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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
& n+ n7 x& Y  z+ U* Mconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.
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! B5 c9 T% k5 W  pMost of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank
) d7 q  {% s5 [The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap( ?" N+ Y4 u' D" H1 ^
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!& Q5 Z* w$ Q7 o. l) U

3 Y% ]7 \* e. D* F( Q+ Q8 G* gIn Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!9 _' Y. s" g! @

- Z8 m5 W  A+ g% _' vAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45" [" `* g3 t) I% R) n

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Bonins
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52$ V* e/ \8 W$ P. M$ {2 ~& e
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Japanese aircraft4 E, x1 W% M0 G
A7M2 Reppu x 33, A+ s4 h# P" H: N
J7W Shinden x 10
/ g* W* h1 i5 \: ]5 `Ki-84-Ic Frank x 31
5 c. F+ q1 P/ t1 @, @! r9 u" ZKi-100 Tony x 13
2 K5 N1 D# \) ~: q3 q- y- cKi-102a Randy x 21
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Allied aircraft
' m" m* s4 b# y9 ]2 mP-61A Black Widow x 26 {/ ^- v. k! V; w# M
PB4Y Liberator x 30 @, z# n0 ?; a
B-24J Liberator x 24- w" \5 A) [. ~. {: V

8 O/ M- w2 K6 f3 h7 MJapanese aircraft losses( @% \! ^2 `# n. c$ ^7 S( q
A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
3 f+ B7 N$ C0 r4 u* pKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
) L0 t, ~( [( C7 ?2 \Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged3 {6 r) m0 f$ q) Q; y# j
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged+ B: J7 L. q- h3 b

# n* E7 I9 S% B& [, E, W& ]Allied aircraft losses
7 [# R* k% P  O/ iP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed. }  X! G( O  p' H! h
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed
- H3 S; _8 Y' e$ @$ m% ]B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed- x  |8 q: r* x: H
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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* h: [/ G! m9 a( X8 Y0 \6 g. ~Japanese aircraft, l% H6 B# u8 w6 H
A7M2 Reppu x 6
' k% `- @/ O3 B7 E6 V' h7 eKi-84-Ic Frank x 24' l2 u5 d! i$ \" P! g2 f: G
Ki-102a Randy x 10
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0 _8 n) [1 W. g& {. w' qAllied aircraft6 o1 m0 f( U) n+ P- K% w9 p& r
F6F Hellcat x 29
  h) d9 D" W) v6 eF4U-1D Corsair x 14
7 O1 m/ ^0 ]: \# H0 @# o$ G; cCorsair IV x 6
) R+ L( z: O9 Q- W2 ]' w6 dSB2C Helldiver x 20
0 {+ P: y* c( E7 FTBM Avenger x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 H; E9 G; E7 |( W5 [; y0 S/ dA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed
0 f5 U2 c7 r- V! C: K8 wKi-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed/ H- u; |- U; C) g
Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed
* y/ s- t& U3 gB5N Kate: 1 destroyed  J- ]7 u. p) q" K
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Allied aircraft losses
+ `2 j' e& w' TF6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
" |& `7 [/ U3 D& Z$ j& G" PSB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged. E8 l0 `+ B. Q9 _
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged( }9 [6 [9 [  g1 E1 e. N* ^  ]

1 k1 [8 A' e" a" GJapanese ground losses:. d+ l0 k) H; l) a1 D& v$ F/ L
7 casualties reported9 d& D* ]& k9 f5 t: V

( d8 `% J0 s0 x9 v" F4 OAirbase hits 29 F- v% ^; t0 D* R5 F/ U
Airbase supply hits 1
4 d" X/ c% o2 K3 V8 JRunway hits 16$ G9 t) |4 \8 y5 q( }) Q
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4 r, f2 X; ]: [' _Japanese aircraft
2 ~5 a2 P- z3 FKi-84-Ic Frank x 1
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9 I6 P8 y4 Y0 z* h" G- x, gAllied aircraft
' a, T  q% H# n  hF4U-1D Corsair x 488 |$ A( \2 g1 r1 v+ ?0 Z
TBM Avenger x 44
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% R5 i- G- Z- m0 J4 D9 ?Japanese aircraft losses
* I5 f" J( p3 a# zKi-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed: k/ w0 l6 e) {# g8 f& Q; s
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
& K! f+ ]; k* a. ], X% aD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed4 }% _- H& ]6 n# [! `
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Allied aircraft losses
' n% H1 i9 P# q6 O0 OTBM Avenger: 15 damaged( \. P, `3 e/ \. [* Q

" y2 Q7 \: N+ r: E! P5 `/ RJapanese ground losses:0 m% Z" y4 [1 c' T, C3 P$ G. L
20 casualties reported
' V5 L# C7 \: G! G7 j' lGuns lost 1* G' _; w' Q2 L
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Runway hits 261 `( O  k. K% w2 D+ n2 e0 J- U4 a
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,532 S( i# T, E$ D) p, u- b9 Z

: t6 R1 `, e+ ^' W# X* mJapanese aircraft( J- T, y/ u1 J8 z7 D  F
no flights
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Allied aircraft  x/ X8 X! x' ^1 m' _2 i. S
B-29 Superfortress x 64
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! F( x8 \0 M! _8 }" j+ ?/ vJapanese aircraft losses
# e5 T3 f% @1 [A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
! S9 c) U& a6 g- f, y2 q- b1 ZD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
5 T, ?5 Z& c# S: I+ @3 WJ7W Shinden: 1 destroyed, M  m& I, z# j$ K8 V& O. p

4 ^- e$ [/ [5 L( f/ _$ JAllied aircraft losses0 d7 n% `5 g) f5 E" T9 @9 @4 g
B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged2 i9 Q4 I) `& r5 f1 \

) u& r! V4 [5 z$ C; _9 G4 h/ S% t# zJapanese ground losses:( d! x! s  b+ s4 h5 M2 Q
42 casualties reported1 ^/ }/ n3 f: O
Guns lost 2
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% z& I9 J9 y$ D( E7 tAirbase hits 6# G0 }5 o: m3 {# w6 T
Airbase supply hits 52 E! Z# {" o2 @% E- q* o& a
Runway hits 124
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3 Q3 b) s/ n3 B# k+ zJapanese aircraft
8 D2 ~/ R1 ~$ f4 b2 f: k$ v9 |: j0 |D4Y Judy x 17
. E4 n, g2 _/ m, v" `B7A Grace x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses9 U  X8 J& J6 [! n4 o* W: _% Q
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
$ z) X# C3 h# }9 D. h0 iB7A Grace: 2 destroyed. Q: M) a9 N0 \

' m1 J% l1 [8 l) `. N  [$ ?& eAllied Ships: {( U7 G! v; r/ L: o0 z
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ u4 A0 L3 k- X4 R/ n) A# _AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 a( w2 K# u( P* B' E: hDE Tinsman2 \, @$ M3 [$ v& b1 j, u
DE Abercrombie
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Allied ground losses:' x! S/ l) p, F$ ?! Y# k! w3 ~
30 casualties reported4 [4 u1 _) {0 {9 B9 o
Guns lost 1
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Japanese aircraft
& Q6 c7 \; q1 ^! S9 e9 |- xG4M2 Betty x 14$ G( T( T# T1 q; T
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Japanese aircraft losses4 U( ]; B+ m+ m: s; G+ [
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged& A; N* \' J7 e% n
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Allied Ships
' ~/ {2 g! J$ m7 z& B4 j; J8 i7 cDE Richard S. Bull
% D: W9 V; C0 `9 S- e# kDE Cecil J. Doyle
* K4 U2 w; Q3 n, H# }. B/ FDE Charles E. Brannon" R- R$ ?; a2 `1 I* t6 U
AK Cape Stevens
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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$ g' A) |9 J0 u2 [* D: R& zJapanese aircraft
5 Q1 v1 c- O1 A) Z; K/ S" b+ @3 JG4M2 Betty x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 ]3 |0 W: S2 p2 [G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
- k8 M+ ~: t) Y+ Z+ a1 T2 ^DE Charles E. Brannon  X* Y# N) C) z/ x& ?
AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:/ v% M2 H4 i% q( A& I( ^
7 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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4 q5 {& o) M7 E$ u$ iJapanese aircraft: c) T1 m4 J# D2 p4 g0 ?4 N
D4Y Judy x 5
8 ^/ W4 R0 e: h1 m4 p9 xB5N Kate x 13
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& z: k9 L4 ?- V% {: {Japanese aircraft losses- g+ `  X3 b) S6 d/ Y1 M- O
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged2 [; _' ?9 D# a% \' C) e
B5N Kate: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships* t6 K; {& m9 K$ x4 D9 p8 o
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 J( K4 @" B0 V  W& f: W; _
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; G: ]# d  N! ?& o" Z. Q/ G
APD Cavallaro
+ j1 g+ f( G1 o: nTK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire- A% j& ?0 p/ X/ e7 M6 R; D$ I
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Japanese aircraft( @2 F1 h2 o4 r. `: [7 V
G4M2 Betty x 22$ K/ F) f& B% u" t: g
G4M2e Betty x 40 i) n/ u; D/ A# K  H3 p/ D$ K! R6 A
Ki-67 Peggy x 6
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, e7 v: \* m" F/ J5 e* H$ uJapanese aircraft losses3 v- g3 c) T7 s, [: K, M- p: ^
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged+ `" A- a# ?" Y4 F
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships2 b, h2 A( d+ ?# e) P6 \' D
APD Schmidt0 C1 S6 N  h+ m( H& t7 y, ^
AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, E' B: E+ _5 ~+ }
TK Panda
9 q8 f% }  p; @! R, a* Y; s" ~TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage; h3 c0 ^! @/ E% F0 t4 Y/ N5 b9 R, _, I
TK Brandywine
( n/ ?" i& C4 T8 u' {+ PDMS Harding1 B# E9 z& s" {7 t+ R" G7 k- e
TK Housatonic
1 N( d3 ?/ r8 \5 ?4 mTK Andrew Doria
$ @2 N% Q, A( ^, W4 F1 A/ a8 VTK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! Z7 s* |9 L2 m" X, G3 g4 t
TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: ^7 T) P) X  DAPD Joseph M. Auman
; l' M- T+ v4 Q: @- @8 {: ZTK Silver Cloud
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,565 ]4 s. O' H' X. ?2 K

0 i, H* Y7 o) A+ r( N' Z: [. o  VJapanese aircraft- q. R; L+ y% e
G4M2 Betty x 3/ x, F9 p) E" Z# T' x6 U/ C
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No Japanese losses3 q1 }- E  s9 o5 x0 b  T
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Allied Ships
& P- \5 a% O! b3 y' u  LAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* l5 u3 O3 @8 ]

6 R+ O& b/ E7 TAllied ground losses:
$ M  ~: F; q5 v  [. m: Q. `- R7 K34 casualties reported; \% X2 e" v! d5 `/ Q- @
Vehicles lost 4( T0 r* @# l$ w; L
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!8 q$ I5 N' ~' w+ F) k

1 O0 m: ^/ R& q: U5 j7 d5 RDay Air attack on TF at 65,585 U9 x8 }1 l: ^
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Japanese aircraft( K( {4 d4 Q1 M) F. L' w7 \9 R/ U
B7A Grace x 7+ d6 s1 \! p( a  q
G4M2 Betty x 6
7 o! Y2 n  `! d3 g, o# A6 W: J2 \4 oG4M2e Betty x 3
# r: \; v! }0 f4 E1 D& IP1Y Frances x 6
. u+ ]% T: w0 H8 dKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51
. g9 v7 h5 T5 n( N! @Ki-102a Randy x 30 S9 F- S: \9 N
Ki-67 Peggy x 12
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Allied aircraft# p. n: [$ F: ]+ X0 e5 B% l
F6F Hellcat x 387 q2 u1 \# I3 O* T& \  R7 o
F4U-1D Corsair x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ a+ I- H  s- C; ~$ s- `B7A Grace: 6 destroyed
6 ?5 f, B* Y  y6 z# V/ uG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed& c; s8 ?2 I7 Z0 ^$ J: V3 A
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed3 e0 X$ w- t; C1 r
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
; x3 Y! p( d+ y- t: M) j4 cKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed  n+ U; o' d4 I0 A( J2 \! T7 X
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed  C: W: O5 V# r0 d2 h! [% {9 S, g$ Y
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
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0 o- b6 _/ \& d3 n) |2 j5 s5 uAllied aircraft losses
- M6 A% J* j6 H  [$ P& S/ ~F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged2 Q' v' F8 w* U$ g
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged6 ]- V+ j8 i& L" [3 g

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CV Shangri-La
. t. T& O; K/ W& {$ |8 ACA Northampton3 N# n! L. h4 |3 j
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Aircraft Attacking:
( G) v7 S6 [# O9 r- S+ U8 a6 ]" e1 B2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet; F1 d7 x# O1 @+ p5 v
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet# w3 A2 s+ f5 v' `- m" Q8 I) M6 x# c
1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 t# a% p/ {6 pHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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Japanese aircraft
3 X' s2 z( Q" ED4Y Judy x 53
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9 r  k0 X8 ^( o: LJapanese aircraft losses
5 ?1 W) `2 Z9 qD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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AK Nampa Victory
0 e* d: t7 L. }% S! C. DMSW Execute% n+ {$ X2 y' b% k) j; N
DD Drayton$ o8 P, b" B0 r$ c3 s- t9 w# H4 |
DD Yarnall0 V4 D# g: V* N, r
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage8 s1 B  B* E6 f' I' q4 W: c
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! Z# Z0 K* j2 q: L0 EDD Craven
# q/ m6 J- |1 Q7 R! A+ {0 a5 J% HAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1/ Z# U; Q& X2 O" ]! S
AK William Prouse+ p, ?  L8 p! n4 D0 a
AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire+ \0 h0 S% l/ K) r) j. o- M
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
4 y9 U7 W: K5 K& FAK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire- P6 N" v( C( k0 o/ O. d

, ^5 `9 O, Z+ x5 }( r4 fAllied ground losses:- g7 `5 T2 `6 Y" u' a
14 casualties reported$ t' M6 ~  s8 e" D8 d
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3 D& L- @& \9 S2 qDay Air attack on TF at 66,544 H$ ^/ W) e' M+ P

0 x* D3 s+ A( y2 I9 `- ?& O' J2 bJapanese aircraft- N) W9 J3 _" }( f! J$ f' x
D4Y Judy x 7+ R- j9 {6 W- h) C! G
Ki-102a Randy x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses# v! e& B( D5 m* _: |: L, g& P
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
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# ]% N/ A; J2 p2 M6 XAllied Ships+ A% A6 D. E- t! O8 G9 O7 t- k
AK Indus: v/ j1 s7 U! T& P$ o) E
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
  ~! Z( o' h  M+ s# ^  p8 F. {AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire) S& n4 L' N0 Y7 r- A- `( V
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Allied ground losses:3 ^2 R2 u3 B$ Q  q" h
13 casualties reported
2 }( y" |3 o# V& P. M* V% C7 }Guns lost 2! i0 V* V% [; t  |
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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( @% s6 o; W) L; a' S2 tJapanese aircraft! S4 V* H) i: [, ~/ T+ @
G4M2 Betty x 11
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1 P3 v  D6 W# z/ b/ ^5 B7 i8 UJapanese aircraft losses2 f$ D4 _6 O# D+ t
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged- z8 ?0 P& i) ~; g+ r

, M6 x, d! r* `/ V9 }& jAllied Ships
( S8 K2 i0 j  v/ v" ADE Williams0 `" E' L0 k; a! C
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 s1 Q7 O$ Q7 E! g2 U1 hCLAA Atlanta, on fire
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3 X* |# @5 l$ m; e6 hJapanese aircraft; r% U4 J8 k7 Q" H- `" p( z
G4M2 Betty x 13: y& ]% M: z: V
G4M2e Betty x 4
6 L0 ^1 a" @1 G  {. nP1Y Frances x 37 t# M& m" ?/ W. b
Ki-67 Peggy x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses9 `: L( Y! j4 L2 t# w+ w" p* n
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged( C+ f2 v* \/ `
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships5 l$ `( |" e6 i* N0 r
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# i, b. X4 g$ V- @
APD Joseph M. Auman% q/ B* H( Z' T7 R
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& Q* ?  y/ N9 @: b" q4 M; w2 p8 x$ `7 c
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 v" [* o! v8 t2 x7 |# J$ Q3 pAPD Bray
( h( j/ i; X; OAK Wallace M. Tyler+ F$ x$ W  V% R# K9 U
AK John C. Preston
* m5 _; t2 T* t2 ^3 L! g5 Z# WTK Bahrein

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Day Air attack on TF at 64,560 g5 \* M- i  R+ ~$ `: K
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Japanese aircraft% E9 ]9 g/ e& A  n( N" n
G4M2 Betty x 12
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  j3 M+ v9 `6 i- h7 xJapanese aircraft losses
# A4 _4 V& f% o' EG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged. N) ?0 a: _. E5 \: w

! n: _! M  M& o1 YAllied Ships
( P0 @/ x) J/ `! b& K2 xTK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ y' |( |4 a% I. NTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% C5 R  o: @3 Q# W" C5 MTK Andrew Doria
2 k3 V. z- l! F2 `9 KTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:1 I5 M8 O- g- ^7 Y9 S: M6 |

8 E# @8 @$ r& r$ T* b/ ^Day Air attack on TF at 54,569 U7 Y% ?$ P: S, S3 m9 @2 s6 B
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Japanese aircraft
# o" X. m; c7 B6 L- jD4Y Judy x 22
0 V8 x; _4 ]$ d  |3 H* k; E* Q  k: }. q; d% p
Japanese aircraft losses
; ?; O5 `; b7 }8 j& pD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged, y+ W3 f* }8 Q# J9 l3 F$ H
$ H+ N! h) i8 @! B
Allied Ships# e7 r; T" U$ n! |" O
DD John D. Edwards
- @8 [- _( c/ N8 D* ^2 u* @4 J* wDD Tillman
4 w! Z6 _' Z8 {& d- uDD Welles
$ y3 e. N# G- B- ^AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1; q& I& ^! a: V4 M' U. E8 y8 d1 v. y4 j
DE Leslie L. B. Knox
8 z% Z2 |- }/ {. s2 f, mDD Craven
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,56
0 X0 r+ Q* \( f' A3 j+ Y3 H8 a, }$ v1 p
Japanese aircraft0 ]* }! m: F2 N
A7M2 Reppu x 6
2 s0 t& Y% ^6 t+ Z: @1 hD4Y Judy x 2
6 K- i" _0 k- x7 m( ^. Y( `5 D' O3 Y
Japanese aircraft losses
6 y* t+ N1 w4 t$ U, qD4Y Judy: 1 damaged
. p' Z8 n- X4 W, I" l" H1 o( t! ~0 T) O0 r2 H% `9 J
Allied Ships
, V" [# m9 n0 W- B/ j5 ~# ^6 g7 yAK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire! R" p0 @, s% V7 \1 q
) W- C( E- z, d! Z' B* R* t
Allied ground losses:0 X9 A6 P; C5 d4 ~- }
7 casualties reported8 n9 ]! p' _( H0 M. m; B  O0 k& ~
Vehicles lost 18 ~$ T. e# r# `$ d+ U/ h/ \

6 G# ^. G- ~, k; q  W) K2 W  iAircraft Attacking:
: a0 c! P! ?) p! n; C% ]2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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% N" p& L- j! `2 j# n
Ceylon and Bengal Sea% a$ A2 V" o- }- J$ w

& Y$ t4 Q' H, z$ m/ bDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
3 r' f5 \/ R/ a
; {: A$ [1 @  T/ QJapanese aircraft; Q# m& ]0 S, _$ t9 x  v
A7M2 Reppu x 6
; T" Y( f  t3 @; _J2M Jack x 5& o0 Q7 U1 S7 f% a
J7W Shinden x 7
' z" S. `! f3 ]# f$ l( hKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
' L  V2 X8 N2 m7 N3 o- U" w, \5 S/ B7 J
Allied aircraft
: H+ h7 t- c1 ~) ~) g" gB-29 Superfortress x 315 w( \) f: x( w2 m5 }% k
( i: z& L9 R5 j
Japanese aircraft losses
+ a7 E2 v4 r1 O, d% W7 p8 vA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged9 v! U9 Y- f5 [+ C' m3 m: I
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged' k1 _/ i3 t, \; N3 z/ A3 @
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged
7 N0 [8 O4 U7 oKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed7 f; _' k0 [* H* ^* u
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
- x9 h9 s1 j  _( \; I* a
9 F1 z4 q7 A" d, }& x$ N% k( XAllied aircraft losses) R; N/ y6 |) x+ t9 {
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
2 X3 T  @! F3 i& e4 a* V& _9 [8 ?; ]$ w* o' Z
Airbase hits 17 k$ K3 g' }- x! j+ g* W, W$ i
Runway hits 80 X. I2 _8 I& q7 U- b3 P
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
5 g! r2 r" p% T  |+ }; t6 k5 J! o' W5 `/ f: w( K
Japanese aircraft* ]1 K4 p! X4 z. }
B7A Grace x 39 `" f+ _' U. ]
G4M2 Betty x 6
4 |1 ?0 d5 }& F9 DKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18  ~3 c  ~* w/ T9 }7 u; V- t
Ki-100 Tony x 99 P6 h1 p$ M2 V- b9 O6 G1 f: m6 u
Ki-49 Helen x 26 D1 W! M/ W! H& W: W  d; x
Ki-67 Peggy x 37 S+ R9 m+ Q  r! ]
$ H8 R  ^8 _8 \# l( {
Allied aircraft) W0 S" B' G; w. \+ I5 y8 n& c2 G" G
P-51D Mustang x 5
1 {7 W  w% t# u* |$ ^5 e% _$ u' k$ u
Japanese aircraft losses! O3 ^1 _3 S/ o1 O. {! d3 x
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed$ f* C0 x  [# b1 @) t. K
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged# i' j" ^: u# w# @6 S
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed' D  u. \9 x& S; t2 `: ?. P9 g
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
% O) V9 I/ x. q) W1 q, yKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed4 ~6 a( b6 r0 x
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed( G0 h" L5 o& }2 C2 Z
8 p2 m- ~1 D& u- y
Allied aircraft losses( e7 y) F3 V+ {/ {
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 [) v3 L2 L$ l! p: L) V4 i2 H( p- u% [2 `) w: r
Allied Ships
5 ^4 y* Z& F- I; rMSW Grebe  U. I! v9 K. Y( u( e" B2 Z
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
6 S' G. {, a0 U' B; r0 x. H. qAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 ^) R' x1 q# \; L8 ^% U* `% a' x. c. u( o  H( }% ~0 M
Allied ground losses:8 R: p3 n- u* O
21 casualties reported$ p: Z* A( ]2 x' P- I
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
( N' q( D  E' ?# K$ t: d% W8 E3 S/ A9 E/ }
Japanese aircraft- O+ ^) d7 C  {
B7A Grace x 31 w3 w' L2 ~! f* h. b: Z
G4M2 Betty x 6
' f4 y- Z8 Q* W0 I& MKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
$ f1 U1 c4 K. s5 b( t/ k0 Z$ DKi-100 Tony x 9+ v& ?& a# X( \
Ki-49 Helen x 2
9 v  M7 ~2 v, \$ ?4 |* FKi-67 Peggy x 3
, u, i( I' p* M
$ Q9 F) ^: h% H+ Q6 [/ |Allied aircraft& o  s2 z2 O& k! ^  A0 s
P-51D Mustang x 50 w" u* V8 j0 I- {7 ~4 G9 p6 T. Z
; d$ `6 ^: d1 D9 M, C
Japanese aircraft losses! Y8 Q7 V( G+ o4 F; q' c
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
8 k" V. C6 ~- KG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 c* y1 V1 v" g, ]/ uKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
3 a) a( ?3 _' R; i# U/ o- ]- XKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed/ T  s  q# m# h8 i
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed) b- V3 ]5 l1 f1 z' Z* F, g
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
5 O' O1 j+ I- C' }: U
- R* o( Q+ c0 W: `( E8 [0 SAllied aircraft losses
! a: X( m7 o. C; x; A2 O% H# C' @; e& DP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged" V% C4 W. `, S, E
0 p+ }9 G3 A2 \" `" R* F
Allied Ships+ c8 a: h, ^7 ]# W! a+ w0 d, \
MSW Grebe* B9 O5 v: ]! o# h, @# E* v8 s
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
8 _1 z. u, L. y% {$ VAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 `) ^! ~: Q% t" d

. E6 y. d, S8 E) w: M( JAllied ground losses:
( \* v( C( s! p* j21 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
; d( G1 q& Z8 S" ~B7A Grace x 3
) h: {% z) ~& ^# l" Z4 tG4M2 Betty x 6
: {$ G* ~8 U* I" K% ?" T8 xKi-43-IIa Oscar x 188 ?; U5 w  m  d. C/ _3 `' T7 }. C
Ki-100 Tony x 9
+ A: _- E0 ?1 F9 FKi-49 Helen x 2" j# e" ]! E) _9 [3 [. [+ n3 P
Ki-67 Peggy x 3) x1 B3 {" a" [

) T' g, L. W( x% {Allied aircraft; K" _7 \1 C: v$ _9 ^2 w0 Q; }4 H! g0 j
P-51D Mustang x 5
% d" P2 q+ ^" y8 e' l/ c# q0 b2 G% o/ b) N
Japanese aircraft losses
" [) U% |* M! w- yB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
  |; E% G: K' Y/ O- i) zG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- n, U4 s) B6 a  k4 A( U. ^! s5 i
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
* o' {3 G: _( B+ m$ tKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
2 I0 a* T' ~3 `$ m- gKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed9 J; S9 _7 w/ _6 D
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
! \' }8 {  O0 ?2 m4 `3 f$ a# \! R1 J+ C. \% u! ^
Allied aircraft losses/ Z/ I+ ~; F! s! _
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, @1 @: Z2 u3 i" J; _- V

) ~$ p/ X& \) ?# `/ jAllied Ships
: d8 y: |& G+ y! M3 mMSW Grebe: s$ h, |- q* `" J, e
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1' a  ~5 X" M9 q
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ h4 T) L+ S0 O! d
4 |( [. H7 h6 |0 H/ M5 [Allied ground losses:
0 S  A7 H" j0 ~- I  V21 casualties reported) ^8 p' a/ ]7 G" Z/ g& {& p# z
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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3 j# ^" W8 r/ ^% i/ D7 r! MDay Air attack on TF at 18,30( S) t' D: C9 E5 N' x2 l4 S

- W" c( c* O: _" \0 s/ {Japanese aircraft3 I3 D% P8 P! |  e& O$ ?! o1 C- b8 X
P1Y Frances x 3
" Y: h; }( B2 f. O1 d- _# S1 n& c$ _8 [/ R3 `) F
Japanese aircraft losses
, g7 x& K/ v% u. g& E& `P1Y Frances: 3 damaged, k9 Q" S/ w2 M( k. g6 S3 \8 d
/ i+ s  \5 f& _+ P# A  S
Allied Ships
5 ~+ W* N2 P' S4 l) N+ d8 ^CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) d0 `9 |9 f# V8 F
! C" t5 P9 `. E7 }
Aircraft Attacking:
  ~8 D0 K* X' p+ t. f. [$ M3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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8 E* b+ k4 ?6 E7 WDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25* \! P4 K- m: Q* |: e, N) l; _

& ]0 c0 _8 n) H/ r6 Z6 X0 vJapanese aircraft! k* j" s& S2 I" \) j
A7M2 Reppu x 5+ R5 @( I, }: ^7 L% p
J2M Jack x 6* Z' ]8 g' M+ E" \
D4Y Judy x 37 x6 k) s) l- n; X6 A2 ]9 V. a
B7A Grace x 6- h& ?) ^6 q2 ^0 q9 p- I8 _" b" e
G4M2 Betty x 3
2 X* m1 p: u# B" \P1Y Frances x 6
6 T! f6 N) h" E# Z4 O/ [Ki-67 Peggy x 11
7 E/ [5 Q! d; r; _' Y; w" E0 G
. f. n' E9 E( k+ P. O/ gAllied aircraft
* [% b" j- r5 N/ y  ^; a4 ~P-51D Mustang x 4
" [# s; Y* ^! e3 S3 ]$ E
, O% Y& C6 D3 y+ uJapanese aircraft losses
5 T8 h) k1 Z5 Q! z, u0 OA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
- o* P" ], v+ _! uJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed
4 E- Q' g% F. WB7A Grace: 1 destroyed  v# }$ e: X# R  L6 F* R8 }) m. s" n+ f
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
4 Q) {+ N% e: ]: lKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed5 ]) P/ U7 E* X9 ]7 j+ Q( }1 K
4 r# f6 z2 F* O, B* f
Allied aircraft losses" O! |8 M9 i4 l# Q8 a& s( K. d$ F
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged9 P  U' `% |  w8 G* |, W6 i& R

8 P# M5 \  m: JAllied Ships% E( r3 K% _1 O3 ?& G) p% `
DE Lovelace
" o0 J5 G' A. v/ j0 d- ~DE Martin! I- d6 Y: U4 M; g3 i
LCI LCI-436
8 ~8 G" z- ^" }3 E9 PAPD Blessman6 ?6 g" c4 O( ^2 a$ ]8 i. X. o/ [
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& F% x# S5 p, a3 ~* `4 R1 MAP Laurens
: q7 u: W+ x2 c: r$ ^DD Mullany
' Q9 A# Z9 k8 {$ v+ b# b: }' A6 o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
& u! @  e9 ~  \2 g0 zDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
7 I  }: @0 D' w* Y8 w, {5 v
+ h) P8 f. E& [6 j& |Japanese aircraft
' G( R+ V; \7 v4 y6 JG4M2 Betty x 9
! D& k2 b. j- G. \% M7 r
" {; n$ ^5 t' p8 U: LAllied aircraft
1 B5 g6 E  f- ]9 wP-51D Mustang x 2
4 {6 d: _! Q2 G! g
+ T; G/ Y6 `/ K1 uJapanese aircraft losses
9 i4 t! {8 n, T5 D% K4 {! j" k7 n( |G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
$ N; V, U( j, R! [, F+ g; m! Y+ {0 c7 M' n5 F/ y. J
Allied Ships
9 a& x& m( [  I9 A" F: EAP Henrico8 b4 h1 W! W- c7 k: l9 O
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; x, ?, }: |8 Z) [2 o6 H& _% f
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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- x) D0 C& k' |" gDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
  |3 U+ ^, }5 j7 X' J& M, w3 a5 \1 @* c( G" P; k9 }
Japanese aircraft7 g; I1 ?  ^/ r2 ?% V9 g0 w
A7M2 Reppu x 5- ?4 H/ T) U3 L$ |
J2M Jack x 29 a2 r2 V0 m# x7 i8 n( q
J7W Shinden x 6
% y) }8 F4 q5 N  X! TKi-84-Ic Frank x 4
; u1 W' X+ d% w+ |- b4 k6 ]: [4 |( z7 ]) N8 r2 ~1 W+ _! s
Allied aircraft5 d% L# T8 p3 |+ l3 R" x3 k+ b- y
P-38J Lightning x 160 S. e4 \9 S; W2 L

& O$ l9 J. o) e1 l0 F8 u4 ?2 mJapanese aircraft losses; J& {0 y: p: s/ t2 h
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
' r* i/ ^$ T5 |1 {3 D2 Q& s# h" l
Allied aircraft losses0 }) s& v& u; q
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged1 b( r1 p+ k- n* Y, {1 {
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23! i7 N6 ]5 n, F5 }/ m9 n" Z
& v* z# \& o, V: a
Japanese aircraft4 ?6 c9 p- D) R  E
J2M Jack x 2
4 @; l1 y9 o; G8 H; @G4M2 Betty x 2( G+ R% Y$ z9 a  E6 {
P1Y Frances x 26 e; n8 \# K, A
Ki-67 Peggy x 4
9 O: r: k5 x; b9 u
7 b- B1 E' ]- k. \2 s, ZJapanese aircraft losses! }# d3 G  h% Z$ j  d0 S
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
5 {. {( M- h1 S
: k* T$ ~: v1 t! f! A7 d8 y* JAllied Ships) c: ]$ h% q. Q' ]$ ~% n* Q9 e, z
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 G; x5 v; E6 ]; ?6 `/ [0 B
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# Y1 [( _+ o) D5 d9 mDM Gamble, heavy damage5 s5 e( I9 t7 m
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$ t7 R' @+ u4 vThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!9 l% k* I& A  R. i$ f0 V
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
2 b6 V  p4 u& p9 l, i9 J* o/ A7 G! T1 ?/ I
Japanese aircraft
0 Y6 j3 T5 e3 DD4Y Judy x 240 Y+ _/ d; N  x0 d7 ~, L$ L- a) N
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
. R" b& e7 ]  ?. @2 J3 L% h3 sKi-100 Tony x 6
5 M- q5 a/ p- V; W8 oKi-30 Ann x 51
& E6 ~" `; u) ]1 c) I7 C7 R0 G! Y0 ]/ M, u* u
Japanese aircraft losses8 Y' g8 u# g! }, \2 U* Q0 Q3 E
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed9 H& c  ~  ]) k# J4 f+ j
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
5 F& y% _  _+ q
6 ~3 T8 \% F  u0 wAllied Ships# p* \. F" {9 E' j0 y, E
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire1 u' ?9 T- k" c! T
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, U, D- P& O0 J* O
DD Irwin
2 Q5 `  R$ J( |; A7 JDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 Z- t/ u5 w  GDD Quiberon, heavy damage
1 j2 @: {" r* @- j) kDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; z1 Z$ U/ \5 m; gDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage) J  G9 z8 J+ C# e4 I" D
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& n, M8 V& ?1 f; D# ~5 p: @" S8 MAK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& h" }3 w7 k2 ^  k
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
/ O% b* N  X' J, `* {+ }* WDM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' y0 ?! N  e% U- {2 ^" v5 y
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire. V1 K+ z% F. ], w# x& C0 F% l
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3 x7 s) n5 h8 ]7 ~Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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0 {! [# z' Z$ J3 `. |# xJapanese aircraft
- F; _; {3 L6 K0 m7 _% ?- L! A8 DD4Y Judy x 126 K5 N/ E  H* {5 y2 N' I" b
G4M2 Betty x 3
9 S" T; a( m- A/ s
9 ]3 n5 p2 ?  m- q! `5 q6 O; jAllied aircraft
# }% M: `4 O- w$ q/ E+ qP-51D Mustang x 25 d* a5 E/ i4 O: p  t1 ]( ~% }& T

+ f4 h8 i( w( AJapanese aircraft losses8 Z- N5 {8 T- o+ C* W
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed' g5 n1 s4 c. ^+ N0 j' `

5 U) O: a# V; @Allied Ships
0 q. Z5 E8 U3 j7 g3 I% L) r9 j+ Q; lLCI(G) LCI(G)-798 ~, S! ~9 d/ L% Q
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ ]0 R9 y7 H* g6 k& JAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage; }5 C% g/ B" N' |) S  j1 J
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. Q  |" i/ q! e! {4 aAPD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 g6 z3 e# _# L" z
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" {8 ~8 H+ \: e9 y  I0 G& u" h5 C9 RDay Air attack on TF at 12,288 R$ U; a1 U) j# ]4 X7 ]7 _' a
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Japanese aircraft
, t1 o; ?0 K# V: [% dG4M2 Betty x 4- j  s  a  c5 k; ~* i; {
* t/ c5 R# s! C) r7 z8 m5 H
Japanese aircraft losses
% h% |" k# u5 k+ x# P8 _G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
; Y" s, m) m- E% w+ J3 P6 j5 I' e( B: X/ ]/ l2 Q- A0 @- E- D: m' i
Allied Ships
% U: A" t: u( ?# kAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 N; a/ w- R% ]- Z
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