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6 A7 r) a+ q; hDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
6 R6 _6 E7 J4 C6 O( I8 k4 Q. r
% g2 C0 n* H9 d% g+ s& NJapanese aircraft8 E- Z. D; g7 K C- @1 _
G4M2 Betty x 123 m/ X! n& r! t7 G
6 i, m) T; L' w; Y3 g" C
Japanese aircraft losses j, s$ \) h/ U$ r" G2 [
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged1 E+ x/ H8 d3 s
8 O# d( r5 L v% f- [* C QAllied Ships3 g! D8 b6 U% A2 s4 u
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, P$ q0 z$ l, h. p$ i6 _
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! }5 @4 A9 F, r8 L" ITK Andrew Doria |- w7 E, f( x+ c) [* \9 b
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
; ^4 P+ k8 _1 B; }9 n4 @+ H9 b0 i* h- g9 }* D! u* B- q
Japanese aircraft
2 o, @) L3 J H2 i5 t1 s1 l$ b# YD4Y Judy x 22
5 m; q% \4 @7 F4 ?4 `. T) q
" H* b9 R& l- E3 S- N) f8 eJapanese aircraft losses
8 B+ f4 I9 [( W/ J& yD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
2 h/ c" u# A" ] ?4 [4 v
' |, a$ K! q# ]6 iAllied Ships: ]) i7 e" s! G$ b7 L- G$ r/ a
DD John D. Edwards
% V2 _8 M/ M' O# YDD Tillman6 b) c: c- F% N: Q1 n& b
DD Welles
( g. ^5 v+ v7 y6 F; i8 VAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
* n1 A* x, O y" ^' s pDE Leslie L. B. Knox
! m0 c8 [3 P* e0 h" sDD Craven
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,561 B+ t% k. V5 Z# v2 A* }/ [% x0 S6 v
4 E; b4 T3 W$ b0 x, |) y& F; ^( R
Japanese aircraft, S, Z3 y6 `0 r, p
A7M2 Reppu x 6
3 C* C8 }+ F4 B! x" g) g! CD4Y Judy x 2 `6 ^. X& K& r; v% k: q7 L5 w9 ]
4 G, ~! L6 t" u# U
Japanese aircraft losses
2 A+ I( Z$ H& }8 h6 v! t6 \D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
( Y* c; l; P' T0 l. n! n0 e
0 j/ s; v/ X) m0 ]. y& tAllied Ships
: P$ f6 H1 f$ n+ e" i2 E4 ~8 k; xAK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) S6 X, C: n# L
& b, ^% J; T/ M; bAllied ground losses:2 B: {; N0 H0 K. [) ?
7 casualties reported
, }4 e6 ?- a$ rVehicles lost 1: R, L% R6 |& W2 `
8 H0 ?+ \0 X: E( w# K% m
Aircraft Attacking:+ ?- k: s! \* q
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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Ceylon and Bengal Sea1 _0 Q' z0 G' s1 v
3 |! v7 C1 Y5 Q1 I% Z. @! r% MDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25, ^* A1 f) ?# ]6 f& D& q
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Japanese aircraft9 c, d: u$ \+ c; L: h8 Z8 V
A7M2 Reppu x 6
/ X: Q) v9 u. m- h/ K1 K- {7 e( n( JJ2M Jack x 59 w0 J0 x: c0 k# l. x4 v
J7W Shinden x 7
4 ?" z* X% H4 i0 c/ zKi-84-Ic Frank x 6- A. Q8 O& u1 E# y) l) w5 f
/ v$ x/ C( X' x6 T% S I$ r
Allied aircraft8 _ m9 d0 T& t4 r' c2 i
B-29 Superfortress x 31% V6 S# y3 @2 C7 Q, d' I4 B0 O
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Japanese aircraft losses/ l' {9 c2 t6 v0 L/ r9 z
A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged$ c4 \- E$ ]- r0 b* O! W' r6 S
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged5 P& M7 i$ H9 }' b
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged; S I* i, }& C" m( Q; K
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
4 v1 i/ H# S$ n2 O" H& E: `P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed6 b: F/ j% O7 B0 E8 d) x
, q: q# x. c2 @" Q' ]+ J6 \0 K( ]Allied aircraft losses
& I# f( G ?* t1 z. s+ ^5 Q) {B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged1 k' r6 ` z( ^% ]
% M+ E; U( k' @; O, sAirbase hits 1
3 C; r6 Z( a7 d/ ~, x4 |# X1 HRunway hits 8
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25. ]5 k! E# r! r6 G" O, \" w
0 m7 y" P& o% M$ D" Y/ ]; DJapanese aircraft
) c/ Z$ p& r' XB7A Grace x 3
. K: ?/ F) Q5 Z% d6 CG4M2 Betty x 6, X. D8 ?0 l8 _% }" u
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
" F) D3 A- e/ IKi-100 Tony x 9" P U; }0 G: ?6 ^/ }* w# Q
Ki-49 Helen x 2" E7 t: D2 h1 P4 @9 r
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
9 F1 C3 B0 K/ W- q& J" M* C, u0 J4 H, R. ^
Allied aircraft0 c3 m0 d0 E5 c* [
P-51D Mustang x 5
4 B2 ^/ R8 t% l
+ ]& ^$ X3 F! r; FJapanese aircraft losses& x( }+ j, l- C0 t' R
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed4 u1 j7 [1 J! `& y4 `3 h
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 m- w# t# n4 }" A% `Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed# n2 d: A0 }3 j3 ~% A1 u! X9 K5 ~
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
( h) ^- V, |: SKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
0 L! ^0 ]) F8 O+ Z6 `' j0 \0 tKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
/ @' h. d: q" i& ?5 R$ {& @" [% o; ], U
Allied aircraft losses
5 B F3 _8 l( VP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged1 c* r3 J5 Y4 O3 J* A& V
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Allied Ships
/ X7 U9 S6 r3 b5 e' H4 QMSW Grebe0 X7 H: w# h6 }
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1 ^6 b& t! a9 k
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 C! }+ D6 ?3 C; z5 M
7 T, n9 f/ h" v% D% B' \Allied ground losses:
5 x5 T; P4 d) r5 }. |& w21 casualties reported
/ ]3 }; j* V c5 F3 G% k4 w; [( jDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25# P, H. c# v/ h' Q6 a3 ?+ A( u) M
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Japanese aircraft
: w$ u5 ^4 l5 A4 o' iB7A Grace x 3
( v7 g8 ~, A( e' D7 F* yG4M2 Betty x 6
6 G( O8 y; c3 b/ m" r# aKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18* o0 K2 q) s# O, O' h$ f4 Q9 K. V
Ki-100 Tony x 95 \. l3 a, x/ a2 ?
Ki-49 Helen x 2$ G; x, ^2 ^# i! d9 W6 i
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
$ s. k: Q6 O! x1 E. ?& b9 G' s6 B/ c4 p3 f
Allied aircraft
8 O1 K3 h6 I* p5 N2 IP-51D Mustang x 5
3 O) i) }& ~4 v4 C$ j" D5 f6 |5 A: _0 g& n, h
Japanese aircraft losses
$ a4 L- p; ]: B: `' EB7A Grace: 1 destroyed$ k* m% @8 A, G+ g
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
# J) r( N( @, I7 l* w% D- a9 O( eKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed- S# ~( z. o% N4 z
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed u" m4 r" W, k. W
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed7 \2 N% B0 q4 U p$ y6 S, k; {; y
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed h5 m4 Y1 w' E3 ?' j. g
3 F/ k T% B) r9 K( y1 H
Allied aircraft losses- D7 m& n" |( X- X5 A
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged9 |. p" {* V: r8 T2 x
7 `# |! X1 I2 s$ F5 v
Allied Ships. C) K& F4 E& y5 r# N5 D( U
MSW Grebe6 @% M7 w5 ~. N
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
5 K9 l: z# k! e6 X$ mAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( Y! T% s* @& y. ^% G( i
2 a) E4 @5 W# VAllied ground losses:3 \* o# b0 M) m) S- E
21 casualties reported/ \7 a3 r. i6 |! P7 c
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# O6 S8 h. B/ M' k: q9 A4 e/ }Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,253 {: I! ~3 l. |5 J r$ j2 O
8 K% H! b! A9 O7 e0 n7 M& S+ tJapanese aircraft6 i1 G8 \0 i3 N- S# Y
B7A Grace x 3
7 h j! _# ?8 G/ q( pG4M2 Betty x 6
& A6 o2 ^2 h4 Y. Y/ B' \Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
. A% L: D L" P$ ~3 p! aKi-100 Tony x 9
( \" k1 m1 x/ G" FKi-49 Helen x 20 c# B2 M4 U J) |' m+ Z
Ki-67 Peggy x 34 K# S. f# g1 V& g I+ L+ H4 K$ T- `
* I u. X8 j3 [0 y( r; O1 jAllied aircraft
. @9 \+ |- Q# I0 m1 e; FP-51D Mustang x 5
0 p6 v) }& n! Y6 ], N
2 @7 @% O+ A6 N3 wJapanese aircraft losses
^' k9 d. `* m* ~5 `B7A Grace: 1 destroyed0 f5 j. y O$ L2 P
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 Y5 \$ Q4 @$ aKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed& j+ V5 R" |# L! R* V
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
- a X X# i) _6 _Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
3 H5 q5 H6 h3 TKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed$ i: n' T' S' f6 ]: s! s2 C
7 K& A( E. Y' U7 I X0 k
Allied aircraft losses" l6 z5 z) q) t& A4 u: z& R; M7 X a1 P
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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6 Z, d3 {! c* G* R! U$ n& a$ uAllied Ships
1 V! ?# Y. z) k9 o* jMSW Grebe
' t t4 K3 w0 PAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 15 F, V: c% A3 `5 P- w3 e/ u7 y
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, k8 V, F" Z! W& K* x
8 C' F, N$ [* U: u# _: ^Allied ground losses:
& G& p3 t D0 d; O21 casualties reported
, E2 W6 O# x- n$ D8 T: h1 Q2 p) @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 18,300 r, a) T; M8 a+ ]* b- Q# h
' M8 M( x2 e3 f; n5 i8 @. \Japanese aircraft
: Q) ~& A) _: v; `2 N, UP1Y Frances x 3: M, y$ P1 R& k j8 R" P5 o
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Japanese aircraft losses( S5 N% w) F: V. Q
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
6 ?9 t0 H8 d* B
6 L. [0 ^: [7 Q0 f: fAllied Ships
! }# R7 F0 w m' iCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: ?# H# C' T1 \$ a8 L
5 w! x- _# e/ h1 T. o8 x* ~6 e3 TAircraft Attacking:
7 h; Y) ~ u P( ^3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25, e4 g8 o8 N- o) t
c9 N$ t) I5 F) n
Japanese aircraft3 Q! |9 S9 ]/ M1 i2 I
A7M2 Reppu x 53 _' S- _. ]4 x. n
J2M Jack x 6
) ~! V% a' F4 m8 ^D4Y Judy x 3, C, @( R$ @' c$ q
B7A Grace x 6
$ o, j# `4 `* y) |G4M2 Betty x 3% T7 v t. f5 D. {, S
P1Y Frances x 6, W) v- ~9 V+ T
Ki-67 Peggy x 11
" s1 ^, ^8 l9 f9 p" B+ `1 Q$ u% g, ~9 k5 k6 K7 g
Allied aircraft
$ d w# x7 w) x4 aP-51D Mustang x 4
$ q! I9 \& U, B ^3 T) N7 l8 J3 A' J% H$ h" _
Japanese aircraft losses; n0 E) o9 X; G/ e3 Q) F( H! y
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
& V$ B8 R ?/ oJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed
; I2 W; T: n% h, w0 p8 i. K( n$ fB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
. `% z6 U/ u. O5 p6 I& i+ SP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
# X4 W4 X/ v/ Y2 p, k( u" cKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed7 M+ d7 D: t+ n* i4 z/ d0 S
4 V& _. L9 E! TAllied aircraft losses1 F5 R/ m4 k; ?7 |6 s9 I4 H
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
2 y9 ] ^. H& n T
) R% o |. g1 z3 X" Y5 M kAllied Ships
" n% p9 h/ [ {: C0 o! `( B, vDE Lovelace3 |- i: \6 N4 `4 w" J# S3 o, E2 l, p
DE Martin5 \9 q! C9 ^$ [5 R, I
LCI LCI-436" v. C5 ?0 S: ]7 W9 I2 [
APD Blessman
& m" Q% X9 T# W( G$ N& \1 RAPD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 c9 T, p3 A# U7 U5 n Q- b; M
AP Laurens
5 Y! }8 n3 m$ y8 V3 fDD Mullany
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' N! q6 j3 c$ y' T- R$ nDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft y$ x0 L6 L' u
G4M2 Betty x 98 t: {. T5 E- J- G3 }
* V0 K" i! m( H+ ?$ H, t# s5 p* n+ BAllied aircraft. d$ \0 m. r2 v$ s! ~- I1 \
P-51D Mustang x 2
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9 T! t. {% T, w. m8 mJapanese aircraft losses
! z% h4 E, y$ W B v. HG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships) j' \# x- `7 K. B. l3 q
AP Henrico
# P0 K7 u4 q% N+ w( h! XAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 X3 h$ k7 L2 ]LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 e( ]( F4 l8 }( @, S
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
4 `6 ]% n& N+ A" b/ |# G6 EA7M2 Reppu x 5
5 e. L4 P" v+ `8 c/ iJ2M Jack x 2* {+ Q1 H1 i& p2 Y
J7W Shinden x 6. ~' l$ m2 T u" S
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4: V3 Q4 w2 t# E2 e' A6 P
0 F# X( X0 j, L' dAllied aircraft7 A: A9 U% A# M7 l
P-38J Lightning x 16
9 g7 B* V! x8 ^# J5 U) B- b& {1 [) m; c+ z; \$ D
Japanese aircraft losses
5 j9 v# W0 t1 N& |1 DA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
# J+ d) X, x4 O1 K# I4 ~
" J- |6 Q% w3 q8 V* M Y6 r" `% t& ?Allied aircraft losses _ H1 _1 ]. S7 _. E% E( y8 f9 \
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged7 W( `7 O: l. ]5 | F
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! Y' x6 r6 Q5 vDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Q: Z' @4 _4 k/ \ Z& p' x7 aJapanese aircraft
+ t- l7 _ U' n/ Q, L: RJ2M Jack x 2
9 e7 u$ S" ]! H# C7 PG4M2 Betty x 2
c: }! ^; m2 [7 \) O4 KP1Y Frances x 2- } q6 K" i/ p
Ki-67 Peggy x 4+ g) `/ Z) a% Y. O0 t
6 M3 T3 z' l& u5 A9 r+ a
Japanese aircraft losses
8 k7 T. r7 V6 Q# o, d9 kKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged& S$ ]; f" ?" } O; k) l
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Allied Ships# a, x+ V3 P& r5 Z3 {
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire% r& D: o' s+ \9 l9 {1 M) G3 ]
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. R: \7 `7 @- U# r/ [# o$ ODM Gamble, heavy damage* O+ ]0 r8 }. f0 g) z6 p) u! C
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!4 X8 p/ z" m" O" m' d& t
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23, p0 O* X5 r7 f1 C1 b I3 K1 \$ g
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Japanese aircraft- }8 w# l; ^# {1 }
D4Y Judy x 24
/ v: P: L; A# c( C$ [( R Y! G! IKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7
% w; V# ~% L7 |Ki-100 Tony x 6, x+ K/ e/ v, ?
Ki-30 Ann x 51
: L: l$ f6 x7 @' n! E' b$ W1 B+ B0 l
Japanese aircraft losses
9 X; O+ w1 @! w4 C1 b% wD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed5 s3 t/ ?6 H4 F! r
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged; f( Z( m+ Q, p y
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Allied Ships# i* _0 c6 d3 N* B" Y# K6 u
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire6 }& J: C" Q% X Y) e
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* ^8 B7 q' Q+ j
DD Irwin
" l6 C5 y; @4 ~4 s# J9 d7 \DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: T# R# C1 Y! _0 U
DD Quiberon, heavy damage7 ]0 g& p0 L* [. W1 ?, ]
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire( x4 {3 l, G5 U" X
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage% j' D! s/ K9 W
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 N" J9 i- d1 @# R* {AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- S7 @8 Z7 {7 q3 K* j5 M3 n( z
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
T* }' H# _) ^; {DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 \* z5 D' b, }) e* {
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire* p- S7 Z2 J5 j8 l% `6 R; m
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4 H3 m. S. e8 V* o/ q! yDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25/ K# d; x0 t% Y$ W6 N4 F5 t0 g
( D* c; Q0 S( f0 V MJapanese aircraft# I. K# E k3 G0 C+ v
D4Y Judy x 12
- k0 v# j- f* L& ~G4M2 Betty x 3; U- q4 B9 b+ C& d- ?
3 {7 V+ r- w7 V* L
Allied aircraft0 z) i5 @1 e6 o
P-51D Mustang x 2
7 i" F; ^" }2 f: {
8 r, T# l- I5 U. U& _) I4 ^Japanese aircraft losses' G& N' N9 {1 m' ?7 }( v4 d
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
$ x* \& n5 ^4 {% v" _5 b
% u3 N& A! }% N/ C6 G: i `3 AAllied Ships" ?3 R) _2 {) X7 z; P
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79
- a4 F' x, A; N' n' g5 Z9 sDD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" ]8 a0 W- x! w2 B! U, [AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage) ?0 X3 a9 P' p7 |# P' O9 ?3 z
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& W8 w, [7 |6 O! F9 FAPD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,281 A$ L; K5 G Y2 ?- E1 ^# ^
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Japanese aircraft0 G1 |; ]- C- C
G4M2 Betty x 4
4 W3 _, _ S6 Y8 ]& O9 H$ q# u# K1 T; ?3 g5 e% N1 q- d0 K
Japanese aircraft losses- I0 u) `& g, Y2 @
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged8 k- ~& N" t5 W0 D1 B
& y) C& O" g0 o( P8 T5 p* c. yAllied Ships
0 C/ C6 }' [5 O8 K3 xAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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