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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous  P; P: w% c+ V( \$ W
convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.
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Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank8 G& |5 A5 h: Q" [5 z% b% P
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap
  ^! V3 e/ i$ _" \) O! U5 R7 F3 F5 Yand the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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' V4 ?- v3 s7 KAir Combat7 J9 A. E2 A% H8 Y
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Bonins
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8 v/ k4 T# C4 w. C: `Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52% n; E/ F9 s# t* h0 u4 V

6 r! H! ^; G- s, Z; l3 h, _2 N9 SJapanese aircraft
! W% G7 y, C5 O8 M; u6 `* U+ wA7M2 Reppu x 33
# T  {- b( J+ PJ7W Shinden x 106 j  A+ `8 Z" M' y* ]) N/ i6 t* S0 T
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 310 y6 ]7 ~; Q+ O( [0 A3 m  Z3 F
Ki-100 Tony x 13
5 \, h' m* `# n4 b' q  XKi-102a Randy x 21
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Allied aircraft
: H2 u) g$ j* u& [3 pP-61A Black Widow x 2
# i/ M1 I% E) pPB4Y Liberator x 3+ F6 D' `/ t* L3 ^4 n1 H; b
B-24J Liberator x 24
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" K9 A- S/ X+ }7 a/ w* cJapanese aircraft losses: ^! d" w  U0 Q% @7 `
A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
- `: ?& s; J5 j- S! T* SKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged6 x/ _* \4 b  b; q
Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged: w% ^( L5 c/ a) S! `) D0 ~3 Q
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged. }5 [+ b# v; y2 _) p6 o* R

; J7 a9 \" y  x' z/ M, u9 UAllied aircraft losses
+ n0 g/ h& {0 g# f7 H# uP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed( m% J6 N4 g* X! ?% w# G) B
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed
2 @+ t4 x, e' w) a5 l: hB-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed. e$ T% p4 b/ t* Q0 z3 m% Z' a
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft( L; a7 P0 T- a' v
A7M2 Reppu x 63 k* ~$ v6 W2 X4 a: q$ F0 Q8 M
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 244 H+ D+ |% C3 d9 R- \( ^; t
Ki-102a Randy x 10
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Allied aircraft7 [5 ]( x9 c! P/ G, ?$ c) p
F6F Hellcat x 297 O7 a0 Y& K1 B& U
F4U-1D Corsair x 14
! u, B; N7 r0 ^; ^) U4 Z# ECorsair IV x 6
! w! I8 E! ~5 `/ A2 s8 cSB2C Helldiver x 20& _$ j5 P! d. R
TBM Avenger x 182 [! t' a: u$ Y# r) H: B: u7 A2 y
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Japanese aircraft losses7 _' o0 I  l8 a0 X! {! s
A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed9 _' T: s( G; E# T  s8 b% F& U! y8 D5 W
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
+ S* a8 k& T# ]/ qKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed
8 T1 M$ T- W7 k$ \1 i" H" w8 {B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses6 U0 Z7 t, w1 c8 v
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed' ?9 r" v' u) |
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged5 b. B' e  |. C
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged5 |  }5 ^* |1 z8 [) V: y3 Z
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Japanese ground losses:
" E/ D5 I2 |$ L6 e% [" A0 W$ s, M7 casualties reported6 S2 ]' }/ Z3 l( e" M
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Airbase hits 2/ t. B9 Z7 }4 A" N: s5 d0 N
Airbase supply hits 1
4 o3 b+ v( r$ u1 R) l, Z3 i5 iRunway hits 16, f% o* J* S7 V/ Q
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Japanese aircraft
8 ^  O6 Q, k9 Q0 g% ^! p- UKi-84-Ic Frank x 1
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! w1 }) _% F1 n4 aAllied aircraft
' `, j8 P+ V0 jF4U-1D Corsair x 48
+ W$ a/ f0 t; Z* ^0 }1 p! ITBM Avenger x 44
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Japanese aircraft losses% K% q! _. ~6 V, o5 j
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed4 p2 C- D" F% U8 v, ~, ^
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
. ^' K! n& D  I! W. wD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses' N8 U0 C9 q% h
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged! M& L! E# c. ?0 x* `
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Japanese ground losses:2 {% e% W3 Z8 D0 |& N
20 casualties reported
& }- U+ r# Q$ ]8 RGuns lost 1
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* b& u" K+ s' b+ w' JRunway hits 26# ?6 r& i( V" w0 Z* V
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" y. `0 O# ]* d4 R6 BJapanese aircraft8 p  ]5 A) D& l# o7 |
no flights
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Allied aircraft
; I# J! s8 b: R  ~! C* ~B-29 Superfortress x 64
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4 r) J# `5 r1 u8 e6 uJapanese aircraft losses
2 }) y+ Y1 `% g4 e( |A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
" r( f# a- r! d/ |& E9 ND4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
. v4 h  H( R/ P9 w. c% sJ7W Shinden: 1 destroyed
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# d/ s1 G9 T1 X0 jAllied aircraft losses- V& A9 R1 ~8 q% T- O
B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:! q) _# B4 v& I5 U% p) A1 q7 ]5 i3 L
42 casualties reported" M5 i. P' W, a% ?
Guns lost 2$ f$ T: l" [( ^% s* u

- D) N9 W$ Q! G* C: `' T# R, ZAirbase hits 6
+ p3 o, P9 x/ ~( \4 J* t5 j+ U9 QAirbase supply hits 5& V5 S* m0 L1 _2 Y  o
Runway hits 124
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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% \* t4 a% I# F( B0 j2 n4 [; uJapanese aircraft
3 Q# i; `$ ?! \9 ]1 VD4Y Judy x 170 p) Z" f5 j  ^7 D! P! l+ y; D
B7A Grace x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
! D1 d3 f5 G& z& ?- ^7 jD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged. c) A3 W% w/ [* N/ z% ?/ D4 X9 d
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed
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8 y: y. o. C" c) K7 WAllied Ships+ y0 z; Z4 }0 r% H; ^" ~
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 e1 d) ], A% v/ D1 K0 Y4 t' e( ^
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire( X1 s; r: ^7 L9 _
DE Tinsman
, I' v) U8 m" k3 M& K- B3 QDE Abercrombie
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3 v# a# ^: a, c5 U+ DAllied ground losses:) V* [5 r( Y& b
30 casualties reported2 y% D# s' i, {( V
Guns lost 1  x5 h* ]& J( a5 ?* v, k
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56) R+ n$ a* M+ ]: m$ l" g
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Japanese aircraft+ f" b7 I) N2 i$ M3 o3 E
G4M2 Betty x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses! C: X! i/ i2 f+ O# t+ Y# j
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Allied Ships5 v4 j/ O! V% g9 z
DE Richard S. Bull' `+ `3 M( v1 x
DE Cecil J. Doyle
( `# x* [$ m3 rDE Charles E. Brannon
" _; ?$ n4 G+ \% j0 TAK Cape Stevens
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Japanese aircraft
8 g( `# z+ H2 g3 s* h+ SG4M2 Betty x 12
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1 r  i4 i; Q$ @6 f0 C& UJapanese aircraft losses( J0 V' x$ a, P8 M  ^* t) z
G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships5 g' y. F' e  b# [2 m3 L( Q4 ~
DE Charles E. Brannon
3 \9 I* s* j# f$ K, N3 o+ v2 X! FAK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% J& ]+ t/ T0 I% W

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Allied ground losses:- O2 K1 `! N  S1 M2 B( G5 ^2 d
7 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56$ P3 g1 p* T+ Q. L# @
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Japanese aircraft
- T0 v7 C' e" H$ j( cD4Y Judy x 5* v0 M$ A  w/ w
B5N Kate x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses3 m+ |/ N5 ], ]2 ?* W
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
" h8 L" B$ N% V3 WB5N Kate: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships% m) U2 I; O# E) I3 g/ w
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* U5 @' G- V( R2 D4 y- x0 `# g
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" C2 L  o1 B# Y! d! b7 L
APD Cavallaro+ o4 \4 S+ u  i9 h6 k: V" K9 _2 U' Q
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire( ?2 w& n' @# O) A" k9 c6 o
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9 I9 B+ ]: C( h* U0 ~  yJapanese aircraft
) d6 s- u+ s1 `G4M2 Betty x 22
* B6 h& O0 H5 D' Q8 ?# O# [5 iG4M2e Betty x 4
$ U& U' u: L. l/ B0 w! G* ZKi-67 Peggy x 64 s' h! L- R" ?. p! F4 o

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& |% l& g) w( h8 x& zG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged8 d( n5 i; n+ ~6 C+ d* H
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged0 {) ?2 q9 S# t# Q* B- r* B9 i8 s) l

" x* t) m& Y# e% w% ?Allied Ships- P: Z( _# J, l  \( n# W
APD Schmidt
! n, D' s9 n! Y% a" L, iAK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; u' b8 l% B' n' N. p
TK Panda2 ?6 V/ Z! {. I& z0 I1 b7 K
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage! m4 H$ z6 Y6 G5 N# D
TK Brandywine
6 f' m+ O6 g: L' \9 w' c; }! lDMS Harding
4 i' x  _" }% R. W* DTK Housatonic
# A" f) h  u% ~7 RTK Andrew Doria8 Y# @4 e2 |( y' m8 _% q7 _
TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ l8 C0 `* u3 F' D0 c4 k: ^$ nTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. l2 w, E! f: V: d8 L  ~
APD Joseph M. Auman
- C9 ]1 ^/ U+ {8 Z: oTK Silver Cloud
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Aircraft Attacking:% b; ]- J# }- A' U0 e$ b+ w! o6 O
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! B. V7 s" ?+ P9 O! B' }) t' iDay Air attack on TF at 61,56
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Japanese aircraft
1 a+ l8 C! y0 c  ?% |! A5 RG4M2 Betty x 3' l" _: `2 G: o- |$ H/ c2 d! Y
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No Japanese losses
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  @1 `3 S8 D4 n9 J% U* g+ n; s' VAllied Ships
9 P1 j3 j, e4 V- G7 X2 xAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. s- H* D: W3 H3 ]7 J- G

/ p# B1 U6 W5 ~7 W( W, MAllied ground losses:
2 A7 B; {8 G9 l1 E8 h: `$ ]34 casualties reported+ @0 o$ @6 U: [' ~5 y
Vehicles lost 4: W8 s1 f8 U" ~( w, y% {* n* @# ^
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  p/ u% D# Z- n5 c% EThis was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!
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  A' m+ p# I5 HDay Air attack on TF at 65,58
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Japanese aircraft5 Z1 c: m1 B3 K3 I, M3 b& `3 ~7 n
B7A Grace x 7
" N5 \5 l7 x2 {& S5 `6 s# wG4M2 Betty x 60 \- Y$ F# e* n1 J' r% D) X
G4M2e Betty x 3
) b5 A( |2 b: V9 d$ d; G" KP1Y Frances x 6
9 [  a8 \: {6 H3 o5 {2 J) }% v1 LKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51/ M  ^5 u) v5 ^# g( c4 W, E
Ki-102a Randy x 36 G9 ~. C  P% a$ T0 u
Ki-67 Peggy x 12) a5 H# K* A1 O% K4 ?6 d: A

  j- B/ o( W' U7 j; j2 G- ?$ MAllied aircraft0 Z' {3 x; A1 e9 @5 F: @
F6F Hellcat x 38; w7 C, m0 X7 {2 W& Q/ w5 @
F4U-1D Corsair x 32
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& j5 H/ x/ ^# G5 I% J9 W2 c! bJapanese aircraft losses
2 J: f5 o  c* n1 s; G7 w# `B7A Grace: 6 destroyed) _' B# p# d8 j7 a7 N" v; u* C
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
" p$ F: E7 Z, C# ZG4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed0 ~' f' O2 k6 n; B$ w6 [
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed; K( Q4 e8 Q7 Q- `9 T# U  _- t
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed. j# W8 w0 d5 D" ^
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed
4 y4 s1 V! r1 S! i1 KKi-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed/ Z: n$ L: G* _: ?4 e, L7 G( Z

; y( x* _% I& Y1 A" r4 F8 gAllied aircraft losses
. }2 Q7 g8 m9 ^% VF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
1 I9 _% Z( J4 M0 I. Z7 S$ cF4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged) {% Z' d9 ~) ]/ Y% M

6 U! s+ b! o& v& R; OAllied Ships, o3 K- S# j5 }" f8 _5 ~
CV Shangri-La
, u* n, b2 Q4 u# F* W4 j6 C, SCA Northampton% N0 ?$ ^5 k! l3 h/ ]+ ^6 p6 S
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Aircraft Attacking:
& `3 d. {7 _/ E( _& p2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
. l- R# i9 G! J. l3 e1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) H" L! R9 ]  V1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 e1 A9 j8 p% e* C& B. a0 e2 FHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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Japanese aircraft
* ^$ B9 z$ b- U! U0 KD4Y Judy x 53, P3 C+ Z0 p. q8 L7 y/ \+ a' |; R
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Japanese aircraft losses7 j: {, ]* [) R
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged: m% G3 f. I  x6 I2 e1 e
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Allied Ships
2 z. \4 G6 w) B; g4 Q' m1 xAK Nampa Victory5 p8 e$ c/ P; I: c% e0 r
MSW Execute( k# y. U! p/ f. D2 |7 j& B& o$ p
DD Drayton
5 f0 O7 t* {/ V# o  d/ ?4 mDD Yarnall
; R0 X2 ~- i% }AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 @' Y% J! c$ m- P- `  H! i' n
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 q, v: g/ w6 i0 ^! t$ |DD Craven* ?' d" Y# r* w2 }8 M( s
AK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1
( I; U' Q1 J; d( b4 AAK William Prouse
9 o7 g3 @5 }, U+ vAK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 `' Y! I8 g7 e( r9 V
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 14 G( s8 o* y) X# ~# q* A( c
AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:% d; L! ^4 K8 J9 _! @0 {
14 casualties reported
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Japanese aircraft
! R, v( _; ]) y+ ]' v& B- Y# |( AD4Y Judy x 7
" ?2 g5 r* d9 M5 V+ Y/ ], KKi-102a Randy x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses" s. B  S7 B% {/ l0 B
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
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5 n/ [( G0 ]0 gAllied Ships% b7 T! V9 u3 e) v
AK Indus
" f6 e+ j: B. a0 M) LAK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire  _' @  O+ k. I. w; p& e
AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' K8 P/ g8 F/ `' L3 f6 fAllied ground losses:/ D" G% X3 \9 S# a4 F
13 casualties reported! }& [: e9 S: L) A/ _; m
Guns lost 2
' ^+ A0 v8 `$ A  @4 N( ZThe strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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Japanese aircraft
* d* I* ~: l* a8 ^( W% ~& NG4M2 Betty x 11  T! q7 V: J+ F% h0 h

# [" J# m8 r" ~8 @# {Japanese aircraft losses+ P+ H3 K$ Q+ G: B3 ]+ ?
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
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Allied Ships+ z' h9 e6 c& a( q3 {1 d
DE Williams
- M8 w- y' ]/ h& z  Y- o8 f. f2 UAK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 ?1 ]" E$ E1 c* d
CLAA Atlanta, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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" m  h3 Z7 H; {( T! Q9 OJapanese aircraft
- O" f" L4 l, h1 }9 Q# qG4M2 Betty x 134 r5 O& S, c& h! T5 M! s$ J! s
G4M2e Betty x 4
4 |9 D7 k* T9 K" W. ?- S# \P1Y Frances x 33 x! T7 ~+ J9 x; k6 ]& O
Ki-67 Peggy x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
- `% p$ }; P9 p6 Y0 k. Z2 }G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
- p/ i  h4 g9 x, F5 ^0 gP1Y Frances: 1 damaged
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; @3 z) e1 c8 sAllied Ships) \$ h( n5 C8 v' E, z) d. p" o9 F
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 a/ B( M! u1 k5 m. ?APD Joseph M. Auman2 {- U" C& _# r: a
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; U! G5 r- F" G
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 N" J) C/ u/ x  u
APD Bray9 y' d0 J( Z" M9 ~
AK Wallace M. Tyler' S! J! y  T# [+ ^, V
AK John C. Preston
) A& z1 |6 e! _, B' X% F" U8 N  mTK Bahrein

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0 F% o2 ]9 ]+ A7 K' wJapanese aircraft
' v, S! g, F9 T1 I6 ~  OG4M2 Betty x 125 e7 I+ S$ C- h# [, t# W
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Japanese aircraft losses) L) U9 ]7 I2 _
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged% Y) Y/ t/ Q% S3 e/ t
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Allied Ships
+ Z; _- w, G0 J* t# Q5 }TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. n* ]# p1 i. s& GTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 t" N+ U9 m7 k/ s  C
TK Andrew Doria
$ K1 }0 u1 ~0 S  XTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:' @9 ^8 z( \& T) z6 y, h" y
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56. q4 }& ^% I: Q: L

0 u3 P' f' x- x1 N2 RJapanese aircraft
, F8 A+ o9 ~% z3 C, gD4Y Judy x 22
  H1 J1 v: H; w& ~; Q: d
0 o3 m" X7 r  n# C! S; vJapanese aircraft losses3 d) o; F* ~2 o0 E/ o
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged7 [. n% L* o9 o: E: w
  Y# @" W4 |$ f9 k( D
Allied Ships
7 T; D+ Y  B: d  q  ^1 a( ODD John D. Edwards! \7 A+ M% m% u. V- T8 `
DD Tillman1 V( L" C/ N/ z, [9 C
DD Welles
( N5 @' `& y: Q! z& y9 U; @AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 13 M  m9 E- z* c3 U8 T
DE Leslie L. B. Knox
, X  b  V9 g  q4 j3 m0 T% m: jDD Craven1 A7 X2 i* W0 P: Y' w% M
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,56( r* @+ M# E& K8 a2 v4 p  t
7 P4 g2 D% Q9 Y" k. a
Japanese aircraft
( s3 k5 O; E* [# P% NA7M2 Reppu x 6) g7 O0 \' G9 ?3 D; x
D4Y Judy x 2
" x9 P% o* }. \3 u0 ]7 o6 r8 N
+ M6 M9 |( P  d  [% oJapanese aircraft losses
7 z, X& L4 N6 f$ z& @/ [6 CD4Y Judy: 1 damaged7 M% z9 h1 C  Q+ \4 |" S5 D# `

) K2 C% C( Q% Y6 n' k' M5 w; {5 hAllied Ships6 x) u" g5 s' G
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
  z  [. }) x5 m5 G: j
) x) c) X1 \  W& j4 s' k$ @3 V, MAllied ground losses:
& G3 t: `5 z8 ]8 N* t) @. z7 casualties reported
. @( T4 _" \6 V8 i: z0 O) mVehicles lost 1
2 p/ [7 ], Y$ B5 F' d6 e0 `5 T; V! F$ O8 c; d
Aircraft Attacking:" N, w& }$ l5 Z- m
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet/ e3 d% T( L5 d/ H$ M
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5 P) s) n1 G4 w. \+ ]& {Ceylon and Bengal Sea
) G; B. C7 }( D
0 [  }& r9 L+ j- t0 S+ s8 _Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25" a2 b5 J6 |# }. \8 \

9 d. m/ X/ P: pJapanese aircraft6 w; L# s9 {. X9 \- X4 q, W
A7M2 Reppu x 6; n5 d) p( U- G9 ~4 i, a0 v# r
J2M Jack x 5) h6 x$ ]7 Q1 q5 @
J7W Shinden x 77 G7 l4 O6 j' ~0 n, w7 P( z. R9 ]8 `
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6
# g8 z" S" Y- D/ q. z- s+ \6 p. d8 J4 }: {5 ]( w
Allied aircraft
7 D7 n- V* U' {% c1 l- f" SB-29 Superfortress x 31
* F' u* c8 }8 t7 }! z% Y5 T& V
( V; s+ |9 l: m3 c' tJapanese aircraft losses
3 |+ ]$ A$ I: r7 Z2 FA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged# E! [( B. O+ N9 i' {/ o
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
! W9 j) N) [0 _# h8 a4 f8 D# ~0 uJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged6 i& F4 Q' L, q  r
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
; T& v" o& ~- M/ V! u' QP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
% D7 t# d4 E3 w" ]0 n) e& Y
, G( R4 t1 X8 t% n& m: f' }' BAllied aircraft losses
% p, y' x- h% m, `( O3 a, mB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged6 X: Z, x& K$ Z: X0 h

+ @3 E& Q) Z$ |$ S5 X) }Airbase hits 15 x2 {3 |1 N( Y) ^5 T$ O
Runway hits 8
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25% o5 _  ~; h* k) t3 b  X0 k& {

' k% P" ^1 E" O& C6 N" N! ~/ dJapanese aircraft0 k% c: H' o7 V0 h1 U: k6 W
B7A Grace x 3
& s6 t: ^/ S* m; _G4M2 Betty x 6& w7 E2 A$ Y' m, C  b
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
1 X7 ^1 t5 ^+ {1 S, m0 Y0 i+ }Ki-100 Tony x 9
7 D$ X# P6 v( I8 `1 cKi-49 Helen x 24 x4 Z  ~7 j& E6 H
Ki-67 Peggy x 33 @( a' {% I1 a% O! k3 N8 Y5 Y

6 M: X) j$ F8 g- G6 x  y. }# L* S" zAllied aircraft& ^! V( J3 e; j7 T0 [
P-51D Mustang x 56 K( w% U) q% i0 P
" O0 E- Y1 |+ Q/ |2 N5 Z) f1 ^
Japanese aircraft losses" ^4 k: ]: W' g3 e2 a# Y$ |$ U
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
- ~% _( I) T, X) h, dG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
' n; D3 A* n9 tKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed( `. d1 [' A7 k+ R  t2 ~
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
  v5 j. z. Y& c, s% `# _, K5 yKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed$ ?) o! |. M) Z3 j/ K% h
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
3 c; ]& {# p/ D8 |: @" j+ t: V2 i$ }2 m* [6 e+ v7 |( {1 q! l/ q' e
Allied aircraft losses
% T* ]( ?0 B! R- [; ~% J# kP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ U1 d" g0 ~; ?  F, }8 ~, K, O3 C) E* {% {
Allied Ships% F  i  M; r" U% r* [
MSW Grebe
  @) N4 e! f+ K2 ]( ]1 @5 xAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1/ P# H5 J6 ?7 e  @6 i. C' D( S0 z4 \
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 y+ n; v& _, U9 K

7 W# w8 z! F( ]1 _1 M2 z1 U5 H% bAllied ground losses:) y- @* A5 b& t2 N$ z5 l# V
21 casualties reported3 g7 s# e9 V& X7 @7 O
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,257 Q$ }4 m' _4 U: L: J# M

8 V# I7 A/ [% ]+ G7 rJapanese aircraft9 c0 R7 ?- w1 q
B7A Grace x 3
0 K% t6 V$ C! r' E5 j3 ?0 C  T$ hG4M2 Betty x 6
6 O2 E+ x% w4 Q7 eKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
6 s$ M6 h- @, |. ~1 \Ki-100 Tony x 9+ d8 t+ N; I! i7 |! `3 a+ R0 p/ O
Ki-49 Helen x 2* w1 {6 P/ `- [5 h
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
; j, W7 F5 S) P2 H( s7 J. _& z
/ |1 M8 z4 M  ^& s, O. p9 o4 @Allied aircraft
8 f3 g3 @6 ~8 O9 v( l. B5 JP-51D Mustang x 5* i2 T6 f/ \1 R, x# f  G8 D

( Q* |8 x* ^' H; qJapanese aircraft losses
& h9 A; [% \- K8 c! c& ~B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
' D) f, W0 {$ \$ gG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged# n5 r4 E9 z5 q# \) D( f
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
3 A  `( R: ~  R1 Q% }! QKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed1 }' U' R5 ^4 l7 M3 n
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed7 p* _3 b, R& X( B( Y) d( R
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed  {, w1 {% c1 r/ b; [4 ]. D2 X. V
0 X- q5 `' {6 n# n  h; ]# T
Allied aircraft losses
4 r7 l* n; G+ O- m2 ^3 F$ T6 fP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged7 O& k- W8 k1 g

: d9 a  K6 A1 ^% l3 \1 }2 c+ OAllied Ships
* r8 n8 n) K0 w4 RMSW Grebe
2 H) {/ o0 B, S9 {AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1# o" ~) k' e3 A7 r3 V5 u
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 j3 K9 F3 c8 j) \9 ?5 _3 b; T: M* |8 E
Allied ground losses:$ v% F. L" V) A# ~! I, _# b6 p
21 casualties reported
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+ {3 P4 J6 K- N" J2 dDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
) P& C% f* o# y. d* [7 dB7A Grace x 3
, @* e% B1 |# c* F2 FG4M2 Betty x 6
  a8 e' g1 _7 b5 q# }% y) UKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
: P0 c) _, K! ~3 a& KKi-100 Tony x 99 \; i2 H; |) H; Y
Ki-49 Helen x 2$ `! s- \+ v! ?1 D! \, K
Ki-67 Peggy x 3, w8 p- B+ N( l) a- H/ j7 k' l

, `. h. x# [- _* AAllied aircraft7 U" G9 t% F3 D) C+ L9 z5 v9 Y
P-51D Mustang x 5
0 A8 y  \; q2 b( G6 J4 Z
& }: @2 L5 Z% i2 F" C$ B; r# VJapanese aircraft losses' W/ c& y/ g2 W
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed; U% p* W+ _6 {2 v
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
; T: n7 i  R7 e% b. L3 JKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed4 N! C( h2 f+ F. c6 @6 J$ w
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed7 Y9 S# A, j% e7 R- j
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed6 {# r: S& {# a9 s" n6 j
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
" s! {- x/ p5 n! T8 R! g4 R  z+ M
6 G1 l, P  T' i  F  TAllied aircraft losses
# u8 C  O4 p! k9 o2 uP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 D" X; w7 o0 X2 k- h& ?( R% B1 J7 O4 s9 K
Allied Ships
' Y# V$ g4 Q+ b2 \7 S7 \% }% M+ g. rMSW Grebe6 i( o4 b' |& E# ?2 [
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
2 c6 _% w: X# b- ~9 cAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ F% K: I9 {0 `4 v6 z7 t, {9 B0 g5 c, r0 @* q- g  k
Allied ground losses:8 I' ^* v7 z, z; P# r/ H( [6 r- U
21 casualties reported
. b" y$ T) z, L+ w3 u6 a$ oThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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3 B  y6 F, @' s0 lDay Air attack on TF at 18,308 n  Z% M; I& G/ }  Q7 Q$ [7 W
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Japanese aircraft
/ o, T2 X& i0 K; bP1Y Frances x 3
2 [9 V" a4 \+ A6 ^
! j$ M8 }" f' a) f6 Q: rJapanese aircraft losses
0 R2 G1 o5 `8 a; ]) |P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
+ G: e5 o0 E2 E0 n! k9 K
- i% c* m0 C2 }7 x# \6 v" IAllied Ships( P$ @& }6 W, n" q% ]4 y/ M  Z
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( v; c9 @( \/ h& R4 {% T

0 m# F# r! I2 W2 E2 SAircraft Attacking:
7 e$ |+ J/ ]+ A- v, }3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet  a/ l7 f! g5 ~7 I' a! e, }% a
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
' X1 r* T5 H7 B+ m6 U. @! m0 z" l4 H- W0 o
Japanese aircraft/ F# Y( P+ h6 X5 J
A7M2 Reppu x 5
- r( J0 J4 K0 F1 \- I- HJ2M Jack x 6
" R  j" A+ y: L- Q0 z, {D4Y Judy x 3
& n. b4 }+ f9 [/ e; OB7A Grace x 6/ c- i, x( j  B0 g- {7 ]
G4M2 Betty x 3& Y& m8 P5 a5 H0 b
P1Y Frances x 63 j0 `# m" W* A1 B
Ki-67 Peggy x 119 B- p/ k# D% [6 P* M0 O
- N! \6 E) Q9 s# g! q0 W. g
Allied aircraft* U3 W6 _' J3 n& O( K% D
P-51D Mustang x 4* E' I# I! p4 v7 y2 D  K" B3 A
$ f2 H$ y6 Y6 B( l3 x+ h0 j
Japanese aircraft losses
% B! j. @& |- z( C2 G: jA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed# A9 d# t7 b+ K
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed% B: ~) u1 @" f3 [# N# j( @1 f
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed- o& N5 ]4 W* }0 F1 h
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed5 X$ ~' `: G) {! h& x
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed* A5 h! b9 n  U: O: ?( J8 T

. n0 D* \/ L% P" Y) D, i8 c0 @1 M4 nAllied aircraft losses
3 \4 }: L5 o" ^5 nP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged0 s4 G4 R' v" a1 D* t2 b
( L7 J5 w8 u. m
Allied Ships
. ?7 [  _+ I! R+ U: P. KDE Lovelace
- R) P8 `( r5 ODE Martin
1 L6 X5 D1 ^2 |. W3 z7 Q; kLCI LCI-4368 {% K9 l) M. z
APD Blessman
6 `2 @0 h! F1 [% vAPD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* e, t; w5 _; k! |: Q# Q( nAP Laurens; k1 B1 P4 d4 L; O8 r
DD Mullany7 M; g% P9 ^# Z6 o8 P5 z
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25# Q/ O: A9 C2 A) {
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Japanese aircraft
2 b& t4 F6 G3 d. ?# h. v* |$ DG4M2 Betty x 9$ A$ B1 \2 l- e1 }

" M& N; c: h6 o" L+ I% cAllied aircraft
. u! f8 r3 G7 f: WP-51D Mustang x 2/ m  U( s! n: [5 i! }$ Z
7 p. V) N# w0 @. y
Japanese aircraft losses
5 l* S) Q: U' ]. y7 W! Q1 OG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
/ H. L( k9 t- M, Q, @, l7 F
0 P: c: I! S+ A5 x. O* e3 {Allied Ships+ G3 w7 q( H0 f6 G/ W5 Z8 I
AP Henrico1 c6 h3 G8 z3 u" u
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) U0 F7 o# G- ]& B" o! _8 y3 L# }+ X
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
9 }1 c3 ^  J2 d! I2 N+ q% g$ p: f
+ S: R) E# K' aJapanese aircraft/ l* w4 K& ^  k. ]; B
A7M2 Reppu x 5
, @. i4 d' L, i& z( wJ2M Jack x 2
1 |$ a: G9 K8 [1 x0 I2 _J7W Shinden x 6
0 w  q! Z& i* s# [- JKi-84-Ic Frank x 4
, m$ ~4 X% F, S/ m
3 F1 t  K" y2 c& |6 u, H% H4 L# v+ `Allied aircraft+ T8 ^# X8 y1 z7 ?. H. e1 ~/ \
P-38J Lightning x 16
, z' A6 p9 }/ K& |$ ~' }% g1 C- A$ R# D+ |1 @+ ~
Japanese aircraft losses4 F+ j, t/ t3 ~
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed, @! O5 W& c2 r, i5 K
- [* ]8 r' f) W3 I$ E7 B* w
Allied aircraft losses" {+ I0 r  P' e1 b/ i6 X( ]" ?
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
& a1 R# d& E! K5 v- @
8 J6 C) `; @) W/ B6 @- RJapanese aircraft
9 @4 h3 h: g4 d( U7 y% j# S) gJ2M Jack x 2
  \1 K. @2 D2 c5 X  H9 _) c2 R! fG4M2 Betty x 2( r1 k3 V/ r: w+ _
P1Y Frances x 2
% M) H8 c( ], G( H0 @3 B; j  BKi-67 Peggy x 4* V: k, U, B0 m$ m3 ^( E* w
8 |, ?# r% b4 ]2 K" G1 C
Japanese aircraft losses/ o+ B, \* b, _8 X1 j) @
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
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. }' v3 z+ j! C* |2 B) m% k( BAllied Ships
5 q) T' A/ i, x- }) l+ l* d1 ^AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; k0 _+ y! y1 p5 K! hMSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; M1 C4 S' M9 t) G& L
DM Gamble, heavy damage
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' G+ f6 T# S/ i9 DThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!* B' j3 Y- j  C( T1 S+ \

8 Q  W' o- O' q& ~4 e& IDay Air attack on TF at 14,23& _2 @/ f8 n7 g, y( ~' d

# x- M5 t9 h7 l& Q, D- M+ LJapanese aircraft
# c0 R! B# h* tD4Y Judy x 240 w5 B- T" m& ?" V3 u
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
8 V3 q& r% {( ^& w. d9 GKi-100 Tony x 6
% O1 D' O, B6 Y9 H  H. m& KKi-30 Ann x 51
) }4 [; ~1 P& s- Y
# l  T! m- h- S) p% [( SJapanese aircraft losses
$ C+ U, J, w1 }D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed' h, P" b( n- |7 j. R
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged: n4 i0 S' B. D2 q
1 J( T" H: @, K4 d4 c& i7 v; ~  {
Allied Ships
- k6 _7 @; T1 |7 a5 R% sAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire/ A1 A  n; K& }  |! `5 g
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 s7 d4 i, U+ oDD Irwin
& F" h0 f% y' _. I$ E" R" d0 g4 L, FDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
% L/ c0 l8 [: B; L; ?& K4 P% MDD Quiberon, heavy damage
  \6 q8 ^9 [9 D  uDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 O9 n5 A+ e; _3 [% l
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* ?  m* b, v! E* `4 z3 ~
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ X/ H* z( m; w6 b# Y6 |AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' W/ v  G( W! M/ r2 x: B6 c# H
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire& D( v. C! M' C. ~2 N5 r
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 L  n9 O, Y  E9 M+ e
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire; I! y# T; E7 P6 A/ e/ q
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3 c3 R) u, }7 t2 z+ s6 N0 l. Z9 UJapanese aircraft
8 |' ?+ k% W! W( u% zD4Y Judy x 12
% C# c+ z) e& ?' m1 LG4M2 Betty x 36 p0 B1 S" p9 g8 k9 H4 p

5 l8 S. o9 w5 q  O! I( fAllied aircraft. y, m( W% I5 m; y) U' a8 t
P-51D Mustang x 2
4 e/ Z+ y( V( _( A; |) P
+ Z8 ?' {* A; ~/ }Japanese aircraft losses
0 b, ~, w$ }8 u% t* Q3 ED4Y Judy: 1 destroyed' ~, V. S$ ^& X0 m3 i, c

1 Q) I: A) e# L8 w6 ]! ?Allied Ships
3 e- A/ U: ~! c/ B+ c2 I, ^LCI(G) LCI(G)-79/ M# f/ K5 l# t
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 p: Y* i% m  l6 @& W
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
% a& L" N; v# G' E3 GAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; L( ?; r& J2 j: [8 hAPD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* e+ i+ z$ d% L# w" w5 x& F( B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 D  Q5 o$ _  |1 q8 RDay Air attack on TF at 12,283 I, h: w( Q5 k/ U, J
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Japanese aircraft
+ C4 s( [$ b0 j* I* [+ E$ ~8 i9 h3 K$ `G4M2 Betty x 43 Y, @. Y5 q  L6 v8 c

0 Q+ H+ B+ @2 J8 FJapanese aircraft losses
2 U* d- T' D) KG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
5 m9 f/ q$ a$ _4 }! c6 D% B2 B% [! {9 [+ V1 j3 w+ D( }, l
Allied Ships
7 T5 g/ |" p2 G) z8 A  ]AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! m! e4 h6 ?) h/ ?. r
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