Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
) o5 v# u8 I5 N2 }, n/ H k! Q$ B& Y4 Oconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.
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( `; I, q' X. @) ~! ?Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank
8 Q" @. M: [* m9 f9 QThe rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap
$ Q; z5 ?& j% o+ l& [" Dand the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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2 I0 C7 b0 o {3 mIn Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!9 Z) S6 v+ }& G: |7 r
; {) @) {+ \6 U& p% B1 H2 m; TAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45* e1 e6 c% v6 K5 _( d N/ t0 ~3 T
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: L- ~ L- V1 T- K$ Z$ xAir Combat2 F& D4 Y3 B# q9 j# k" J* }
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Bonins, J% z6 u& g$ [5 x/ P! u) _2 s. \
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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Japanese aircraft; o7 m& t2 C4 s4 r) X3 S
A7M2 Reppu x 33
( N* ?- Q$ ?, }( E8 V' OJ7W Shinden x 10
8 G: q1 P6 \% m+ [. j% k% o2 N7 v c7 EKi-84-Ic Frank x 31, Z! W" Q, p Z: u5 I; q# e$ O# l
Ki-100 Tony x 13
/ J- N# S/ m3 s1 q' ]Ki-102a Randy x 219 u) }5 t. m2 G$ n5 ?7 }
X& p( Y$ [# \% G T. cAllied aircraft2 X0 @$ [# X8 }; h: P
P-61A Black Widow x 22 \- S* L- d3 p' \6 O
PB4Y Liberator x 37 n9 \6 B9 ]6 W! m' `
B-24J Liberator x 24# f Q0 @- S( g! O; ~8 w7 q
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Japanese aircraft losses. e8 G$ d7 A: b5 N, B! j" b+ a
A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged; y' P2 | R$ q6 _, p5 X
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
& \3 R6 W0 p3 H, K: IKi-100 Tony: 4 damaged7 t- o# I7 Y! f4 h7 c+ t
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 W- k6 g2 {8 r, G# v% K9 _) w9 p' E
Allied aircraft losses
1 O1 L3 t3 {( ~0 GP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed7 p) c! C. y M; H$ F
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed/ D6 k0 t5 q0 q: w; u
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed$ i3 k! b) j6 T/ w8 q" x% e
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. n" l8 Y3 o2 Y/ Q& ?6 w# IDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
, Q- w, z+ D, L# AA7M2 Reppu x 6
" ]8 s$ B# w! ~Ki-84-Ic Frank x 24
9 w2 v. r6 W& T. U* lKi-102a Randy x 10
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7 Z; ?: b# ^) f( f; V9 G; IAllied aircraft) p5 n N& Y! J7 u- C0 t1 z" i
F6F Hellcat x 29, x) P( d$ C3 u7 b2 N
F4U-1D Corsair x 14
5 t( [ s- P8 \5 ^* ] i/ T. uCorsair IV x 66 ?4 k! ~6 {5 l1 }, a, F
SB2C Helldiver x 20 U1 `+ O; l4 W/ ]& P3 u2 p
TBM Avenger x 18
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0 f6 L5 f+ o" h$ t) ?3 V" zJapanese aircraft losses( m5 F/ |% k: o/ J1 `5 b% k
A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed* A2 Z, A( ~) E8 P" Q- V) @2 @
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
8 \/ K4 n7 k0 C4 `% ~% u# J- `Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed
$ W: L B% x7 x# YB5N Kate: 1 destroyed
3 M5 E. G1 g$ W5 U! g& _
. i0 I4 b9 a l/ L4 yAllied aircraft losses, H" w" ~5 `' h' ?; { K2 a
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed& S$ x% l% m5 F& U
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 Y) B. `% C2 b2 Q# H. CTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged0 g3 ]5 H5 N; q" l: L: L9 z
& g) I6 p$ ]: o- ]
Japanese ground losses:) S# t: K8 u+ c' f$ k
7 casualties reported: Q* e: }( O" P5 f
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Airbase hits 2; ?* l" Y% ^1 y! W$ C
Airbase supply hits 1- |* E4 X. @8 ^: b9 r8 S. _
Runway hits 16
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,539 h2 Z0 G% d5 r) v. n; b* E
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Japanese aircraft
+ k d7 `) h5 hKi-84-Ic Frank x 1: I/ R8 g+ B P3 `$ n) l
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Allied aircraft
% W0 f2 V. a5 Z% V1 i/ RF4U-1D Corsair x 48
$ J- p. R: f4 M$ p0 T6 [TBM Avenger x 44
$ k, ~ t, O; @7 T; a% @# @! {+ X6 \) i% [( b
Japanese aircraft losses8 U% E0 f! K4 ?, a, J
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed
/ K$ u B' Y9 kA7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
" w2 B4 H' ^9 w3 C: T% g9 i, z& sD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed6 S( v0 V3 e q
1 y) } q& w+ d, NAllied aircraft losses
$ A+ G$ ]( Q$ T* `5 ?TBM Avenger: 15 damaged
. J6 r- ~3 U+ O7 W" h7 u4 m! G* S2 K u% R# \! @" i
Japanese ground losses:: B3 Z5 @( w& ], c; j* K/ f( V* v
20 casualties reported
* U- C$ v7 K; d9 ^: O* M: V7 QGuns lost 1# V- k. q' i7 s. b7 I
4 I5 T3 _6 s5 @% E6 ^9 S% v* s7 T4 a
Runway hits 26
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 v& v7 @, Z) D* d9 S/ ?
! h9 b3 p5 u4 l# L2 O7 CJapanese aircraft" o+ p g7 @- L
no flights
0 l& U* ^8 ?5 D; D* l0 N U2 `% Z+ F
Allied aircraft1 Y4 N4 u) x8 I+ T2 u) z
B-29 Superfortress x 64, A5 p B( V4 j0 ~6 L0 I
3 e5 }. S8 ^0 iJapanese aircraft losses
6 r* S, t7 T' }1 T) ]A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
/ W6 U V* j6 AD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
1 T' s( C M- ]J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed* A- ~0 n; J) F+ W$ x y) A
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Allied aircraft losses
4 K& d; w; x0 n- a# OB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
9 t5 w* u0 X9 `* x8 ^4 R8 j( E. ~( l1 P
Japanese ground losses:
$ \) v. V% T, Q- k' w- S0 y+ p42 casualties reported
! Y6 j$ W/ z( y6 NGuns lost 2
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Airbase hits 62 {0 I( \1 U) ~) ?7 F; K: y V, F
Airbase supply hits 5
8 @7 k' Y: H6 q( X( O! A+ C. URunway hits 124
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54/ _; h) |7 z) w/ F
8 [; N( G, }6 k4 o/ BJapanese aircraft: a8 w! G( [& T- U1 s0 {1 A
D4Y Judy x 17
" Y6 Q7 b! Z, C3 g% BB7A Grace x 2
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8 }- V8 j9 u6 E, KJapanese aircraft losses
4 W* r' x0 O3 n+ PD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged' W, x+ N! ?; K+ G/ x* N9 i2 h
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed W4 p9 r6 ]7 ?; u; m3 j
, J. x* T- X e9 w) O( _Allied Ships% W. C0 }& [7 @( _
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 D* R; m8 k$ TAK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ~" I/ C( }8 j9 k% A" x" ^- TDE Tinsman3 A, X- s" S* s3 a+ Q* c
DE Abercrombie0 ~4 m& @2 W$ b
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; t9 R3 c* J5 ~Allied ground losses:2 e5 ]( t! }) w! |5 m
30 casualties reported
t( h' s" k5 Y3 X3 R" `Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56& O F, Q) B$ z' G, S$ V
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8 X/ V- ?* J( B' W1 ?2 E& S+ |G4M2 Betty x 14
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: p' N! @9 V. ]) q/ PJapanese aircraft losses ~- T c$ e9 k7 G3 v0 d
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged# C" r, u; x, ]# D( \3 @! u
+ c' J. L, w5 xAllied Ships1 @' r( }: ^: N; y
DE Richard S. Bull
( v7 q& I5 o$ o" S9 zDE Cecil J. Doyle
0 X# j: U5 Q/ U; C5 D. P0 y+ FDE Charles E. Brannon
+ F! |; V, p( O$ OAK Cape Stevens/ ~! t$ T5 c. R# u
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6 S$ A1 P: d3 d9 CDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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8 g8 i+ {; ~6 j+ g% sJapanese aircraft
5 _6 _7 M; F0 E- XG4M2 Betty x 12
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* I/ o1 k1 d* p* }1 ?Japanese aircraft losses
, E' x8 x$ N! G4 u [$ RG4M2 Betty: 12 damaged w' ?* h: |! ?2 R0 E) N T
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Allied Ships4 a! Q- S0 s6 n3 `
DE Charles E. Brannon
2 K5 |. N0 k/ yAK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 l/ L, b2 h2 g% J$ d0 ^, Y7 A4 g& [) |
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1 s9 t8 X1 ~ ^* j( Y$ Q- r; `7 F# KAllied ground losses:
1 C) d0 C7 e/ T& J! y& `7 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56; q; k) |: ]9 X3 b
% a! i L1 R( ~( ZJapanese aircraft# k1 d; V3 }% _3 a4 x
D4Y Judy x 5- _9 [. G- m# ^- M, b
B5N Kate x 13
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* G4 z# |1 N ~8 nJapanese aircraft losses- D% ~3 v0 _8 O
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
/ t. K5 Y+ S6 R, R) l" A+ u. eB5N Kate: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships2 y7 G8 l3 O8 G2 B! V; c( H) ?
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) p* P$ C- e2 b( v
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- m9 j; T! c/ e' {* |, m3 E& fAPD Cavallaro; W2 ]9 x' s/ u- d$ F, |
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' B; ^, M$ T$ K- s* I r- z. F' YJapanese aircraft- G' r/ B2 s4 Q4 J! @
G4M2 Betty x 22
, o% Y% i5 v, i4 `" ^- SG4M2e Betty x 4
+ B( K5 V% z: F$ CKi-67 Peggy x 69 O; v& K* C% P: z
9 ~9 {/ y: q$ Q' _# p6 ~Japanese aircraft losses
9 H. R: u. x. K O n! c5 Q& oG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged( n) x% j7 Z0 k$ M/ d0 [% k
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
6 F/ T9 i9 d! w* N: J% R" OAPD Schmidt
$ n9 U* L+ K3 j. j {8 h z% M2 IAK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 f% \1 R# ? h ~- I
TK Panda8 \+ R' P! @1 I7 K; R
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage* c- n l* c- B2 h! e: P
TK Brandywine
! P( x/ j; [! pDMS Harding* i* e) m8 m4 n; {3 d) I ^* h" |# U
TK Housatonic, G" F. X: H( X: j0 Q; V
TK Andrew Doria
( s# @& f) A6 X/ x3 WTK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% O6 B; R; k1 I; ?% z: q+ hTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 U) I/ R9 x/ o2 EAPD Joseph M. Auman
, \( M9 g2 b. E1 U* y; U+ BTK Silver Cloud! v# C; Z% @6 u1 P
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,56. n1 R; f, Q$ O, Y! W* @7 X( [
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Japanese aircraft, Z) Z/ p6 _/ x" P# p# |( D& Q
G4M2 Betty x 3$ A$ f5 H6 }3 Y+ M% d6 C/ L1 U# D
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Allied Ships
# }1 Y9 `2 \( x7 z. n jAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 i% G! T4 P* L0 ^: m: b. L D
) I8 [' _2 P5 v3 }5 ?Allied ground losses:
) Q ^& g! T% u/ }+ ?) k3 j34 casualties reported& f* ^! B, C" x7 G, z
Vehicles lost 4% N) i( k- K' J* R( l8 J
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!& F: K0 u |8 C L2 T
, Z9 J9 m# l" b, f9 v* G+ VDay Air attack on TF at 65,58& s* Z3 c/ i+ H! T) R
0 i- y0 o1 o( k- W6 }+ rJapanese aircraft
" K) ]2 `! X- I% GB7A Grace x 7 J" J5 D3 h2 g6 P
G4M2 Betty x 69 g! U- t) w9 x0 h
G4M2e Betty x 3
0 h( w0 }3 U, i0 P' `! z0 W" NP1Y Frances x 6
0 k3 o1 y, C/ Y" m- N7 H; G) lKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51
4 D L& R- |5 \! k$ S% {Ki-102a Randy x 3. F5 @- o1 x; |8 c; K ^
Ki-67 Peggy x 12
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/ G X2 {9 l# X& c7 iAllied aircraft; ` {4 V9 j7 Q& @! F' [7 P
F6F Hellcat x 38
& }: k3 V$ H& f( S9 l; k8 L0 aF4U-1D Corsair x 32' p7 n, [! z7 @0 J# F
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Japanese aircraft losses6 c( K a0 j* D
B7A Grace: 6 destroyed
+ g, T$ Z+ X7 G4 \G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed9 T1 j6 G. P4 G9 S. p, s. @, S
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed
! W. D/ ]+ `. H9 G S6 D; eP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
E4 ]! \ p3 TKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed& a# k9 B& l# J% I* ]: y% w8 J
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed1 M* U" _8 S) ]) U8 y: v7 b5 ^
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed2 y$ ?0 W( D3 \* J. |$ |5 S$ v
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Allied aircraft losses
# D/ }6 _' f6 zF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
* {# ^4 D4 Z) ]9 [" T8 n6 GF4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
5 ?; z* _ F3 I: }7 w0 [. X5 j( w/ J$ ~) G0 X6 G9 R
Allied Ships/ S- }& F" j: t, B) Z* y! F
CV Shangri-La% \3 l) j) \% P- `( f+ V, W q
CA Northampton+ Y! N6 {$ ~1 x) Q0 [
7 i/ C5 ^ M& ?1 {4 h) |/ E* {9 \Aircraft Attacking:) B' ?% v! B$ d( Z# u
2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet B# }; r; L3 z m% a
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 H/ c5 W' H2 ^
1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet& k0 d8 Z( I: z& O
Here comes the strike from Taiho!( H$ z+ C2 }9 Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,567 z, S; q8 E' K/ u& i. i9 i7 i
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Japanese aircraft
' q1 \; y# p, e0 F* W5 l( yD4Y Judy x 53
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- _; r2 h% M5 h- n; tJapanese aircraft losses# k! g( z7 \) D0 I' o) O; @
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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+ c4 w& {, p. w- q% c# K" o$ tAllied Ships* r+ f" k9 P& d! y! Z3 O* E5 ~. K
AK Nampa Victory
! c0 G5 a) q4 v7 e1 L# KMSW Execute
+ [% V1 v* U& M) u' gDD Drayton
9 }6 k) N# A, l+ s% J+ O, O0 N" _DD Yarnall
8 x$ L" D' @) {- WAV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage+ o! m z; F( C# b9 s+ Y
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 t+ x+ s* _/ t# I5 \ k+ d. {DD Craven, J$ _) N" Q) a( k. h6 M* o* ]! t
AK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1( C6 G# ?4 |& Z. E& c2 d% r
AK William Prouse
4 k9 s5 V8 A* M( O5 XAK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire& h2 K8 ^ n4 ?" o6 j; _
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 18 W( y! d+ c) D1 B5 t# S3 D$ ^; J0 M
AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 I% d* p+ e% G+ }
7 r) L* K% \/ ? m8 FAllied ground losses:$ N* j9 F$ b: W: s
14 casualties reported6 z& z1 V! E& L5 o* B3 F" o* h
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1 n6 E4 \. y2 |Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft
; a% V; s& o+ h. C6 G nD4Y Judy x 7- l- @" R; a6 X! V# M4 Z4 c
Ki-102a Randy x 2$ ~6 v) F0 Z" |0 i. R' t
% }' C4 Y8 x& n/ r" S- s6 T- uJapanese aircraft losses7 b: m( K; c; F9 a
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
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8 }" }& C1 E2 h, x6 iAllied Ships
' \6 o4 G& q( M- R& LAK Indus; S+ P3 N& t2 t1 s) U' b- h
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 v' v8 @% u0 ]7 t5 s" i
AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 t W1 V& o; p; c4 x, FAllied ground losses:: q6 a0 U* w& M" X- y# p' g' j0 ]
13 casualties reported
# i: a) ?' C# V; H; f7 P( w1 ^Guns lost 2
- ^: v0 Y K4 k6 C3 H# k3 D- N2 d6 B, YThe strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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2 ]# T8 D9 M& F* L4 e1 z- M( a& D; XJapanese aircraft
& D% ?& l$ h3 D' o, s2 M' l" uG4M2 Betty x 11( H; J* f0 h7 h: n) m
# D6 w" F5 [/ U4 S; r% T
Japanese aircraft losses
' U4 s' W ~9 \% FG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged: u+ ?& N0 r# F; l) }
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Allied Ships- e5 ^4 [, o$ l9 X( C% |
DE Williams }. C: M w8 h/ q& i# f
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 v+ ?5 t% P: Y; n% G0 { t; b
CLAA Atlanta, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56( G! N' W2 U- `( P# a; E2 u5 b
. y! X) a# S# m% T. P9 w* x7 q3 eJapanese aircraft, w7 |: N& P* f. `
G4M2 Betty x 13
' m1 D9 v! c& [# B m& [) C. UG4M2e Betty x 4
6 u3 h& J5 M& x1 i2 e' {' I, kP1Y Frances x 33 g( ^! U+ p4 P" n% Q
Ki-67 Peggy x 2
* F. a x- _! l9 S2 t0 _1 n: U
# J5 C, q3 H6 d! e# KJapanese aircraft losses% Q0 q! T& E8 s- G; m2 I( q0 W& g
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
9 ?/ v, x" o) N! ^P1Y Frances: 1 damaged% T) \7 _+ U y: L8 ^7 A: L
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Allied Ships
+ l1 p* T4 O$ u* W" RTK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. ~+ @6 R5 |! m a9 J+ E% g! {7 d! K
APD Joseph M. Auman0 }; Y) X. ]1 a8 r* o! D u
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 {4 e5 Q3 Q0 r
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ d0 R8 K4 K; y% [
APD Bray7 l0 {& m4 w5 ]5 D1 q* g
AK Wallace M. Tyler+ y9 ~: s$ l& r; t- W" o
AK John C. Preston) j" N0 S! U- n6 ?) U s7 _
TK Bahrein |