Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
7 c. K- i4 D) L) x) \0 Wconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.6 r! M* T, z2 Y0 O( j8 S
. o! x% Q0 u2 n7 V. p; iMost of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank" q5 ?- u1 U! u& z+ Z; n, @8 @
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap
+ p8 F/ R9 i' h" M* T5 u% x' Zand the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!1 C- V9 _% M6 f: ^! N7 Y
3 k6 K' ?6 }" K) N; b0 U1 ]In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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$ Q- K' y. R Z* XAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45
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5 C2 Y9 \! u3 H" d/ [- S. R' j
$ \" n/ G5 S, C' b$ mBonins
; f x% \" f1 g- w2 X, {4 I+ e: k" e5 f0 a% d
Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
4 |4 C5 f# k! F* ?( T, ~) w& {1 A H2 |( E7 d
Japanese aircraft* D# v; a: M# w3 F1 i$ k7 O, ?
A7M2 Reppu x 33
: }/ p- {2 Z' }) ^J7W Shinden x 10/ k. B& {7 q9 V
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 31
% r" O- L! }' }% F1 j" {$ s7 xKi-100 Tony x 13
9 y, X# g1 G6 I L6 wKi-102a Randy x 21
2 p& U- C) O5 R; G% p6 w/ ]7 [: ^9 Z0 B8 k; F
Allied aircraft
: ?! @1 c4 H7 O P. YP-61A Black Widow x 2
) J1 _ T0 a& Z I, s9 w: s% GPB4Y Liberator x 3
' c# ]3 I: P; m% F% r6 KB-24J Liberator x 241 ]' Y: z2 Z0 c1 c1 j+ P
" f1 }% \; G+ d
Japanese aircraft losses
`$ {3 s7 u, Z/ M3 HA7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
5 l2 M- g2 Y8 K" ^4 Z( g/ aKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged s1 E1 |; k# ~
Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged
1 ~6 _) y- V: K, l4 d! a9 WKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
# u( {- ~, c: Y, C
$ T& N" N# A. v8 q% C) cAllied aircraft losses
3 {) K& @" S: n0 z# n; fP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed
7 r1 a* G- |) c' t5 ]! iPB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed
: I M* {7 R) }7 `B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed# ~' L3 O! G6 h4 D5 P
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3 I+ ~' y/ l: }5 M5 r5 \' O& qDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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. h d% }& ~/ ~/ c! hJapanese aircraft5 o$ n4 A% `* Q& e% Y" k
A7M2 Reppu x 6
! d( P$ ?5 N. E; wKi-84-Ic Frank x 245 f k1 d7 A! s& F7 t, _
Ki-102a Randy x 10/ i: O7 g; x) Q$ M( q
6 a* A o% g4 C, }: b, d" o j
Allied aircraft
- h& a4 x! D0 E! `7 d M6 dF6F Hellcat x 29
V7 p+ `* ^- @7 B/ w, t9 x+ ] J& QF4U-1D Corsair x 14
; [# }% q+ h4 ~7 [Corsair IV x 6
9 S8 ~9 b$ ~3 \8 b& s( ySB2C Helldiver x 20* T5 A% i2 h* |: P( Q
TBM Avenger x 18
% Q1 `$ m) c3 E2 u3 Z8 X' V" A& F9 w! u
Japanese aircraft losses
9 i6 w8 ^' U. O4 Q: qA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed
6 Y: m3 W5 C$ B j( @) KKi-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
% g# d( [; Y" _$ n( e) W$ D8 jKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed2 [$ e+ b1 c- e+ J) ~- k3 \7 }( D
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed3 L7 a, |+ T1 D( w ^, A
4 c! o! m- ^- Y9 ~1 D2 nAllied aircraft losses
, S/ [, K, O/ R- t" }' DF6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
$ ~1 G: T) S, D( P2 `SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged9 }$ S! n- t8 u
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
0 J& v+ B% O$ Q4 F9 s0 a2 j( V; N3 i! T, x( Q) w, Q( k U! Y
Japanese ground losses:9 h8 J* U, ], C- F9 v
7 casualties reported
' p" o7 I+ Q# e' s5 Y
* y2 E5 {) W* V! R0 B0 Y1 _Airbase hits 2
5 o# I2 ~7 }7 m/ a% Y- ZAirbase supply hits 1
) E {8 Z) _ WRunway hits 16; Q0 B7 ^5 w; G% u, C
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53( L# f/ n: k! O# }- B# ?6 A
5 S& n# j; j9 R: pJapanese aircraft t& ~- g4 n, F* T, T; J) ?+ j
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1- n2 M& f: d0 W
" a( O* P9 [! q \Allied aircraft* Y. B) ?3 k: E* a( K/ n3 ~! U
F4U-1D Corsair x 48
/ `: ^5 u7 j# T" F/ o' {) _TBM Avenger x 446 O- ?% J i5 m2 Y9 s$ h- j
9 W( y, ^3 i" k* `8 _! d* Z- x
Japanese aircraft losses
6 O2 O& f( w# |. G ]" OKi-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed
o6 _' T; A' x* j0 lA7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
: Y; W1 Q. I' P" K7 BD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
T6 s6 }; ]0 c- ]" {: K4 s0 V. i3 ^$ `$ ]! l2 H
Allied aircraft losses, l) e7 o1 o2 ?' p# x
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged
* i j" k* L, f3 u0 U7 [: m
$ s2 o. `0 x( ^& U7 xJapanese ground losses:
* P1 ~; ^; H) R: N20 casualties reported; r' T; g" ~" x3 h# C
Guns lost 1
; Q2 Y7 ]3 A/ S2 N+ |5 e
9 _% ^/ h8 N& b8 V, mRunway hits 268 ?3 ?5 }9 f9 d- M) C% [; K) p7 @; A: T/ E
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; e4 z x2 w* D3 \. `+ G: uDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53% Q% U. i7 ?, |9 S9 u# l# b
. }0 ^; I9 L7 H. a7 HJapanese aircraft3 Z& g- d* q1 k+ [) k
no flights- A; ~0 z3 x5 y1 p
( m) |* S2 Y, N; f l, z) R$ [
Allied aircraft) t H2 V6 z2 l- `
B-29 Superfortress x 64& h; s% D: X) [7 c
" D7 p0 l9 m, }8 p6 Y: r6 u/ kJapanese aircraft losses: @) z9 n# Q: w
A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed, W4 q! M1 E# H/ r5 B% j' Y6 n- B% ^
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
: m) b3 t! Q! C& n! J. e7 n' nJ7W Shinden: 1 destroyed9 N% u6 }: l8 p( k! C+ H
7 s1 d6 m3 X7 H
Allied aircraft losses
( G% w: I7 ]/ r4 k& uB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged5 |6 f6 O1 C% J0 n
4 r' j3 G U- |3 K8 p* Z3 I; rJapanese ground losses:
7 w+ p$ b. [" O5 c: p9 J42 casualties reported6 Z# C b4 }2 V9 P9 Q
Guns lost 2* e! Q0 h3 P: N8 b
- I L& H" A5 z8 _" r' `# `/ YAirbase hits 6
$ q: P# U) y2 TAirbase supply hits 5* ~% ?5 n* q @2 {9 ?% H) N+ D; G
Runway hits 124
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1 D, X. C( g5 Q$ d5 g2 w" w1 @$ lDay Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft
* @0 `( e u N4 O7 sD4Y Judy x 176 t. y0 A" c4 g& m
B7A Grace x 2
& [/ K$ M3 c3 V$ _# }$ t* d
5 d' a5 t: |1 m( X: b; S ]! n; y, iJapanese aircraft losses
! D; v, N; d& Z5 wD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 m7 I, U' o o# b: b+ D3 GB7A Grace: 2 destroyed8 l/ ~# `+ T% l0 Y
! L4 o$ O' v" q5 h7 S
Allied Ships$ O0 S4 }: j! k1 C4 N
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 R J# ^, C6 C6 z
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire. M! W4 X3 |: u
DE Tinsman! N) y3 P( W( O8 j' O& k+ ?( w
DE Abercrombie6 ?0 ^4 p) M6 o0 c! N8 f$ ^. q o4 H
9 P1 g( K* ]6 i: N) [% K1 n; G3 ~. s0 r+ N, W4 e3 I
Allied ground losses:
4 i* x5 f1 b) z% P' t+ @30 casualties reported7 @- g$ K) l9 s
Guns lost 1+ F$ H) o% P/ g6 g0 j2 ~4 A
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56; g( R+ t. c* L% o5 P
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Japanese aircraft
) ?9 n6 B# J8 p, S- ?8 z" ~G4M2 Betty x 14/ K/ V9 a! }) d+ O( g2 W
+ y% G3 @6 l8 ]6 u" r- }" i% L& AJapanese aircraft losses- |1 I1 C: Q6 [' Q1 b) p3 C1 c! [
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged, W/ I! `3 v. k7 s: @9 j* ^
6 K Z* ^" v) y- Y4 \
Allied Ships8 w' O5 \7 E* Y( v- e
DE Richard S. Bull* t- q8 D1 d' `* C& ]* {
DE Cecil J. Doyle
7 r' \( S/ P2 W0 U0 c q, }) g9 W3 K! {DE Charles E. Brannon
& x! E5 R; Y) l& kAK Cape Stevens
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7 W: V1 h; H! S, Z& ?" ^3 }Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
# L- L* c: _+ s# I, I4 n& V% k: N$ z5 j) v
Japanese aircraft
; O; Q$ a) a- y c6 q+ e: SG4M2 Betty x 122 V3 @4 B3 C* y2 K. j
2 f4 s/ f& @0 }8 RJapanese aircraft losses' H( g& P' t& _
G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged; [* s2 x4 |2 h5 _/ k; W" m8 G
4 g' L- v) h B# l; X: j \
Allied Ships; j2 q1 h `& K L Y) c6 b
DE Charles E. Brannon
3 M7 B& ~% U" ?AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* K7 }7 k- D# n1 h. @+ w5 A! u' ^6 V0 G7 a$ }1 m
& E- b4 H" H! b S
Allied ground losses:
( ?+ H- a: m/ y3 J3 a: C6 T' b8 ?0 V7 casualties reported6 i1 Q- V9 V! m9 `
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" O' V3 w& P+ b. \Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
# r5 d1 H0 l0 [# x) {6 T) H: y2 x- Z8 D# H( X3 `7 ]5 w' e$ i
Japanese aircraft7 B9 T7 N% J9 ^) j
D4Y Judy x 5
6 m( O( k9 j# A2 ~' G4 v* MB5N Kate x 13
# V4 z+ t+ S( h; H: o- w- E; H/ r/ J1 B: W2 I5 I
Japanese aircraft losses
* C# e. ?1 Z4 M* ^D4Y Judy: 3 damaged+ z) w/ U% F5 A+ G
B5N Kate: 13 destroyed
d+ c% i% i$ v0 d3 e0 D/ T5 \- N1 W# x; u& P5 z
Allied Ships$ D9 t+ ]3 n# }% [, f. c/ X
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 u x' ^1 p2 e! Q/ O' E* s7 m2 h) L# I+ gAK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, z; O" H+ M6 x5 Q; F
APD Cavallaro; C2 s: q' O* d* h, F, S& T1 W' g
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56' u9 u0 ?/ H& \
6 C, m3 }' u" W+ j- D& B
Japanese aircraft
3 n% k& A3 v! N( _ x U$ EG4M2 Betty x 22 o& g0 P* l9 y, i& x: l' n K" w
G4M2e Betty x 4
* Y% V+ p; T" \( w* WKi-67 Peggy x 6
* o# H# o+ T, F& T9 K8 q# h* F
' [- C# Y% B2 Y* }: j$ A) k3 XJapanese aircraft losses
6 r% @& L9 Y; ^0 HG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
; y, z4 }' u; {$ U5 o+ q. _; }0 TKi-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
8 ]! _. t9 \, r- y1 ?) \( |0 _9 X* H# ?8 W& N- J
Allied Ships5 D5 b `3 N/ {' ~4 q2 ] ?
APD Schmidt
9 {9 D$ [: z& K3 lAK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( y8 F8 @9 l( S+ G: OTK Panda
) u$ w. g% H9 P; DTK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage' e- ~$ b' Q! @( s7 g- w
TK Brandywine+ u/ p3 B9 v2 g! P% F; _
DMS Harding7 U4 d) ~+ U1 R* ]9 z G; x
TK Housatonic
7 B4 X* z7 c/ X7 z5 s$ \7 cTK Andrew Doria" B. L r* \) d) u5 } R( k3 ^
TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 G) R3 V9 X3 \0 y" s( t- ?
TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( X! x2 D6 F. S" T& Q9 hAPD Joseph M. Auman5 ]2 p; { F- y6 x6 N P' S
TK Silver Cloud
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,569 q- K8 i X( _( I+ K- d
- c2 J0 w! c6 c5 m( `6 Q# ~; P' |Japanese aircraft
, B! G* s, K* l0 `' ], Y5 V8 {; xG4M2 Betty x 3
' m! q8 i) S* I3 H
, M5 P$ p0 U5 y2 n. r ?! UNo Japanese losses
6 _; C2 b1 s# Y
/ K3 M, }+ e( `; Z+ S! `8 wAllied Ships3 Q3 B M; P/ v- b
AK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage n' G& K% i2 \- R& R, v
+ |; T1 \8 s% nAllied ground losses: M$ H% Q8 v4 c
34 casualties reported4 n( A' J9 Y) v# D X; Z
Vehicles lost 4# t9 O9 v) a1 k7 I' F
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6 F- I* m( }9 S, K9 _This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!' |! G6 k0 ]. v$ o
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,58
3 v+ L: e S; ]. S/ }2 m# Q1 G8 h3 p# q+ ~8 K2 `! x5 A
Japanese aircraft
: B, H5 a4 p2 U F* E, {B7A Grace x 7
* s7 w) D6 q1 x0 [G4M2 Betty x 6
o4 z& O4 [7 zG4M2e Betty x 3
' X8 X5 E* \! QP1Y Frances x 63 z( K3 {! x7 q% G
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 51
$ b+ b6 _7 J) _% Y7 jKi-102a Randy x 3
0 |. g" P' ~4 x7 x z/ T vKi-67 Peggy x 12
" n* P, ~$ p' W- q: X9 K; m
% j# {8 `/ \- K+ B; LAllied aircraft
. g3 q3 Y' u9 HF6F Hellcat x 38
, k( D, }; m6 k' e; X6 KF4U-1D Corsair x 32
/ a2 m8 c' s2 I$ I$ l1 m2 F' x0 o0 s" y6 `' L
Japanese aircraft losses
* u( ?4 L3 h+ j& o, Y- x: cB7A Grace: 6 destroyed5 I* L1 b# F x7 A) v
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
9 t' [: T7 E# {' B0 sG4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed9 m( n6 v% W; Y! L/ x! L
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed; Q. X f5 r4 ?6 b0 n9 T' G
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed% a7 K- z3 z( U3 W" q: H
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed [+ K3 O9 E) i
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
4 V# c: a h( y! i9 s: V5 H, I3 h* V3 K K. Q8 ~% b; E
Allied aircraft losses
3 o# p1 J, O. t$ j& [5 n2 A! q# DF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged& [9 A' o9 K, A
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged1 S( z0 ~+ i$ j! b
1 t6 L& s7 Q# f: i* ]
Allied Ships( {+ ?" S# W' c
CV Shangri-La
1 ~5 ~+ v8 y! @! e5 A: F8 H3 gCA Northampton" {% @$ E/ S* B9 }& U' L. K- p
/ ?7 E; t+ T# t. O; u+ EAircraft Attacking:0 V6 N* u% ^, H, s) P
2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
, l& \4 b! R- @, t1 j; Y. g% }1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: W8 T L2 e2 X# q( _1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet- W# Z0 H F9 F$ |# m0 f; \
Here comes the strike from Taiho!
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) H* v. K" b i; EDay Air attack on TF at 54,56
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" N. e) } r d/ z/ GJapanese aircraft
5 f$ b& O4 V. T; Z, o4 ]D4Y Judy x 53" \7 Q3 p/ @; R/ O- `, `
. E' P" s$ A: a* U) }: I3 K! c1 Q
Japanese aircraft losses+ r6 `4 U* ]1 J* X5 I# E
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged; ^0 o8 H* P' `" x
5 p% H, j/ n* \; |6 L3 e: ~
Allied Ships; M# B" ^- s7 S3 d9 n) m2 W
AK Nampa Victory( [" {; v I! Y) A+ E, u
MSW Execute
0 T9 \/ W2 Z/ v( n; Q0 y6 ?DD Drayton6 k) R2 L( X1 n+ v
DD Yarnall& S/ j( j& G( c4 @, L* I1 A# T
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage _8 b7 h" s2 B7 _: r
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 [9 k2 q7 v/ j5 P, _DD Craven! `4 t4 g% x2 A. E3 D/ L7 [
AK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1( S9 e9 k2 I* t2 |; i' r# o, }3 \
AK William Prouse
) A, s; P2 c, T5 g" T4 D' R/ EAK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
7 I% A6 q. J, [0 v8 mAK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1, \' W1 u( B. X: x3 e% G6 i
AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% N! c5 ~% Y2 S$ M6 I" d& Z2 |* S8 g' E- }6 | o3 i8 @6 J3 H4 r8 h" [
Allied ground losses:
4 x- O) l1 G h! W, N% \& U14 casualties reported+ P" o4 e- c4 \. z$ h
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! J C9 B& J+ y* QDay Air attack on TF at 66,544 @! o: Y. A! t; B7 ]8 D) ]" Y
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Japanese aircraft
+ h5 l7 }3 x: n$ z Y( v7 DD4Y Judy x 7/ D. c2 J6 D+ j) j$ P3 _5 c. F
Ki-102a Randy x 25 y& z! y7 ^3 Z0 F) K2 X
! z- C/ q- w' j: a- U t
Japanese aircraft losses+ r- N8 b. N% S* r. r4 s
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
& ^! k7 c( M7 d0 q; M$ z+ j3 d* g$ ^, J
Allied Ships$ E6 l+ b5 @# i1 X- p
AK Indus& Z7 `& \# L! P8 p1 E6 }
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) l+ _% H: N* }' C) r+ nAK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, `' x: g1 K4 F" k& C1 S) a
2 p* x6 L" Y7 k- v* F3 T5 ]+ OAllied ground losses:
8 [: `3 [* T; r d* U5 t13 casualties reported& S* H* o3 M. b" R
Guns lost 21 E- c9 p% \$ l# k8 q# s
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:. L6 ?! F- K4 _! X. k
4 T. Q1 [9 E' f" T
Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
& B4 }0 D# ]; U' U- ^6 p5 U5 m+ }( q9 ~) z n
Japanese aircraft9 x8 w/ `) _* e% R* |
G4M2 Betty x 11! w8 x" P6 u& Y7 w0 O. Y
" D0 M) l* q& H$ J
Japanese aircraft losses
7 a, g2 j) w1 |: v. qG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
: r) u9 n4 v, [/ {: V& Q
* s+ k- J# {. cAllied Ships
* ]* J( h9 B! n# L: O7 dDE Williams
/ x9 o# w, S* {" ~( z5 e# BAK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- T" X& v9 w2 _# M/ ?9 cCLAA Atlanta, on fire: T* P, b+ ?! z% r a, C1 o
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" N0 C: j5 {/ ?( F3 kDay Air attack on TF at 64,560 o! F0 i) ~9 |/ q, b
3 p) {2 a4 p4 w
Japanese aircraft1 O. U: `1 }) ^
G4M2 Betty x 130 d' f1 U( g6 ]% c s3 O# [
G4M2e Betty x 42 P( d% \+ ?. p3 Z8 ?* K. }4 d' @
P1Y Frances x 32 n: g) ^! t+ W" O' E
Ki-67 Peggy x 2/ e4 g, }" j% @$ a# W1 ]8 Q
: E; M* v+ L; J& I
Japanese aircraft losses
3 n ?1 n9 [/ RG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged( o* O: o- w7 V) D
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged" v6 z* B6 w6 T
: c' S4 m4 B% X! t# J& U: O2 T/ Y3 cAllied Ships d: j' M& M8 Z f! p* V7 `
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& }* `; T6 R+ @; K0 VAPD Joseph M. Auman8 M: s# ~$ _8 c$ [- E
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" m9 \+ n' H/ W# g! Z7 ATK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' v5 k! L! V# c" m% i7 |
APD Bray9 o5 V- D* ]; Z/ ]" ?' M2 j- c5 }. P
AK Wallace M. Tyler' t8 Y; o4 E5 \ h
AK John C. Preston
r! ~6 A \( ?5 VTK Bahrein |