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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56; H) @* L. r. e1 l5 k- ^/ m
0 z8 c( {( }- y: {: M7 t' @Japanese aircraft
5 r) W1 w+ t7 aG4M2 Betty x 120 N0 S0 I- F T! S
) |, p- V$ I5 ?( _4 _Japanese aircraft losses
/ C" y% _" J8 TG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
' w* ^; J3 d5 ?7 R3 V2 g" i( a) Q. I
Allied Ships
+ W( ?& o; l9 B9 [6 k S. CTK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, \6 m: ^' k6 E' s# e# RTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& V# S0 x w" B6 Z7 T! i1 |7 [, K% |TK Andrew Doria# H; I0 I+ l: Q* e
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56 l# R1 \$ Z# {* Q
7 G' |7 A$ m, }! g8 O' S
Japanese aircraft
8 ?0 h& r% B v6 y8 V- {$ t$ u D3 yD4Y Judy x 22
- r+ _; m- [+ p3 T6 k* T- ?6 a3 [ E6 K D2 O! e% j/ f
Japanese aircraft losses+ K! A& F& |$ K$ \, T
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged: _! R" x' X. C: Q
8 R. Y4 e# b: r3 \Allied Ships
: C6 C6 B; j, ~$ P. I8 \4 ?DD John D. Edwards
/ D( Z. K, |4 j2 X: qDD Tillman
( s2 \9 o- j! |# K% H3 fDD Welles
) J: V f) u$ ^) V6 y( N7 N/ b$ UAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
2 Z' I+ G8 s: _0 z4 |DE Leslie L. B. Knox9 i1 f- w- C9 p
DD Craven
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+ E6 J7 ]. X6 n* k! `Day Air attack on TF at 53,56
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& `5 B. K4 k: CJapanese aircraft
+ ?( P. [+ k" E- aA7M2 Reppu x 6
6 f$ G4 U D; f$ d5 WD4Y Judy x 2: h6 p, s0 B9 c/ n5 Y3 q, k. Y9 Y
( o; b p# K- M+ j$ m: NJapanese aircraft losses
$ T. J C1 c; }( {D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
- o2 z% U6 ] K2 E" C: q2 A* E
, L# }9 @8 P+ C- rAllied Ships
3 B9 V$ q6 Q6 | L8 x# u' Z9 _AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* g: j$ |- C0 Y3 p6 J% d7 u7 b& l) P: Y: Q' m
Allied ground losses:7 F5 Z. J3 z( b0 V
7 casualties reported
1 e+ A+ b3 R; H" D* YVehicles lost 1* [1 c7 k8 I! S; p/ B
8 r4 L; t8 H1 {- [( QAircraft Attacking:
, }$ W8 f7 H6 r( F1 u3 U7 s6 C1 r2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet/ r: s0 [; G5 s. m# i# c" s
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8 ~* L" C) c- C, \3 g+ ^: H: PCeylon and Bengal Sea
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
9 a" J# c6 |+ P+ s% D
1 |0 u2 ^/ @$ }8 L+ b8 {9 LJapanese aircraft
0 y2 C, n, b9 k; h9 {9 R3 XA7M2 Reppu x 6
& @. o2 T0 t( R0 P& pJ2M Jack x 5
9 e: [( Q) l) eJ7W Shinden x 7
& u" y2 t5 d* D) p. pKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
! S5 c& f( x; n! E+ ]" _1 D/ m* `
, R( ]- G+ J- E5 PAllied aircraft
0 o$ C2 L- A' h" y. l; ?3 DB-29 Superfortress x 31& m% r* o4 K$ m' ?, E& C
- N( r: q. `1 {" u, d- f" A) a8 N
Japanese aircraft losses! s. z0 {8 Y1 X( Y
A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged) f! A* V; n% B* U) u V
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged& U. x( R) |+ f7 `5 v2 g
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged& ?+ h% e8 o) F# [
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
. J+ j3 w) `6 }% J, x8 TP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed; e6 g2 t- C8 m, l
3 v5 ]1 ^2 w M5 f
Allied aircraft losses
' ^# c$ j/ x$ q4 N* cB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
/ c/ S2 }$ ^$ ?1 M0 {
* d6 l% v% h* CAirbase hits 1% d8 X( k3 J6 N; C
Runway hits 8/ Q3 O. S# {4 y- e T' `
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25. b" E9 c% g5 y: ?3 Y! l
+ s, K. @3 G- u# l7 h+ o% bJapanese aircraft
3 P. S/ ]) y6 F. |! O$ hB7A Grace x 3( g1 s7 C. ]7 |6 P
G4M2 Betty x 6- u: `5 h; j W5 A
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18& B: ]4 {! N7 ~! q
Ki-100 Tony x 9
; P; R# ~; e5 R$ {; j+ J: i; s* FKi-49 Helen x 2! R1 M) J" `5 L8 X
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
2 @' J$ @9 K) ~7 ^6 v+ U; V5 {: x6 ?( N0 | J
Allied aircraft( F) r z1 H2 s9 Z
P-51D Mustang x 52 N' a; @8 H# S
3 x- O/ w" H% ]" t( N3 [0 QJapanese aircraft losses% C) w8 c+ p4 v2 s. S) y: u
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed+ l+ X8 ^5 k; V/ N7 N8 x
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
# X& ?( w+ r/ F0 M/ Z+ }Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
' i6 W0 B7 G# v3 CKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
- ?! g5 r% m. h+ g5 o) \Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed5 V* S. q! p7 E- Q* u# S
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed Q u( a& p% U z8 z7 `7 q
) R( c& h, b3 eAllied aircraft losses
' Y M: s/ g0 w6 F7 P: f; C. _3 QP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
- x; ?; m8 c$ N5 d' t9 o9 I6 i3 G4 G( K/ l
Allied Ships
' ~+ N6 ?( w: HMSW Grebe& w4 o# i* i0 R9 E+ k% c
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
3 i+ L6 M' {6 ]# Y, J0 yAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# l+ ]" g) P, E+ O( z: t
4 r2 r( s6 z2 p4 bAllied ground losses:
: _7 x! ~# e* X4 J5 J21 casualties reported; P5 X0 d+ u: F5 V _+ e
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25& t/ ~% Q& B e R% [ n
' o4 K* K1 b# J+ m5 j& sJapanese aircraft. q% W% D# V; U9 C' ?
B7A Grace x 3, O, N9 s8 D& n z6 X+ Q
G4M2 Betty x 6
( n& d2 f$ `+ z5 g8 k: VKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18' d) i- J& L" k
Ki-100 Tony x 9" e' W! Q8 R! G" M) X
Ki-49 Helen x 2
; |% Q; V# d: n: g' @0 B* ] ?4 G7 JKi-67 Peggy x 3
9 g# I3 c$ J1 |. W" l
9 c0 F& M: y" y' ~4 |: @! NAllied aircraft
# c' i7 ~; \$ d, e" [P-51D Mustang x 5 R# ]( Q% R5 c/ l* u
& g+ k$ `+ E( W5 q9 ~% jJapanese aircraft losses: d' f+ ~. z; n. P. T0 ?
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed4 S s# ^. _( `) d
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
% d2 J# y! ^( v) r5 X) oKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
: L0 } Y: o6 x0 x- I2 b4 q: G7 XKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed9 P, b% G) u U- E- z
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
2 v* }& Y) \/ t% |6 s" jKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
3 d: |( G z. S) z9 e G9 v, ~* \/ m
Allied aircraft losses" n% g4 R" {8 w
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships0 N* c9 Q. H$ V6 X
MSW Grebe. X P2 ~- m. L) {1 N* ?
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
. U4 [, G$ E8 ~: o, m9 @AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) T5 ]: h5 M- \$ K
4 M. @- S; ?2 M5 x$ T/ g# yAllied ground losses:
; x; O- O& e# g) M. a+ S V21 casualties reported3 o" P; t9 g# t: d% [4 X2 T
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
5 f' l1 O6 d% l/ h4 M; p2 W; P; b1 Z; U3 h8 W j" c8 b5 m
Japanese aircraft/ H" M, b/ v) R+ V. e/ y+ q
B7A Grace x 3
2 K T# f6 v( z/ t1 ?' fG4M2 Betty x 6$ j! _$ _1 v+ h6 t1 I
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
! y6 J; M. j M+ |# TKi-100 Tony x 99 o" I: R5 t' _) u" _' m/ a0 A$ p- k
Ki-49 Helen x 2$ X3 j* x- u( c$ {" x& E
Ki-67 Peggy x 3. n5 u! E( t/ o8 P: O' U {
& R# f: A6 d" y1 R; S/ O# cAllied aircraft8 `8 ~9 {4 Q0 M0 Y+ b* X$ r& M- H
P-51D Mustang x 5' J, T) t) ^. u8 c" i& H5 d6 X" X( O; r
0 S7 w. X7 F+ M% k$ |! m. K7 W
Japanese aircraft losses4 O$ q1 m+ A% B6 s7 b" q E
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed4 }0 u5 \ f5 N X
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 {/ \/ L: _1 s% |2 i; {3 ]0 m
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
+ n/ e6 ]% W/ n. `6 r- Z; p8 oKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
: Z- |+ p% ^1 B6 K" r9 zKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
4 X* {# Z( W6 d3 }3 c7 }% \Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed/ E: K9 |* X4 G1 ]& R) C" D( N9 a& {
5 ~9 U8 V- `' J$ X3 t0 j% L3 Y& _1 j
Allied aircraft losses
* B' V V/ p" P. J4 i% y3 b" GP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 u5 X( L3 ~% D6 [ w6 X! A9 X4 Q+ l( o% o
Allied Ships. `% J8 r! W {: m7 C
MSW Grebe( z/ q4 k: ^+ d+ a3 R. @
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1; U) P: e4 w. y6 C
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! I8 h5 F9 H5 h5 y
) m! H+ H+ S# IAllied ground losses:+ } t. ?7 Z% ~
21 casualties reported3 m. a# w, x9 a4 q) z
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!: X, _7 D2 d/ c7 ]6 G: O ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,30
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$ N) O$ x) l( h" k; E" x p( I" |Japanese aircraft
7 A8 m; Y% O- x. x! Y+ Q! m/ zP1Y Frances x 3
: \) C4 p2 w4 b8 \: x8 g/ l
& Z( w: }" T2 R5 l% U# R! L' d; `Japanese aircraft losses0 Y# k; c2 Q7 R4 U2 K
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
0 }7 M: s3 b$ K/ q. Z) a( D
r- H2 a" H5 S7 m) \Allied Ships# V. k$ h& P" v+ z, o( [. L* L
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; r0 Z% [+ N9 s6 L, U
h( `8 Q! R& F1 _$ AAircraft Attacking:
8 w* a! Y1 H I/ S0 D1 y! d3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet. k" ]& \# l2 z/ s2 P( R
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,257 [( B" ^3 D& q% x+ u, y+ o
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Japanese aircraft7 F* H% T2 f2 J: ~( s$ c
A7M2 Reppu x 59 V) ~( N1 ]7 F, M
J2M Jack x 6
) e: Q0 |6 J" T+ x+ eD4Y Judy x 3
* u d, }8 |7 u6 h) V( P2 N* iB7A Grace x 6
) A# L8 c `7 K5 LG4M2 Betty x 3 { F7 V2 Z) r2 z# G
P1Y Frances x 6
% U/ ~5 O) D# q2 ~Ki-67 Peggy x 11$ r- ]8 y9 Y6 B" s, ^
* d/ M& a, h: [' ^5 MAllied aircraft
2 E) s- o8 r& h9 k- \3 [3 UP-51D Mustang x 4 w4 O! B: J- U
) u/ F$ |0 `* P0 T! U
Japanese aircraft losses
; y3 J) x; k4 J+ H* wA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
' ?, T1 n9 E; ~9 J; hJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed7 {* E! U. P* i
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
# u0 E, B; l# H) M' o. ^2 RP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed& G! A" B$ j) G
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
3 y( z, p% b; X. p4 g
/ e" o( N( k+ ?0 @; qAllied aircraft losses
+ p* t7 X1 b& a! J( J7 XP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships+ N& f. w |1 J3 Q
DE Lovelace
2 ^4 G: ~7 g4 }' P' o' cDE Martin* S. z+ E9 v7 o1 ]
LCI LCI-436
+ z- k% W/ o/ A9 I$ hAPD Blessman
7 ^: ?8 e3 s: i' I4 e1 @APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- k, T4 \, A' @3 o: j
AP Laurens% R, c! i" A% n. M: w
DD Mullany9 Y7 E& Y8 R1 P
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25/ s9 {* h& M+ `( {
% \( }- e+ O6 T4 uJapanese aircraft, `8 ]& b1 |6 s& ^( s! e
G4M2 Betty x 9
8 `; x! a5 I; i: f# Z/ x: J/ z( ?% f9 ?8 i$ g! X! |- |
Allied aircraft, r! a, o* j F B1 B4 \
P-51D Mustang x 2- W' J6 {5 f- y0 E( z) n y
* d) |2 w f, D3 i6 s8 x6 u& V0 \
Japanese aircraft losses' d2 i" b9 y' G8 Z& e g z6 n
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships
- H8 m8 S n" w [+ bAP Henrico3 H( l5 |) }! i/ s: K. e
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 O# z: Q4 E P$ H( g
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! [+ m1 d9 z0 ^6 c3 j9 KDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
; }5 T7 p! B; z" b' tA7M2 Reppu x 5
3 [/ n) l% Q* ^7 q; X; D8 DJ2M Jack x 2
1 N" ? j9 k2 Z8 f, e. P4 E+ |) mJ7W Shinden x 6
1 q4 Q) {) D9 ?( S# TKi-84-Ic Frank x 4
/ x! [" N1 [0 m* n; J" ]3 s) a5 s
Allied aircraft
7 p( x1 o# E$ I2 y, u- n2 HP-38J Lightning x 16- B. l! r* }& f5 Y c3 L& z
$ h! f I: q& H5 j8 v- }3 L" y
Japanese aircraft losses7 v- d4 g/ f* I6 `
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed# d: a3 s4 ~, z3 n" w+ `
4 v' V& H6 d1 j% `+ }Allied aircraft losses
$ ?% `1 ~1 _0 q. b5 {# ~P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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( }' U1 S$ Z5 ^0 eDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft
* n6 b/ S- L- } c& lJ2M Jack x 26 u; L3 m) t$ F$ l
G4M2 Betty x 2
2 q! y! ~! m6 x+ aP1Y Frances x 2
0 m P v) s# F3 `/ [Ki-67 Peggy x 4
3 e9 @" ~; u5 g k; A0 {, q
3 m( t$ w0 k6 a( u2 NJapanese aircraft losses
7 a& I) m+ q+ F ?* R- y- @& C5 DKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged" A* _6 K6 w6 d, ?* D) C/ n
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Allied Ships4 d0 _7 D* N" f0 c' P2 j% ]
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ q4 l2 M' e+ Y3 N/ S
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; c: R2 u; m GDM Gamble, heavy damage
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) h% u8 I8 U1 K6 e% d8 OThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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" q7 n9 g, Q x2 \5 ` FDay Air attack on TF at 14,23" O' n0 ]8 C+ U7 x- j0 w: z
$ r4 G8 x6 M! G; Y% lJapanese aircraft
) H5 C4 ^% z6 GD4Y Judy x 243 L3 o6 q6 n1 l* }! a+ v. U' k2 L
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
' ]5 {0 t9 `6 fKi-100 Tony x 6
* g# N7 k# S3 e- T& L* wKi-30 Ann x 51
: |+ t4 x% x1 c& I# q
" ~% \9 a) W& iJapanese aircraft losses! z0 {* o2 i; i8 O/ k
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
/ l% i. B; I4 _7 iKi-30 Ann: 3 damaged
9 k7 j, a& M, d$ J ]- g
5 j7 R/ m4 W+ w3 BAllied Ships
. N3 {. Z$ v% v0 gAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
7 U6 f! b& }5 c1 j1 i& N: E( Y! SAK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% {7 ?. s4 y$ M) Q5 oDD Irwin' R" l. T, o+ [# Z' P
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
0 c. u9 r2 d* F1 e; d* K& SDD Quiberon, heavy damage
* {) l; j# ?8 x1 B5 y/ XDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; H% D4 t, E* z# uDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! g7 \5 e& y" |- }4 b4 h3 B
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! Y2 h! d6 E' S" r/ H, F5 o
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& J9 s3 t1 b& ?4 R( D) h! Q, Z
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
: v! l. j+ U6 |1 B8 I- b: YDM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* r9 i3 K7 s& ~- G; F
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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1 o( |8 b( L/ c' `- {, {% ZDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25' ]) \( I2 y" ^% |
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Japanese aircraft+ G o2 m7 q5 D
D4Y Judy x 12
. u" K6 @$ Z9 {% xG4M2 Betty x 3
& `6 G5 K: z, Y' f5 u/ I% s" R% `: d3 y ?% g6 M2 }! |
Allied aircraft7 t+ m: ~7 v! ^. n3 M
P-51D Mustang x 2
8 A8 V$ B7 B: o4 p! q# x3 a3 [$ G5 ^3 y; n6 o* Y
Japanese aircraft losses! S/ ?: @& A0 K6 S
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed0 j1 E1 \# @" A& F. I2 y
0 ]" N4 ^& f: B- ?5 q Y: m5 K
Allied Ships
8 c3 f% j% o j( iLCI(G) LCI(G)-79( L8 A. ]4 f6 N
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; w' D" X6 C7 q: v( `0 h
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage1 T3 Z; @0 j5 [; P
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire" z s0 w. v# I1 w9 B" R+ j
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 k/ o) \7 a8 L& w/ \6 G2 Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,286 N) k+ m: N/ B) M4 H$ K; W4 g! Z
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Japanese aircraft: g3 L S% a; G: i9 ~
G4M2 Betty x 4
2 e# J _9 X/ j1 U" l _! { D4 y* p# R, H, a. E5 n
Japanese aircraft losses$ j4 r5 V! f6 M5 [& R
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
! j8 F; V4 F3 u6 R1 ^
: \6 [! h ^" A7 D6 F; i4 GAllied Ships
, c5 ?) c! `6 n, N/ H& g* w: @AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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