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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56) P& A" T4 }6 }, }
( n0 D* v4 y3 Y# cJapanese aircraft
) n3 p& O Q) @( m% G2 YG4M2 Betty x 12/ L3 ^/ M! }7 o7 Z
& _$ |2 J% J6 b3 B; ^& x0 }, e: {! KJapanese aircraft losses
) x. p8 ~! |9 D1 B5 rG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged$ K: D. l+ r: \) f0 P$ m% {
; V% q$ L% P) c/ l( x0 b0 u
Allied Ships6 Q6 ?2 b* a- e; V8 e
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& ]/ Q8 V# p) t) K5 N( `. U% B
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& ~# g8 L1 C. z1 r8 F4 H" [- Z2 ]$ a
TK Andrew Doria2 C9 b9 @, o. ]3 a
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:, F& @9 g5 ?1 A0 g: z
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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# @7 N5 ?+ m2 Y$ H9 PJapanese aircraft
( y4 m W9 ~) F7 ?D4Y Judy x 22
- }7 j$ Y; ^% ^; t- t! q+ U6 @! z" W0 u, U. A4 t: _+ H
Japanese aircraft losses
/ n8 E8 I" y1 eD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
. x) T0 @/ m b% _& d) |/ ~: {2 G2 F' }0 \# V. {) D3 f9 @
Allied Ships; O& T$ v& O% Q2 i& p
DD John D. Edwards
, m/ G N) p1 e% oDD Tillman
1 b+ P |# C& d/ l; N8 ^8 y+ QDD Welles
! `; u- K, I" T6 U hAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1+ Z7 ]& \1 [+ x* x f$ i' l J
DE Leslie L. B. Knox
* G+ o$ Z9 t) {) s6 s# s0 }DD Craven
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3 Q$ ]9 C, U0 s! T% ^Day Air attack on TF at 53,56
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Japanese aircraft
8 W* g% p$ V& R! T* w# o7 u2 Q/ oA7M2 Reppu x 69 w4 ?0 g; M5 d
D4Y Judy x 2# y, J; V/ X' ^1 r7 w# U z
! d+ c4 A+ \' W2 G) N3 eJapanese aircraft losses
9 {$ `. _ i) @( Q( r2 p5 |/ h* \& FD4Y Judy: 1 damaged
! }( n, i6 _2 T% g! J+ Y" G: J2 G! V. j f" _5 m: Z
Allied Ships
/ X, [4 ` |" T; KAK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire, W2 ~% X! k9 p. s: d0 f8 L5 j
% g O: ?) R+ i5 U1 w1 N9 h0 j6 g
Allied ground losses:% A' t: t1 k! o3 R2 E) d5 h0 S+ ^: s" |
7 casualties reported
3 X; l% e& u1 bVehicles lost 1
: y! G! r7 b0 N
; r; c F- U+ Y+ L& I" u! `Aircraft Attacking:+ I, ~6 w4 r3 r7 p. D5 z3 E' y
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet0 \2 q' a6 P/ Y4 d. m4 c9 N
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1 R; A8 O. o" L) N9 ^, d' dCeylon and Bengal Sea
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+ Z7 ~; B+ C ]# Y, K. |Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,252 C4 U4 ~: ?6 }" w+ V8 @- i
- Z/ Z. \' I! I" [' CJapanese aircraft8 K5 l6 N1 S' p' L6 i1 r
A7M2 Reppu x 6
% x. z; f4 x; {$ K' n$ @J2M Jack x 54 k) ^0 n6 H0 F% k/ t
J7W Shinden x 7
8 m% y/ I$ b5 R fKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
1 L1 A; e% I& f0 Q) P3 u
1 b$ @4 F& f8 S+ W5 ?Allied aircraft
7 q# q' \. ?, j kB-29 Superfortress x 31
! i1 m9 G& o2 ?6 U4 G4 y1 m
7 G6 |: f! Y% p6 G! {7 r. v1 }2 v, z; lJapanese aircraft losses5 d* N. e) R) T( j$ R6 N
A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged: |& c3 ]' G' }! {( F2 ^
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged# G" j( T1 u' |* L# B
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged8 E- J+ H0 l0 [
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
5 n: }/ S8 k- C$ G4 h, E5 X. L7 rP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed s3 ?, k N/ i
' b2 }( i% m7 }" Z" s& W. X
Allied aircraft losses' M2 Q# T& s% ]# Y
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
# X' P( J" x" z2 j: i$ h$ u% n6 c" v8 o u; \
Airbase hits 1
) [2 `1 i* _) K4 o! w1 @! sRunway hits 8
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3 C8 M. {0 N$ wDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25$ g3 C/ J, }$ X0 w
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Japanese aircraft
2 |. f$ H7 b" \8 a* @B7A Grace x 36 M; [' @ j5 [2 ^7 |; b0 z8 O
G4M2 Betty x 6
1 y- S) R0 x# g# N. ?Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
+ \+ w& u! ~4 W& @6 m( g4 q2 oKi-100 Tony x 9
5 b8 z) W$ D- i0 uKi-49 Helen x 22 d: R% P* L5 I4 X5 L
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
# @% C" @& r$ ]4 _/ q6 S
& q" T7 h6 H( u0 X. w" f1 K( v0 K0 @Allied aircraft* f: ]- T9 X: Y; I
P-51D Mustang x 5, J2 E Z3 e) o# T: [0 z4 f
8 {+ S' z1 Z4 |6 ?/ C7 v; o e6 o- ` }
Japanese aircraft losses; J Q8 N$ `* h, P' |
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed: k" B# ? b* D! c9 z
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 s! v1 v! ?' J* m. CKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
g5 C$ L( C# s" O4 `, g) \Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
" t) ?' y" p4 w* N/ h$ l' X' LKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed. X( {, v- o$ {6 w, J
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed* A5 D8 @& U2 K5 c
$ D0 \( @/ I' B: n1 ?/ e
Allied aircraft losses5 L5 w1 @/ H. G5 b5 ]$ Z7 M
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 a* R, I3 F7 V4 H5 V
% S6 r% \7 `" u! L- ~Allied Ships
& v; W. O* R- c) z7 K/ z9 ^7 Y# {6 jMSW Grebe
. v" }7 k- r# s# v% b: _AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1! U" S. N$ |- s1 K6 }
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 Q! f; u3 b2 _6 x* s0 j1 B. S. J" U
Allied ground losses:! ^' L) n& I' C7 B; N
21 casualties reported
: U; g8 R6 h- FDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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" x1 ?+ ~4 c' A: c/ H3 j/ ~8 KJapanese aircraft
, w) K4 ^! l% S$ r/ Q! X5 V* l- M( FB7A Grace x 3: w& V2 v( x! }$ Z* J, x1 C) ]) v& e
G4M2 Betty x 6. U t. i: x4 g1 E/ M! o
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
& J6 D5 Y- ~# l2 hKi-100 Tony x 9
) h" C. z9 D# N: q8 GKi-49 Helen x 2
: H, S J; `) X6 IKi-67 Peggy x 3+ J, a# M# d6 h7 B+ e5 J. r
: e. @- i- O* ~9 b* r% M6 l
Allied aircraft1 q9 M: i6 r& D \ F+ E
P-51D Mustang x 5
+ O# k, c! R; }7 w
* V. S& |4 {: {! GJapanese aircraft losses
- H. b9 `* B$ ]5 h3 WB7A Grace: 1 destroyed$ z' v% X# t& z0 q J$ [& Y/ l
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged+ l# n+ E$ X# m& H' W C `
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed k. P/ r; _+ A2 `$ H! P
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed" Y0 g' ?, y5 z6 L2 F
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed; [+ G; H; v7 O. v8 i/ O. a7 a+ t
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
9 U* Z. V# M& n" n
2 h, t6 o) Q% }/ t1 J1 O' RAllied aircraft losses
" v+ U; N) w; Z" `P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
$ s" b* l( f" p; Z# n" j0 `1 f' P
Allied Ships5 E2 L0 X# o8 |( E( O( z7 T# ?
MSW Grebe; J: f" G2 }* v+ ~; q) d( q+ \
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1( H/ A# k% L( A+ O e; B
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 q; W! G' g( P; ^1 U0 p9 S" m' K6 A& Y4 B; p, e$ N5 A$ C
Allied ground losses:
) c5 F* f, _$ \5 x21 casualties reported. }9 E5 Y) N2 Z
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- ~! U! F+ b" a/ f" [( KDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,258 L% G+ f1 s/ f! Z ` M
7 N% s6 v" ~4 G. [& ^- zJapanese aircraft
) z( R& l6 e# WB7A Grace x 3
2 H7 b/ l& y! L: ~" a3 g9 z0 n7 eG4M2 Betty x 6
4 ^, `& v$ K7 G. Q7 ~9 SKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18+ c' }3 o$ H' h& i+ c
Ki-100 Tony x 90 J* ], s2 |; T9 Y! h$ v6 B0 X
Ki-49 Helen x 2
2 W: G; I. y1 m7 m& A( I) HKi-67 Peggy x 3
3 W3 L$ z1 Z! ]0 c; ~; N. _! { u
& l4 r' q3 y' I) f1 q4 k& l/ ?Allied aircraft/ @; m/ T T$ t8 I
P-51D Mustang x 50 |7 u0 K2 S/ T2 o# ~/ y% ~
( _7 K0 W! v( h) [5 L
Japanese aircraft losses8 N; Q+ Z6 ]7 J& ^3 I! ]
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed0 L; _% V' o! n) y1 Y0 Z, T3 u$ E; D
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged; s4 @& l, O+ X" C4 ^# z
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed/ i4 ^# T% R$ k, W, Q7 E1 T
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
' ^, c) W; h2 V4 d/ z, GKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
2 V* s2 S/ M; z; y3 ^Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed& c" _7 n5 W4 t# j P
" a0 Z$ t: h3 _8 F: R* d6 t( b8 K$ pAllied aircraft losses9 g% y" H, e5 n# b8 |. K
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged# H9 k4 I5 ^% Z. J2 v
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Allied Ships( ?& `" U# j7 a, a9 _
MSW Grebe
) W, F" M8 f' ?4 Z5 n% ]: R4 dAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 19 H, a3 X; M5 p
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 {$ u& X7 |0 B3 _# q+ {. W
% h8 u0 {* ]' K; fAllied ground losses:# p! }; t4 [0 t7 A4 q; J
21 casualties reported
; I0 Y; r; V6 F$ j9 k$ MThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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% t) v1 h# J, ^' VDay Air attack on TF at 18,30
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Japanese aircraft
1 j# C4 u {. m: }# cP1Y Frances x 3
" e) ^- }6 g- o) E5 P$ c9 w7 q( T1 e
1 q) o R6 c9 M2 }0 {4 ^, t" RJapanese aircraft losses1 i6 b- c5 \# \
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged; k5 }& E- [ c9 {: h& j( u
% W- p2 @$ j8 a- O3 w
Allied Ships1 m$ b2 W& r7 r; z# k1 R+ f9 J
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: ~- k. i; _& ], ]
8 v- d+ p; v2 K& ^+ q/ C1 D) \& S
Aircraft Attacking:
$ u8 e# _' h: i8 @8 a4 J3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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0 l y) w; d( R0 B) BDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
5 }) Q4 ?& {1 \0 l& z0 s" Q
! X% ^- P- a- F f5 i1 A" N* oJapanese aircraft
* d3 U9 T B; ZA7M2 Reppu x 5
/ z' i' f) q( J+ R* D) r* KJ2M Jack x 6
) A, v: s, n% n* ?D4Y Judy x 3
/ L% g; h3 @" |. x& w: GB7A Grace x 6' z$ E- J6 k- |2 S
G4M2 Betty x 3" q8 E0 r+ L7 i: ~8 \; U G& z
P1Y Frances x 69 v8 G. e( k- G z2 W+ ?
Ki-67 Peggy x 11" k! R" K$ u# @2 B: O
7 Y: I; S4 L; ` k% m7 fAllied aircraft. w) _6 b+ H* b0 F* E3 B; w
P-51D Mustang x 4
. C6 u' Z: \# @! u2 E) _
+ x9 [. o- ^9 w/ OJapanese aircraft losses: ]) k4 u, @/ r) K$ `0 t, x) ?
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed7 w1 E7 N1 P! E7 X& b
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed! t. J9 H2 V1 P2 z" ^
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
. i* a, `, d$ e( zP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed0 V0 \+ U; b9 D: T6 r
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed* w" i3 H# Q1 Q ^' j2 R" c" p# T
6 v0 c2 Q7 z5 g3 d( C& qAllied aircraft losses
) I/ J, @1 e# G _# b' ~) R0 AP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged: L: H4 z- }( Q7 o9 k
( ?, r+ B |1 B; V2 p a9 A% s
Allied Ships! d4 | Z# H% G: k/ q9 {
DE Lovelace" t( z7 V; @9 C5 u# p$ L0 b
DE Martin
3 Y2 ]6 n1 m8 u4 s. x0 _LCI LCI-436* ~: S8 s' L9 I" |* H! _
APD Blessman r' U4 i: f/ ]
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 `9 X* w' e6 LAP Laurens
/ u7 R4 e# T9 b$ kDD Mullany$ e3 m" I4 T/ i& C9 f1 ^% Z2 D4 a1 w
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25: W4 t% b2 U$ q, G* v
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Japanese aircraft! m- K1 }" i* y! E
G4M2 Betty x 9. X# K5 m: |! {" }
* ~( {( ]5 r, G/ z+ d9 nAllied aircraft
6 Q2 S- g8 {! NP-51D Mustang x 2; d; D& z$ r" V- E- L
P& k( C7 x s$ X" h9 d3 U
Japanese aircraft losses# a( v! k# W! y/ h/ p
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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( C; b# x/ H% R( h! XAllied Ships
% N+ k J* H# Q/ C! B% \$ w+ qAP Henrico
# e7 U4 Z$ i- @APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# E# L' b' z' b; B; t
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) e, I7 T' u; E6 G
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25% V; }6 p% B. W, ]! C( I
$ {& k! R( v) a q! G& wJapanese aircraft
1 u2 K3 O' Y* F K+ O" x4 UA7M2 Reppu x 5
M3 Z4 R* V* Q* D8 `4 k# pJ2M Jack x 2& J6 e g% n. W
J7W Shinden x 6' v! @$ i- i; S1 l7 g& N# [
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4
4 l( e" p: Y' V+ ^% \8 J
. \2 c( u/ s; ]Allied aircraft
; Z$ M5 q* `# }4 f# o6 VP-38J Lightning x 16 S" l4 {9 }9 n6 l0 C$ h
2 Z. t$ }5 A, D+ U5 ?$ C- D
Japanese aircraft losses
" y @9 u- _. w9 _, C& B7 b$ D5 eA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed2 ^( L- Z) e% n: ]3 z+ Y
- i: g: ~; ^9 Y) [& [7 a0 @! V
Allied aircraft losses# F% z* i$ u2 C- ?7 o. c" ~
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged, ~; {; C: a* v9 u
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,233 } i) ]& `5 m( O
( R. W# ~- G) r0 v" r4 _$ r" wJapanese aircraft
% p5 m7 {, O% ]) ^. RJ2M Jack x 2
/ d# N' v4 R! sG4M2 Betty x 2
0 O8 ]" O8 n/ g2 Z* kP1Y Frances x 2
! J0 s" ], O5 F' OKi-67 Peggy x 40 k" Y4 M5 c2 M! M6 h) u
5 S9 d; [: i, t6 E1 dJapanese aircraft losses
8 W2 m9 H' F: |' _( PKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged7 J/ Q! u; e4 ^6 D [* z
% j9 ?, f6 D' |5 i9 e
Allied Ships
( _4 [+ ], o- {' ^: mAK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire! P- T0 Z% f. Z
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" G0 l+ ^0 D9 ]% l7 }
DM Gamble, heavy damage
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7 M6 P. n1 k: P/ oThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!+ C, h. z/ J: d! n/ O
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23( E, q9 i8 {; V) T# V; L
# U2 o* T; `) I
Japanese aircraft
/ R. a- ?/ A! yD4Y Judy x 24+ O5 m; L7 R1 ^3 @
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
m6 p: U/ g9 s& J; B: r t, uKi-100 Tony x 6" t5 J1 k! S/ ]* N* ~
Ki-30 Ann x 51" E" H ]0 l! x3 d9 J. K) D3 S0 H
+ Z& Z& d0 ~3 F r; x; S! X
Japanese aircraft losses5 J8 H3 r/ F. w7 `: {+ y! e
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
Z+ z5 D4 h7 C4 k4 R( i( TKi-30 Ann: 3 damaged, }8 ]: b3 f; ~% X: b% F
% W, O) J* [0 U0 @1 g! qAllied Ships1 f5 s3 ~$ a9 m) z2 v
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 a1 x9 S/ R, i; J
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" u" F- B7 v5 Q1 \; e6 x q# D
DD Irwin0 B! S7 L4 b6 N
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
/ H) u: j' k% nDD Quiberon, heavy damage! e2 f: y+ {' p6 L( F/ n& h
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% W# [- P2 l, B2 M6 }6 W( XDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 X& Q: ?5 l" t' LDM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( f- R, h7 x6 P' p- mAK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 l$ ~& p) G9 P4 W; U% E
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire& a1 p' Z% C; y9 v& v! n( V! A
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 k3 }2 Y6 A( e
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire: l+ ^6 t; r4 h. b P2 l( p
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/ w4 ~ @9 X; mDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25$ V: I! w- f3 ]& E
# c }; z# |6 G1 IJapanese aircraft
, D6 Z; K$ Z# J, n" oD4Y Judy x 12
% S5 V% B* w7 b) TG4M2 Betty x 37 g) L& }# k7 E; g, |% w% u; D
b. F4 k8 v6 o' N0 ?" v) j( u: M( eAllied aircraft- d2 X. |' w$ b1 y0 T
P-51D Mustang x 21 q e+ R" {9 `3 ~4 N) y
; S8 d8 i7 G) C) }7 h; Z
Japanese aircraft losses" Z" O# |! E( O( {1 t' L. S
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed: @2 g# v% ^$ k) n) h
, Q+ X& M; \. Y, C) X, QAllied Ships
& {% j( \- G6 X) ~' ^9 i4 BLCI(G) LCI(G)-79
& f1 t5 x* s; Q5 \2 X5 RDD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' f1 P) g& C) \ TAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage; x: ?/ X3 f! d5 c e
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire) U X# b, Q( L8 O8 m
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 H! s! u# b% j# B8 h
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,28
8 ?, M! X% C v4 g, [# `; t, [# ^
6 @3 c; {! D( UJapanese aircraft
0 \- c4 r) |! `G4M2 Betty x 4; E0 x" s+ H2 L, f! t
: q; N7 `2 N. q( ~0 {! z s, t
Japanese aircraft losses3 s7 U, m" ?% `8 A! ]
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged! H# f: M8 L4 V% Q$ u- `( p
: ]$ V6 G K2 P; z
Allied Ships
" V# F& B( _$ |8 M; o! y3 d( YAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 ?. ?0 U8 c, P4 @. {/ T
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