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8 d& g: ~4 H! w+ ^2 h2 bSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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9 `, K7 G0 H, s6 Z# A AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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6 F2 K2 J5 Q3 l8 N1 I/ RAV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42% j! V/ u8 ~# p$ d; L
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134- e* \# j- f9 [" |" ^
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PB Tama Maru #80 X' j# B( s- a/ d: I! \
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SS S-40
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# }, `1 H% C2 z+ u& M |2 \PB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....$ p$ b- ^5 ~$ F) O
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...0 K! \$ ]1 p L) u3 O* J
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
7 H; V+ P8 q- ePB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....$ @ J' ^8 ], C ]: q& u
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...! F( q7 i3 b0 J5 [) Y
Escort abandons search for sub
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0 p8 g4 Z. o- j6 h ?+ iSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135+ }8 C/ c3 @4 z. t( K; E; r! Z }
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) k- [+ e; ~0 M AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 z/ b/ e3 y, |+ v- o6 h. x
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42
; { d% L( g$ w' wSS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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7 V8 Q/ e. @2 B( J: `' o3 f. wWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 r8 D5 @7 e" A, _: TEstimated time to target is 5 minutes; q% |( O# E' [+ R, m3 b: L
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Allied aircraft5 ^" Q" }: M5 Z* A
B-25C Mitchell x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses4 F8 C; ?. s$ C4 ^9 {7 `
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
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No Allied losses% x% O- H, |7 j( c
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Runway hits 6
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11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
8 u& m) p! l) O# O0 r4 S% Y Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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PB Tama Maru #8
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1 d/ s( s& u6 j; x7 VSS S-38 is sighted by escort
/ [" A9 v& m5 w1 YS-38 bottoming out ....
) m4 ?1 T8 {" l* YPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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4 u2 k2 C( ?; ?* I; B& _PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...4 \3 o* \# D" n2 L3 n+ _
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...: l; ~# \4 |/ `. r8 F
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
! m' [' j5 G! e) H' X, eEscort abandons search for sub' b* J+ J2 q( H7 g" N2 [0 s
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