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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56" M* P% \+ C) L& ~- w l& `: q$ S
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Japanese aircraft
5 E) W8 J3 _2 IG4M2 Betty x 12
/ p% ]3 B8 v5 \
6 Q9 B+ N1 y: U) wJapanese aircraft losses
6 v# L& [0 X) Z1 e1 @- S7 FG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged; q8 x4 d$ p: C
( Y% W( i; y4 B. i- v/ vAllied Ships
/ ]. C' ]9 C; k: C9 ATK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# W: h1 ]( C7 X
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% T/ v4 B- x. C2 xTK Andrew Doria) N7 e2 F0 Q9 G1 [( `
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
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7 E* W0 `9 K! n( ^Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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( l R2 I' U6 U& i# z- Z9 p8 UJapanese aircraft
; z+ m' f+ o; x. c# H( w; W3 ^D4Y Judy x 227 e4 J* m' ?' O
5 _) c5 W9 @& G: i9 S9 r4 C) UJapanese aircraft losses
6 K8 X* \% j8 c6 |D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
1 h9 F$ E' x2 ?
3 }$ w2 G: J+ E- [ w& sAllied Ships
0 l' W B9 y: L0 @! E6 I* ADD John D. Edwards
7 T' Z0 Z! I1 \2 H6 m5 U. D9 XDD Tillman8 o+ o/ |0 @' G3 J* J9 S
DD Welles
7 A& K. Y' a" r; T j. S# f) UAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1- ~' m5 H! l4 ]
DE Leslie L. B. Knox. p1 L. t" i$ Y) V6 X
DD Craven
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! {, q1 s6 c' bDay Air attack on TF at 53,567 N5 o4 h. r. Q2 M
9 b) u+ ^/ Q" H6 G! S8 C S8 T
Japanese aircraft+ }: d2 Y5 u3 O9 v! j) \
A7M2 Reppu x 6
q* f% ^: r- C' oD4Y Judy x 2" e$ N- v% o4 K
+ ~- G7 s0 C: M1 uJapanese aircraft losses4 k; _8 s! n% T: K& v) ]( k
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
- {/ \* L/ @$ w O( i1 D. F
* v3 F; L' H3 l. VAllied Ships! \$ m) E9 M; ~, N0 ^; b
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! d3 f4 [3 v. |$ l3 ^
7 m( ]5 V: X4 f$ f% h, @Allied ground losses:( p& G, l% l/ W& Y
7 casualties reported, s, `7 [% s) L! {( o5 l
Vehicles lost 1
2 I, ]/ ?' ^6 Q4 r8 F, C
5 \. D! P/ i W) pAircraft Attacking:/ a" e' O* e& {1 t% Z! Z/ V) m
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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Ceylon and Bengal Sea; B$ D# ^! G) ^. ]1 f1 n& f
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,250 H: o; i! }" ?" Y
5 \0 O( l a& N0 Q% }! ^ R
Japanese aircraft
( L q; y$ M2 w, @- o8 _% J7 T/ fA7M2 Reppu x 6; J, M' h$ X8 T; n" y
J2M Jack x 5
! y; K* D9 D0 s- V; N; R9 {J7W Shinden x 7
3 r( |7 S+ A; W. m" e3 T2 sKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
6 R, X1 l/ U# Y; j% T% A
s& S% d4 x+ z4 {Allied aircraft. }& X3 x0 k4 _& E/ d
B-29 Superfortress x 31
' E* m5 c7 ~$ P- V
& ~/ ~6 W- A/ }Japanese aircraft losses
4 ?# Q, \( x. n! L+ OA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
4 Y3 {& q, o! Y& _; ZJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged$ `* d9 r! J* U, H: E! p- _
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged! A+ A' ~9 @" k
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed7 [( l3 S) z: _8 J2 b! t
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed7 K* T$ j. p3 o# I( Q
3 E" ^" o* X4 ?. b- K$ sAllied aircraft losses
/ E0 S4 z, q( {8 U9 K5 ZB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged6 _* W: {+ N z
0 N6 \6 f1 d Z; S
Airbase hits 1/ ^% Q( j3 U" y0 V- I
Runway hits 83 I- j/ s& i( Z; f
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
' l4 N& o& T& {* z& j! I3 I1 x { J5 x
Japanese aircraft
, j4 m) [* p. {- V4 ]B7A Grace x 3+ P) N/ A9 v& x6 |- R8 o
G4M2 Betty x 61 T! ~/ v6 s9 u+ E. [
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 189 R0 G* _3 s' ]0 o
Ki-100 Tony x 9- m# w3 w5 y: h- ]$ e( [
Ki-49 Helen x 2
& N! E; Q% |: f& PKi-67 Peggy x 39 q# h- t2 X* B! K* m
7 d- L a- N" x# U* j# MAllied aircraft+ H( W4 W+ Y# S, `+ ?
P-51D Mustang x 5- U; a3 K; X6 i: i+ w3 P
7 Y' R7 v2 d6 V8 E) O5 LJapanese aircraft losses1 \: ~* S6 I5 b0 F
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed* Y: b: J3 E) \9 Q7 y \
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged- l' v6 n( c" f d$ L- G
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
& a2 P4 M, A; }# ~ c. S' C3 lKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
+ s" d9 R; v0 @: ^Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed j% I( Y$ ?0 ^, @ \/ J
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed, x- e2 j' Q$ Q3 S# q) j( |! K3 U
4 G5 x& I; B1 WAllied aircraft losses% q/ k- a8 ?/ Q- o9 {9 m
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged$ }) X& Q# q6 d; x# D
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Allied Ships
0 ]8 p8 V n2 SMSW Grebe
# E( E3 |: x' ]AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
" h, H- B- N9 Z) Z! L* A& ~AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& ~, F' v, _. f( [/ u. b9 U9 I" [
, i7 E; Y7 V1 C0 m/ ]9 l) dAllied ground losses:
0 Q5 F1 e2 s( E$ X+ Z: D+ r21 casualties reported! T: i5 {' |! h: ]
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25/ U) ~* ^, E# S. ~5 X0 G8 V( O
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Japanese aircraft. X( |, _" Y2 w3 X& F* R
B7A Grace x 30 k) ?3 u' g$ d: W; {: m' m
G4M2 Betty x 6
, ?2 t# e: @4 E. X) `& }Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 186 L' E7 U" x0 J0 S! |1 y5 m. _0 T
Ki-100 Tony x 9$ \" K: b- a+ c- q0 D' N4 [
Ki-49 Helen x 2. u3 t# _ O; [, H( \9 a! D
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
9 t# _$ K! F: {6 V' I
0 [: y( y* F& e7 SAllied aircraft+ F, {& E8 p, T6 n
P-51D Mustang x 5
) k! _ X4 O* k$ V/ v- X# k% z% W5 S
Japanese aircraft losses, r2 G. O4 T# Z5 Q- g+ W
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
9 O' L: v8 a4 j2 j/ J$ }G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 k O0 z# \: _& g- Y9 _
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
6 I& m7 M0 u# r. mKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed; h5 W7 X( O+ M
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
: V1 c( ?, Y/ q# Q& y. S) aKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
3 ^! F( ^. b. L- z9 _3 t+ {* t! u0 I+ d1 ~% {
Allied aircraft losses
8 N# h; b& n" j! KP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged J! B% u/ M, t
* S O. [1 p" I4 W9 \
Allied Ships5 l8 C6 z7 [2 a, L7 d
MSW Grebe
0 B3 n4 q+ ^- m: B5 pAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
) q: Q0 r3 D5 R+ ^2 sAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, D$ y i' [$ q5 i
( W( z+ _! }. _2 P/ a+ |8 W
Allied ground losses:: O Q" O$ z4 u! d# M; p' d
21 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft8 W, N( H5 w; M9 k% s8 p6 _+ `
B7A Grace x 38 T9 `8 j. D7 k- O; v+ f+ x# _1 W
G4M2 Betty x 67 d _* G6 @8 V7 ^0 n7 |
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
* V8 u" a: B5 `7 wKi-100 Tony x 9! N" C: a8 A8 P& f4 ]5 s
Ki-49 Helen x 2
4 \0 J% @4 g( Q9 Q9 N& D) v8 fKi-67 Peggy x 3: q" B5 ] Y1 o
# N2 e& r& q ]% V$ H0 h6 O( UAllied aircraft
) l5 W2 H9 w5 o8 G: [. U# `9 aP-51D Mustang x 5- u* `' `9 n) a
+ v9 H. b* L" u; D* {
Japanese aircraft losses- t O$ g' f, S7 J* F2 _9 T' E: n
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed$ D1 U4 `- H9 r. M2 ~7 y9 I0 J0 R
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 j. _, B2 `8 l) W6 {0 rKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed2 X/ r( D+ L' w% e8 {8 p
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
/ |. n3 z, o% Z( x% g1 i, q$ e) OKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed% u, b$ i8 K$ B1 Q2 V8 s
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed, W+ C( K, k% l: M5 a4 j
2 C4 b8 @ w- d1 P6 B; s: X4 `. B
Allied aircraft losses
4 U- Y( I/ i- n4 F) x$ c4 T) {P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships% {/ |' `/ N- ~' i* G1 e
MSW Grebe
6 f, }% O+ U/ B# RAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 10 v E- c6 q$ [$ d7 y7 [& }
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- F4 P4 f x' x, r
# T: W0 l1 }& F& K; F) c
Allied ground losses:
9 ?6 V5 P' H+ T2 W3 a: ]/ w% Z21 casualties reported
7 h( O1 }8 _$ }% g5 {' IThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!2 g( h1 c9 i6 O+ ]
) ?; x2 Y( \" d3 @1 R) pDay Air attack on TF at 18,30
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Japanese aircraft; G- ?5 T1 Z; U" I8 k" Q6 C1 _: Q
P1Y Frances x 3
2 J6 g( _- n& B. f; _0 I9 w. m; M3 W" p* H
Japanese aircraft losses; v+ J$ X- d. w2 y. }0 L
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged- _( G: d! ]* h5 `2 [) l. [8 T
4 L. I1 B; C" c
Allied Ships* V9 B3 T9 u7 d, _- G
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Z S$ ]& R+ G7 O
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Aircraft Attacking:
* E( O/ i! i$ l e. V% b3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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* c$ A! n7 C/ e' O7 ~. nDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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X- M, o: @3 B4 n! oJapanese aircraft$ s0 b4 h5 [6 `- U* |. [9 r) ]
A7M2 Reppu x 5
, M6 D$ f( R2 N) ]" xJ2M Jack x 6
# k% a1 Y) h- _3 ~+ Y4 j* DD4Y Judy x 3
8 m7 ^* b' @! s, ~; U. BB7A Grace x 6$ M+ Z5 D/ m6 f/ w& A9 A
G4M2 Betty x 3
, [" d# q+ W0 I KP1Y Frances x 6
' a7 _% v. r. q# `% _Ki-67 Peggy x 11
7 h6 B6 y/ z8 j# k: l! p p: L& ^5 D# n
Allied aircraft
! r) S9 }, s7 v+ @2 w5 ZP-51D Mustang x 4
! o7 m, [9 t. Z3 \# C: [: s+ ?7 d* H+ A( T
Japanese aircraft losses; @# [- u, @& Z* P1 s, z9 w
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed' K4 _% {2 i9 Y2 m& X) h
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed
) `+ f& Z \% k$ {6 nB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
+ X+ _5 Z+ ^' Z9 M3 SP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
2 W3 G N. J; J }: \4 a0 I, y$ JKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
( m4 Y) D- m* p# f# V
; z$ X7 n7 P' ?# B9 H6 EAllied aircraft losses- o! [$ Q& Z2 m- f
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
* E' J+ S" H* P- ?7 F$ |, jDE Lovelace
" @0 _, y5 f/ {9 \, k- vDE Martin, N$ R+ {& _2 g& L
LCI LCI-4360 e3 N" s+ T$ ?& |, E& x: Q9 e7 V. ]
APD Blessman) F7 B) H7 Q6 s
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( s8 k- ^7 z7 L2 u* W
AP Laurens% ~0 e3 A) E) Z- S+ O! y
DD Mullany5 Z2 z. g, ~- k0 \: P. h
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+ G2 j* d% f6 J- E* b/ n5 m+ HDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25- c; U+ M* ~6 U5 m- w: S
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Japanese aircraft
% ^' i, k( b: L4 ?! QG4M2 Betty x 9. `, [; O2 O1 [8 A0 d3 A
, t1 a4 j- k" p
Allied aircraft
' I6 b# k) v; K6 v+ H# zP-51D Mustang x 26 _; o% U) B a, ]7 G
* L) P% o$ b3 kJapanese aircraft losses
0 ~# N* X* v+ \$ g& j: F2 rG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships
# B$ R2 B2 k9 l' gAP Henrico
) V9 _2 b' c' L2 C4 c8 }" oAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage A6 C7 O: l) D5 a! ^' M! f" S
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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* g) C* t! Z, f& R! HDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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# B+ `- D! j, P$ p3 C+ f: XJapanese aircraft
- a, c, g: F2 p/ u" G. k9 ^# ~ OA7M2 Reppu x 5; W# Z$ _4 J M7 K4 ~
J2M Jack x 2) P9 n: N6 X# _ K% D
J7W Shinden x 62 I( ^+ ^1 S) U$ O( @! z& b N0 o5 d0 O
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4
8 P/ B0 M z# l# ~' e. [- O; v' G, J# \0 D
Allied aircraft
1 I" I$ [) Q0 u; i. JP-38J Lightning x 16
: e* X% w- v! b$ k: y" b/ R- s) @( T. n% m' ~: B
Japanese aircraft losses, G$ t5 N" E& M7 P/ ?
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed; i. W5 i& h" w) }
; E* m2 t0 W* O* r& Z y% _! _$ b6 c
Allied aircraft losses1 C' y0 ~8 P9 e8 L7 x5 {% U
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged5 `3 j9 h. F& k
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft
6 W1 F9 g/ N4 K% }J2M Jack x 2
5 q R" Q5 c9 I# s7 H0 Y. F/ ^G4M2 Betty x 24 {- R+ W4 G, y; v2 r' C9 f- I
P1Y Frances x 22 A4 o& V8 K1 R1 J; q( }
Ki-67 Peggy x 4
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9 e7 m& s0 n" W: @6 y+ t/ }. cJapanese aircraft losses9 e# i3 ^ K" b0 k* b/ y
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
. H* e% {4 o' f4 K1 J6 Q( x6 @, z a' Z( I4 f
Allied Ships/ ]4 e- r- _5 c5 [& r/ s
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire! R# Z; \* S+ i, s
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 v" L: a9 W8 f1 h9 Y8 b _; GDM Gamble, heavy damage
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!: I2 a# ]- G6 f. s: V9 f
h; p- j* D! ^$ ^! |4 yDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft4 _1 @. Q" |; F' n
D4Y Judy x 241 e" H% o+ T* L3 y
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
( | J4 h6 p, a# _- Q8 o0 F) CKi-100 Tony x 6
- |6 f2 V* U: n5 O8 h0 ^6 zKi-30 Ann x 516 o c- {& T4 {
1 b- r" `3 W1 zJapanese aircraft losses, f0 S: e& m& P+ C; u, M1 \' {
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
" v; q% g/ j; v, |Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
. J! Q0 K& l) r: yAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
/ v0 {* }' j" V4 k8 VAK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% ?1 S- u' @# u' }. Q8 Y: }% d+ \DD Irwin4 T8 K# x0 f4 [) j- I
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' e4 ]4 x, [+ O( S4 M) d+ H
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
1 H' \5 o; i) b0 k6 yDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 U( e$ O6 z8 R% tDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 ?: j6 M; L4 A7 }$ E) b: ?& Y% Y
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 j0 F4 K2 S9 A% M: ]
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% }7 r8 p) H# V8 q
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire' ^ Z4 L2 Q+ _! J9 c5 y
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& x9 l U4 ~: Q- q& L `- Z
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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! z) y; F' l, @" L- q4 Y3 EDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25 e3 o+ |2 F6 w3 x
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Japanese aircraft; N) `: ]. J- E: S* s# e
D4Y Judy x 12& E$ z; r) n; ~( ~: T, q) D; r7 \
G4M2 Betty x 3: t* D/ K4 J2 ^/ L" y' l* z
' B7 }8 p: _4 L0 VAllied aircraft' m& F9 a& Y3 ]1 ~+ i( _% p
P-51D Mustang x 2
& F% p9 ?8 s/ p! |& Y; v/ x; M, ~. N( w9 w# }- u; i( Q
Japanese aircraft losses
, f+ K) R+ T. ?+ K# DD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 D3 Z% |& R3 I! l }/ ULCI(G) LCI(G)-79. V% |% z$ i" a) _* Q2 M
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; ?, H- A! ~( M: Z
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
8 ~9 }8 Y U* b, AAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 m8 u3 R( [& y u" q# ~' s9 ]3 X, l
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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- g u, A: Z) {, u% |" y/ [& fDay Air attack on TF at 12,28% Y* c2 _( m. _- ~0 I
; L- ?; s; ^5 L5 OJapanese aircraft9 [* M5 h) y# `+ H' |+ w2 W
G4M2 Betty x 4+ Y7 r' H7 n* l9 ~# ?6 B
0 J( ]- z2 M/ _8 \5 O, F4 N; w
Japanese aircraft losses
, s( n2 g" p) s9 o4 V7 A. dG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged3 o$ q1 b2 t/ \ r8 c& g/ p
! \8 _( b) |" G1 t& p% }4 _Allied Ships
. \( W F: i4 }/ |4 c1 F1 B5 CAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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