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1 M! T& f. y4 r; x9 SDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft% B0 E( C/ b6 q D7 Z; h2 |% O/ m
G4M2 Betty x 12
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?2 R5 ~7 V8 t5 y3 HJapanese aircraft losses9 @$ o4 A- j" v# s
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
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- v7 E& v: X5 }8 B4 L/ \; N" _Allied Ships6 H: Q) a5 V C/ l) i
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ L' x7 @7 H& B8 J F3 n' ]$ _2 L
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! [0 o8 c! Q: t l7 u7 J0 OTK Andrew Doria
8 y( e; y" M9 l- P5 f. b# [Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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Japanese aircraft& \6 G1 D F2 T9 ^- l* P' N# `! L
D4Y Judy x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
# c$ \; D2 K6 eD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged, [* C2 T9 }$ u; h
0 c/ _9 r( E# x, w# hAllied Ships
! \7 _, F: g; V& DDD John D. Edwards1 C" X' z2 s+ I- {$ M2 Z9 {
DD Tillman( @1 H0 Q3 f/ p! ^ s0 U
DD Welles* k* n; \* X3 d3 H
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
/ V+ j- @+ F6 k; S4 G- mDE Leslie L. B. Knox z; @6 x6 e6 c2 f
DD Craven( W4 i1 ]3 Z- U) h2 B9 ?
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,56
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) Y. G4 A$ R U2 V$ b* Y* K/ pJapanese aircraft* a2 d9 U" `& |, U w( A6 F/ @
A7M2 Reppu x 6$ z4 q* j+ e3 @; C5 e/ b3 F
D4Y Judy x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses% s: o' }1 o7 U
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships9 W& r: d3 g( j* m# Q# e& F6 n8 m4 x
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 g! d" q9 a2 e" P% R/ q* E+ L# X* `) V
Allied ground losses:3 W# j! t! X: d' B' @! d4 V' |
7 casualties reported4 H; b& I) t# B E1 b; z
Vehicles lost 1
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8 x# F8 N7 R* w5 j# E, pAircraft Attacking:' Q( ~, \0 B8 T, h
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet" T0 l, m$ A7 q! e5 C
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Ceylon and Bengal Sea
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25: A7 b, B& [4 i6 v2 v! R0 L
; y9 ?+ K# g& Z1 _Japanese aircraft
: }$ o Q) G: @6 N) u6 M2 cA7M2 Reppu x 6
9 l& k* Y0 ?# G; b2 dJ2M Jack x 5 x6 m `/ u+ K
J7W Shinden x 7
( { v' Y9 I6 Y, f7 d" FKi-84-Ic Frank x 61 K" u, i' M; z, p# a' e
, x) j+ u5 c$ R! Q1 L% |0 e& FAllied aircraft
4 z. J* E6 G: ?9 z" t- r x1 YB-29 Superfortress x 31
m6 ^8 j: o$ r: a4 d
2 n) D1 I1 n: b, o5 KJapanese aircraft losses
9 v# q1 X) b5 r; V7 d8 PA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
5 b- \* I7 m mJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
% G0 }8 S2 z# g7 S4 QJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged7 u' T7 B0 g( B4 M2 a+ {9 t* \
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
4 E/ _. ^1 @" w, Z) T! DP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
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6 J6 ~$ [" X, m6 ^Allied aircraft losses
8 [; b) Z- [; j* L( _6 K& D& x+ qB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged! g7 ^' r; T; g5 G
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Airbase hits 1
W' ^1 A2 D0 D3 zRunway hits 8
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,256 C9 e- w( e+ n
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Japanese aircraft# m& \7 `- B& t5 o0 ^; b. r+ @
B7A Grace x 3
7 ?* z! Z+ w) y3 [' VG4M2 Betty x 6& K% N9 B `. i* T3 C
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18# q' i, Y! {. ~
Ki-100 Tony x 9
1 b& I5 W5 G$ M! {4 L' Y, ]. h5 eKi-49 Helen x 2, {) N3 v M/ U( R" r+ [4 q, J
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
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( z2 r4 Y# O8 f0 { t. @' ^4 [# b! bAllied aircraft. T7 L# Q# L+ y" O% {* v
P-51D Mustang x 5
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9 K0 B; T: H' f/ l Q; g6 {Japanese aircraft losses
: e4 V. b7 f: C$ }) Z& G! zB7A Grace: 1 destroyed# e5 D o0 O0 p) j( `9 |( P) {
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 X1 q, h6 T0 Q' TKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed1 j4 b8 z$ M+ v# p! Q
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
' W) _0 @& `0 U3 a! I% J% l3 k, ^Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed) Y1 O+ J) P" Q% O& Y; o8 ^
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed4 |0 |# i4 X3 _
9 R! @, c! f1 y( T( N/ dAllied aircraft losses7 [" s- | z3 L
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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N1 `* [0 s% t7 N- TAllied Ships
- v7 H' r' M; ^8 r$ Y& R$ ]MSW Grebe
6 `* a2 O% a9 N! O) s3 I. pAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
7 \5 g: { [ h9 @# `( k" P7 y( sAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 x4 o2 O4 P$ P+ D3 H% t# s4 b+ ?# }; a5 {. J' u! o/ D
Allied ground losses:1 o, ?. \/ k% ~( J
21 casualties reported) L$ I0 {8 ~7 Z' }8 ~
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,259 M1 e3 {: e; R' W" [# d& ]
2 V0 Q2 V& ^6 oJapanese aircraft
: I9 ^0 Q: _% aB7A Grace x 3
' B1 H$ U0 k! m4 b1 V) O. ^G4M2 Betty x 6
/ x! o6 G- \6 jKi-43-IIa Oscar x 180 h% U+ K- }' R; K* L+ t5 ]* ^6 v) G
Ki-100 Tony x 92 y1 S( m* Y3 z3 R
Ki-49 Helen x 2
' C( \; [/ C. s0 q5 L" o F9 eKi-67 Peggy x 3, H6 H) z p) Z" M% y5 f
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Allied aircraft2 O' n7 L5 u U0 N
P-51D Mustang x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
; I* L- i! k$ ]) w' q6 IB7A Grace: 1 destroyed5 j- w# b6 `- L$ c8 [0 _; g
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 s+ D2 A6 ^; z! \8 p/ QKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
: s1 m# W0 |, V( q/ C+ lKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed+ \) b$ l5 |6 M% }6 z
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
" [# o5 E# I2 }* FKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed9 [" ?) b8 j( ~3 C" z0 H
) \* x/ _; F. g- ~" kAllied aircraft losses1 P* x. s `3 Z$ k: z) q7 Z
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 p( l" R! m2 T
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Allied Ships; M, }- L# w7 C n! Z
MSW Grebe# h$ r5 q( q. n2 n/ F
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
' z" u% a' M, U6 U6 |& tAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* s0 g, W$ p7 M- _
# J" I* _( O3 u$ k1 ?Allied ground losses:- e) J k% d; G, Y& ?4 p9 m# y
21 casualties reported; C0 S: m9 ^3 c6 O9 \' U) u7 p
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
( [0 d* ^; k; ?" _1 a0 sB7A Grace x 3
/ r- o, [2 R+ f7 V- v$ h2 rG4M2 Betty x 6
# b. H6 g% X |% W! X: hKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18) }) T6 ?$ r; q+ a5 Y, z
Ki-100 Tony x 9
- ~/ C' K4 _+ z: h4 H6 |Ki-49 Helen x 2- k- y! C( P6 f
Ki-67 Peggy x 3% x/ x. ?# J% E/ n- B
3 ?0 N' G5 S S2 L% _7 eAllied aircraft! @% n: a: ^( t ?9 l0 @/ v7 Y+ x
P-51D Mustang x 5# V+ j0 i3 S- k& B/ r4 }
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Japanese aircraft losses% I7 ?! P8 a9 c% U6 z' X/ i1 z
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed; O& c- r* V- U2 K" z* c% c: D
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
: A# J1 r+ e/ Q7 X. i7 IKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
% `" X5 J( T' Q# Q! sKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
% G' i9 B5 P) D5 rKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
5 E" E0 W I! m! l, A& yKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed2 N5 a( y' @! y7 R
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Allied aircraft losses$ q. |; u9 _0 b3 @* i3 `0 e
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged/ H% e: l& g# G) G# B+ u1 g9 [
9 o" m) W, a3 L# JAllied Ships
; z1 o) j$ P7 x6 hMSW Grebe* c* I. [! f; `/ l) G
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
+ T- G' j/ I5 S q3 VAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 s; a( C: B5 ^6 [: _8 d5 ?" n% k- B/ t3 o" ^% Y9 O* M: w
Allied ground losses:. H0 P& a$ r! g
21 casualties reported
% ]8 u3 p. K+ i3 fThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,30# P+ ?8 F2 Y g$ c# f
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Japanese aircraft: _* [, h3 Q# X' ?7 {2 K
P1Y Frances x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
* C* w" a( V1 k4 g2 q/ j0 `P1Y Frances: 3 damaged+ t& s! o$ g$ N/ g2 W* p
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0 a% Y1 x5 ^' v' B5 V6 H3 A% VCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 e: A; a2 l Z
/ a! {$ C9 S4 XAircraft Attacking:
2 f( B* a5 B$ N7 T( e, g3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet( K* b. v! H2 V2 W
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0 ]% }& ^$ O/ d4 r1 b" z& E1 c0 l/ ZDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25! y/ e G' Q" D; A5 x
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Japanese aircraft6 |% x+ s1 H3 Z
A7M2 Reppu x 5
! u, R. v3 e2 ^2 d: u @9 |J2M Jack x 65 F9 e7 f9 D A/ E' `+ ?
D4Y Judy x 37 P; Z# e( L" z/ x
B7A Grace x 6
: j# @' ~/ P% vG4M2 Betty x 3
% Y' B* b4 q$ r) v8 F5 ?1 ?+ BP1Y Frances x 63 A |, G* x d$ K4 q! b
Ki-67 Peggy x 11
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Allied aircraft
6 K) o- @, @ r. w9 AP-51D Mustang x 4
3 [' T' x$ V8 b! k" r+ ]8 s o% }/ k! G
Japanese aircraft losses! n* X" U/ e2 u: s- x5 S
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
, U3 m4 h. V$ X: _& mJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed7 D: m `% A. t; K! ~$ _
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
6 m4 A3 h3 r t; {3 T" T) xP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed! L2 M$ y5 J$ X* j7 ^- [! [4 s
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed K- B Q/ i W% V
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Allied aircraft losses
2 {1 U# m: t- TP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
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9 {9 X: R8 Q1 k, D6 T$ lDE Lovelace) X% P/ e* F! k5 C' M" n
DE Martin& Y1 X! ^+ D7 c# y8 L
LCI LCI-436
, g4 `" g* A2 b V) d6 k. eAPD Blessman, @4 H- I8 {- @* _0 h) i: b- C8 I
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. _+ V- f2 \0 H2 d! G2 B
AP Laurens
4 e, b& q8 _" H e/ GDD Mullany
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,257 z) b) r9 t- ?
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Japanese aircraft8 U+ F" J' H: e& s; X/ f; U
G4M2 Betty x 9' N, `+ E: ~ |: m$ C
+ u. ~! T; f3 |6 d( EAllied aircraft
! C7 i0 [2 X1 N: A g" r( a. gP-51D Mustang x 2
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3 S; q; L+ Y0 S0 x7 N7 S4 PJapanese aircraft losses
- K3 r& B' I* Q0 ^0 ]G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged" _% s8 S" U+ {8 z
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Allied Ships
4 K/ z1 ` I; M8 M9 \. yAP Henrico; t, T/ x% K3 c4 e# a
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 W! U% V+ o4 h% `( ^8 ^LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* S/ j% G8 o0 c1 ]
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; v; Z! E/ ^# X sDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
( s, q' V7 A# bA7M2 Reppu x 5
- [3 r. M- J4 ^8 Q) VJ2M Jack x 2
" }# o& ?! o N% P- ]# N/ }& LJ7W Shinden x 6
* S: y G. E' cKi-84-Ic Frank x 4
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Allied aircraft
, T# M9 l9 [, M: \P-38J Lightning x 16
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+ _2 N+ S @- T# B5 H6 n1 [, AJapanese aircraft losses
' w( \! C: [ J, {A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed2 h, V9 \$ h. Z6 L; I
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Allied aircraft losses( X* F: V; t4 w
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft
; C+ j8 k% z2 L" rJ2M Jack x 2) s: O$ F' y3 F4 _4 y
G4M2 Betty x 23 f9 w5 ~% O8 P
P1Y Frances x 2' q7 W$ l3 w7 @2 S" f0 O' p0 `. Y
Ki-67 Peggy x 4$ d# Y$ L1 w: b2 X2 R
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Q. e& T: L/ F- k& V: ^8 iKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged: o% c- g; e- q
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Allied Ships9 A* d1 F" k4 Z; H! b4 u8 h
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 A% P, A: b% o5 ^9 q6 y
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 a7 x6 F0 `0 U# [' E" M+ P+ n; ]
DM Gamble, heavy damage
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!8 g! A8 x% @ k. K; e( e' t4 T
2 j4 e) o( Q3 Y" k( S9 ADay Air attack on TF at 14,23: v' |8 j) w- d, n6 U" q1 }
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Japanese aircraft) @) ]; i# ], J
D4Y Judy x 24
( V3 ]( W' s% V* d- B( Q: _& ]Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
, e9 R. c" p+ X5 ~& w9 SKi-100 Tony x 68 p2 l; k$ T7 b8 ~/ z* |; ^
Ki-30 Ann x 51: A. c$ X+ A& X2 y$ V- k+ e3 _
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Japanese aircraft losses. Z4 c* ?& `6 c2 p, h }
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed$ c6 t9 h- A) t: r' G" ]
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
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5 b% m9 u! J" [ VAllied Ships
1 p6 O% j8 y* E2 _$ H( F. U" UAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire/ U$ C) U9 ?0 p* U$ P( x& D8 ]4 T! q
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 G5 x0 j$ h6 r0 W( a( UDD Irwin
! n- q6 }" L. u$ {DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
% h1 f. Z& K1 y, g: PDD Quiberon, heavy damage. U( }! M- v+ Z4 s f& z5 r' j
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 i2 B: y: U: F' g- F3 \DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ D1 I2 J( F0 m
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 V9 y! b% a8 I/ D. }- V3 jAK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ S# a1 y* A0 e7 v6 BDE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 X' z7 b0 v T \, i8 SDM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ Y6 G* K* O1 O& [
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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2 v- z8 z) U0 J. qJapanese aircraft( {/ S$ l# B' ?! |
D4Y Judy x 12; {. ?6 e/ B" z1 F# q$ S) ^
G4M2 Betty x 37 g( O& x3 R/ p. J3 s
* d; Q9 H, r' W$ k4 WAllied aircraft0 _6 H; Y% H+ P8 R* \
P-51D Mustang x 2
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/ f4 O; `4 Q0 @: Q/ V" b; gJapanese aircraft losses
' R& `( L2 ?1 l' gD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
+ C6 A* r) |+ C4 t
0 E+ |3 {5 S# Z, N/ ?' u8 r" wAllied Ships
/ W! S' h5 A8 A9 n. U: y4 I$ GLCI(G) LCI(G)-799 M C' {0 n3 H0 J/ `) x1 V+ a. a
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ y, i. r3 R, g" a7 ]( N
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage8 ~ t) `# K) J/ i& m
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 o8 ?% O. P0 n* e* Q4 c9 VAPD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 a1 y/ u$ }4 F% P
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5 q" g7 W# O+ i5 @Day Air attack on TF at 12,28
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Japanese aircraft" `! q2 k& b$ \; _8 F
G4M2 Betty x 4. C: g% p. {* V; P, _ f, G z
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Japanese aircraft losses0 H& w# P- w0 t8 _
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged8 h0 n3 M6 r) z% q% T+ U& c0 l q) l
' F5 u1 C8 h8 ? B# D! x SAllied Ships
4 z+ Z5 ?! `4 s4 D MAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) U( l* H" B: \
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