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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous; r- M, W! Q7 G6 A3 e; n6 c' H
convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.; l# e8 p- Z# d5 c
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Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank! s* J9 z/ p: A7 b1 O: @
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap, o% M, \8 k9 U+ k. [
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!/ v' _2 s4 [  `3 |4 x

$ A$ w- }; b) m) _0 q9 |$ `In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45  j' }" Q3 |9 V* Z% a3 K! G. h

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Air Combat; `( e6 E; u6 B! I4 _; ]( x

% f7 f8 [6 b/ Y% \3 xBonins# J6 q$ {- U. ?9 Z6 c
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,522 \: D% d$ L; V# z, q& `/ }
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Japanese aircraft
9 i& b8 g1 k* t4 a6 B: n8 ~+ F" eA7M2 Reppu x 332 D) \/ W4 m- v5 m. j* g
J7W Shinden x 104 Y3 O/ ^6 L% x# M6 A
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 31
1 T$ w* L8 A  @: cKi-100 Tony x 13& d: |! B; n; c: h" d: o( M
Ki-102a Randy x 21  a7 v) c% J% X" v  Y3 V0 ]8 c+ \
/ Q2 L7 E' Y. y  e; M
Allied aircraft
5 ~9 [; z; G2 D; E' Z" i0 f! iP-61A Black Widow x 24 {* h: x+ D) N3 t! k$ K, O' V" g
PB4Y Liberator x 34 D. t. e; E5 C1 `4 g7 `
B-24J Liberator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses; z3 T& S# s8 Y& B3 k$ @+ ~0 L
A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
$ U1 W* _( E3 p+ KKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged3 B$ e) c9 w8 d; `3 W5 ^" z
Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged
/ U2 K' Z' O7 C9 `Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged8 L1 ?7 r; H; f' k. ]7 @
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Allied aircraft losses8 w0 s; n( y6 g5 X! Y) h
P-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed, I% M2 i9 w$ s
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed/ Q# o) P' t3 v
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed
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! U" y6 m) Y7 @Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft; a/ {6 s2 W7 O" M1 L) ]. O
A7M2 Reppu x 6. }( F7 q# `0 F0 i8 M+ J. d
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 244 F: {; H% }, ]6 D
Ki-102a Randy x 10
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Allied aircraft
: k# b% K5 i' m  Z4 ~F6F Hellcat x 29$ h8 {* u1 M" U% Q' {
F4U-1D Corsair x 14
( A) M1 r9 ?4 f' \6 eCorsair IV x 6" L# L; K$ F8 i8 {, M" C
SB2C Helldiver x 20
8 v- o; I& v$ _9 YTBM Avenger x 18# G5 ~: M" {/ h2 w  d

4 `4 i) r  d+ LJapanese aircraft losses
" x# |7 L# U  M( @A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed  B/ ^' m+ V1 q8 v) d' C! i
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
2 m+ D3 n6 Q2 |8 g: X8 G6 ~4 oKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed2 T  l/ C7 T5 M2 C) a
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, U; R# }1 l- T" K
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
; \" J/ B, F9 G  |: R5 _SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
" {) c1 f( V1 X. `" WTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged1 q" O# K" p2 N' E) T: H* |

/ f8 K0 u2 `6 V  U4 EJapanese ground losses:; w/ L: h3 f# y2 o* c( v5 Y; f
7 casualties reported2 m% V' m. t  q7 {4 r2 c( f

" @3 d5 C% {, A$ a$ s# G8 RAirbase hits 2" N! }. [3 Y. m8 Z; Y& c3 ^$ Y
Airbase supply hits 15 A, u$ T: V4 i
Runway hits 168 H$ R/ O. c1 {. N% q
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,535 {" u3 M) W, d8 X; B# w8 b
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Japanese aircraft
, _9 C" \! C( ]. }! CKi-84-Ic Frank x 1+ c6 N) Y; X: S4 m  z

5 a4 Z* d& u8 v% BAllied aircraft
+ \! x: H- [7 B- d0 m' YF4U-1D Corsair x 483 X7 x( k0 l: S; T$ f! {5 x/ l- A
TBM Avenger x 44- k" c& _+ L2 b8 M+ X* D
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Japanese aircraft losses0 b5 t& [. ?) M
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed
9 r. D3 ?. S" UA7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed, @* g' _7 {8 f: B- [
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed' g# M& g" w$ |+ A" e  s; ^6 o

, b+ k! f( y1 D2 R, Y( M" eAllied aircraft losses
" i1 q  }  y! p, l6 J  yTBM Avenger: 15 damaged5 P/ N6 M% [( B6 A3 ?" V
2 ], N9 H$ [! T2 H5 d* _
Japanese ground losses:6 ^0 c! C$ g% E* N! o- f3 X: ~% ]
20 casualties reported  ]2 Y8 ?: w: j0 P" J1 {0 N# D& a' u
Guns lost 1
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Runway hits 260 X1 P9 R6 |, g* _5 b& _3 @
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# G, d5 K) T6 W& LDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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1 ?% n5 y7 D# \Japanese aircraft: }$ n1 L' t, }7 U- W7 e; M' V
no flights& Y6 z" A$ r# X1 P5 S, L  k7 [

! x8 S: c* P( d8 _3 ~2 L% |+ w  ?2 TAllied aircraft
" V6 W2 n9 G$ b1 C& B0 H. @B-29 Superfortress x 643 ]9 \, A* S* _1 q3 I  s! I

" J0 t9 |. c/ K1 E2 L" BJapanese aircraft losses
5 g7 b" J/ p/ w6 i8 xA7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
5 k3 w# t) x$ V$ |6 P" i  p' n: XD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
! Y0 K8 w, R9 N5 M; F; Q3 _J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! h9 p3 [/ X9 s  k: A
B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged, F2 V3 a2 }. }* X- o- e  [( N$ U, Z

; _5 i' u- l* y4 V+ }3 ~, cJapanese ground losses:
1 X9 G, }0 o: T( h6 |42 casualties reported7 C8 ?' j* _& d" f' Z3 j
Guns lost 2% M$ f- K3 @3 D, j+ J4 _$ q" x
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Airbase hits 60 x  p9 i, _" @! F
Airbase supply hits 5
* G" @! g: u3 z  M: ARunway hits 124, r9 U$ p" ?  p/ S/ k! r
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft4 y$ E# P+ V2 M. I7 V* Q
D4Y Judy x 174 q4 p" ~) a3 H2 z- g+ G
B7A Grace x 2* a$ N& t- f) W: S( l( \6 A. p' Y
0 b% s6 Z4 C. c/ a! G1 T
Japanese aircraft losses
, |; R3 @, r3 P% J, k0 c) ^1 gD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
" W; v1 V0 E* WB7A Grace: 2 destroyed
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% m1 ?( Y- K1 |$ _+ O6 kAllied Ships
6 L+ M' h& ]9 \$ J" gAK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 Z* V) x* w# H2 V6 G9 D% d" G+ x
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire. R+ l$ T# b) G1 c3 y$ @1 P
DE Tinsman
7 K" \, w  n! P! i: n3 o9 |DE Abercrombie2 }# v+ w* M( B4 D+ d, y& b

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3 ^# D' a# C4 l' t. g+ k: M0 t3 YAllied ground losses:
$ p6 d) I% o; {' K. v. S9 N' `1 a30 casualties reported! ^8 p+ z' g; t" }0 ?  s
Guns lost 1
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  b  G# f' l, {7 IDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft+ ?. Z2 Y- r% o4 n; V5 c1 u. K
G4M2 Betty x 14; ^. R8 I& l; f5 r. Y+ B! b

3 [$ w- V! q# d; BJapanese aircraft losses
$ q2 f" W. o2 G% N9 h, z3 b, qG4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged; ]# E9 T+ A+ n5 B- L! q

. p1 e, D; u5 E/ I; U* V7 Q9 }Allied Ships
' V& H2 r+ j4 G$ M5 c# XDE Richard S. Bull
$ J! U4 f7 M( f5 c( n0 V4 P: PDE Cecil J. Doyle
' k- O$ M: n: _/ \0 _- QDE Charles E. Brannon$ h. R2 Q3 |# C
AK Cape Stevens
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56  E- s9 q- m6 f% X3 [
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Japanese aircraft5 e4 e) O1 c. s6 b, J
G4M2 Betty x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 c- T- T5 _: O; g+ I+ y: MG4M2 Betty: 12 damaged
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) W# F8 I) l9 F$ h7 Q4 L6 r% GAllied Ships
% Y8 c. F4 L2 [$ PDE Charles E. Brannon
& X3 d5 c" Y; |AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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  j# }/ o2 a2 X9 k1 B7 @Allied ground losses:
  r) V* \: G/ ~: C+ m- Q' t) Q+ a7 casualties reported# P7 l; d8 _- l, X8 y
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,566 K. C& x# I* s! ]3 Y1 Q% E
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Japanese aircraft, }( m- T; J! z8 c
D4Y Judy x 5
; u/ G( x8 S5 o, O# t% K" nB5N Kate x 13
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, G" y2 l1 J! R2 w$ q3 S/ G, jJapanese aircraft losses
+ Y7 D/ g0 w* }* S0 q# |4 \6 `* FD4Y Judy: 3 damaged9 L( H2 ]" o1 u% @! Z* T9 o  j
B5N Kate: 13 destroyed
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" h2 D/ u: C4 x3 U3 @) HAllied Ships$ q$ i# q9 R% f
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! S! P6 _# T% }( l6 M
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 b( E) A9 ]- B' D7 G- K
APD Cavallaro4 E9 i: ?( B9 Y
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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$ s6 t0 H# d0 N7 PDay Air attack on TF at 64,561 l% k8 S, u7 g1 A: ^+ b! b. k
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Japanese aircraft
0 c& [6 D! E- U% SG4M2 Betty x 22
+ @; Q. {1 V% Q' D- O0 j% @' BG4M2e Betty x 46 Q4 ^; }& E& C8 I9 o$ v
Ki-67 Peggy x 6: r& {3 p: g! O& |
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Japanese aircraft losses
: f. U8 }$ _3 ?5 W: tG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged$ N4 K/ @" T$ w- @: j7 \! O2 {8 h
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships5 @/ y$ h" J* W; w  N- y$ v& b
APD Schmidt
/ r3 j/ N9 g4 I& M# K2 ^AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: e- X2 G( I" W1 z/ z' Z/ jTK Panda
$ p5 R2 t$ D% |TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage
1 _$ d  t2 D8 yTK Brandywine
: t3 a2 U: W& N6 d: pDMS Harding
3 B' W  V9 M' g8 g+ q* F9 bTK Housatonic0 Y/ z' z: Y2 F% v! O
TK Andrew Doria3 S1 u& ~( B+ @, _$ a% @$ M# m/ M
TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' ~/ L: H7 z  Y& b4 H
TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! X) X( W1 ~- U4 y3 M$ I: n' P
APD Joseph M. Auman
; G/ k5 u+ M/ x4 K0 eTK Silver Cloud5 l1 f6 j! s* K! S( V
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Aircraft Attacking:2 t6 [1 B: T4 J) ^( b+ T( [
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7 s) \$ a* f% {5 Q& \( J0 D* qDay Air attack on TF at 61,563 Q: ~/ s; m. [9 I& H1 @: l

- ^4 [8 p8 e0 v4 }7 VJapanese aircraft
3 t# Z8 i' b7 D' N0 g  CG4M2 Betty x 3
6 Y& A& b% g* C: a3 ?, ]2 y! ?" C1 l2 c/ M# n. g
No Japanese losses
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3 O$ @6 h( @3 i* j0 K  gAllied Ships
5 I( a, f+ d- X" F' k$ SAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% ^( N8 l0 m% f- B

. Q8 z) U# C% w% KAllied ground losses:' A, b, H6 r7 x  z
34 casualties reported
) k. M* ?- Y: e5 Q" t1 O( f8 uVehicles lost 47 ~! C- D6 B4 g! ]( I, T
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!8 F) M, G3 G- T8 F: \) W7 ^

, J4 G5 q8 d- |  }. gDay Air attack on TF at 65,58
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* k- R! a2 f& P/ zJapanese aircraft
* b1 s$ M" S6 @2 Z( cB7A Grace x 7
* U/ l8 u( T, |5 PG4M2 Betty x 6  H& z5 x  B$ c7 T
G4M2e Betty x 3* ?5 A+ c# }. H; u; u: }6 O
P1Y Frances x 69 Q3 _; b' R, T) `; K* N) F
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 51, Q; D2 I: A4 H' z) f6 r7 F& [5 b
Ki-102a Randy x 3
3 G7 {+ Y' N$ H- q! i6 R; [: y% }Ki-67 Peggy x 12- B' ?9 d3 Z- I- _

: F" L/ n+ Q3 n: bAllied aircraft5 R) S+ A2 p6 b4 M: T1 K
F6F Hellcat x 38& K1 [; W; q4 P* i
F4U-1D Corsair x 32
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' Z5 T8 ^7 o6 y4 q: T2 b, GJapanese aircraft losses$ S' C% a; r" R, |# P1 n0 {
B7A Grace: 6 destroyed6 L" I% S7 R( U( N1 {
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed% f1 l3 @( F: W  E+ {, I/ n: |! C
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed4 N5 G! g) a8 A0 e" c6 J; @
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
, ~/ ^* d- @9 l8 ?6 {$ w: lKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed
$ q( N5 c( a' A+ uKi-102a Randy: 3 destroyed, X3 c+ w0 Z1 }
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed' P3 _* V$ \- D8 Q

$ T+ f0 S% u6 |7 @! q: GAllied aircraft losses
2 I4 O6 r5 }3 y# hF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
9 F% W4 S! i: c4 Y2 e+ lF4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships
' N6 k1 G. h6 ], I( |8 jCV Shangri-La
6 h$ `. ?: R' D0 A2 |; l8 y6 KCA Northampton8 v! `2 |$ i# p1 q
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Aircraft Attacking:
: k6 V) n! m3 q3 Z/ R( I2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet# M2 S1 H7 J, i( v* l
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 h( _0 y$ S& f1 l: U7 ~: c) ~1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet# d' u$ W7 d% H9 q
Here comes the strike from Taiho!( f" H! g/ `; i1 w

2 u' @4 a, V3 ^Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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4 N( J5 ]* \6 }: a- `Japanese aircraft7 c7 J1 @7 A. @% z
D4Y Judy x 537 O: v- ]; ~3 \4 n4 }

# e/ D/ ^; t) O8 J  s/ K( U2 BJapanese aircraft losses
. J: l$ \# X- W# b7 c% T  XD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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Allied Ships/ S# F; Z- ~4 N% K
AK Nampa Victory- F" ^6 V1 _1 X$ S* F8 g
MSW Execute. a! y2 {2 K6 q* q" E
DD Drayton. a$ v1 D) ^% F
DD Yarnall
' W) b5 H# Y  B0 [. ~AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& H. o: H( C  Z- @
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! Q" ]6 f0 E0 u  tDD Craven
" J8 f5 r1 A1 C# z; O8 m& MAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1" P( o2 v2 y, I4 V
AK William Prouse
: z2 ^, z$ R7 b) {AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! ~' G2 M) N& E" x5 r& m$ UAK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1$ d6 x6 m/ \! z, G% f: }+ b
AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:
# u, Y; j) M. p, Q3 g+ v# I3 }; a; k14 casualties reported- [7 H7 t5 e' i4 g( A
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5 k4 i% c0 S/ {' h# CDay Air attack on TF at 66,549 Z" t; w- n( l% g

8 \4 D% Q' M0 v; U7 y! e" KJapanese aircraft
& V. {* [, t; v" F0 p& A8 J$ p+ sD4Y Judy x 7
+ i  Y1 n" b  D& V* r% fKi-102a Randy x 24 Z+ ]& d" s3 o; ?

( x5 U5 C# ~0 w" a- ^/ N9 D- {Japanese aircraft losses
) P0 E0 Z* K- d9 RD4Y Judy: 3 damaged) S3 L7 A$ v( H3 d9 s
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Allied Ships, ]; c; E* {, Y- w  T
AK Indus7 m6 w2 r9 x& C- s% F
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, W* }* ~* e5 |( o7 ^+ GAK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:9 o7 R- w1 k( x8 T. n) ]- @6 B
13 casualties reported5 J+ |: n) d: k% ?7 e3 D
Guns lost 2: l7 S4 x& H, s& H
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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# Z7 d3 w/ T3 o$ p$ @Japanese aircraft
3 c: E" n  s9 _6 g! ?  \# L' V! SG4M2 Betty x 11
7 y, b# Y# p, W% h7 ~+ U7 @3 q5 h
/ U' @/ U9 w  `, h* |Japanese aircraft losses
* K+ }1 H* J) a. c0 w6 s% x' |G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
7 E1 h( \/ ]* P* {" x% f4 F- o1 P
Allied Ships
7 e$ ^; Y% N; X- @DE Williams
5 ?8 \# V; V% A2 P# a" F9 hAK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, R$ y5 O6 z6 G- W6 m* t, `
CLAA Atlanta, on fire7 G$ r0 z6 M$ ]( ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56- ~' Y7 Q9 @+ B' G
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Japanese aircraft
4 n2 f, R/ i$ y5 h( V$ NG4M2 Betty x 138 ^/ X& P$ D9 q- ?- F9 K
G4M2e Betty x 4
% k0 b2 v. Q1 |" t1 `2 j' n, G/ uP1Y Frances x 36 w& T( g$ D" A! j4 t  u
Ki-67 Peggy x 23 u" q+ t% m- }* X7 {& T

$ q" T& C# `! ^# w6 M4 dJapanese aircraft losses
3 L2 v) _' E( ?9 {# ?G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
8 L9 f8 G1 a- r* y% ~P1Y Frances: 1 damaged
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! @& n; Q2 F+ A# EAllied Ships
: m9 z# Y" Q3 {7 f3 D& Y4 \TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% L. q8 U) I3 }4 c4 @
APD Joseph M. Auman$ Y8 \+ P0 \7 H1 X
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ v) y4 I; E  n/ X8 K
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 {9 A% Z* F& [4 ?5 ?APD Bray4 X+ ~7 Y! l1 [% Q: Y" y  u
AK Wallace M. Tyler' N' s9 {6 x6 _6 d+ @
AK John C. Preston9 d9 L+ [! G% E# h* M
TK Bahrein

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/ h! {: @) V: n3 qDay Air attack on TF at 64,56; s1 K! @  {/ [1 z* Y+ l

/ G. ?  u! s1 R* A) EJapanese aircraft
2 E' v" q" U- {1 QG4M2 Betty x 126 e+ C  m3 a* R: D* B

0 N  n: i9 J" B' A+ JJapanese aircraft losses
( `0 x: O4 }3 I" lG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
+ ^6 l9 p1 X9 F6 s& O" I4 m
0 n+ k1 o9 ^3 W# dAllied Ships
0 |  c3 ^/ t& [) v5 G  f8 T9 o" D, cTK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! ]& @7 E2 I4 F" a2 o# B
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 r+ _7 w+ P3 s3 m& H+ c: t& q9 ITK Andrew Doria3 S) g( L* u4 K
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:* Z, z% s( f. z2 C3 O

; [2 y! C" E4 Q# R! C& x% T+ cDay Air attack on TF at 54,56
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Japanese aircraft* n; w, ]" o/ B9 T# J7 ~0 J0 o
D4Y Judy x 223 P0 o, v- D" a. n( A. S

" H; O) @+ X' ]Japanese aircraft losses0 h$ B4 O! b* ~8 G: }8 ?0 J
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged( {! L+ c% ^5 a! Q9 W
1 |" u3 ?3 {6 C$ z
Allied Ships" q4 b- O  y" \) K, R8 L
DD John D. Edwards
! Q9 r4 o, L$ G6 n1 S# RDD Tillman
3 b  t; I2 o) k0 Z  [# |DD Welles, @6 B6 c) b4 H3 S$ k/ K: ^8 M9 r
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1# g2 W/ K  i1 i
DE Leslie L. B. Knox/ x. a  i8 O: {# C% w
DD Craven
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,56* |1 `( T4 H1 C! ]4 A

% U, m! P) B- yJapanese aircraft5 S$ L+ U% V$ B- g8 m
A7M2 Reppu x 6/ {1 L, ?8 C1 ^& t
D4Y Judy x 2
  h: Q% H& x6 L4 j& Z5 l" T: s
; h( D+ y) N# z1 T' s. GJapanese aircraft losses1 T9 t' [9 ^6 w4 ~
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged$ I- y# k+ j- N# V4 I
& {$ D7 y7 @& ]  Z
Allied Ships
( c  l) V$ g& Z) U, z* JAK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 f8 o3 ~' d  [9 p: U1 j0 r

- u$ }9 ^: [6 t5 q/ \& k: qAllied ground losses:3 b: H) h( K) r
7 casualties reported
5 ~% z% w) @4 G+ |" WVehicles lost 12 }- t6 d, k* t" t
3 r# m8 ?0 R7 R' _$ Z1 E
Aircraft Attacking:
3 m" E8 |* c2 r7 y- A; J; B3 o2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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  W* U4 s* F: I* B- q9 M2 C0 i' sCeylon and Bengal Sea
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2 Y% w) f) R& `$ x8 v" P2 e3 G6 ]. `% dDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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3 ~/ P& G/ v, }Japanese aircraft2 [. g8 W$ _2 B. s
A7M2 Reppu x 6, v& |" P' S2 A! e
J2M Jack x 5
$ J6 y/ [, O' C) @' GJ7W Shinden x 70 }. a/ L5 F. _
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6
. Y: R- h! a6 ^# i  H- [! W5 k( h, \) _+ r7 _
Allied aircraft, u: t0 n7 X+ Z. b1 M, y
B-29 Superfortress x 31
- k7 e+ L! I" j+ N) O$ q8 A  c% J" x+ [8 I4 v: P
Japanese aircraft losses
: A# k: i2 V4 sA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
- e7 W  i) b. d/ Z) x; ZJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged- S- {  s: \5 j5 |5 R8 b
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged" K0 f. W" }0 t5 K
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed. F0 H( m3 A+ f8 h0 x* ^
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
9 u( `+ ~% _. |0 G: ~7 f. F5 m% m( S6 ?9 d1 x
Allied aircraft losses
- @5 D. D4 M0 W' B7 a& ?- F. KB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged0 A# s$ B7 l$ \& O5 l6 ~
3 ?" F3 W7 l0 K& D- v7 Y6 O2 R
Airbase hits 1
+ q" K0 {1 b4 ^; d" A  MRunway hits 8- `. z3 Q$ t7 }, q  Q% j% J
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,254 v3 t* Y1 n; J/ |0 {" B
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Japanese aircraft
- I1 J+ C  v3 _B7A Grace x 3
# h4 }* s! h+ W5 \1 FG4M2 Betty x 6
( t" U# h3 K- S' w; _Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18+ z' r+ H4 ]/ @9 B0 X" m
Ki-100 Tony x 97 [: c# t7 N" G/ o  D
Ki-49 Helen x 2$ U4 [6 c& @! T  f* C* Q
Ki-67 Peggy x 3! D: f: t* |" ?* U2 {" e
. Y( o6 J$ Z3 I( ?( V
Allied aircraft/ n) a; d/ }5 `: n' W. R
P-51D Mustang x 50 z1 u7 m$ s9 P( ?# ]! W& m

, D- B) x8 b  v4 ~' e3 v3 N7 i) \Japanese aircraft losses
5 F% m, z; h5 n2 hB7A Grace: 1 destroyed  Q2 C. u; s8 B9 _! g
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged" w' v9 j  H* p* O+ b0 C
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed2 z1 P4 [2 k- ~) f+ W
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
3 Q% C3 e2 {# ]% e3 S+ K5 L: K% ~Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
: d0 @, R5 f0 {& ]0 AKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
, Y) a* h4 _2 Y8 ?. r$ {' [* ~4 {! L3 I) l) \/ G
Allied aircraft losses
3 h* C' H" M! @; [P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged+ F3 ^; [7 \' u# C7 Y
1 C% |9 |) t/ ?+ T
Allied Ships
( m) T6 y" r! @9 G. }' @7 j1 nMSW Grebe/ z: U& {/ s! {
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1% c8 O/ J" ~! o% I2 a$ _4 f
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* Z3 z' n! I0 R7 c7 l
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Allied ground losses:1 ]5 e* d2 s6 ?  ~& a- Q) M
21 casualties reported8 R2 Q$ Q0 d; k  I9 |+ `
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25" ^! M) A# U: c, F& T+ W
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Japanese aircraft, Z" }. B; n2 T3 t& H7 `
B7A Grace x 3
2 \* M) `( v, Q. KG4M2 Betty x 6
, Y* f+ q2 ?$ J& K7 u; QKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18( G& u( `1 o5 C' J5 {
Ki-100 Tony x 9
/ h* y) V2 g. R9 ?& L5 z. ~Ki-49 Helen x 2/ ]3 @! C2 @5 J/ S+ s4 s
Ki-67 Peggy x 3/ n) A9 \. |1 J; ^8 L0 ]1 B) r8 c

% V6 Y' {7 J4 H, Q, m$ s- Y# xAllied aircraft
" m) y3 @9 y  \9 B) Z. Y7 }2 LP-51D Mustang x 5
4 `# L5 f2 {+ O% v8 r
/ e  @; K7 I2 `" [5 V/ ^. VJapanese aircraft losses
* r. C' L+ A2 M# r8 P/ P- hB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
  b" i, v6 J; n. [0 N9 qG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 C6 Y4 d! ]% g4 {+ z4 @: FKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
+ M  I! w5 c( l, fKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
0 c- T/ X0 K3 T: v. B' g/ v; PKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
: e0 o8 e. |; QKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed  |9 z' |, z4 w" a6 G0 o
/ S3 c/ c! v: p( O, z+ T
Allied aircraft losses
2 H3 [! l& W; h3 kP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 k8 \8 ]. u1 o7 z2 M
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Allied Ships
8 }' Q! l; v1 V; F- zMSW Grebe, Y9 y* e5 T" }+ w' h
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 12 t  o! Z7 ~. p9 g" `2 ]3 n; S0 |
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
9 d9 K7 t6 T8 o+ ~0 |21 casualties reported3 d8 b3 S9 K9 ?: u* H, P
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft- B7 h" w6 e( h* q# C
B7A Grace x 35 d$ }5 e. e) a4 Y& x
G4M2 Betty x 6
  m& H: K; a/ }( @, B$ L- P5 w5 yKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18* D; L* C/ I( K3 |- A
Ki-100 Tony x 9! P- p5 P( }8 f* Z2 ?! K$ {
Ki-49 Helen x 2
  l5 W0 l' Q! @* M" dKi-67 Peggy x 3$ y/ ~- Q/ n8 j. B  N2 P

, a% v1 T) J3 v' _Allied aircraft
& C( L/ \1 ]4 o. ^6 lP-51D Mustang x 5! S1 }4 N2 J( ?

8 `# J  f. o1 y6 n1 YJapanese aircraft losses0 k3 ?) F& u6 t% x  \3 |- e: Q
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
5 j, c$ d& y9 N" Q) S# gG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
* e' y2 {) j6 nKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
9 M, M' N, p, Y1 s1 M- R+ t3 l. LKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed; A+ t" }) ?* G3 w2 Z+ q# `
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed7 ]  d2 Y2 |( s% V
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
& G* n; k( u8 ]6 h- V% H2 Z9 H- z9 R* @3 N
Allied aircraft losses! d  J! H% X- W2 k! t% K' A
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
) _; R1 L' g) _  @: d6 t$ kMSW Grebe/ `1 _! G  ~9 f/ K: F9 U' W
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
# w/ g1 {/ _# j- B2 vAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( n; k5 T; X* G

0 l( [/ t% M; _% o+ OAllied ground losses:
7 h5 l9 D! p1 }21 casualties reported
" V# B/ }" F6 u% n1 u/ q' d4 mThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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& }2 i8 |6 S9 L5 q0 y9 KDay Air attack on TF at 18,30
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1 Q  g0 b0 E7 l/ UJapanese aircraft
" u. V) e6 {# sP1Y Frances x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses( j) n+ }% c7 r/ b) `- o3 V2 e* a# j
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
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# h, N" Z9 z9 x7 A9 x" f& P7 Y# rAllied Ships1 ~, `) |6 r9 K- d4 o
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Aircraft Attacking:) R( p4 \7 n3 [+ h5 B
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 a! W) U/ C/ d! @  @* W$ iDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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! s# ?1 Y/ Y5 k; V* i$ r2 vJapanese aircraft
2 M( ~" i" p! l# |' JA7M2 Reppu x 5
2 v6 j9 E7 a2 q5 B: A) U' l2 PJ2M Jack x 6
& y% U: \7 q- k/ ^8 l8 Q4 }4 Y: v- ID4Y Judy x 3" ?% K1 K) `4 ?1 s5 m, ]) c
B7A Grace x 6; I) p1 P% E! {5 a3 C
G4M2 Betty x 3
8 ~/ L& Y% e* L1 h! IP1Y Frances x 6
# o( n& [' B! KKi-67 Peggy x 11
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Allied aircraft
! o7 B9 q) a& I2 Z7 h% Y6 M$ O6 c, TP-51D Mustang x 4
) h, l6 v+ U- z8 C/ \' |& u& N/ r. a  Y) G) {8 m; I8 B* y& d- G
Japanese aircraft losses
4 s3 i3 s9 E4 r$ j9 yA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
1 ^  k- O* m/ }) W. aJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed9 B% F+ p: O" F% N. d1 \
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed" m/ X6 V' {. l( f/ E, H
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
* @3 {4 J1 y8 ]- b! RKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
4 J# U' c3 G4 N$ K+ p7 ]9 l. C3 z/ Q, f; Y6 `. g
Allied aircraft losses
& n5 ~# h5 f7 e# h+ D' H; [; j  s2 CP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
9 h/ K4 ?% o9 S' f0 }; J: DDE Lovelace" ~, r" D. B( Z0 M, F$ d
DE Martin
; w! N8 s% S' p1 W: D1 cLCI LCI-436
+ h5 i& M+ Q8 r) J1 O. q2 RAPD Blessman# O- \+ k" Q1 k; N# @! o
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ N$ @* B' Y3 @% }6 l% F$ G
AP Laurens: N4 C% \. j' m$ }! [; w. Z
DD Mullany& d+ \" G8 R- T- D. ^4 _+ d
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25% M' `9 y3 n# j+ J  m' j

/ k3 S2 [1 j( T( r2 W3 KJapanese aircraft: N" u8 R# a: ~( _6 N
G4M2 Betty x 91 P1 {% i  N. H! q
7 u2 y: p# j3 T) i, Q
Allied aircraft
8 |8 L+ j% X% K8 oP-51D Mustang x 2
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, L7 O9 D" Q5 A) ~) X( B8 @Japanese aircraft losses
2 t$ j# f0 S3 V6 d. ?9 CG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
9 c" o/ Y! `$ F+ r: n
3 Y% H1 b& V# O* _$ \# W" _Allied Ships
& N3 S" v: |) ~0 q; o5 Z8 s2 w  @AP Henrico/ I5 }1 n9 j% L4 R# P$ R- f2 {
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ k( C  ^4 F9 y! Z. d3 S7 \
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- {8 _6 y3 K! F% {
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- d) z1 b- x3 e2 h3 dDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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0 @% _% s- F/ BJapanese aircraft
  [4 K  [. ]. A( N4 w; G( tA7M2 Reppu x 5" N8 ]" h/ H* p  V5 Y. f5 O
J2M Jack x 2& x& X5 o9 \2 P( j; n6 J. P- v" \
J7W Shinden x 6
! L5 p4 m* {; ~% y7 |& t3 MKi-84-Ic Frank x 4
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  T# P5 T# h9 G  j0 Y/ tP-38J Lightning x 16
4 z7 C8 Z3 e/ C4 U7 ]" q- L" w% R; S$ Z; ?3 n1 w' d3 @8 P. t
Japanese aircraft losses( R9 B  N3 E& @7 I5 u6 y
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed) K( }" P8 s& O$ ]$ o6 ]% s" b

9 k. q2 a' k: Y+ N8 IAllied aircraft losses
/ v  h8 T+ e3 [  t! gP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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( e, x, l. x0 ~' c- kDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft
4 V# X# j9 l& lJ2M Jack x 2
  q3 L/ e3 x) k, F; `G4M2 Betty x 21 D9 f% Q0 d$ y- x
P1Y Frances x 2& n. `! x7 y2 _4 s: p
Ki-67 Peggy x 40 Y) @' U0 H" f: J' _) G$ p* w# v

. i  J% e6 k! o8 Q# K/ C! v- yJapanese aircraft losses* H9 q9 h0 u. \( |( @3 ^2 x
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
3 h+ }  H. o* T% g0 B* g- U# l2 I7 c8 y" G- @9 I9 J1 Y) R1 g
Allied Ships( K2 |4 {9 s2 @: y3 ^. f) O1 c
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire
- w: {, a3 c2 j5 W( q) IMSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 |2 Q( Q6 u" X8 s; Y/ B
DM Gamble, heavy damage
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0 L1 a4 g8 `+ k" ?The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft. ?# O# s( u, E4 W2 q3 G+ p; d+ j0 t
D4Y Judy x 24! W7 q  x' V) ?" m' I2 [
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 70 z6 D2 r0 h$ Y: R
Ki-100 Tony x 6
! H1 k. E& \( Z; ~Ki-30 Ann x 517 x& ~9 x) q0 V% U0 R

  S: k8 R; o, c& U2 ]$ T! EJapanese aircraft losses" B, v, o" o+ w- L" d: s2 |
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed3 N  f- M1 a$ m5 N
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged" N2 n# v3 N( V
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Allied Ships
$ y2 v1 R. e2 vAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire; o3 F1 E+ N* h" C" `: P0 U
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 o9 k+ {! q3 \DD Irwin
7 M, X1 [- i  }. C: _DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
5 q; F- D1 M# k: G7 S4 ~: ?DD Quiberon, heavy damage# W0 t, O% ~2 ?& Y
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! P$ s! r3 J+ u% aDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage3 K5 j: z! y, Y! z' `8 S
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: C2 Z+ ^0 k- M$ C1 [) a# ^
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 X' P0 x2 [8 w& K5 P+ k: J
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
4 E  D# i; `0 O$ n% F+ s( `DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( d& \* ~" L1 O% {$ H; i1 ODE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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/ P3 `7 w! y6 |8 |, z+ L* ^1 N, fJapanese aircraft1 a5 P# U. e8 k5 S" N" g/ g/ i! U* t/ V; U
D4Y Judy x 121 Q; H" o1 E7 z! j) N, v
G4M2 Betty x 36 j8 m! f* |' ?
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Allied aircraft
. o9 J  p: q7 m( s2 A1 LP-51D Mustang x 2+ L% M! w5 d" B) U& L

, A& Z3 A# n. C( j* ~# mJapanese aircraft losses" T% P+ N' \' f+ w* Q* v+ x
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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3 e, I3 d9 q# s& dAllied Ships0 v/ k: Z4 A4 x$ ?7 ?+ b/ z
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79- h! V9 d! v: l
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 H( `: |' T1 E% \
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
1 H/ s7 v9 t  c5 F+ l, r& T; i% WAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 @! W/ U$ }+ s# H7 U. H0 X
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,28
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G4M2 Betty x 4
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  }, J1 i, P& u% XJapanese aircraft losses
6 O0 h) h" ^: {G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged. i! z5 Y! Z- l7 v) P

1 T- `/ z2 n" w6 u% I1 QAllied Ships
. H' F: t# f. t  HAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" j0 \  y  U& `$ c
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