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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous' d. y( L9 T5 x7 F; ]. B
convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.
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& A" |' e5 n( S8 p& gMost of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank4 ]: q, ~" W" C, K' V
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap3 h; {7 \/ e9 X
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!0 q) l3 N* {6 r; X8 [6 O8 m

( v# _" B( Q3 k; h1 j: {In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!. k/ t1 O1 Z! A
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45# C$ x8 e* r/ H, {

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Air Combat
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Bonins, D) m) y$ u- K/ d6 w# R. ^( ^8 [

+ L) l2 L, E: O4 {* w$ c; l* j3 ]Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,521 ?' O8 r3 ^3 w! V% [: }

: I1 u( u3 S7 s/ ~/ s* VJapanese aircraft
2 U: j" v  j9 @1 o( V8 QA7M2 Reppu x 33  l; e+ m5 Y$ X4 ~9 B
J7W Shinden x 10
* R( q4 Z' B* DKi-84-Ic Frank x 317 O8 h9 U  O8 j' C4 S6 S$ c* g2 @+ f
Ki-100 Tony x 13
. x3 X3 d( Q) \' n1 Q) H# @4 N* jKi-102a Randy x 21
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Allied aircraft
( N2 u% f& \( H. \4 IP-61A Black Widow x 20 }6 [- o( D1 L& L. r+ j" T
PB4Y Liberator x 3. ^3 E# k8 _$ O/ {* O
B-24J Liberator x 24' U' ?* l7 H' D
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Japanese aircraft losses
& k# W2 o! G! Y; B! X( x4 M! |A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged  P& v2 t, q) ]/ ^6 r3 u
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
! F" F& i2 Z% M! ~8 AKi-100 Tony: 4 damaged- f5 B( A6 E: Y* C' G
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged2 U" Q" m7 A3 o/ m' ]% |7 @6 L
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Allied aircraft losses
" N# N; t; z. ?" XP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed4 S6 \. l+ i. U
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed2 r& B6 E$ L) j3 Z% k! R6 V' @$ C
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed0 ]( H3 M/ x9 o! R$ Y5 G4 K9 F: Q/ {. [
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  o! o6 D- {: e6 V3 XDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft* T- b% H2 X, O1 _. {8 W/ a  e
A7M2 Reppu x 6
3 y* G" L# `0 z( X$ FKi-84-Ic Frank x 244 W/ H* K1 |/ Y( {& {' J% o
Ki-102a Randy x 10( }& n5 c+ ?2 e4 h0 b1 D% a  K! v

7 G5 U6 V- i4 I0 Y& RAllied aircraft
9 C  T! S" ?2 x, A. ]F6F Hellcat x 296 [0 v* F+ R1 Z) _
F4U-1D Corsair x 14* i- P+ _3 H7 e; E7 I) N9 W
Corsair IV x 6$ o- n0 S" E6 u" p
SB2C Helldiver x 20
! P  @( x# W! f3 V4 `- e; @: t, C& STBM Avenger x 18, ]; U8 R) D9 T  v* w+ q4 f  @! o7 q

5 r. x0 B4 }: rJapanese aircraft losses
: o+ K0 f+ K: i% [0 ~% q" g' aA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed
7 D  x4 G$ R' W( w1 wKi-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
5 N0 ]4 Q  T' s9 b1 wKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed1 x3 l1 Q8 z* u- w* e6 @
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
  Q% x8 U' W; Y3 A+ _# `* g, Q! n+ I6 v7 A
Allied aircraft losses% u- h' Y4 k, w9 e
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
# k0 t# O  _# p2 GSB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged. q( Y; T  L4 |. \
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged  l/ P  N. j% m' H# O, W% O# ^5 P

' G( e! c5 R$ l* z4 e3 I3 `- I. NJapanese ground losses:2 k/ U! S6 M/ g  ?. k, l
7 casualties reported7 I- p8 J/ f' |8 m

% b$ @" F+ p0 |Airbase hits 2
( M' ?2 |9 X" E" |' C3 U  jAirbase supply hits 1
8 U# w0 e( g. @5 u  MRunway hits 16
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- R: }/ \3 n! `2 `$ u% ?Japanese aircraft; y7 O1 E) Q' D3 S) V. S2 x
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1& b% I* g% f: J0 s8 G
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Allied aircraft
5 t4 H3 @& n! [! ]5 H7 bF4U-1D Corsair x 48
+ s2 S/ u, |( R  fTBM Avenger x 44; k; i3 R: h  U( Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
! V( ?7 ^6 k# b0 l- CKi-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed
2 I# V9 T0 D" G6 y6 }A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed& y2 [/ A, W0 l
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 ]/ P! l. _! ]# gTBM Avenger: 15 damaged
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( O$ d& [# m* l3 }) ~Japanese ground losses:, y$ \1 [" M: m: R4 ?
20 casualties reported6 F* f+ p- i. F
Guns lost 11 ^: D3 i0 P% I1 \" N9 e
6 v( s( x2 W) X+ x. l
Runway hits 26
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" d5 B! i  P& c0 K+ ~  @Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
+ G5 Z  V( J% V& l7 q' Sno flights7 ?$ |2 e7 v) i$ {4 ]

" g: e/ n+ n( G: N8 O% k/ tAllied aircraft6 S; Q7 ]. _5 Y( B3 G
B-29 Superfortress x 64
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 k, n4 V" E6 S- U; e! ~! T5 {1 VA7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
2 y2 k' @, m9 u" zD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
- L" O) o; z- |5 }9 w( R. EJ7W Shinden: 1 destroyed
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9 g9 I1 Y- o0 I2 a9 F; IAllied aircraft losses
& z5 j$ r( w6 t5 |, EB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:7 U& c- s- r( Z
42 casualties reported
: o* a) h5 j; W# @Guns lost 2* Q- y+ r/ ?. n0 C" s
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Airbase hits 6  }' W/ V! f% y
Airbase supply hits 5
; h# }4 r" H8 r& |% M' n$ `+ p$ YRunway hits 124# y/ `' R: x* ]& k- u3 u. @6 V
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54, e! }. H1 J( x4 z/ `6 a: F

0 T* W+ N2 T4 a9 A/ SJapanese aircraft
9 ]  N- `$ C' W) F1 G2 WD4Y Judy x 17
( h/ t* ~  h1 W+ R; kB7A Grace x 2: q' H3 E0 w5 m' Q

- k2 \1 l9 L/ Q% p/ `$ ]Japanese aircraft losses: c* V7 l) M' x1 \
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged2 h6 P$ O" m, v5 \6 G, W5 U8 X- N
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed$ D9 O0 R: y5 Y7 s5 }% X

/ Q) y) X( H6 UAllied Ships: ~0 C8 R* O, V& \3 E! O7 ~
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 }# Y( L8 H2 z( DAK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! Y% _  P+ U7 t8 ?5 E+ I3 bDE Tinsman
: W# Y& H" D2 \3 X6 X9 RDE Abercrombie
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Allied ground losses:
( r/ m# b- i4 _/ G" A& Z30 casualties reported6 m% c: o8 d7 j3 q8 x/ c6 C! W& z
Guns lost 1- M0 k. c1 {7 l+ \6 v6 @
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- U% t8 U2 w6 Y6 b% fDay Air attack on TF at 59,566 H' `- v- g! S! G6 |" J  s

8 J' u6 @! \" Z" cJapanese aircraft
2 m, x. N; |$ ~' q1 `! ?, AG4M2 Betty x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses- V1 T/ g  Q! B# \
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged+ I- |. E& _( L, x' P3 V( ~" z  B

& t. I$ m; \. s8 R' cAllied Ships
/ \9 r3 H  r: YDE Richard S. Bull8 n" w$ {3 Q: G( K
DE Cecil J. Doyle
8 y( H5 a2 s4 K5 _, s/ f7 rDE Charles E. Brannon2 o# j+ k3 w' J: a8 f! J
AK Cape Stevens. R, A0 i) H5 z7 i
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! u3 r+ O7 v# R5 W% G8 p" jJapanese aircraft% X% m; T% o; f  j
G4M2 Betty x 12
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0 s" M9 _8 j: H* ^+ i, MJapanese aircraft losses& t- q. ~5 n6 X1 C
G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged. t2 a  }1 \& l. R% a  E. v

; @# k7 Y* s# _# p/ C+ iAllied Ships. V. z3 S' O, x1 W0 e
DE Charles E. Brannon. S* H7 g2 S  d- I: [$ @2 X
AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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6 \* a* H7 s+ V7 e' R# |0 O( {8 E/ B& A' ?
Allied ground losses:/ p2 J! Q) n# p3 y5 a. e
7 casualties reported) e* W" G) y# `) h- j
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56( Q9 t) @" M6 ]$ i
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Japanese aircraft/ ]; r3 V6 m' T  _8 h" q2 Z
D4Y Judy x 5
4 l" e6 p+ S! B! v' a( c# nB5N Kate x 13
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! `' R' }# Q8 b4 L* f  m* |4 u$ c; @  ]Japanese aircraft losses. S4 k( J* ?9 O
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged. C6 H# y, T- Q! U" e- ~. Z
B5N Kate: 13 destroyed( m6 }7 h6 ^) d5 b- J, \

7 n; @' S% t# a3 h$ S  o( RAllied Ships+ W+ Q8 W" ~* z" A& J8 C5 U
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 ~6 v) z; j3 ?& b9 K% Z
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# J6 e' ^) G  c& S8 f
APD Cavallaro
0 k8 w6 X% t7 kTK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft
9 |7 s( v" \" S% P; SG4M2 Betty x 22. ?/ V& b7 z6 j6 [9 m# G
G4M2e Betty x 4
( B6 }: z- R5 f% ?: @Ki-67 Peggy x 6! C( Q7 W; J6 b3 Q0 @& }

& _( r( D* d+ E5 oJapanese aircraft losses
: B: S5 j/ K4 N5 Z9 k/ ]; c! LG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
; z4 w* V2 I. W: VKi-67 Peggy: 2 damaged5 q/ l: F0 U3 d% v9 s

: J2 {$ O2 L/ w% K) N! R% P0 hAllied Ships
! i- B5 h/ U2 [5 C9 J! lAPD Schmidt- k* |* Q! x! O+ r; u8 S! w
AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 r6 v" M/ O# ?5 y7 {
TK Panda
+ ~% ?" a' i% U  dTK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage+ H' `) j3 N% w' S; P
TK Brandywine: s' {) A8 E' C1 Z: x; l, I; c
DMS Harding
% w9 C" R& j) m( O. vTK Housatonic- b+ V, f3 `: i8 _+ V
TK Andrew Doria
- n$ O4 U3 Y+ G* z" c; QTK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, l* `# ]$ P) L1 N' E  ?
TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 ]" j1 H7 l% r# n
APD Joseph M. Auman( Z2 y* ]6 v4 r
TK Silver Cloud, r( c* \  @# Q8 Y+ }8 u
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,56$ L7 D0 S+ o( e4 V- L  q# K
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Japanese aircraft6 N/ \0 p: p& F% J" b- ]3 m9 h$ n
G4M2 Betty x 3
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" r- v& _. E/ A$ `# }No Japanese losses
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, s& q, D/ P+ E; S0 |Allied Ships, s9 L8 V+ |6 H7 G
AK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:! L  M9 `7 W' _' a! R
34 casualties reported2 T9 q- n. D4 h8 j
Vehicles lost 4
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$ f& H# ?$ |) c* r: @; [/ p7 JThis was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!+ }0 F3 U- C6 E  F8 b* A4 Y. U- z

2 M% v9 K" h. s3 r% G; I! nDay Air attack on TF at 65,58! R" T& e% T# _& t" n
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Japanese aircraft
' S3 J# a  r5 z% u8 j" q; f4 T( L  yB7A Grace x 7' J* u4 {5 E6 v2 v" I6 r
G4M2 Betty x 6
( w( e$ k: r/ a& [& @1 |% DG4M2e Betty x 3
" `* N& V5 \' ^+ pP1Y Frances x 6
7 m# p0 ], n1 ~, ~- {) @) LKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51; [) C9 k4 K9 e) Q$ p& v
Ki-102a Randy x 3. J. B7 X7 z% f( q6 C9 q
Ki-67 Peggy x 12, Z  `+ Y2 ?, j# V/ i, }( f0 m
4 l3 Q5 h! y6 a( S
Allied aircraft) J- C9 }( M" h( g2 k
F6F Hellcat x 38
, }& Y5 ~  D! s3 e$ T+ R7 E9 ZF4U-1D Corsair x 320 @' F$ m. X3 M- g+ W2 Y

+ ^! ?3 @: ?- G9 Y( fJapanese aircraft losses+ X5 ], N/ ?( S  }. ~+ d0 _
B7A Grace: 6 destroyed! l$ t/ g3 H% a5 H
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
0 ^* K2 T- K2 G9 H; q( y6 lG4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed
. U8 E4 S6 v/ @: BP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed( \. L6 ^+ s9 i) R
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed' S: a3 ~) ]' H0 X- H. v
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed
+ p5 `5 m- c0 ^; w& uKi-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
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  _5 W) M. `' [( I6 B# p6 X* BAllied aircraft losses1 y2 y) H4 o4 F  q# i* B9 P8 p
F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged6 r- N1 x0 }) o8 R# W2 y( q! U
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged' ^/ X) t% F$ l; N% }

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0 L# u6 `4 t+ ]! DCV Shangri-La
, V. W. t* W% Y/ I! OCA Northampton( S; d) _- O7 Y4 f6 }+ j; M
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Aircraft Attacking:5 Z1 p4 d. U! B5 s. a# _+ V
2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet. I2 t: Y, S, ~: o' |3 r: p
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& S* M' f* y; E- o1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet: G4 v* S0 F5 \4 p
Here comes the strike from Taiho!# l9 y/ M5 K) g7 l- e' `+ Q
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7 M2 e2 l. G! tJapanese aircraft% I0 R7 t$ R* ~$ M& M. y
D4Y Judy x 53
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* W: ]5 t( t) a: F! F0 G- r9 XJapanese aircraft losses/ M$ x/ k1 H: H
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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Allied Ships" u; L+ ]# @" U1 \* i- ]
AK Nampa Victory9 y5 ]5 E5 p# _( ?& N8 S
MSW Execute/ k6 Q' Q* |& c
DD Drayton- c, G# Y& Q9 F$ I7 |. E, |
DD Yarnall& j0 y1 l. `" `6 m( g5 y" b4 J
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 n/ v1 H3 S, }" Q
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 v' w2 q4 f+ ?+ @
DD Craven' A5 ^6 E0 k- X* f
AK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1+ N' B& s6 |/ M! d  ]( X9 `+ m" L
AK William Prouse
" ?( C/ H( d- t0 M" h6 SAK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 f- `4 D$ d' s: N9 D- T1 h2 Q5 LAK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
0 M, R1 }# Z. |! {AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) l% r# t& y, U4 ^" z- JAllied ground losses:
" n! k) n; z& V9 L14 casualties reported# I4 Z) I+ W" [2 ^  G
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,542 i, ^2 E2 x- Y  R

1 j& h! y# O. L* p! s1 e# ]Japanese aircraft
0 A7 n" T' P0 H7 @" ^D4Y Judy x 7, A# e  m% n: `7 @: A$ ], N
Ki-102a Randy x 2
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; h) J8 y5 v: ?+ v) A* BJapanese aircraft losses
8 f% m! F( k# y4 JD4Y Judy: 3 damaged, ^+ e  u3 w; V# p/ ^) |
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Allied Ships
' c: ~' y( }  I* S$ T( i+ F1 ]AK Indus6 A4 S$ f( Z6 J5 `1 I
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ ]) R, x8 W1 w+ m# J, @
AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire( ~3 h/ K3 t9 [' F( S) }
; \+ S( B8 ], f* C( C
Allied ground losses:
5 p: W, s7 g2 |# {" f13 casualties reported( ~' n3 p2 o- Q
Guns lost 2) i9 U" }6 J6 d; j( W4 \
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft( l6 O# I  E0 f% |$ ^% t" w
G4M2 Betty x 11) [! V4 V+ M& z% k' V9 z
5 U8 E6 t* t( U4 A5 [/ @* P
Japanese aircraft losses+ H  u! y% @8 m0 z6 j9 |& G
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged4 l3 R9 \& F) \
, _" r& Z: H! u) v3 |0 \+ `
Allied Ships0 E6 v% L" i' A5 D
DE Williams* Q1 o: v4 p- z) [& {1 O
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: ]( g- m- z9 d: v, d
CLAA Atlanta, on fire8 Z) v5 F  v% \  Q. S& y" p
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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7 Z+ d$ U8 l& H7 f5 a7 PJapanese aircraft5 D% ~6 v* I% p( p
G4M2 Betty x 13
3 O* i8 s/ k/ j' v) }G4M2e Betty x 41 O0 U$ ?+ X( ~1 O# G4 C6 Q4 x
P1Y Frances x 3
0 Q4 O1 y5 a$ `4 a# NKi-67 Peggy x 2
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9 E0 R7 V% B2 Y4 H9 X) gJapanese aircraft losses
7 B  l  p2 I) k/ c7 h: VG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
9 y( _$ d3 I- r% @" G; }% wP1Y Frances: 1 damaged5 X3 x: ?& `$ m8 z' w6 @
7 @" |' k. k" a, T- b4 q1 @
Allied Ships
% e; w6 X5 n" |- }0 eTK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 Q) `' F: h% \! w1 }; |
APD Joseph M. Auman
/ ~2 [5 I* M3 S- i8 MAPD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. M1 \* ]/ K9 V( P/ DTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* ^+ d9 r2 O5 [* d+ ?8 m
APD Bray
# Q' G) W7 S  d( ~$ X0 p% \AK Wallace M. Tyler
# }  _( t+ m# ^9 p4 p) a& a# d) tAK John C. Preston2 p2 ]; {5 d8 G) }
TK Bahrein

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, D6 E' q( _2 Q; P6 SDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
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G4M2 Betty x 12( S; s; h) a2 _, }7 c, E5 q
8 A. i  F6 b3 l( C2 n
Japanese aircraft losses
; X" G( `# N$ H8 G' t1 s1 [G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged% S0 n, b6 x5 u  E2 i" o% t' U
/ {5 {/ t+ m/ u! a5 d
Allied Ships9 d7 b+ j0 `7 M2 P9 `8 j/ \
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 o( E9 f( H5 O
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ D  t- w, \0 O! e( u$ Y
TK Andrew Doria; ~3 Y3 d! S4 P+ C7 s/ Q0 A
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:: m" ~6 o, w8 w- F/ a" N& O

2 e; a; _/ Z- ^* ^$ E4 s3 \0 I4 b8 EDay Air attack on TF at 54,56
9 T6 J# j: w9 Y! _& y1 A: W5 K! I1 b9 t5 W" A
Japanese aircraft. g* Y1 Z0 J$ L; B, a) n
D4Y Judy x 22/ n  ^' [; J+ F$ C5 O* j+ X5 A; }

/ G7 x3 O2 h" t6 s2 m# @- hJapanese aircraft losses
* C* y/ m0 {' m# C$ [0 x: h3 pD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
8 v+ U* w; ~' F" |! E$ r  O" T3 M$ r3 C5 J6 v' {* Q
Allied Ships
1 u" |: U. Z/ w8 V( Q2 u( VDD John D. Edwards
/ V3 W8 `, [& @9 c5 |2 cDD Tillman; C! R5 D8 Z3 I
DD Welles" u3 w% W( j+ h8 \! P
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1* j1 c9 x" ?1 g/ J
DE Leslie L. B. Knox* U8 d4 w& e4 M
DD Craven6 P6 N, V5 B2 F6 W$ @
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+ J1 s. J* Q- u' F/ C" pDay Air attack on TF at 53,56
: K; S) |/ a" c  J( D$ y9 k
4 y' |0 i  z. l# ^& `Japanese aircraft
5 c  x- C. j9 M$ D. }* h# ~; t1 {A7M2 Reppu x 6
0 I! ]( b' J0 n2 o5 j8 G& ?. KD4Y Judy x 2
# G7 H% R: O0 a) ?5 C9 |/ ]8 l! x. p( K4 H
Japanese aircraft losses$ G% d4 _) i) c3 C" i9 s! L, ?' H
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
8 Y! Z+ V/ g9 `; _, @" r
' I& ~: k9 L- H8 `1 vAllied Ships
9 s) o4 F) L! P7 TAK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire& e$ e7 t) Q! q( P, n+ k8 P

  H8 G5 {7 U1 q2 ^- z; ~; hAllied ground losses:
+ g  P* u, a/ b# Z- z5 J  c' B7 casualties reported
  L, Y7 x) p. EVehicles lost 16 Z1 b5 y8 W+ a) z
% O9 W, ]5 m) B+ |+ @$ T5 i
Aircraft Attacking:
& ]% K+ E' N/ J! {7 i1 I0 O2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet$ B# c$ k8 [! p
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: X/ c9 s* h# t  U8 h* \. y- Z, k/ f# ?) M- n2 |9 J4 g! X
Ceylon and Bengal Sea
: v4 n( v; _1 f* {7 B
. H$ D) s6 ^& H& t' w5 [Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
( m: J3 S5 f5 t* u9 F: C! Z: s% N; S# i4 X' M
Japanese aircraft
. ~% ^' y1 Q; l  b9 ?A7M2 Reppu x 68 N" X) Z+ q: c# r3 ~
J2M Jack x 5
% y/ i! a$ t4 w: qJ7W Shinden x 7
8 U( d5 K) c9 {7 t1 I* V9 xKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
( y8 V. S. _, J4 }; U
2 I2 [/ L% n8 g# A8 c+ U& FAllied aircraft
* d; X7 Q/ E, I+ O% D8 B0 d9 M  MB-29 Superfortress x 31
- I! y3 g# z2 X7 x
& }9 ]- w3 R5 ^Japanese aircraft losses
! N( Z* o: a! T3 v0 v7 UA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged' `& I, w' K# Z+ K; f( ?6 ?% K) t4 W
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
! Q. k' {4 h# c# e4 I% Z9 ?J7W Shinden: 1 damaged
. V' c" H4 ]3 ^Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
; W4 U& K# l7 d& MP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed2 C( J. c- w6 y6 I8 b$ R7 C; o/ l

6 r- \8 ?6 E& Y+ b# GAllied aircraft losses
; W( p' A* S# wB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
9 ?" S& F( H% R* q( e
: w4 M3 H, m5 @; f: v1 @* `Airbase hits 1
! \$ F8 s; h" hRunway hits 8& A- K$ Y) v9 z8 ~1 j# P9 n
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
8 F+ ]* l6 n9 W5 _9 g/ ~# j* s) |: p8 L9 b7 A, M
Japanese aircraft& ]1 a8 ^- h' y: x
B7A Grace x 3
) k8 h( U7 q7 a; E6 qG4M2 Betty x 6$ B$ P' ^+ c7 U% S. |1 h5 j
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
" a( I" Q1 E. [" Z9 E( h4 p# cKi-100 Tony x 94 g& o0 v5 N- W9 o- P
Ki-49 Helen x 2& g& Z+ B8 H5 D9 z
Ki-67 Peggy x 3- d' Q+ u; d$ C0 o$ ~1 Z
" e2 d: y5 y0 y8 h. |: ^; H
Allied aircraft2 N& M- w; y7 J9 a
P-51D Mustang x 5
* x8 k! ^4 l  [7 u
$ M+ _; r  m/ A8 K4 h" pJapanese aircraft losses2 Z& T$ c0 T2 T9 E
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
1 i2 R+ ]. }# O! J+ L+ lG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged! h( @* l' X5 g0 o1 J+ C
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed3 \$ D* p" w( w
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed# n9 l) ?9 G; R9 L# J
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
  T9 s0 x) o, T+ A8 SKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed2 [" {7 r# G5 |$ o' L/ Y
# y1 v  S1 t: j
Allied aircraft losses2 d; I* ^5 R) W, S% L8 {
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged/ Z+ v1 c3 W0 {" j* ^

8 L, E, L  \) H6 I2 V2 o% CAllied Ships
7 [! F4 P" E  {! I% xMSW Grebe5 Z& i% w: ^1 k" G
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
2 K8 O" ~! f) W/ k6 W4 ZAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! r9 ^) S: a7 W' |6 J
! _7 p2 y; s9 h) B5 I
Allied ground losses:5 Z7 j- _! `* C1 w" J
21 casualties reported; h& d) [! C& p) @3 b" U
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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6 W& S7 h- c+ rJapanese aircraft
( M$ P' }' t8 g0 D4 O; P  V& R$ u" HB7A Grace x 3) E+ R4 R5 g) N) I
G4M2 Betty x 65 o- q# n) x) E  P; V% x: T. Y& U
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
" G2 {/ Z! `  @" m! E) Z) _" nKi-100 Tony x 9+ C" T' V, q2 h' z
Ki-49 Helen x 2/ v/ S; @. a2 ^2 Q1 _8 E4 |
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
. [3 q$ x0 J6 h1 v. V% U
4 d7 p7 }' J. b6 J, bAllied aircraft/ i1 _1 X. M  }. `
P-51D Mustang x 5
! k9 m* [" R5 o0 y" m; h7 J5 a- n: I; x3 C/ L* ]+ Z
Japanese aircraft losses4 u. ?2 C4 _. N. l  @8 H
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
+ U0 @! q! @0 g) ?" N9 u$ GG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged" K# J9 p! Z) I( b' ]& J7 o
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed: u- [& z2 ]/ l2 F  @' Z, k
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
# g7 q: ^1 ?- c" M4 V6 VKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed: W8 c; E% H% H  x' ?; A% u1 G
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed' o% J! ~$ q8 O: i& V0 G

8 Y  _+ C# x* m6 n3 ?: I# s) t! EAllied aircraft losses  {3 n5 j% a1 C9 m5 m4 P& Z+ g" X
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged% U  n- n3 H& Y5 m- P
  u! j/ Z) Y- x1 {& c8 G! ?
Allied Ships
! Z! e6 |9 V. D! D! n" yMSW Grebe
. z. g9 D6 I6 i' w) Q( ^8 AAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 16 V6 B  m- r- I) d5 \
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' P4 u" h3 v6 s9 C; V- E  V, S
% U( b" H4 Y$ f8 B
Allied ground losses:
) {- ]! l7 k3 u& W' N1 K21 casualties reported" i: Q0 v/ x# s( X- g( D) B7 }. j
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9 j# U  ~4 T. j1 \Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25# c( y# ?- p8 d/ x! V
* h% I6 N3 s' `5 `
Japanese aircraft  A2 `4 i* z$ p  `; K" {
B7A Grace x 3
' [* a$ y  d1 W4 P  }/ TG4M2 Betty x 6  |# E- L# n* u% L9 U' P
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18  y- ?3 \8 }! i6 ?% W1 U$ v
Ki-100 Tony x 9* t0 V' E9 j/ @' C1 o* i: f' x
Ki-49 Helen x 27 z9 r: J2 L: t3 c
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
' s5 x3 [+ J. c+ D& M* K; p# Z
Allied aircraft' g1 @: J, s. b6 n  u/ l3 F  f
P-51D Mustang x 5
1 E- N& w- B% @0 Q. E
: O" Y7 e  |, k4 e) ]Japanese aircraft losses
# X- a. V! x  |& O% l: D, S( kB7A Grace: 1 destroyed* Z& @4 |$ g; a: A; `' c
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 T# k3 [+ \5 L& B0 u
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
# v" e7 }# b1 j+ J" QKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed3 _# N. h- v% {# y% P, Y- U
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
: k4 h- {  r$ K$ v, B+ \Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
9 B* O- x: V" s) R# `# m  T
: ]( E3 i) L1 p$ ?Allied aircraft losses
+ n8 `1 m. }5 `: qP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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7 Q$ V( |! Y& U1 i5 T; z8 NAllied Ships0 L4 @, L( C/ }$ ^+ Y0 \
MSW Grebe2 |) [& M% |- W! s) u
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
( m8 T' ^1 f- H5 d0 MAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 a9 d8 d5 K) @

$ Z' W+ y# t" _" V. T% Y9 D# zAllied ground losses:& ]8 N6 v7 r: p! |2 Y
21 casualties reported9 n; c: @9 M# z( T/ a4 f! _% c& I
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!' n2 n+ v- A. v6 S( N- Y

4 S) ]3 f; }+ ?/ E1 m% C$ h! N3 LDay Air attack on TF at 18,304 x8 n+ n( m% S+ ~' z( _

! x  h7 {* c: E3 U/ w2 ^" b- D  ~" MJapanese aircraft( T" O2 \) u9 R& }7 H
P1Y Frances x 36 j( z: z; S9 x) W( x
& x& }, d  B) A' t  U) T' t% x8 B
Japanese aircraft losses( m" a# t6 z% A! q* A
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged' l2 B  X& P5 [8 `! x/ V1 x: }

  l# c8 G- F7 I8 H" RAllied Ships
) w& h& ~: b7 I! _* M  {$ w$ L0 P" KCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! x2 I. L4 F! A* q$ u$ ~- ]( q0 R: b- K. T1 F, q
Aircraft Attacking:
5 L, z% i5 N) P+ P& _, k- {2 ^/ B8 p- E3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 L) \3 K1 [5 @  kDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,257 s- p1 O# @& C7 O4 Q- o

6 k9 x, @* Q+ m# gJapanese aircraft
* z; E& Y3 ]+ yA7M2 Reppu x 59 ^: z5 A( f; H2 I2 b9 _
J2M Jack x 6
  ?# D/ J2 f# e0 m( W" BD4Y Judy x 3) |+ B4 [  ~1 a* o2 Z+ _3 e
B7A Grace x 6
& f4 u- m* i" p; n- b- ~G4M2 Betty x 3
2 f, E0 \" [/ MP1Y Frances x 65 m* Z/ U: J+ K' w) H2 m# s4 A' ^( c
Ki-67 Peggy x 11$ N4 Y/ H0 j# _  q( W

; ]/ s9 j$ `; ~" ]/ P" fAllied aircraft
) k3 R+ Y* k- a: r2 N- LP-51D Mustang x 4: ^' ^! j/ M# @7 s, h' G

+ @! h& H7 t3 R' F* p6 B' @Japanese aircraft losses
  e7 x9 s4 V7 VA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed# P4 `8 m9 \. j! |; u
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed
! G& S6 v: F# _# K0 |# u" I+ KB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
- \1 q( j, D& d, c% `P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
* J4 J  g/ R5 k) H- }' ^Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed, j) K" f: D. Z6 f! |

, o5 A7 H- k; `& XAllied aircraft losses% C+ f  M  w/ ]+ V
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
2 g+ e- {+ m) `  G9 o+ Q# p! J
) Q" w% L3 V. ~) ]  P$ j$ g) v; pAllied Ships
/ V! `* |- j# g, IDE Lovelace
2 ]$ H" M& J6 R+ ~6 fDE Martin$ w7 [/ t. |; ]
LCI LCI-436
; ~% O/ e; l: XAPD Blessman
) @# i9 f; k! f2 ]* X, D! i" kAPD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* T3 c+ @9 c3 Q1 ^4 vAP Laurens
6 C. T4 Q9 Y4 dDD Mullany
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" z  Z, h( U  I/ C$ NDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,254 H  s) }5 K) I7 X
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Japanese aircraft
; F7 b+ ^1 Y" \) qG4M2 Betty x 9# {; z9 _0 A4 `( G
  G; l# _3 F# O( t# @
Allied aircraft
8 R3 L* o  z" D/ xP-51D Mustang x 2# ^8 ?& D4 U8 S

: V; S" Y, I3 o- K9 }, AJapanese aircraft losses) k5 G# W0 h4 G! i3 Y
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships
0 F7 r$ w0 j+ o& L! F6 ~# Q* CAP Henrico
' q# {0 K" n" x! DAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. l% @5 o5 @" R+ e' _
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ w0 w7 f! o7 l: `5 p8 S--------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 }0 c  a# F1 ?9 d
Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
! M9 t/ a4 i- w* ^2 S$ \; I6 l) F( n( G) K4 g
Japanese aircraft
/ {# ~( [/ t( x2 AA7M2 Reppu x 5
) Q6 e9 r( |0 B; v0 l  o, C  zJ2M Jack x 2' z: Y8 T  q# o2 B( y3 ^3 h- d% ~
J7W Shinden x 6
  K. q9 L, r4 R  O! P. U2 qKi-84-Ic Frank x 4
) i8 Z; M2 A  _2 }5 {/ W% u8 F9 h! e5 P+ U2 {% N7 y
Allied aircraft( d, p, d5 _: ^' L
P-38J Lightning x 16
5 }! W  u( v/ d, x- t
& C8 O7 B2 _. v1 v- K7 A) E5 `Japanese aircraft losses; e: A& j" T; Q- f
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
" X9 c5 @5 w, f8 B
1 S% l+ c$ t8 G/ |Allied aircraft losses* K) x+ `2 I  o" r% p7 t- _
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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. E. L7 {: L" g, t/ E$ ^( j/ XDay Air attack on TF at 14,23  V+ {0 e$ y$ ]; i7 u6 ~

7 p( h- C5 _0 Q/ Q+ W' g5 F  ^! iJapanese aircraft
7 h7 k' ^  ~, f5 r- |J2M Jack x 2* K  h, V# F! L) l3 z
G4M2 Betty x 2
9 U; T$ m& j- Y4 LP1Y Frances x 2' A: l: x& F! q
Ki-67 Peggy x 4* L5 s  r0 {* u, L+ |

- O- z- i  |( t: A3 L2 ZJapanese aircraft losses1 y5 K# \, K* G5 n& t/ P) |# {
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged. s! B# g! g$ r
( z/ ?: Y0 E, Q# U) c
Allied Ships, p$ g" f$ E1 c# M! `: z8 y' Y0 d2 m
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ F( \- ~% X3 U7 y& v' ~
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( _( b1 P" D! E8 W( q! u3 f
DM Gamble, heavy damage3 ~; W6 B$ y1 f" A
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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( S# `7 e& W1 Q( s1 eDay Air attack on TF at 14,23) m8 r* B+ B- p% b' s3 j$ q
4 H; O, P- F. y. S  J1 z
Japanese aircraft
7 c+ G# c. m- |D4Y Judy x 24
& ^3 D7 p% C5 ?Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7, M, r, ?, e2 v7 M* p8 _$ u0 J6 Z. E" A
Ki-100 Tony x 6* [6 m. N1 `$ \$ }; f* P
Ki-30 Ann x 51
# z/ f9 f( h$ `  c& z. L" z2 N) A% D. k& F
Japanese aircraft losses9 n5 V1 N. u/ a& Q' t
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed' ], l7 a% U+ s* j, f5 z9 p: m  c
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged" I  ~- Q; G( _& `  [  m( j
( G3 a' o1 n, }3 {! q) L
Allied Ships( {% Z" D: ~7 X! M; T3 h
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire, Y+ c0 A( a, s7 J; x
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. C$ A* J1 ^' q9 Z- UDD Irwin
; O$ J+ f6 K. U5 y2 m: l: oDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
& j/ t8 Z9 z/ K8 m# \% QDD Quiberon, heavy damage; E$ w9 A3 C  b- T6 [2 _: T
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 @% K) d. T: D
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 O% _0 B3 b6 |2 W  ~( j0 \/ ]
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! I3 k2 ?3 d1 R2 N7 u' C; q
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* K$ t1 Y& g5 K3 @4 b& U% _DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire( v- R6 E# I7 U# z
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' a/ x/ c9 R+ f
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire; ~- s$ j# ?- O% E" c! i
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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8 R% N0 u' Z2 `: ^' ?4 W5 ]Japanese aircraft+ D) J2 ~6 Y" X4 H9 R+ \$ X
D4Y Judy x 12
1 n" O6 J! f; E  S0 g6 j' qG4M2 Betty x 3" C# r, u6 k, @# m7 B, A3 x8 s1 {6 H
. Z; B% v- E* L& u$ _1 r7 v' F
Allied aircraft
* I3 g. G# r& a% fP-51D Mustang x 25 l- ]* m* t. S
6 q$ n7 c4 b5 N: F1 M; [+ S' Y
Japanese aircraft losses8 M8 k- R- {# T: L# o9 j$ W' T& D
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
  J& \  C0 X" O
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LCI(G) LCI(G)-79, B, v# c: ?7 [6 q) W
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* F" m6 A3 i5 b: H1 H' n# S8 G9 {1 s
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
: J0 F+ t& f- b3 E4 _2 cAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire) _- y, W' c' S
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 w& d9 m. i" m( R" K/ @
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. }8 l  I: V& J+ |0 f# hDay Air attack on TF at 12,288 ]  R8 ~! i8 N  ?4 Q

' W! ]( l# A6 m+ X0 X% zJapanese aircraft
! c0 Y2 f2 N& I1 W7 o  xG4M2 Betty x 4' ^! C& j. d0 Q: K; I
" `" x; @/ B. i& \5 M9 _% k
Japanese aircraft losses5 J* \" r. d: q- U
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
+ [1 t. e4 {0 H  F5 W$ G" }/ R$ [/ u8 w1 n& C, p
Allied Ships
( e) {; ?9 u: x- qAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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