F, X2 m. g
AK Cape Stevens
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& n" J( n# {/ N7 I5 ZDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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- C' A( C: \# k$ S- N7 ~9 ]Japanese aircraft
3 D4 b. P' l1 H6 h4 X/ b% N: WG4M2 Betty x 12' q0 ^4 _$ A, m8 X. E9 q! t! O
) Q5 B3 }' Z3 O) [Japanese aircraft losses
4 U+ G" M0 _' o9 o; eG4M2 Betty: 12 damaged/ Y, D! v3 l. W# ?) Q/ f
' u) h. ^# q: O2 |" yAllied Ships7 I+ v- t/ j# F/ H6 q/ T, Q7 I
DE Charles E. Brannon
" G0 n0 L! ^- c9 s# wAK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 D5 V0 {, M6 i3 F0 r- f1 |: d% x
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- L! ?- \ g. S3 rAllied ground losses:) u% N& @' T* j, z" e# }) b
7 casualties reported
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: S, s6 C/ T- A1 n8 m- T6 \Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft! {; R" [2 F' D( J
D4Y Judy x 5+ h- o: Q! M- M3 f3 K
B5N Kate x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses+ |/ L5 v+ j @5 Q
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
2 }5 T" m0 `- i$ f$ x5 T7 jB5N Kate: 13 destroyed( @. ]0 U" ^7 y3 i2 Y+ n1 d& S
& y4 e. m6 L O% ~$ EAllied Ships' k! v- \. D: ~7 K( R, g0 |
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 f6 u1 j- z7 z0 G# I1 U4 VAK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! M* F( f5 i9 I% P" M1 b
APD Cavallaro! f* C# y4 \2 \, y
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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6 `1 U6 y1 B; w! O4 [4 p4 yJapanese aircraft
8 I9 [, p% l2 C T% e; X, }3 IG4M2 Betty x 22
% ^! B$ I+ b9 R# i5 h) UG4M2e Betty x 4
2 R# U: \6 `& h2 ?- P, Z" G& zKi-67 Peggy x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses- i6 C. J% _: ~1 ]
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged( |2 B7 } h9 n
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships9 j) h4 H1 y4 H9 q
APD Schmidt
+ n! K8 O+ e6 ]! IAK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
a6 ?$ q9 p6 Q2 ATK Panda* H d9 B, @2 k. P) u: ~
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage
' z- H* {6 c5 V6 X; Y. {5 BTK Brandywine
) v( p3 X2 u5 I8 L+ F% f' GDMS Harding
& \7 l. [7 H d) I' G. ~( hTK Housatonic
0 l* |/ S9 f3 i3 l7 ^6 S1 hTK Andrew Doria
5 h. U3 v: I6 L5 eTK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ r5 u; m6 o2 [1 w! v) {
TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
f, E: | A; x- R) M2 o# fAPD Joseph M. Auman; p$ O$ y$ ]/ a
TK Silver Cloud
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- L/ Z* d7 b/ @( m- w" tAircraft Attacking:
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& `' U+ _/ ?" ?6 x& L9 NDay Air attack on TF at 61,56
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Japanese aircraft. ~5 g& w" n7 g
G4M2 Betty x 3
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5 t: S' i" Z4 @/ N R( h* T8 _- hNo Japanese losses7 F) Z' S6 x4 K5 h3 T* v1 \
" v7 V* ^4 E. g: C* `$ g- E) e
Allied Ships
6 G# V7 Q6 y8 s7 L GAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( t! @) P7 C2 C# h( D5 a$ R# P
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Allied ground losses:
0 O* M7 S, b* a4 Y34 casualties reported
/ Q2 Q' ^7 o6 U" lVehicles lost 47 H! x5 d; i4 W! b# D8 | x: W& G
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' X D. G- a, m' j% ^4 SThis was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!: |& ^+ _ Y( { }$ r; u# d' E
% i: b) S: S; t7 m$ v: U2 W; ODay Air attack on TF at 65,580 |4 @) N# R0 P8 N8 g
1 E) d Y0 Y% b' yJapanese aircraft
+ A i% U# Z6 {* tB7A Grace x 7
# F! c& G' z" ], i" N# e$ oG4M2 Betty x 6
! r' i J0 V/ Q( c+ k) D) e8 ]G4M2e Betty x 3, r; c) v: s; d2 c3 S( k+ _! ]1 S7 s# j
P1Y Frances x 6' H3 N" X: }: @1 D
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 51% |" A& a; g8 b8 \+ @' Z# }$ s
Ki-102a Randy x 3! G5 l \6 y, h2 z0 C! d" c9 n
Ki-67 Peggy x 12; K* M' l- V9 p
# w, O: g1 c! o \
Allied aircraft
1 W$ u; }7 {. t& h3 b7 U: ^2 Z* CF6F Hellcat x 38
$ {- c% ^" n1 T+ {# R- _F4U-1D Corsair x 328 _7 D! b* c3 D1 A$ l2 G2 X
4 w1 ]- C [% x! [/ |% BJapanese aircraft losses
8 i$ d( F8 [7 {' aB7A Grace: 6 destroyed
1 a3 x5 y4 ]8 o' s0 MG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed o! q5 D, U! a/ w
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed
1 `6 }( W: \1 V" T! J f2 p2 M+ BP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed _- J+ |6 i/ |/ a4 k
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed
[7 l/ T; X- `- C7 o/ Q/ mKi-102a Randy: 3 destroyed
6 s2 }! Q* n# v0 r% l$ C3 v0 s$ QKi-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
7 t( K: {( Y* k: b6 y( H& `- H# G6 I8 Z! M. C
Allied aircraft losses
+ i# b6 z& e6 l, O( eF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
) n& o9 i i9 `; YF4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged0 }& I3 T: ^' m4 D
2 k4 u4 `( z- E
Allied Ships
. F/ B4 C) |+ JCV Shangri-La
4 H. ?/ R5 O& Y% h! sCA Northampton7 p$ K, I, l, L
" T" [) q) [; pAircraft Attacking:* S9 `. G! b$ e' U/ i( v7 ^9 B
2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
7 o3 p) S- j* d4 l; S1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 ^5 f# i" ]) b4 ~: A! M1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 q# O! S- L% t( T4 h8 MHere comes the strike from Taiho!; I( ?' i6 r3 J9 o! Q# M7 t
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56& N& F& L9 a$ N' Q! O# D( i! F/ B- g
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Japanese aircraft
1 B7 c0 U8 g; G" qD4Y Judy x 53' |! Q+ ?, M. ~8 D* H, S
; E/ l" s. T( d3 M/ HJapanese aircraft losses
- y# s# u3 \0 }6 uD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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Allied Ships- Z0 x: m& g |& s* ~
AK Nampa Victory% d6 P0 K+ a4 l8 O% |6 }
MSW Execute
( S8 k+ ~* `* u* ^' O8 EDD Drayton& V$ ?) I/ M1 h
DD Yarnall
3 |9 j5 J- Y P$ M2 `AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, R- P7 N$ H$ n9 H" ?
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# i( J' W4 L. r3 h
DD Craven
8 y, l1 E- `6 [4 I7 UAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1
6 ~5 K" F, T6 lAK William Prouse3 F/ E0 f* \/ l( I: _
AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. _. a0 O( B$ R' r2 v! s& WAK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 15 o5 l! b$ P) t; ^! d E
AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 P1 |& }6 ]# g
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Allied ground losses:' c8 V3 f B1 K9 [$ N$ A( ?7 g0 R
14 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,541 t; W& T* D. T' J: f0 K* C' Z- w9 w
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Japanese aircraft
& f. t# D4 w& ? wD4Y Judy x 7/ c- _0 n! Z( r8 x! ]+ d
Ki-102a Randy x 2
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' X4 z; b% k" A3 O: qJapanese aircraft losses
D* E$ g5 g9 D/ t( FD4Y Judy: 3 damaged
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4 H1 P/ |. Z' Q; x zAllied Ships
0 N; ?) ]" n) V7 G5 q9 aAK Indus* h( L" t9 o9 n( l% s. X V [
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
t& M0 }* s( { W& ?* EAK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. H" p# W! W+ p2 N+ b. V" c, S j' z, L K0 U/ X$ z3 J
Allied ground losses:
: @& |; { A+ R( ]+ V13 casualties reported \7 @& j8 Z+ ~+ L! R# Y% o; n
Guns lost 2" B0 H: r" E& q+ ]1 q+ S+ q' [
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,561 q" c3 a- F, n x# r; B# [
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Japanese aircraft
: w- x1 d! A$ Q% B7 p8 ]# MG4M2 Betty x 117 @( C% ^6 ]0 D0 g+ Y
# j" A) m' c( |0 XJapanese aircraft losses
! }" w9 g4 w' G$ S1 E7 V5 qG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
/ n1 ^8 }$ |# F1 z4 _3 y4 L9 g4 j4 e( u: d9 N8 ~& u1 Q
Allied Ships4 K' I3 Z/ p" m6 a# W0 g8 D6 f4 s) }
DE Williams
- L) T0 `3 c' n8 k" f6 D1 P CAK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 O1 S3 R( S7 U( d7 G& R; p1 f' rCLAA Atlanta, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56$ V! Z( z; t' d% D
" L& V9 Q/ Q4 x3 G6 b9 IJapanese aircraft, f# l: [4 |* H
G4M2 Betty x 13* L- I; y. M) N; }9 ~
G4M2e Betty x 44 @8 j3 F# L9 q s( @
P1Y Frances x 3
2 b9 u) H/ f7 mKi-67 Peggy x 2( `/ F+ d, f3 Y; X
3 }8 u7 t9 k) l9 Y
Japanese aircraft losses( n7 {2 k+ K. z4 D) ~0 U
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged J$ L, Z5 O9 c- @
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged8 ^! x1 l0 v2 t: B. j
- Q4 a3 x. _! M- WAllied Ships) h6 ], f; |2 G3 ]! R
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 q! d+ c1 z& \& n, _3 {( Y
APD Joseph M. Auman. X$ i- P+ @" }5 \7 X% ~
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. R/ ?: f! T& h$ O# T# [. A3 `TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" o' S2 }: V2 c2 r( A" XAPD Bray
9 b7 O3 j, y, o3 X6 K: `! ~AK Wallace M. Tyler
# i3 K* |. \* U5 f! q' D; I8 f$ IAK John C. Preston+ Q- w9 J1 t. _, j/ n
TK Bahrein |