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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56 }! Y5 t; J9 ]; ~% h- H
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Japanese aircraft
2 X, S$ ]& }0 f/ a! v2 e! S5 r8 DG4M2 Betty x 121 W# h' ~# I/ I. ]/ a
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 _. d: Y2 m. s& }9 F% gG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged) h: e# c' d' d1 _6 v
: o0 M" b8 @" }# m$ v5 u5 kAllied Ships
J" u- |( [5 `1 k* XTK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 }1 ^% b8 n; h( b u& s$ STK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 B) x0 w; {. W# B. C% y4 HTK Andrew Doria
0 }: ^! J" q- y7 S2 mTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:, L6 j$ I" z5 r' _* l- e( @
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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1 a) |2 \! i5 R( {/ C/ vJapanese aircraft
# {+ N, W- Y' d8 {5 VD4Y Judy x 22
3 ?1 o. F6 _6 ]7 f! \, q9 ^+ g O' v0 G/ F n2 q7 S
Japanese aircraft losses
$ f- q( F5 Q& t6 z$ y3 ~! zD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged; T( Z, }, f3 c) p& q
7 L. R% ]' y1 \8 ^) c! L. U( ]' @# B( q
Allied Ships# }' N6 P2 o2 u% }8 S
DD John D. Edwards+ Y$ c o3 S8 }# C/ L% ]' \9 p4 E
DD Tillman4 R! `3 |( a' v
DD Welles
0 f% w+ ^) ^9 v. h @AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
1 J: e. {6 @/ z3 {/ ?% d7 ?( |DE Leslie L. B. Knox3 x+ j; R7 {" Y! Q4 B
DD Craven, N* l' C; b0 j# I
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0 \" h- q4 k5 E9 E5 o! n2 rDay Air attack on TF at 53,56: J+ Z: W3 @1 B# X8 j
2 @ v# p0 b4 v2 z* z0 X' M& a5 q5 SJapanese aircraft+ t+ X8 S/ r/ W6 O/ Y2 V
A7M2 Reppu x 6
! {( V X; b" B, S' e; q, e' ZD4Y Judy x 2
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. f5 \1 W. d- }: XJapanese aircraft losses- }7 Q. V( t# R) i9 V9 T4 Z
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged# s4 m; B, d. c E+ x
! ~0 g9 m# q1 E2 TAllied Ships
+ Z$ t: M9 i/ p6 `AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 H0 q" C$ i/ Q
" Z! D5 I- M9 d7 @0 K
Allied ground losses:9 U7 h% ~" X! n `9 g0 q: C
7 casualties reported8 z: O3 Z; c$ j1 V
Vehicles lost 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
# o& X# {& n6 m" X" T1 f$ L2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet( |9 Q* f/ D4 R% t- z
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# A8 Y! \: ]( Q2 g: l7 f& u CCeylon and Bengal Sea \/ p) h5 l S
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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; |9 j: I, L1 dJapanese aircraft" u* h( n* a% f5 r; {1 ?4 M
A7M2 Reppu x 6
* Q& y) |% l9 Z2 f0 H- R5 q- aJ2M Jack x 59 A E- \% @- v0 L
J7W Shinden x 7# f, M- L, I3 X# C( j0 s9 t$ o
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6% J* p0 O: j4 R) u; O( T
) a. x5 X- { H( U. ^, dAllied aircraft
" ?6 i3 ]) f$ @5 t/ @- }B-29 Superfortress x 31
6 t1 m9 a" G5 O, y
|$ j k& F1 E! r5 @- e nJapanese aircraft losses
! J( v$ j) J) Q7 @5 v6 m s8 PA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged8 z* o( i+ Q* R" Z+ k# F3 \" e/ A) J. V
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged6 z7 V1 a% |6 b9 T; |4 J! `
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged
7 R( B6 ^2 @. A) _" e9 e2 Y fKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed' g. l4 ^- F0 F; n$ n
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed) O5 n9 R3 @) e2 V& s
" Q* l* G* V5 g5 N wAllied aircraft losses/ @* B: m3 D* S# J) J' a) p& z
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged( c# A4 p: i: `( h8 G1 S( ?
, f: f- V' F1 X) D' p5 u# s k
Airbase hits 1! Q+ R5 F# \0 d# e% e' H& h
Runway hits 8
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6 \6 r% ]% ?+ a' g& ^, n3 O; KDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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& a6 b# A) ?4 Z8 {3 B- CJapanese aircraft
8 j) l7 _( x3 J6 T6 q% fB7A Grace x 3
' T+ ~7 L# j6 L9 o* Q# ^! qG4M2 Betty x 6
5 {; j( J$ _% wKi-43-IIa Oscar x 186 K5 w1 u4 `. s: \ r
Ki-100 Tony x 9
8 n- ?( |! B0 n2 kKi-49 Helen x 2
' p, l8 }: j# W/ ~Ki-67 Peggy x 34 [# H/ ]# X2 P' Q
8 x3 v8 _* q+ N. CAllied aircraft- Y, _8 d& o/ M" J: A' D/ n
P-51D Mustang x 5
1 C/ P. m! `) |& h. V+ ^ G5 l( Y7 m1 |" J, A w7 j- e
Japanese aircraft losses' y g( b9 T. n! O; M* B$ w
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed+ h) h% p# R+ x
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged4 A) d% |6 P0 c3 {' p; r
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed( M# U+ G$ z/ k( w/ }) O# d& E
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed+ ]4 q& @, y4 V9 F* ]+ y. A% t
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
& ]; w! k, D$ D# a. e6 hKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed1 e! |: e, C( V
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Allied aircraft losses
F3 V$ J- [' n/ t- a. r" A9 wP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 n1 M4 x3 X) G/ H) a* e
5 N1 }5 J$ l" H( x$ r
Allied Ships
& L/ N9 P1 ^# p: S8 z0 X1 N n& r& zMSW Grebe4 b: h/ J- C1 H0 K. l/ P
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1. _9 v4 ?& T0 I6 o, O7 H. a- q
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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# w# e: ?. l; t0 {6 XAllied ground losses:
4 v9 D5 [' d% g& J21 casualties reported; q# M9 k% K" k: T
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25, v9 p! m3 J, B6 P$ D
8 D6 w* d2 F0 g8 S+ @4 |Japanese aircraft/ o# J5 s8 J5 v7 \8 T* s% F3 ?( v
B7A Grace x 3: P. x- N6 ^$ H* O" e$ A% `
G4M2 Betty x 6
' @! L, i/ G8 |7 t, l. eKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18; b+ P' o8 u1 O
Ki-100 Tony x 9& |1 B9 n8 F0 ^( z
Ki-49 Helen x 2
* }4 ~2 l( H* _- V; i/ UKi-67 Peggy x 3* |8 b- E7 r9 t+ q% w
( U) i1 b6 W, U ^Allied aircraft1 `6 t& C: N5 j' f1 a
P-51D Mustang x 5* e9 Q/ I5 k+ g- U& Q( O
: i K* x4 S0 I1 ^4 ]5 r
Japanese aircraft losses) c& R+ n# { c" y
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
5 w2 E, w5 P# }+ IG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 R8 \! |; c+ s# i/ x! UKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed V: E& i! P2 U; E$ k6 k1 u" h0 N
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
) w/ O" }4 Q; V( ZKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
6 ?* Q9 n/ T( O( T- }& ]7 o% vKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed# K% l( u( h! k$ h& U) {, I" T
) U5 K5 c0 C& b) N3 }Allied aircraft losses
8 Z' W# B" u7 S1 ]P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 }/ l: E1 j) {" D) ~ _
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" p5 ^ R3 E/ I4 C4 AMSW Grebe/ i& v1 G+ o9 M* f4 H1 }5 V
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 15 L0 Z( i( i8 L @/ d9 p
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( v% h; E, H9 a7 p) f; j3 C
1 b. q8 f! ]' E6 r* m) ]Allied ground losses:, \+ U) M0 G$ {' s% F
21 casualties reported+ ~: B3 E" Y; q a" X9 U7 v
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25- ^- B8 G' O1 y: O
1 D3 @& i' K" V# bJapanese aircraft. N4 @( A7 ?; f/ \
B7A Grace x 3
( v: p1 @/ ]) V5 J+ yG4M2 Betty x 6: f& [% K: q" m2 j4 I7 O3 d1 X2 d
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18! C! Z0 m4 e- a, K& @+ ]# X
Ki-100 Tony x 9
' x" M8 Q! t! N; d( f3 gKi-49 Helen x 2( @$ b [/ E1 z# L f
Ki-67 Peggy x 3 u$ g" n* Q; U; e- f7 x
- } M+ w' M2 l8 X8 |Allied aircraft; d6 Q; X2 d* a
P-51D Mustang x 5* I4 i" u) A; G! Z s+ K4 f. E
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Japanese aircraft losses5 Y, `, U! h. [* E0 X8 I# U( ?
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed( T" B9 J* F; y+ [ @/ \
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
% u: r* v# I+ f, [1 O9 GKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed, H# k. k7 T4 |: u `: s
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed# q0 O' b: o% l9 t i7 G7 t
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
% D- p' c8 T* D! ?2 x c" ?Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 ]* M- n6 ], O6 |" I
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
0 I& t! q2 W, [% \1 y+ VMSW Grebe
# W* [( q7 F( k i% U4 \AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1! n W& s2 B: f* q; X* q) X2 T
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) x* O2 {7 h! M, L, f$ ]) u: X- X
& G$ P D9 R! n/ c; l; j, @8 {Allied ground losses:/ B* n3 J4 g- n/ N* ]( v0 P0 F
21 casualties reported( N' z4 C4 p9 }1 F2 m+ u2 M5 W
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,308 }! M7 [. k, h1 \2 p8 M$ x' T
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Japanese aircraft
$ v/ g8 U0 y7 l! V+ dP1Y Frances x 3
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F" M: q- ~/ U" x- lJapanese aircraft losses
" c: Z( t t/ E& P: pP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships9 G# z. N; d$ ^, K `0 r
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# p: x; |8 _& Z& G
$ p5 ]& L ~* ]- W; mAircraft Attacking:9 W8 }- V, g! B
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 P0 g, m* p. F# y) Q
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) z# n3 T# m. R2 `5 ?9 T% X. nDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25( z2 ^9 _' b! F! D6 |1 i7 j. F
) @& L4 i9 D% @% R' l3 NJapanese aircraft
# ~/ ]" j* E, t, u9 l( ^( hA7M2 Reppu x 5
9 _4 D7 O" f& Y* ^, `) p$ zJ2M Jack x 6; p8 \/ G) \- `$ B8 m
D4Y Judy x 3
9 j5 M/ `, r) b1 yB7A Grace x 67 [: \" Y0 Q# V' I
G4M2 Betty x 3
( T, w7 S; [5 U% [P1Y Frances x 6
- `9 Z2 C6 `& j; A; AKi-67 Peggy x 117 U5 l; V* P! ~
T! ^* N- w8 z' o
Allied aircraft" ^. {+ f0 z) J& v4 G6 j& d
P-51D Mustang x 4
1 G5 S# r X! ?2 L, s, Z& j2 r$ o( U2 i6 P! J
Japanese aircraft losses
% e {0 i& {( ~8 ?6 r- j8 d& c6 NA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed/ D% t7 |. ^5 R
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed; t9 Y7 w$ p( i" S2 i
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
3 U# b! J' b" U4 sP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed+ T+ }9 e( U& Y0 K
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
$ [, z* w$ N- H% P4 b' |# m7 [# g1 o, b4 @! T$ L" Z9 R4 }, ^
Allied aircraft losses
* F& ~( P2 A" p- ]$ x1 J+ tP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged) _! s- J& G7 R& p" @+ X6 L
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Allied Ships# h. M) x. n! ?, [3 J
DE Lovelace
( ]! H5 b( O8 G6 u/ U9 A- C: RDE Martin
- p- M( i' b3 V) l0 E! tLCI LCI-436# F7 a" h# `7 R! H+ H r6 `* d
APD Blessman( F: G: S w# E& z6 T) x
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! h4 r" q: D/ I& b( h: U4 b/ _AP Laurens
% L" D" s* K- j4 R5 O9 g! m6 q! c* @DD Mullany
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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/ n [: j7 y+ T! vJapanese aircraft
; f/ i( d& B/ y' i6 x7 d' iG4M2 Betty x 9! v; c: Z* F. D/ M% U
4 S+ Z. u, s8 f8 }5 @ H; M' h
Allied aircraft. ~2 }, q2 K% q- J; d
P-51D Mustang x 2
8 K6 a, S* L: o5 u4 b2 I
& V! G/ ]8 X' E; {! CJapanese aircraft losses
! e: _9 @- K# u: iG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged2 i' ]3 w+ n( B$ H" Q i. I% `
8 q1 g4 u' [" K3 J. L: u6 ]6 A# ]
Allied Ships
2 S- \/ N$ n4 R' p; l8 SAP Henrico
$ B2 G# F* r7 ?; s) R% GAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, R* z" o3 M4 {+ `+ ~
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ A+ t" ?7 K% C9 q
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; b, ]) H! \0 v& \- kDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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( z. J8 e- v! Z* ]Japanese aircraft s/ I' R8 \9 z0 ?3 U" z! Z5 m- D) S# d
A7M2 Reppu x 5
. W" X! W! n! l! z, Q6 ^1 T: Z _J2M Jack x 2
A& q# i* y3 X% \2 PJ7W Shinden x 6
7 l9 k1 X" y9 K- s* RKi-84-Ic Frank x 4" _- R& { c3 e; H% e) m- d+ h
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Allied aircraft
+ h! P3 v5 x& Y8 LP-38J Lightning x 16: R% w$ J/ T: }# {5 `% k9 F+ o
4 E2 v& X* C5 \( M" u: K2 G3 M, |: I0 A
Japanese aircraft losses
; e) M1 j5 {6 Z: \. t8 e+ gA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed w& w3 w O& N: u" N7 m. u
, u! d* x) I' G) u1 qAllied aircraft losses" @) w* c3 X7 ?& b2 w
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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+ W6 y2 {! V4 v! U! iDay Air attack on TF at 14,237 V/ |1 l; }* c$ r- F! Y
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Japanese aircraft
8 c* w$ H2 l0 E1 eJ2M Jack x 2
! q+ D3 X* Y a1 h9 mG4M2 Betty x 2% M2 n+ ~6 {! O% _$ d" z
P1Y Frances x 2
% z+ s) b' d& |" v3 \! CKi-67 Peggy x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
# {/ I- B# p' B" d9 wKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
3 k; [1 E# ^& F) i1 w% T+ m r4 YAK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; w: d+ f# J: e2 y& O( F8 y% ?MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 ?$ U$ t) e5 e: Q
DM Gamble, heavy damage& O8 k2 p) Y# A% X" y6 k' D
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4 u0 g" A. q- O% NThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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5 ~# ~8 t5 I/ o$ ADay Air attack on TF at 14,237 p' G. T! X* F: y* m
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D4Y Judy x 24
( {& W' ^* L/ f" \0 ~$ s% R- ]% }) AKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7; D# s" {7 @7 T# G( e: ]7 {& [
Ki-100 Tony x 65 b$ x: F7 ]; ^% G" ~# h+ g- ^, p
Ki-30 Ann x 51
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Japanese aircraft losses! y7 [5 u- S* H4 h' E2 s/ m/ q
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
. a0 @% T7 O+ S) v2 kKi-30 Ann: 3 damaged" T6 H S0 |9 F" ]6 U. }
[4 Y' i3 [, \. I- eAllied Ships& e) E3 z6 j K& y( [- w3 G1 a
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire& B5 V$ B* j6 I) Z3 M m
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 x4 B1 x4 C) m3 x/ x* d
DD Irwin* b8 J/ V3 e3 d, @
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage( D6 V1 F% [5 f6 w) P
DD Quiberon, heavy damage' ^* K8 d8 w" r+ O- n+ K
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' j8 e# |' _# i$ G CDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- x( T8 O ?7 O$ q1 a6 P- e. JDM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ T3 E4 l, q3 y
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# q' `% [( s3 b8 Q# `- ^DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
$ ~( E* {2 }; i8 j, h% C3 d$ k+ IDM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! R/ T4 W. B5 C3 z4 {0 A$ b
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 ~/ W5 @2 n' E% _# B# c
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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& }2 ~) v" K% F" g2 _2 ?Japanese aircraft- C( u' N% T( X
D4Y Judy x 12
! |* O2 j. @; Y6 \/ s/ GG4M2 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft
/ `, o% S4 k2 Y8 q* k2 GP-51D Mustang x 2
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, f' ^) U2 i& H! YJapanese aircraft losses
/ N9 V( S5 h' G9 h. a7 |& }# X1 [/ h9 }D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed5 B7 |& i) P4 q, `
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Allied Ships
* `/ e* d+ N# F1 GLCI(G) LCI(G)-79$ [4 E) q+ f' f% c8 H
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" v4 Q2 F5 Y: p& b/ sAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
' D( O: X" l6 r3 O KAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 K3 f2 o/ m; |5 d* P L1 T- ?6 ~
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 U% J B2 c t
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,28
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Japanese aircraft
( l: Y0 O5 q% N6 L# K. ^( kG4M2 Betty x 4+ i2 N- |3 R1 c, M# O
! ?' u6 n/ x" fJapanese aircraft losses
9 V G+ E& a* ?5 i; XG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged( B% S- H9 h+ P
* R6 w9 ?9 _& \9 }7 E0 c1 AAllied Ships$ }5 B& b, H1 y6 `0 J3 M
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 z; f7 S! ]% o# E @0 k* u
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