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& q/ W3 ^0 C- j r" fDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft2 t* H1 d, n/ J
G4M2 Betty x 12
3 t6 N/ ?" A; r6 B9 o* t I7 F( }
( ]& M" b% T7 a& K& V7 C5 G# S" qJapanese aircraft losses" x+ w- c0 J( O, f6 X
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
7 A8 c# I. K) Z5 `- C1 A$ {2 G& p4 C' f* W# r( u
Allied Ships7 U% d/ _5 C* G" f4 L
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 L6 }# u6 x. a d4 K
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
c+ W* I: m3 F. Z9 q2 vTK Andrew Doria+ Y/ _. ^, x# |, ^
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:- i/ Y4 Z$ H; H
4 k/ M. ^8 o0 F- X) rDay Air attack on TF at 54,56
4 j6 w+ ^& O; |* s) P" @. O1 d& ]& ^2 I6 R+ h7 \/ x5 o- s
Japanese aircraft8 e8 L O, ~ [5 h
D4Y Judy x 22
6 c- B$ S! D* g+ K: Q2 g a4 ]- x- D1 q$ w- }! @7 B
Japanese aircraft losses
' U z5 b* |8 ] H8 g3 ]+ a* T; lD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
# W) j7 u' K$ E: Q- w1 Q$ P. M/ j& y* G4 S
Allied Ships( S* a9 Z+ \; W
DD John D. Edwards
* p& @! o5 @6 Y1 nDD Tillman
; a& {6 l/ a) Z$ VDD Welles
+ C Z* `1 h$ tAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
# p* d, }, I) [' y. B4 XDE Leslie L. B. Knox! i, l1 h; a1 s- r$ [
DD Craven
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/ F5 W9 Z2 P: F1 U) i4 a" u, gDay Air attack on TF at 53,568 Y3 W9 C/ F0 n9 ^3 e
; i" M* a* I9 [ F( ?% u8 ]Japanese aircraft% ^# j6 q; n+ s2 |
A7M2 Reppu x 6: w$ t1 z: x. }+ t# ?
D4Y Judy x 2
' D) u' C, k) D
; G' v- |8 X; h; I1 R6 _Japanese aircraft losses
- e- j, o$ l7 _0 R! g; vD4Y Judy: 1 damaged2 u3 y- U) F' G4 J* [/ ?
8 [# x' ~% Q* |: z3 v) X+ r4 s
Allied Ships
% e+ q9 H6 N- PAK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. ]7 M/ b! j7 B) l
5 d5 M* q+ t3 `2 R; x: b8 C" u) bAllied ground losses:. W! m8 e8 h7 T
7 casualties reported! z+ f6 a6 z9 |7 D% U) {: F+ D
Vehicles lost 1
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) X% |9 \/ F( r8 `* P, jAircraft Attacking: ]& i6 {) {5 j1 B
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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) ?; i5 _* T. I, _Ceylon and Bengal Sea
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8 l: l- j# ]; U5 r3 ADay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,251 S7 J* n( l' H. d! |
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Japanese aircraft2 X! C* \/ B! x6 M! N1 X) m( ^
A7M2 Reppu x 6, N* O8 q/ k* T
J2M Jack x 5# n+ w# I. H* v# R
J7W Shinden x 7
( Z+ T& [% y' aKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
: G) b$ W5 P6 _9 O# \& m
( W5 f9 b8 e s( w! \+ ?Allied aircraft
0 {4 {9 B, C9 ~0 H; k X, cB-29 Superfortress x 31
7 B( b2 F4 k7 ?7 b; E% d1 }( \8 c% @0 [
Japanese aircraft losses
# `% L& y' ~7 W, E# cA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged3 z& i* S# X& S, {" I: I, |
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged% g6 S# i# U r( H
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged7 m0 s" r7 G4 X+ z N" F, ?
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed' j4 L5 b; ?% J6 s4 T2 E6 | j( k
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
v+ \% q0 N/ [3 w; H8 l5 ]. f6 p4 B
. ]: ^" f( [# p* ZAllied aircraft losses
" d8 C0 ^: t9 m; m# sB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
# a5 Z# d7 e0 |5 G* Z# K+ t, y: n. L
Airbase hits 18 o2 Q. S1 W+ j' `4 N; L& P
Runway hits 8% M: y( J& d( h
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@: t. o& b" m; d' t* KDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25, R. w: l8 f1 j' z! n& ~
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Japanese aircraft
0 K# w4 R/ ^& r6 q3 eB7A Grace x 3
@0 w. z; h X* l P/ tG4M2 Betty x 69 D$ G5 ]6 ~- C. y: u" P
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
! z! z. L- r5 u( C1 @Ki-100 Tony x 9
% V4 ]3 e: q6 l, T: DKi-49 Helen x 2
, U3 N5 ~- J" W% k e# kKi-67 Peggy x 3
. G- l. [0 R4 R$ b- F D% R V( Z7 k% [
" S& b& g. S6 j+ I6 [Allied aircraft
3 a6 \5 r* e; A! @P-51D Mustang x 5
! O. v @4 w" y) v0 I+ X! a2 L. @5 H9 ^, S3 E; E, I/ `- q
Japanese aircraft losses. A9 z7 V) i( T3 I) R5 X ~; F
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
* y* p( Q- L2 V3 U1 \5 CG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
- r0 V2 M5 w' W* p7 z7 y% i# J* yKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
; p9 B9 I: f: R% Q5 q5 Z7 P) R- jKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed& j! j! |0 e6 U( i* F
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed X/ S5 @" b5 @) @
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
* s t; [) w. P1 g/ N
1 y/ V b- R1 f' |4 nAllied aircraft losses
- |% E' A9 j( [6 x8 DP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged( Z/ {. q4 k4 g
6 a2 K* g" N" n0 I4 z+ u& HAllied Ships2 p8 i) n* s5 l' N/ S% x& `. F
MSW Grebe
) | a, l4 O; e8 C: P; ^1 r8 YAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
: O/ x6 d& Q: CAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 R* W% k6 K2 m1 F
$ }; Q- C$ P* Y/ e
Allied ground losses:: w3 Q3 Y# N' J' `4 b/ h
21 casualties reported9 Y2 ~* d. x/ r/ E4 V7 [3 k
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25) M. b) j' G8 E& g' |; q: `
% z5 G B* ^+ u3 \" O+ O3 nJapanese aircraft
* Z. s+ l8 T* `B7A Grace x 3& V) u; I. e$ `0 d, ?
G4M2 Betty x 6
$ P$ o( E( X- V5 v! Q1 _ |, TKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
% g7 l; B. L9 o* G/ }3 ~- I9 BKi-100 Tony x 9" C9 |$ S% o4 F, h- w' p: ]
Ki-49 Helen x 2' Q/ u' s0 \7 U5 d4 @( R7 f3 t, t
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
* v6 q' ^% N: \# r+ h6 o
) r- c" [/ p* a% R) u8 ]+ ]Allied aircraft) z2 z! \( q0 V% G
P-51D Mustang x 5
2 ?4 z1 q, a; ~; v# ^
2 E4 C k$ E1 p2 VJapanese aircraft losses0 [, ]' _* i3 s+ c. F3 c
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed2 r& B) a. N9 Q0 @& G
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ U* W: f1 G; E4 R4 v6 OKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed3 n* }8 Z% o: E5 }- f( _( n. R5 r. j
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
8 T" r) M( p3 f3 X' CKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed$ c: X3 G4 A ]( c1 j5 f2 P
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
( }0 V6 U. ?8 Y9 ~$ B3 W! U0 {( |5 a0 u1 c- s1 f0 }( F* t' I4 W
Allied aircraft losses* d& Z; h# R% r" W' _0 r3 A
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged. w$ }. V9 W9 s6 O7 U2 X6 y5 v
; k( J9 t% H' }2 j! D& BAllied Ships
. ?" ~8 T! w% e y. c+ PMSW Grebe/ V. s# X# E7 X/ C- o9 S- y
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
$ ~ Z! C" |! TAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 i" }) ?, }3 b- p) ?9 b% n
% l8 Y& F3 C. m* M- B" i2 O. uAllied ground losses:
% C. Q5 @: t H) }: ^+ Y21 casualties reported% h- ` E6 @4 m6 [
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5 R; H5 V2 Q1 J4 d$ m6 cDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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" o B) Y$ C6 F, W2 G# s8 eJapanese aircraft
5 Y3 M8 m/ R+ i+ I% T) @, W" [8 e1 j$ dB7A Grace x 3& r$ B% k6 T2 \5 \2 _
G4M2 Betty x 6
4 H) W* X2 @, |" V0 d( IKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
) u& T2 P. _5 F4 x8 WKi-100 Tony x 9
! h2 E& Y0 B- h @/ qKi-49 Helen x 28 P0 |. \1 x" ~1 S7 l$ m9 M5 W
Ki-67 Peggy x 33 [' L) ?9 ?( p5 q
: r# [+ y3 ^0 HAllied aircraft$ _, @; k# e3 {. T$ W
P-51D Mustang x 5
. p B. G7 K: f: F! n3 X$ H; k/ j: t
4 Z ?3 S- q3 m5 ^, v: l: k3 _6 aJapanese aircraft losses
; b7 ~& y* l* SB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
* M3 M3 r; y6 F' S- M' S; aG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged5 U9 ^0 `4 o) `- a, B8 f
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
5 H* B3 v+ X% v, K5 `Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
_, c, y& g2 I- A+ }$ BKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed) h5 o$ d$ m! d( V% q% K
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
' R$ T N6 T8 @/ M" w$ { i( q6 C( s0 ]5 ]1 F0 Z
Allied aircraft losses
0 Y: w( G9 N @6 l l; vP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged5 ?4 o4 O+ Q/ M! K1 A6 N
$ E+ n0 H8 ~# t& b% Y: H2 E" U9 `Allied Ships
1 {$ w( l4 G- ^8 W3 h' D/ dMSW Grebe+ m( ?+ s6 K6 u( ^8 K
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 16 L! F8 ~/ ^# d
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; l+ Z1 G6 l) N
, H! \ b! e7 W( o( lAllied ground losses:
1 b3 w! u: N: L, o/ P7 Z21 casualties reported- Y' p/ p0 U* h- T- \% c' I
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!4 s. X3 b& f, t q1 [8 y) ^' U
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,30
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Japanese aircraft
( R8 |6 Y$ [! O' I) U; i, {& u& ]P1Y Frances x 38 v4 G$ u$ h- L1 \' p
) ~5 n, O& _+ f3 |+ |6 a/ uJapanese aircraft losses
) S9 ]. t u' d3 h+ }- LP1Y Frances: 3 damaged6 r2 l% s! C& o7 w7 r
8 |$ t) K: k9 R3 Y `- i/ ^) Z
Allied Ships
3 q6 h# M1 D, F, P' JCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; v8 P* t- z2 B* K7 P
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ m# I* t O. P- W3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 L; c2 O: B5 {& `
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
7 B' F: ~, B# }
+ S7 x! T4 ~: M$ fJapanese aircraft2 Y/ E8 B* Y' } G$ [* s, p
A7M2 Reppu x 5
) t4 ?4 v: F, s5 i, I& U, MJ2M Jack x 6
$ m3 W8 P; G& n" w! x% BD4Y Judy x 35 r9 R M7 S7 Z7 p
B7A Grace x 6' e% r7 P( M3 {* ^( r! C
G4M2 Betty x 3
" k. D+ a a9 ?; t6 SP1Y Frances x 62 Y: @$ p3 {. x _
Ki-67 Peggy x 11
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) W8 R- H0 y. q* u4 ]Allied aircraft! y+ Q4 I v! O" _4 ]( m
P-51D Mustang x 44 G: v5 B- H6 v0 j6 d$ e
9 Y6 C) V# k+ u/ cJapanese aircraft losses$ q f, ]- a2 e3 O
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
( V: G* U- b/ g) i* b6 _J2M Jack: 2 destroyed& E' V, O/ k/ t9 O) L
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
7 M9 R* P; `8 c" Y; _7 N, {P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
8 ~! j {' I$ H# XKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed# c5 O7 R( D- }. b
% k' }; z J3 O; `; q. FAllied aircraft losses
+ p1 { Z7 l: U7 s( bP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged' ^0 n' R7 ?5 p, R0 o
% r# I& m( J/ c- ]1 q* cAllied Ships! J, j( I% ^- Z1 u" M
DE Lovelace
9 E( L# }; I3 JDE Martin
, J9 u2 h( X/ ~$ Y) J9 X' v) i4 ILCI LCI-436
2 i: n4 n6 K6 {APD Blessman E, A+ ^5 ?! s" n) H: s
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 [2 m8 W' t; @% t( G t3 |AP Laurens
3 R2 k, F% v* S0 i& FDD Mullany
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
2 y/ c+ T! Y* }9 t4 Q- R5 @G4M2 Betty x 9
9 l8 E0 E1 Z9 X/ q0 M
6 o0 n4 Z! c* A6 e: S) r* n% gAllied aircraft
2 c6 ~- e0 c9 E! d, WP-51D Mustang x 2
5 H) l$ f; u( F+ \5 ]2 t- L1 N4 V; g
Japanese aircraft losses# V& |% A- w. L2 t3 K
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged, `- Q( j* |+ t7 l7 \$ ] O
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Allied Ships
$ |2 D7 M. ~/ y3 M+ m/ nAP Henrico# R6 M$ ?* e7 v0 E$ o3 v( z2 O- C, |
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) S6 ?3 J/ a6 j2 fLCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) j* e: ] Z7 [$ a9 J
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& K# d1 c' |+ |- C: hJapanese aircraft; W/ q& q8 P/ u7 j
A7M2 Reppu x 5
! `- z6 k9 I- x9 f8 e6 }J2M Jack x 2
- Y# F7 `8 U! Q, B* tJ7W Shinden x 6
' F& e1 m# C2 F% r- cKi-84-Ic Frank x 4
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5 s7 j7 B, |/ j6 F6 f9 `+ QAllied aircraft" s$ `) P" u7 S0 E, n1 y" q+ }4 u& L
P-38J Lightning x 16
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. S) p# ]8 U `2 u H7 i, p& OJapanese aircraft losses. f; H. g0 M8 p* K! a) ^; w
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
1 ~" j1 A+ x8 x$ g' l8 L1 a% P; A+ c7 e) F
Allied aircraft losses
, R" t, E! ?- w2 g# tP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged- E d W* L, L" S, ^. Z& _
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$ \; w6 F) t& V% i7 X- H! z% BDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft$ l% E/ j2 i8 N$ h* o
J2M Jack x 25 i* @9 y5 o* N/ n/ p9 B4 m
G4M2 Betty x 29 e8 K! Z1 W u3 i8 J
P1Y Frances x 2
! J5 @1 _6 H" |7 f8 ?Ki-67 Peggy x 4
4 L! Z6 \6 m9 A+ W! { ~0 a
% L) Y- D* T! X$ K$ K) iJapanese aircraft losses0 ]1 i; Q3 E9 }% ^
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
: ~9 m6 ~, g% p; X' Y3 K
/ Y9 E8 e7 E& i! k' O8 z: \7 y: h6 rAllied Ships3 [9 J; e0 b+ A/ l# I1 s
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 e, b, X) x3 c" {0 p
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 g, Q5 I" ?0 M0 wDM Gamble, heavy damage
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!6 B( ~, |* [# t1 ?& t$ q" w
% }! D8 e. f- H d/ eDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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( H: a; c( b XJapanese aircraft3 V: D; a; I) k: u+ m
D4Y Judy x 24! I/ y+ j. D" ~2 F3 Q# l' e3 s; ?
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 77 R, B- ]( X) C" a3 b& ?$ j) _
Ki-100 Tony x 6
' W/ J1 b2 o" s' c4 oKi-30 Ann x 51% q# N- N! r" a) A
$ ]6 D* R5 u; Z5 H# b# B% J) ^Japanese aircraft losses
6 s3 A. e" Q0 U) X( g) B/ }+ G; aD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
6 x9 c. S! ?4 }Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged) V9 O; x+ |/ O6 s" }% e
2 p3 N3 }' W* ?6 f% ?7 c
Allied Ships
7 U \/ t' [3 G9 w CAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
% o$ y# E4 I% [0 ~; \+ l; |2 j& bAK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ O" f# _2 d7 i c& A
DD Irwin" b4 a, ~( o% U. o4 ^
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage6 B4 B2 n" V5 c) a+ n
DD Quiberon, heavy damage5 _9 x S, B7 g Q6 |- c4 C! L+ [
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; R; D& P( i7 sDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 F+ x; X5 s$ [1 W$ D0 s, qDM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. [/ ]4 N$ H3 x5 X& p! T
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: ^ L' @( e6 T' a* e
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
* d( l5 ? s% a5 L1 wDM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 @$ i; w+ v( `DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire- J9 _( m0 w# J6 H6 g6 S& I; ]5 E
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft. t' R# Q( H4 H+ m7 Z' Z
D4Y Judy x 12$ b/ I+ j: H: r+ e
G4M2 Betty x 3
1 C- i4 O: I6 z7 \& j( ]( B7 a
( H; p3 s5 n# T& C4 ?$ B/ ^- OAllied aircraft+ o( H9 M* m2 D5 L
P-51D Mustang x 2, I0 [$ s- h/ ^$ D# H2 t9 o; b
( G7 I9 @8 q* e4 g5 gJapanese aircraft losses0 m' u# q# p* s$ r& g5 U. l7 y
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed3 X$ H- V; n0 l- U& i
3 @0 ~5 |$ P& }7 M* B0 e! {
Allied Ships) K5 S& } d- p+ @
LCI(G) LCI(G)-790 i9 w" Q8 d$ w2 t
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) L# x r0 b+ i' m5 C( q
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage: B$ W: I& t$ p0 ]8 q
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 l% v4 L# G6 s: V+ d: [7 _APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire K9 d( V7 s" G6 w' ]
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+ d' L! y# c8 v" NDay Air attack on TF at 12,28$ n7 ~0 H' Q3 T: n- e8 R/ D
% i p- k. s! q1 f8 P: y$ ~Japanese aircraft
- m' ~5 R# X6 g$ I2 ]G4M2 Betty x 4
7 C6 S' K# @6 g- E# `8 ~& F; K; x: V7 a7 l* ]( e6 H* R3 W1 X: |3 ^
Japanese aircraft losses
6 b0 T# j/ z: p: ?4 nG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged R8 A' o) i2 b
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Allied Ships* G2 _1 K$ ~ o( d9 S& H9 I! |
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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