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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
1 H. f$ a  @! g0 O0 M/ iconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap./ {  B9 i5 L# Y3 S( F( `# A- A
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Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank2 I  e4 E8 j& I$ U$ P" X
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap* X6 D- K) y) h- a3 a  S! Y, E) w6 R
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!: m' j/ m7 o/ K8 y, I

1 y" ^; b* |5 X; k0 F7 l! t5 k" pIn Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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Air Combat  n+ j" C% U* }+ q
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Bonins
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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Japanese aircraft$ L1 j6 D9 V8 o* a8 K# n. B- v
A7M2 Reppu x 33
! N) C8 e3 [. ]8 L- U6 W. @. [J7W Shinden x 10
# j& U. {8 K; l% T6 l$ }% O8 ^7 P! H! xKi-84-Ic Frank x 31
- n& c" p. L4 x# q4 ~# _- KKi-100 Tony x 137 Q3 J2 u6 `* t8 |, T
Ki-102a Randy x 21
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Allied aircraft
' Z  G4 Y. @$ {# x0 B- ^P-61A Black Widow x 25 E2 \4 w- R: [: v/ \
PB4Y Liberator x 3+ N) l! [( j/ C- M' b7 k
B-24J Liberator x 243 A- u+ }4 r  g& B0 V1 s8 l
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Japanese aircraft losses7 `% r, @  u4 ~  b* I, u
A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged& E) ~% s7 R* ?4 ?# N7 Y' M5 K
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged5 s: L7 e. ^2 e5 X, n& l8 p/ u! B
Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged# J/ v$ T2 f6 a8 g) H
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged' z. I  \! q4 C3 F7 P' ~
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Allied aircraft losses3 T3 {0 |& q$ w! I# x& g& u$ l
P-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed
: P% Z! A, B4 `# u- x* IPB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed! w. u( p2 ?5 ~/ ?
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53$ E9 s, R( n" i% V* j$ Z

* ]* a5 g  e8 h! C/ e* bJapanese aircraft/ U+ S7 P# K0 q# j& o5 |3 M
A7M2 Reppu x 6
4 u; L  _0 ~( S# C4 k; Z6 V4 N& OKi-84-Ic Frank x 24
( W. X3 c4 m- |0 f. C# x' pKi-102a Randy x 10  Z2 B# D! J; p- Q, }

, L. s2 e6 _) C4 X& CAllied aircraft
7 l, B! ?) p/ D1 U; y' B* Y" GF6F Hellcat x 29
/ q! [4 _) n3 |: g) c1 hF4U-1D Corsair x 14& O* f. [0 o0 G% F. c5 S
Corsair IV x 61 B; G( D" y8 p
SB2C Helldiver x 20
' V6 i  o. t/ z0 rTBM Avenger x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses. c$ W3 t. d* L) N! p9 f+ q
A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed- _0 \! T, z7 X! O/ r. ^
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed4 c0 V" C! j1 t( j, }; P' @
Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed$ q# q( R2 A; U( I3 s* h
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
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, p+ K  G& h6 Y: u+ d( aAllied aircraft losses3 L- Y- k/ u6 ]+ }- p& t0 o
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
$ s& P- d6 h7 g1 y7 m4 U4 uSB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged7 W1 o: p2 Z1 z
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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& c  a+ u; |1 t6 p' W# w! @Japanese ground losses:, p, b  x4 x3 k( a3 ^4 y
7 casualties reported
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0 I# S8 p" \6 T5 S" DAirbase hits 2
' F5 \7 A# ^9 p" PAirbase supply hits 19 ]8 d+ v! K9 {9 q& K; _/ [
Runway hits 16/ ?" \" g0 J" [# j' z' h
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
. G2 @$ I+ f1 r: ZKi-84-Ic Frank x 1
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Allied aircraft  m! V6 ^' }, j0 U( D
F4U-1D Corsair x 48
0 ]% ]2 _0 M. ?8 sTBM Avenger x 44
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Japanese aircraft losses
. S6 O4 @, Q  e1 }/ ?7 Q1 jKi-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed$ N. C. [4 J% B' M8 d
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed7 f. r1 Q" z' }1 {
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed- ]1 a* s" t, D) R9 P. P) @' J1 u
1 P& e/ U7 _& c& E6 k9 |) x
Allied aircraft losses
" I/ ]4 J; k/ R4 E) ~TBM Avenger: 15 damaged) h0 L- e3 ~/ V3 c" x

. t5 x5 M! Q. t' I1 u; d$ H- z9 jJapanese ground losses:
, ^$ R5 e2 b7 s: N+ W. d20 casualties reported% ]  j, {4 ?1 l) k
Guns lost 19 X4 p% u: b# \# H1 R

# Y, B# V4 ?7 c* b3 sRunway hits 26  h  |8 G$ S% e3 z0 K+ F
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,538 l9 p  b* o) W6 D/ T0 U6 e- Y
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Japanese aircraft  l( }. B0 r$ x1 f' Z+ o( d9 F
no flights
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3 V& {$ U# F. x& B2 @  i; wB-29 Superfortress x 64  W( R1 b- c' t, r( d5 H
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Japanese aircraft losses( K" E" J: K/ `! s
A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed4 E! @& J! u. [1 c! w
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed( ?7 t* |* Y; c6 n+ q' C
J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed$ p$ e# Q9 I$ b4 Y$ O' P  j/ f
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Allied aircraft losses7 Z5 |% D) f; H/ ?( v3 k) A
B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
  @5 G9 }/ a7 M1 X5 e5 F4 g8 r42 casualties reported
- \6 K0 l: w& vGuns lost 2
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Airbase hits 6' [# I. g% o  E
Airbase supply hits 55 }8 T. p* e% ~; g- Q
Runway hits 124' H# @  _1 @4 w  e" A  ?' X
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. ?1 X, e, H( Q8 W2 Z; wJapanese aircraft
7 Y: ?/ y0 S9 t: {4 s  }2 K. sD4Y Judy x 17
5 K& H1 F& x  G4 Y$ ~  @$ m* TB7A Grace x 2. l! T+ t* _1 p6 S0 L+ w
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Japanese aircraft losses2 G7 l! V( f- M* P) E/ ~
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged. ]& J2 R0 D5 E+ q4 r( W
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed) d% O2 c* v' |6 I& F9 H2 F
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Allied Ships
3 B4 j; r. j8 y7 O. H+ N2 F" D- I; I; qAK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 r4 ~& J. L) @( t, g% c
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 C) E5 i1 P4 b- T8 w
DE Tinsman
7 d5 ~% p: H7 l/ k8 cDE Abercrombie
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% y6 p' w3 z! i/ f1 G) }; |: XAllied ground losses:! X, d, a+ {' ?
30 casualties reported
! d+ Z9 X5 ^! K$ PGuns lost 14 d" F$ M& Y; _
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft$ b( [& G! @  x8 f
G4M2 Betty x 141 L, g0 m; m% c$ U$ Y; q
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Japanese aircraft losses! }' M- q4 z) S; }- s0 X$ `! I
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Allied Ships8 }! j" V; e4 ?4 B/ e- E9 B8 Q
DE Richard S. Bull
. Z: p; o6 \. k% X; ]  ^5 O& W5 y" gDE Cecil J. Doyle
# o" c9 {% ^$ [- b4 B2 }$ SDE Charles E. Brannon% b$ l3 }3 ~' ~
AK Cape Stevens* z. B# B0 |2 ?0 I( Y/ r* m
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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3 w, g0 h# W: U. oJapanese aircraft& @, Z4 y( J9 P9 j" b
G4M2 Betty x 12) Y6 p6 {6 P+ F2 F

5 M) z/ w0 U- I. t$ @3 x& LJapanese aircraft losses
* p7 G2 h4 l4 K' x. oG4M2 Betty: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
, d/ a( h1 \% F$ v9 X0 `8 q8 gDE Charles E. Brannon
$ ~; k9 W" [$ t% xAK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
0 a% l) i( P! ]$ ~7 casualties reported( h, I$ b. x2 {+ j# _+ T7 U8 K
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  Y( _3 m7 J3 z6 ^' aDay Air attack on TF at 64,563 x: r4 x1 `/ b/ ]4 M

0 f. B; K. d' t8 e0 y$ k9 fJapanese aircraft9 A, M/ l- F  O0 C+ c9 f
D4Y Judy x 56 Z" Z2 P! {, z* U
B5N Kate x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 n9 ?; \! W- s8 R9 RD4Y Judy: 3 damaged
0 {; G: p: T5 l! W, uB5N Kate: 13 destroyed# {7 W! j6 s. X3 g

! b! }/ G4 R+ G$ FAllied Ships
  `# |' _. J% m: `0 pTK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) u  P6 S3 X' v! \+ c! ~AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' T/ a6 ]: S5 R/ U1 O$ V7 L2 Y* N4 {APD Cavallaro
. R' m0 ]  q" O' LTK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese aircraft5 E1 t' V) f' ?
G4M2 Betty x 22+ d) i9 ?% N" g0 m
G4M2e Betty x 4  q$ ~& v! M( `, O$ |1 s% O
Ki-67 Peggy x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 G& b, P1 ?- `6 Q8 jG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged( Z$ a# R. Y# S2 {7 z" P
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
1 [1 n: \% E7 @* e  R! rAPD Schmidt3 f2 b* q' W$ E. |" P' u: c
AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" c/ g! V+ Z  i+ X  zTK Panda" u9 L" o) O# A1 s1 A
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage" a: n; E0 s, w+ s8 D  N
TK Brandywine
* b+ e& [  \  X; o6 QDMS Harding
4 ?" {2 G3 B4 W% U6 GTK Housatonic
8 E, m/ W% W8 j! ^+ J, `TK Andrew Doria, y) ~! B# b' q5 W7 ~
TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ U9 ]) c- P% QTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( _- x' g" [& O1 I2 U3 H
APD Joseph M. Auman3 i) F' T8 M9 _1 |. J6 g
TK Silver Cloud% L( E& U! y0 `: O

) q, ^5 z" G. T+ ?/ QAircraft Attacking:
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5 k% t+ {; I/ A+ fDay Air attack on TF at 61,56# V' u, v: f1 g: H5 |
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Japanese aircraft! E2 ?6 _8 ]/ O) w
G4M2 Betty x 3
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No Japanese losses5 G7 ?0 E8 x; E$ i6 x' _' x+ A9 S

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AK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
2 d; p/ I2 {* p( a; e34 casualties reported
1 ?% R. W" C& m2 PVehicles lost 40 \: @" Z2 C0 A
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$ b! A- R( T3 b, D5 a- [This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!
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2 r  i3 B9 I- y9 X  jJapanese aircraft
! K* J3 o6 ~0 d8 I9 nB7A Grace x 7
9 P) w( @6 ]6 ]& `0 }- LG4M2 Betty x 6( M: x" Z$ ?# ^  P9 z; V/ b# I# e1 N
G4M2e Betty x 3
( S' F# O' @0 ?7 ^% B) c  T- EP1Y Frances x 6
7 P0 c$ v7 q1 u6 lKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51
/ |5 m( }5 {1 O6 s( G# \% iKi-102a Randy x 3
( A5 p7 a" S; \Ki-67 Peggy x 12
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Allied aircraft' l/ l% [( q# i: X4 ]+ p
F6F Hellcat x 38/ z" J! N& {* S) Y0 h2 E% F
F4U-1D Corsair x 32
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$ t2 N6 z$ h8 {7 eJapanese aircraft losses
5 m% x( i$ b4 y. s; _& y1 r+ o6 J6 QB7A Grace: 6 destroyed0 l$ X/ f# l' F6 \
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
; D, O& b4 v4 m# T9 O9 @8 GG4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed
' ^! {9 z4 d- _0 }' vP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
) F8 P- a+ e0 k( e; P8 V- @% xKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed' N# `! L# O  ], |
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed$ H  v4 h; A: |  i$ W' G" G
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed+ M/ |4 E4 Y4 Q# G
4 l. m) R1 \1 V0 ]$ V. b6 D
Allied aircraft losses3 u4 B- y" ?6 Z, y
F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged- e) x. Y2 a3 r* A
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships
& l6 c  V- x% q/ ~CV Shangri-La
" ?# W8 J# @+ ?8 O; T: Z9 ~CA Northampton' Z, z& z/ K! \' |. G' c
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Aircraft Attacking:
# q( Q* s6 G" |4 t( }! b$ |2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet6 U, g9 Q9 m$ K7 z' p& n
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 x( g1 g* M/ r& Q$ R$ R5 {
1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 ?9 ?) v. z: Y. T: i- I5 r# X9 C+ LHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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D4Y Judy x 53
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Japanese aircraft losses" c2 P/ X. U- m
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged+ ]" T. I  ?: M: ^
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Allied Ships
* R, \' G" X5 d2 KAK Nampa Victory& X- h% s7 _! m8 T
MSW Execute
; l; T# ?6 |1 t' b# T' I5 d& YDD Drayton
$ c+ B. p& \/ o7 E  ?DD Yarnall
$ Y5 \# Q& T4 h1 l4 J+ \  HAV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
- f# r* x) W+ l) YAK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" g5 F4 P( E6 E% ]; nDD Craven3 L9 ]* ~& H3 I) ~  D3 f
AK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1$ E( q; M7 X$ x, C, j% L* x0 v
AK William Prouse% E( o4 v2 w5 x, }
AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' A% t5 h) H6 \" Y9 GAK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
6 H/ ~# U5 k* O1 C% L* UAK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire, L' o' P2 |1 R5 F  A) ~* H
! V6 [- |) i$ ?; H6 B. f+ K
Allied ground losses:1 ~" W) g# Z2 m6 f7 d8 a
14 casualties reported
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4 p* Y" {6 q( X7 w# \Day Air attack on TF at 66,548 e7 L. W. M, J* Z) o. P! x- ?* c
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Japanese aircraft
% ?% \! a* N& e6 _: V& x  a5 g# nD4Y Judy x 7
/ E. p. E( j% x/ K* t& v* YKi-102a Randy x 27 Z3 w. h; [4 Y7 j2 t* n
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Japanese aircraft losses
- w# {2 Y% D3 _8 a9 x7 g0 UD4Y Judy: 3 damaged* Q/ N* u$ q6 r- v# ~) j) z/ z

, Z" B7 k  Q2 Y; hAllied Ships4 F4 ]) W& }4 J6 Y5 v- H6 l( g
AK Indus: |  T/ ?+ p9 y( j; _
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, C4 b/ G. x0 pAK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire& Y7 E& j' @/ V
2 O2 g4 i# R1 W$ O8 l  z7 f0 _
Allied ground losses:
+ q. [! F  N+ a; r8 }13 casualties reported
2 W3 [; _" B% b6 R  X$ s" |, d- d! @3 VGuns lost 2% e$ E% x6 C; W- ]% y, c$ C/ W
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:! \9 n; |. _  v4 o, G( ]

& d8 ]8 k$ [5 A1 m  LDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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# W6 \0 q( f. HJapanese aircraft* e  o- l/ l6 b, j' @3 X# U
G4M2 Betty x 11
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- P, @- y8 x  j$ K3 sJapanese aircraft losses5 _7 v* [# S. y: d5 F
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
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Allied Ships% n( M& ?# D1 V  y
DE Williams
" v7 C4 R. a0 K' m5 k5 w* z' e; cAK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, i, T% ~. H0 O4 A! H2 U
CLAA Atlanta, on fire8 {5 A9 v2 ~7 h0 z6 i0 m* B
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" `) a# M, g" U+ b4 ?9 c1 g6 Z  eDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
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( L4 p* I3 s# g: f; ]$ z( ~Japanese aircraft/ i" L) D% G3 P& j' H6 N% i
G4M2 Betty x 13
2 h% T: Y+ K' `4 J0 mG4M2e Betty x 48 M; k4 ]+ B) B: y4 ^& k* e2 L
P1Y Frances x 3! I3 X; p) h5 ?2 \! {% N
Ki-67 Peggy x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ V# t9 y# z' z' a# [G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
) ?) x6 g' M2 g3 {4 A; ?5 }P1Y Frances: 1 damaged
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6 F& m6 `% [& P8 @3 GAllied Ships1 v8 A0 Y. }5 ~, P- f
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 `% h0 k/ \9 E. R& r; V+ ~5 K
APD Joseph M. Auman; s9 [; w# `, x( V: v- X
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' K/ T* w- A. z# k2 [; |TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 U4 I' Q+ f3 u7 |8 H
APD Bray* I2 X6 o5 A% D% ]! _
AK Wallace M. Tyler5 P+ k7 z' V  r8 X6 p; {5 O
AK John C. Preston
: _4 T( O7 a( j- M: QTK Bahrein

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Day Air attack on TF at 64,561 F1 \  F2 T4 ]/ ~+ f) f

8 f1 Z7 u1 o! _1 J* C: Y* r7 EJapanese aircraft
/ B7 b* K, x9 B+ }% q; {# IG4M2 Betty x 12
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0 i# |4 S) Y4 G" b* \# z: CJapanese aircraft losses
7 d) E0 h4 S$ d, lG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged* e7 F- G3 X% k! `

1 N$ o8 h) G, iAllied Ships
& w5 s+ R! B/ \TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# R/ g% G9 ]8 A. h# n9 e4 U
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; ]3 I) C6 {: O, G% V9 Z
TK Andrew Doria
: A3 f* G, l! @6 O+ }/ U0 JTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56) @; \7 l- F& m8 a! ^
0 q4 a7 b! T1 C5 q' g  _! _
Japanese aircraft
. q! r1 }2 Z, m- \) s; @8 b% ?D4Y Judy x 22
6 i( V5 M9 i" K1 ?/ o' j* Y+ B4 @$ |& m3 P$ H
Japanese aircraft losses5 E3 [- ^; C4 x9 X' j6 A
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
( l7 D; A! d2 Z, Q; x& c
- J3 c3 d. ~; w& A" d3 y& iAllied Ships" s& @( [4 Z& x0 d7 i" K
DD John D. Edwards: [9 x7 h9 l. y$ z
DD Tillman
; `9 x. c$ }& kDD Welles
% I* h1 F- S0 b- `5 e2 L3 BAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
+ T/ c' {. V4 T1 aDE Leslie L. B. Knox
4 U2 f$ n  X* b7 F$ F! q1 E0 fDD Craven  B" f) Q$ Z' t+ J! }
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( O- }  C9 B3 A  DDay Air attack on TF at 53,56- \" n6 G) v. N! c% C* V- x

& g) @8 J5 ^$ rJapanese aircraft
" f8 V- d% G2 E+ x/ g9 ~A7M2 Reppu x 6
, `! a! P+ i5 f" rD4Y Judy x 2' w, r: a' m: t; x4 W2 E( y  I
" k3 N$ \# B6 ~, `* q7 z7 H3 \
Japanese aircraft losses
+ ^* Z+ r. J. S( X  |2 JD4Y Judy: 1 damaged
( B! M, Z& a: k8 H8 b8 Q6 Q$ v4 u0 b/ x' N7 b1 G, }, t$ h
Allied Ships7 ^4 L( z' o9 N: T
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, i* L4 C  W& c1 F" P( Y$ v+ s/ ]4 w# |. |, r! w0 J
Allied ground losses:* u6 j7 q# a# R9 x5 l/ U6 v. g
7 casualties reported
3 a" l4 q. `0 A( rVehicles lost 1
. c0 \: ^; y$ u% N$ I; r$ f5 d# T# x$ y5 q! r7 N! |
Aircraft Attacking:. u4 D& U/ T9 i8 L' ]
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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' |- x  r' Z" c- h5 Q' x  R8 e* s% BCeylon and Bengal Sea( Y- u. F/ k& t! U3 H1 c

& J2 ^* r. ]1 \2 _" {8 o7 [4 rDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
) c2 x; T' _1 R* b3 A2 P! W3 Y. ~. j/ L4 h- [4 ~
Japanese aircraft
' \7 j6 h' ?( [4 zA7M2 Reppu x 6  @& Z  V/ d: I9 u
J2M Jack x 5
( q: r: g: n8 o1 t4 Y* qJ7W Shinden x 7
$ y. _6 t3 j, E$ r, Z1 I% |Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6
6 i2 x$ |3 K* ^
' I6 k9 X) Y2 J  ]3 X: VAllied aircraft+ b8 ~8 B# {$ w% t
B-29 Superfortress x 311 ?- p7 H0 u# ^2 n
3 L$ q7 E7 J# Q6 I8 V% m
Japanese aircraft losses
( s. `9 i' _/ E( \" @* y' OA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
* b( T; ^3 A' t$ O( R% o7 `J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged. S  f- d8 ?: `
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged
+ W" X  S( o& W7 ?, WKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed$ K# j! V5 z' @. c
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
' m5 d1 N4 U! o
' `) x$ p( D# Z! [8 }! C" aAllied aircraft losses) q/ V4 [  E8 ^
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
' o: i: D3 l' ?, g/ L5 @- F7 v; n9 o9 ~% F" k% g) `2 R0 F
Airbase hits 1: ?4 O; m2 ?* Q. g% T
Runway hits 82 m. m9 M- I, P( _2 R' ?
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8 y6 E9 V& M$ o+ L* R7 P! @$ EDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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6 t! S+ ?9 d3 c% gJapanese aircraft7 [* d* u$ P* w7 h5 Y/ H
B7A Grace x 3% |. r  H/ g! g9 x" h+ i
G4M2 Betty x 63 }( N* J7 l& X; l7 ~
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
1 g, U+ V+ Q2 r0 n; t+ b1 A% HKi-100 Tony x 99 ?( `7 K# P7 w; W) S; k
Ki-49 Helen x 2& |, o# l6 i4 m8 I  |- ~
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
# [* i3 M' K- v3 x5 ?7 y7 _
& B2 }/ {- }% O9 ?# S' l; e+ |Allied aircraft/ E7 b- `7 p7 z: C: X
P-51D Mustang x 5
( f7 s! K' M) u5 C) I0 \6 j; d
/ t+ P/ C4 d7 [+ ]4 {# k, zJapanese aircraft losses1 o, J; k0 U) Q2 n+ x$ }
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
4 @1 O' b- a! M0 U8 }, a1 K4 [# gG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 H# n; t/ L4 t0 \: a8 \Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
& j' e9 O5 a# vKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
9 m* ^& v- q7 CKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed' a- O+ R- _; h5 B' C# E* B
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed. N' H. E. E. _* j. |! \
9 R2 b9 Z: m+ X: S; F
Allied aircraft losses! n- P% r; m( Q9 K$ R
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 t8 L2 k' z$ Q1 |6 r. Z8 R& ]( `8 V/ e# }8 F7 p5 q
Allied Ships
, Z9 p2 B$ l4 r: I8 H; w' RMSW Grebe$ d1 y/ G' z/ p) I8 T' z
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
1 l. X9 ^; h  w! y! XAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 ~' @- P" k7 O$ T: A+ C
' J. ]" E  A6 D4 HAllied ground losses:
; K7 i. v1 K. z21 casualties reported# u% i' _, {9 m" o6 w/ r
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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: \4 {" f) D2 N8 R: z- l! C. _4 ]0 [Japanese aircraft5 ~- I6 R# _. H5 k
B7A Grace x 3
% u( ^4 L5 p1 e5 Q" F9 uG4M2 Betty x 6
: A4 P8 g8 N4 d* B9 n9 h( SKi-43-IIa Oscar x 181 f2 s  Y! H7 e0 L& T0 ~
Ki-100 Tony x 9
- F; D8 V+ Q# e! E8 gKi-49 Helen x 2
' b) s8 @/ n  @Ki-67 Peggy x 3
; ~: t8 n( c: X" f
- P7 i! f% q, |, q% s/ DAllied aircraft; L) g4 e' [' f
P-51D Mustang x 59 U3 x4 R* T/ I7 i' L
& q" b3 P2 }4 b# f- r" `0 b& {1 W
Japanese aircraft losses
) L9 z' T% t% O' v( R$ T2 d* LB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
5 ?% C9 l* ^9 l8 K% _7 DG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 y) E, I. ]$ o3 d5 |Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed- Q) `4 H' l( k2 o8 m* B
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed  T$ m# E; A3 u4 _3 H( o
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
3 k6 t0 b2 Y3 z  l" ^/ Y8 Z; |% VKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed7 L, ]$ e$ v4 d9 ]! [8 \% F3 _

% V. q2 D& t9 Z2 A  C( hAllied aircraft losses
6 g+ i" U4 r8 i/ XP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 p. w0 B8 f$ g$ `+ ~% G5 [; f! b- @9 i
Allied Ships
# S; N& \+ G( HMSW Grebe3 l( o) h7 X" L6 x+ `, j& J% V
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
9 ^% h4 b0 i) |5 @" R  w* `AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( _. t8 h1 R7 x
, h1 G$ T5 R5 V: p# gAllied ground losses:
& A7 X. ]# w' |; _, S5 `21 casualties reported. {% H  O9 t* \$ n8 f
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
. q: N; _+ z7 r. s9 `9 ^  S: J/ k+ @# Y2 J; ]4 i$ w
Japanese aircraft. x, e2 I" W, M+ z% s- o' b
B7A Grace x 3, T% X- g: ], ^. J
G4M2 Betty x 6
- L( v8 L7 S* m! tKi-43-IIa Oscar x 180 E) x7 c0 E  P. B- W7 y, t. w
Ki-100 Tony x 9$ ]" X2 w9 q% B! `2 i& A! A+ Z- ]
Ki-49 Helen x 2
/ S7 m2 B# @' X! oKi-67 Peggy x 3) J- I- ~& K& L( M  l" F

) {* k# @! K0 [* P. C0 OAllied aircraft
$ A0 m+ G, P% Y6 Q+ Z" ]P-51D Mustang x 5
& \& F# y" K$ Y# L6 J/ r1 E6 b
( w- ~/ a; y, s; DJapanese aircraft losses
' l; e! n* O4 A- zB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
/ ]* x  s; _/ C0 ?. A: q- W7 @2 AG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged" ?4 B$ }3 ~8 @6 h- `6 _
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
& N: _8 T6 S( ]Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed7 v" w. G: _" L
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
  n  d  ~8 F' U9 G4 x' g' `Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
1 z$ v# S3 U; P3 u. b! p9 W1 D2 |# j) i' x3 T- r" [# k
Allied aircraft losses% \/ O5 q% ^: ^; g& p+ N
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged/ T% W* t, L% @

$ R1 D6 B) T9 k& p- r" MAllied Ships
) U6 @, r7 j( H' Z7 |( W1 y1 P, P  vMSW Grebe3 _0 I$ c6 f6 Z/ ^
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1$ z8 O6 z2 h4 S  r/ E- Y) |
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. h% K/ {' \  @; D$ ?4 ^9 x* G) {$ @4 d9 b+ A
Allied ground losses:9 `3 ~9 d/ p/ w. w& T
21 casualties reported( r) B! I- W' H# G; D
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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$ U5 b+ t$ P% K" L3 IDay Air attack on TF at 18,30' B3 e( D  I% Q+ h. O" w

& I' z7 k0 ~1 r- w9 A0 E$ r" C: R. QJapanese aircraft
2 l$ u* C' f4 o4 d# N1 t6 ]P1Y Frances x 32 M6 s8 r% F+ R4 c

. }; X' P9 z5 F- [( OJapanese aircraft losses
7 n/ F' l9 w/ L' R; F. S( W7 DP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships" e6 R& k2 |4 q* |# [. n1 D
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. G/ k. h2 {' b- P( \/ `* Y, Q- O$ \' q" o# X% k
Aircraft Attacking:
. W. C8 ~8 w8 l# p* T1 \3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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+ g8 O$ I, p/ ?& N- ZDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
/ U6 G6 r8 G" A% C9 _5 Y- ]+ v) q# G+ y5 T
Japanese aircraft
( _4 K# p6 p6 j1 [A7M2 Reppu x 5
- I! L( F" V3 c1 x1 D+ Q! uJ2M Jack x 6$ k9 V7 t0 N: L1 D
D4Y Judy x 35 ~/ S1 G5 ]- W8 {: G" G& j/ ^
B7A Grace x 6
. t6 z2 G8 L  @& I" z, x; ]G4M2 Betty x 3
# D% u8 f8 z3 b- CP1Y Frances x 6
: E) Z7 v6 \7 U( }2 G# o4 D& nKi-67 Peggy x 11
  Q# ^. S. A( j" h1 r
/ |& ^/ O& {* T5 J6 a# lAllied aircraft
; g. _/ G% v0 U  c6 `P-51D Mustang x 40 `1 W! L6 F( _1 x
- _  A! L4 l' c+ G9 M  x
Japanese aircraft losses
8 H  }5 @2 |/ JA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
9 l% I9 Y9 D: CJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed0 L! H% r! \8 R6 |, ^3 w
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
! N5 ^! k; m. X$ _1 I3 LP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
- F5 e% a  }) u0 y; E* L2 kKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed; G+ k1 V- M& O8 Y5 V4 k: N

/ E4 ?6 r' R9 Y  w1 a/ C1 cAllied aircraft losses: b5 }# t- n6 T: s% ^  ]/ {1 T
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged9 w. ~- F8 `& i1 G) ~) Y5 }9 }
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Allied Ships; d9 u, l. A; O+ _
DE Lovelace# r% J7 r; A% u& _
DE Martin
# y, e2 X9 h3 M% f+ k! WLCI LCI-436
8 i) L1 v+ I: ^4 B1 t0 eAPD Blessman: e8 T, Y: Z& K( s2 O7 \2 t4 T
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 I  B# S& X9 [" c) t3 _. B- r8 C  NAP Laurens
1 K1 d6 r8 @: ZDD Mullany2 i9 h& u. D  k! s6 m- Q' V8 _
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8 s; |- Z) j4 L+ D3 D' J2 pDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
5 b6 p) P  }6 a; `6 K4 h3 E% u5 x4 @! z
Japanese aircraft
5 P+ T8 \4 k, s% g2 R0 O' sG4M2 Betty x 9
: n2 q, z7 N9 Z) `6 ^) }) L- M
Allied aircraft: u, u0 M! N8 f5 Y2 f
P-51D Mustang x 2
  x  d5 j( E# b: u8 K- c2 u$ D
2 U+ L; [% Q; VJapanese aircraft losses
) t8 ]" v0 ^$ VG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
3 t) ]/ s. n0 v4 Z5 ~, ^0 G1 E2 m7 m+ w# ]* L
Allied Ships9 ]& C: ~0 g  ~6 @: ^3 f
AP Henrico
* `: {# s  ?3 [! yAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: S) i2 m9 I+ ~2 Q6 s1 {" A( O
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* \$ T' ?0 b- R3 ^
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( Z9 c1 X$ |, N2 m6 n3 z( JDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,253 T- v, A* I5 b( e: `0 [

* T7 `% a3 ?' l/ A! BJapanese aircraft
% T% {& b& V5 j8 v! w9 GA7M2 Reppu x 5  n: h; L4 U7 a) Z
J2M Jack x 2
6 L" S* p, s& J! R% CJ7W Shinden x 6! J/ Q7 f+ ]; H: V
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 41 _( E( }9 R0 Q) l
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Allied aircraft# p4 Z: k' J3 E3 O
P-38J Lightning x 16
5 \1 N) \5 c/ Q
9 o  V, `% h. y2 BJapanese aircraft losses7 l4 _* c8 ~3 C) K; P
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
9 e( Y- B/ z* y- m- W
- C: T/ J" q; E! D% a# kAllied aircraft losses6 t% t, L5 N& c, F& p9 M/ ^
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged1 D0 x" N5 f' W  f
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,234 H! [/ x( P" d# L& j9 y
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Japanese aircraft
: ^2 w9 k2 [! ~, d' H6 K4 k5 g4 UJ2M Jack x 2
& p. E: X% Z7 x* p7 |- u, ~/ }G4M2 Betty x 2$ W3 P# a% q8 x) ]& z/ B
P1Y Frances x 29 X9 P' [0 _8 P9 h4 p! P, \# @. c
Ki-67 Peggy x 4
% ?# Q  f1 P8 A
1 `; `/ `7 {# k& A! {Japanese aircraft losses
; V. g4 }4 J' g$ ?- g3 MKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
' }5 k. M; B  ^# e$ L' P
+ j; F4 J8 M9 _% y  E$ G& T% Y) ZAllied Ships
) k$ L, q+ s& \: H, zAK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire' K* t5 k, _( m% X4 t
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 v$ x6 R! b4 L8 k0 jDM Gamble, heavy damage3 c6 A  ^+ I. J1 [& l5 v5 V' T
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: |% W# I& U: V, s( z3 nThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!& v4 o+ B, Z" x0 F/ O2 E  x, ~
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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+ {9 S8 ]) `3 a, v  fJapanese aircraft
% g7 Z( i, A. f# D! O3 S& F" @1 F- jD4Y Judy x 24
' A6 E: C* F4 t7 \7 Y$ \% nKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7
& ]+ \  Y* Y1 ~/ `" vKi-100 Tony x 6$ c" Q- h2 T0 ~+ }7 P4 ]( n. d
Ki-30 Ann x 51
& h+ l6 T: v$ L& d
, s# |6 E+ _$ Z* WJapanese aircraft losses5 s' g& B6 T( p7 z6 G
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed# L/ \) O5 L+ e2 X- C
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
* {7 Q: I0 y- }- g$ r! jAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 `$ t. F4 Y3 H+ q$ p
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' F9 {' B' Y: yDD Irwin* H. O- d6 ?4 g/ E4 T
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage% a. M# Y( N0 [2 X6 H% k
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
5 e" y+ f# Q" P4 ~6 DDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire: m2 }& n- h: x9 f# n9 ^* B2 Z, f
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 b* G9 i4 }) R9 w( Y5 a' G
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) X9 f. X" O  ?1 V
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! V+ @9 X  \  e& I3 U
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 Z. |& ?, @  P" ~. H( ?& H  f: q
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& ?# G) k1 {/ t3 ^
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 c% d: f4 R( ]' K7 o
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25  \0 o0 N& F/ r6 k
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Japanese aircraft" a" `5 z( ~9 d9 d
D4Y Judy x 12) Q4 C# r, u9 q1 s1 `: {
G4M2 Betty x 3
/ w  a5 q2 |2 W2 n: a( [7 |  f( z  L& J: r6 `" q
Allied aircraft
1 \! Q* Y6 P6 x+ o" VP-51D Mustang x 2. s3 @. n7 X- l. p

8 z  r7 y$ c/ M) v2 D, KJapanese aircraft losses1 J  z+ r6 F8 N5 b, W3 v; f
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed$ D6 p9 ?7 P6 q7 H' Z, M+ y& Q
& ~" T+ w. c* k2 p' j- G
Allied Ships
: \4 a7 ?$ C) V, H2 ULCI(G) LCI(G)-792 G) H, Q8 y& g/ L, b/ G
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 Y  p  O& |2 I- S; v; ]2 P% ^0 U) Q
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
! @) W. E$ ~; o0 m& Q' a3 uAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ b; e. a. l; a3 AAPD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 }% ?2 l8 d: o" Q' dDay Air attack on TF at 12,28
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1 T7 |7 y8 p7 _' u1 NJapanese aircraft
  D# p- O* e3 bG4M2 Betty x 4
$ H2 K% Y8 e: u6 I, Q- d
% ]2 S0 n: x/ `. [$ G. EJapanese aircraft losses: |: u3 ]' ~" v# }
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
) ]* l$ H) u0 s  i4 m1 u  h
$ P$ a3 Z! X* IAllied Ships/ x1 Y# b( C- o+ r8 J1 j8 c
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- \* z! I" ^) c0 N# D
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