Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
4 B# q" A5 a# O7 D; lconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.+ c3 s5 O3 [6 a, h! J. [7 G0 r
5 P, j* W( M/ S. w+ hMost of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank, W: K6 f3 b, ]/ z+ \4 u
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap" ~$ b' |# e E
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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' \$ V0 T" U- f- n1 H: u) ZIn Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45- U; H3 C. k5 p, [+ K' K' ?
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( ^2 R- f" m9 _3 v/ ~4 [, p* sBonins( J" v- L2 }' Q
- Z$ T' Q- K8 }0 Q* aDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
2 U& ]& p0 Q# d- r" S- J% X( | v& H9 \% j! Q N/ g
Japanese aircraft& `* e+ c+ u% G* \9 l8 f) [
A7M2 Reppu x 333 Z0 ^9 H& B* ^
J7W Shinden x 10
" J4 Y, k" \7 K' YKi-84-Ic Frank x 31- I b+ X; j" S/ ^3 w* j9 a
Ki-100 Tony x 13, T& T5 H) z7 s; k8 N2 H
Ki-102a Randy x 21
4 l k3 q: x3 L# i: _: g. }+ V, I1 |( j6 |# M
Allied aircraft( V* E$ Z# ?2 C7 F8 z
P-61A Black Widow x 2
+ _7 h; [' @4 \8 @0 i* MPB4Y Liberator x 34 n3 y4 ^ _& | d- _. u+ K1 R- g
B-24J Liberator x 24. |3 J3 o/ T. `) j
9 f5 M7 Q9 b# A. P. KJapanese aircraft losses
% [8 u' q. S/ ~3 V& wA7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged6 i" ?+ I! b5 }
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
( G. D% w" e$ ~' a; R1 {( X9 m& WKi-100 Tony: 4 damaged2 n" P I1 W) i# Y
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged# j: o1 q5 O! u5 I+ o0 z/ m# ?
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Allied aircraft losses
* e: b2 B+ q* ` Y, D8 w0 g* \P-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed1 e1 }" {, m2 q: h
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed0 J; x4 L/ A! o [$ S
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed3 A' ]$ d- k5 \7 k- L7 q
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,535 t0 M. f" R P* q6 T k- ~( s9 L
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Japanese aircraft4 Y. O' ~ f, a4 n
A7M2 Reppu x 6' ]$ p( A* w2 `
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 242 K9 Q {4 r& P+ V2 w5 ]
Ki-102a Randy x 10# ^- r+ y+ d _$ h: }7 W
% j9 k" \9 l6 o/ Q* E
Allied aircraft6 J5 H5 J; K0 p
F6F Hellcat x 29
' U0 K; N6 m/ I8 V2 F6 }4 v( YF4U-1D Corsair x 14
1 x7 y* S' L* C: GCorsair IV x 6
- J) ?' c9 b8 d" n/ W q8 e RSB2C Helldiver x 20; w7 I3 n! ]8 w
TBM Avenger x 18+ x' v% j% x) U
9 X- w) m0 f! O F7 |7 \* z; ^Japanese aircraft losses
8 @$ i" W8 t8 ~$ U. }6 B2 l% fA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed
5 }$ T* \* D' H& [7 m z$ kKi-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
/ G) V# K- I1 b( x$ Y% l' mKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed# a3 Q3 P7 ?# t* t g @" x1 \/ c# V
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. G: ^7 ?- n$ a! KF6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed) [! L% A* }. R, V/ k
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged8 k% [2 C; Q$ s5 t
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged8 @$ r3 R2 b- p _3 H. ^1 E
/ c0 ]8 A6 I" Z+ `7 M2 h) K4 PJapanese ground losses:) Y+ ?& I I' J
7 casualties reported3 P+ |, c. [1 ]
, x/ Y- l, R6 B
Airbase hits 24 U* R6 `/ Y7 D
Airbase supply hits 1
5 |" }; m) W0 D, q1 w, N, eRunway hits 168 y' y+ x' H2 m0 R; ~( o
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,536 P0 i. y- S, [- ?( W) h/ i8 l, I
- d) `( n3 @2 I7 v P2 X" ?8 FJapanese aircraft
* d& I! p. q/ _- u# k" hKi-84-Ic Frank x 1
8 G4 y. d* `1 T* k4 [
# n8 U' Q4 @+ C* ?Allied aircraft
+ v- A, j- L; C+ AF4U-1D Corsair x 48
9 r3 h" S# o+ z9 U$ q' w1 T( d8 ~TBM Avenger x 44
/ G! W, l, \% Y& z% p4 J1 y6 s* j7 C1 g7 W( J$ W
Japanese aircraft losses
8 ]7 _+ L9 P& B" {Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed6 Z! f* u: o3 K9 S/ P# u! o* v
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed) s* V5 ]3 V* b# e5 c& T
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
3 ^' G: J: n1 }6 _. o2 D- v+ L/ H2 |) M+ J
Allied aircraft losses$ c# ] r1 I7 @2 e
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
: J$ B0 q2 P* I* `- D20 casualties reported
" y7 |8 f; a) w: h+ G k& mGuns lost 1% Y1 m9 }: L" d7 B- i2 j
) ]3 u$ b" h, T9 G; h- N9 wRunway hits 26
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8 O; B" @ ^; P9 ]7 qDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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1 [5 Z+ w$ S) @/ `6 IJapanese aircraft
' `( E: g" T! I! m1 r4 c/ ono flights
. K6 t9 M2 ?& s1 C. a& w5 R/ d
_4 a; e1 w) i- i, T- L! t2 ]Allied aircraft
% n4 f3 B' e& G. K7 O& ~$ sB-29 Superfortress x 64; w; ^" q7 m5 \- n# D$ _
, j% @" n6 h: yJapanese aircraft losses3 Z( X8 b" M# Q2 y6 q
A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
- ` v/ D' g1 l2 n3 i/ \, zD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
$ F. g- n6 z9 Q8 L% D9 v1 N7 AJ7W Shinden: 1 destroyed# K+ m4 k9 c! O
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Allied aircraft losses
% J, E; g# u$ k- C6 Y% @: IB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
" H5 e9 I. T& F9 |6 i% ^- y; z* m+ ]1 |9 l* i
Japanese ground losses:" O4 n/ M3 ]( I% W4 \7 s" M% E5 @5 E+ Z
42 casualties reported
9 I E3 o) C& \4 ~/ W0 A2 HGuns lost 2, b! Z7 C9 f1 L6 B' G1 O
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Airbase hits 6
( ?' V; c5 {4 {6 n8 F! NAirbase supply hits 5- M! N1 M5 M7 u& j9 c9 q
Runway hits 124. `: T+ Y, `( g _8 W- G" O5 G; c
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54& |. Q( w9 [. w" V
* C, A1 X6 K- A+ e4 RJapanese aircraft h) M' {+ g% ]: R) e' P
D4Y Judy x 179 |/ p. @- L2 L h3 z0 ^5 k
B7A Grace x 2
7 N+ ~" g! n' [2 R9 P. y9 q
. r/ A" _+ {) _. DJapanese aircraft losses
: H3 ?1 L5 N. G, y/ V9 ]5 I8 ]D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged: G7 M0 ~4 r5 M; ]. u
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed3 W5 h( H1 H$ W9 }2 d4 R
' G6 c% u" g6 H# ^Allied Ships; u# D& `1 E3 t# x7 _
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 \& B' S d2 R. {
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# h& A3 O2 b6 K( h0 |3 M& N/ ~DE Tinsman, f* G5 C' N' S& j
DE Abercrombie
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Allied ground losses:8 \& @* d, N6 H
30 casualties reported
W$ g1 E: D3 fGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,566 U7 n3 C* y- I8 o5 A: L. L
8 p: o, {. r* v
Japanese aircraft4 b/ z: G0 C; y; H
G4M2 Betty x 14
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) V5 ?7 M7 w& e6 v* t! w/ L9 t# KJapanese aircraft losses
5 s e# Q7 ^0 [4 g; ~+ I' mG4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged s5 H7 p: g5 c1 E% V
9 `- z2 `6 B$ i. z
Allied Ships" Y# Y% D3 D" D! |
DE Richard S. Bull
4 t* P @6 P! o/ D2 ?1 h% RDE Cecil J. Doyle7 o! ^, c! O K% m
DE Charles E. Brannon
* n: b6 {8 g& V3 j9 C x0 B4 c( [AK Cape Stevens
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- U% s9 z( K: ~! k' L4 E( HDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft
* M- ]# o- ~: W" X( CG4M2 Betty x 12
+ Y$ ?4 T+ }# P" v C8 K5 N
; d+ S8 N- f+ C' U3 iJapanese aircraft losses3 s1 @/ N! G, z! T
G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged. i8 d: o$ G/ l& r z) y' U
: k' m+ F6 q" k; q IAllied Ships& J' b+ l& Q: k3 N: V
DE Charles E. Brannon$ W$ ~, p# C9 F, I4 Z
AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ Y( ] X7 a% D- ]2 d2 L' s1 m
% Z8 v7 l/ ~* O$ x @% d9 Y0 y( u; @# d9 G
Allied ground losses:7 l' o+ ]& K6 l/ f6 s8 m
7 casualties reported) m8 ?( D$ d, m, T* n
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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% b1 o& e, x `+ aJapanese aircraft
' q$ y4 j0 C2 l8 uD4Y Judy x 54 I* ?# e5 H5 d* e' l
B5N Kate x 13
6 q4 K" T3 _ D3 N8 i3 }! [; e/ a7 O, j2 \. ~1 L
Japanese aircraft losses
6 z% P( R* Q3 C- C/ ~' x& q) m7 sD4Y Judy: 3 damaged" j7 q- T+ F7 P6 Z1 n, G/ j
B5N Kate: 13 destroyed% T' f p+ s2 {4 [1 U- u+ i0 D
8 g% |1 L" i! P/ H8 ^1 cAllied Ships, N$ ^+ K# ^7 P8 g
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 F* \4 p* Y. I1 S; F$ V- a
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 E( e7 C' ]9 r/ X$ P; SAPD Cavallaro4 S, w o6 r+ P4 j( u( D
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire* {6 n5 v8 P6 ^; f2 c
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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% m5 s* }1 @- G1 O5 lJapanese aircraft
" {( M' c: P" kG4M2 Betty x 22" Y8 u* u m( V& b! ]) W- `
G4M2e Betty x 4
U. [5 o! e% t$ q3 @/ b6 X, aKi-67 Peggy x 6( N4 i3 O4 P4 ?" j) v0 I! [
4 U1 x e) z; [# q# {( IJapanese aircraft losses
( [6 K/ F8 y( `G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged6 U" H% ]8 M" ~6 s: }. y
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged y/ A' k; z$ m
0 E5 p" O7 M0 B/ q: _
Allied Ships& `% {4 P9 d2 U% i: f6 w, c
APD Schmidt ~; b3 ?% _$ S" r- {& T
AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" M3 r) ]6 v* [' H6 ^0 j5 A% H
TK Panda1 }) p. v9 F, y, D! g
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage$ F1 R. M5 h: v/ T
TK Brandywine* C3 O, V: _2 ?. n2 [. V0 v7 g+ b
DMS Harding5 W3 e# b# E: M
TK Housatonic
* m& t9 o }7 Z' k4 CTK Andrew Doria
7 i$ n+ o( z! Y, d0 H) w$ BTK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. y- o; E+ t" U. {& o8 ?3 TTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" H) s' @: [( @- F6 nAPD Joseph M. Auman
6 D3 G' S/ N2 L _" Q% x7 CTK Silver Cloud0 k+ f% ~! | b7 |8 U1 _4 r: x
0 `3 a& Q- ^# G9 aAircraft Attacking:& I- d0 ^7 G: ?, W. }8 f: a$ T
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,56# e: K4 [) z2 z# H* t8 u1 g9 e- g/ ?& E
N8 R* M, S( e4 W a3 ?Japanese aircraft. ?) }6 w- x$ s/ a* x
G4M2 Betty x 3
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& U, Z' n+ x( ]No Japanese losses! J5 E' [# c+ K+ U# h9 Q
8 Y, X9 m2 I& A3 B0 {& t0 u4 W5 rAllied Ships
4 d/ ]/ M3 W, a- I l; wAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 W% U, A( N+ k* e0 ~5 v
( _" v! g3 {. t2 L2 O1 h2 E* L" fAllied ground losses:3 t8 s) u1 c' ^1 l9 F) @
34 casualties reported6 X; t( W& s3 W1 i; B/ k
Vehicles lost 47 J6 ?' S3 x; i
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!/ F- x+ Z c3 x, \( U R8 v" m' L
- m7 c% y' y" y0 `; M0 U BDay Air attack on TF at 65,58( z1 ^ A. L: K: }1 s: X5 O
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Japanese aircraft N" u: c! g! G6 ^5 D, u% f- P7 T: N
B7A Grace x 7
$ q1 W% ]; x5 r+ s& P+ `G4M2 Betty x 6
/ X7 u. ]4 \4 w, X, W2 q, }G4M2e Betty x 3) G- ~; X2 ^7 n" P! ~; ?% [
P1Y Frances x 6
' w# I7 w5 g+ o- N8 U# RKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51
& A2 q( `9 y: v% a, ^* HKi-102a Randy x 3
. G6 v' K9 Y& {6 E# p/ c8 n5 _, sKi-67 Peggy x 12
+ Y# Q" W( ]$ F- @/ K7 ~( J, f
1 a8 Q# D8 u$ `, W F) L5 n. B/ a+ h, CAllied aircraft
5 X& P1 _0 l3 ~F6F Hellcat x 38
4 T p% B: i C" t3 N) _0 f( QF4U-1D Corsair x 322 i5 F& T, ^' M, K5 g
( E/ f' H4 U- M/ JJapanese aircraft losses3 l! p- q4 j; W
B7A Grace: 6 destroyed
3 j4 ^* t1 b! r' Y* U/ |G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
# B! I7 W7 H; a! f, o' xG4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed/ r0 ~( h" G1 y# C
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
7 @8 P- m4 u0 dKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed0 I; A$ @/ |7 S/ B
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed
, }1 z1 k7 A" S8 j/ NKi-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
8 E0 D+ u% f9 l. }7 P1 w" c
* z" g: G; z2 J) ~4 z, c9 nAllied aircraft losses
& p& F( J5 J* H' zF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
* B Q1 C+ V; F7 z9 `. v, X' oF4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged L1 N1 L, |. u7 _: O$ Z* y" k l
" `5 N$ G& Y3 n! W& V5 A @Allied Ships
1 f! u1 X" q1 l8 R& E) pCV Shangri-La0 Q2 v( l/ \6 k
CA Northampton# \5 P6 z7 j% s! ^
2 ^+ T& d! u3 @Aircraft Attacking:
: b- {3 K1 F% ^/ L8 p; e2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet1 [3 P, W9 X: T8 R7 d- _+ A
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet H9 x1 H+ o# R0 L; J% p3 X
1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ F, Y2 W) k0 A, Q+ J: I+ x2 WHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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: G0 w! ~3 X8 N7 [1 EDay Air attack on TF at 54,56( l# h/ M) Q2 t# ?# ]' ?
; n. D) k6 s: L) U6 {( K/ jJapanese aircraft
! C9 t4 @' {: y# mD4Y Judy x 53& P( E& m* e' {% k7 s9 b
. q1 J8 I& E" ~/ u T6 b$ D% [3 f
Japanese aircraft losses9 ~0 f4 P6 Y9 Q# u& T) V B) F% h
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
9 e: n9 ^% I+ P5 j! ~: p* u- S6 u5 F" M6 h
Allied Ships+ e5 z6 j0 P# H4 @
AK Nampa Victory: x4 `! M5 i& V" q, x4 C3 B0 [
MSW Execute9 W+ I0 p! H5 A$ O/ U, r( N
DD Drayton
# P9 V5 |; E. P2 nDD Yarnall
( |* [4 I J( f% ]AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( |6 i8 l7 F, `# ?! ^# b3 P3 @AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage [0 V7 Y7 l% V$ d7 Y$ W' G8 v9 M
DD Craven
: p7 A. U4 j6 I, G" mAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1
7 m P, h6 ?# Q& m" S/ LAK William Prouse
/ I; c5 z+ A* k5 t" \. pAK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 V% C2 L( c) YAK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
( g4 p# g# F2 v3 u2 gAK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 T, X2 L# ~: M, d) f% D" L
( G6 l. t5 h" ], SAllied ground losses:
; {3 r; N# a' e4 x14 casualties reported9 Z1 x u+ U7 d+ l
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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' d8 Y& D2 z# o% S6 o5 KJapanese aircraft
/ B) T1 Y9 A* R9 Z+ t+ A7 H# dD4Y Judy x 7. k, O$ }' O9 z7 r. X; `* S: Y8 F. j
Ki-102a Randy x 2# a! I, ]" Y. \% a u; d
) S0 S0 J- [7 k8 W1 U* |8 f
Japanese aircraft losses
. ^& z- R1 M% H- r iD4Y Judy: 3 damaged
6 X4 o6 Z& g4 g8 A! ]
8 B$ H+ v7 J7 E" U7 |( d4 LAllied Ships; Y2 o& z& N+ M- t/ @
AK Indus: y9 }7 K4 n7 ~, u5 {$ h
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* ?( d, T# G2 R2 ^: c4 T" [AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire% l; O5 |4 u( V8 |2 r% [/ T
" [1 q& y: C3 v( N7 TAllied ground losses:$ A; j) p+ u; A9 S8 K3 T! s9 }
13 casualties reported; ^( ?% V; ]7 s+ @3 t4 N6 l
Guns lost 2% d) ^8 x' w+ ]" u3 u5 q, q
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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5 h. V% g( [0 E0 M) c6 |Day Air attack on TF at 59,560 ^9 ~3 F' M) K8 e: ?
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Japanese aircraft1 q, O- Z; q, p" C: a" f; _0 n2 ?
G4M2 Betty x 11/ M( `& }6 l: D
; S. {8 M7 w& ]8 Z+ Z+ @1 [Japanese aircraft losses
( M& G" ? k) U) |G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged" J4 v; T8 z& U6 G9 x, w4 \, V
0 E5 D- P8 h' \2 ]% {+ E1 w. YAllied Ships1 y) O' R7 ?1 o1 \& A6 _" \
DE Williams' h% u# c# ?; L7 n2 z! H, |8 |
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- `! c7 U9 S5 GCLAA Atlanta, on fire
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1 O! ?) I" @- T/ T3 hDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
3 x$ v* K8 M, z! P3 }( S4 Q/ V- \! s" H
Japanese aircraft" i, z4 p# x. y" R( w, K! Q
G4M2 Betty x 131 u: b u! ~( J" s9 \4 v
G4M2e Betty x 4
' R( W7 o' u# \/ t9 j+ H: p, R2 AP1Y Frances x 3- q j8 t B: S& f* t
Ki-67 Peggy x 2
. D0 X$ e/ D& t+ ~/ ^/ i/ Y- f& W! ?! B0 u* n
Japanese aircraft losses
# a' a( F7 e3 x3 y+ h! }. qG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged8 m1 B% W& H6 O% W6 r% v
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged n9 Y- w, \, C
7 x+ ~6 t* j1 h/ S3 o7 ?Allied Ships
?& c3 A! O5 m h- a, s q2 wTK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 u( k# E( ^- }; d" lAPD Joseph M. Auman8 X9 E7 K6 j' \; k# b7 K
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% _$ E! U) b0 N( J
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage s) g/ t9 x1 I
APD Bray
' |& d: r( M( HAK Wallace M. Tyler
( Q/ T8 }( c a7 W* F; x& fAK John C. Preston
. E: n4 \8 `, M! L7 D) mTK Bahrein |