Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
6 f! j2 f" y2 }2 Mconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.
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0 j3 A; c: O+ N# KMost of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank) l% F! m! e0 [* [+ g
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap
. P! Z# A4 X' W; o- u% Mand the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!9 |* g* u3 m3 b/ U
}8 L# N7 ?" p/ r7 EIn Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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6 M4 m5 Z+ W0 |& xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45
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s' l3 v0 ?& W% I8 L6 hAir Combat& i2 n7 p( i) i2 V4 N! }2 p% @! G
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Bonins8 i8 j+ q/ l3 Y: J
& }; w6 l' s, G4 w% s' c" kDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52, @! V* c7 W O- ?- `4 V! E+ `
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Japanese aircraft# G) _) v# c) Y1 A5 I
A7M2 Reppu x 33- M/ Y0 Z( b8 q1 F% l a
J7W Shinden x 10/ I6 ?1 o/ X" ?1 L: C) R
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 31
6 X: G; E- k, l$ Q* K: SKi-100 Tony x 13
7 n. U$ C# z C/ qKi-102a Randy x 21
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Allied aircraft. X, Z! {( F) h$ u3 K
P-61A Black Widow x 2
1 G4 O I3 ^8 d" z+ I0 yPB4Y Liberator x 37 @8 W8 _, w+ A+ j7 n
B-24J Liberator x 244 ^" {+ {/ i; {" V2 |* J/ E; `5 D- }
# U# b. r+ l" Q. W+ P5 n- E) M. eJapanese aircraft losses
1 e1 E) S. T; x' J* ^, zA7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged# _4 C5 M/ M$ a ]4 P$ K. A+ U
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
* d0 d% T5 K& p- F/ W! eKi-100 Tony: 4 damaged
" F- w- _7 L" |- Z8 f2 M9 ]. |Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged5 A; M* z% n3 ~( u' d
/ t( h2 I) i# h ?) h- I; S+ L3 @$ l/ AAllied aircraft losses
4 z% }# _$ m8 r3 RP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed
4 f9 _( \- o" p2 `PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed" e2 H# z5 O/ O& S6 o
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed
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( N% a) T( O. `/ U+ K7 ]' oDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 t- T- R4 k( r7 I8 i
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Japanese aircraft2 d8 N$ A) f' k3 k4 x
A7M2 Reppu x 6
7 E% k- k P9 G0 W0 F r7 ?; w$ GKi-84-Ic Frank x 249 b. A* B: @) E
Ki-102a Randy x 10
& _: n# f, v1 M! I1 M+ [& p, T7 U5 K2 y+ t; x! x4 ]1 l
Allied aircraft9 E5 I" d% M8 m/ J
F6F Hellcat x 29
# X0 |8 j( E* VF4U-1D Corsair x 142 L# n ]( C7 }
Corsair IV x 64 `6 T+ ~, e- r' ?8 c$ J; W5 @
SB2C Helldiver x 20
& D/ p' G7 H. s9 ?9 ^4 o, W% c* qTBM Avenger x 18$ T9 m9 p2 @ p/ Y% ?( ?
% K2 c' W. {! A- E$ jJapanese aircraft losses; w5 P5 f/ U9 \3 J; W: g1 W
A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed
5 R$ U% k8 k2 X* p5 V' ~3 SKi-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed9 g; ^8 h# S5 l+ ?
Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed' l- @6 B' y+ m) o) G0 u
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
6 @+ z S" y) t2 E6 [ ?0 {) \' ~, u% {# u8 U% A8 i6 o' f2 n
Allied aircraft losses
' C9 P+ m* M3 [" HF6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
5 R8 R/ q$ z, F+ l4 Z) ASB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged2 G. |8 I* B& z- m
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
% s+ V" H! J( B3 h% U9 M1 \
3 j/ D A6 j" t; h5 @( MJapanese ground losses:9 L' T1 k" I; V2 I+ r
7 casualties reported
+ l8 A- i8 t8 m, e+ k6 A, E) X8 p1 S$ |# ?, B9 R: F$ T9 n2 N0 s
Airbase hits 2, R+ w2 O, U2 n8 F+ g+ Z
Airbase supply hits 17 `+ f' w. D+ m/ T P
Runway hits 162 D# z+ S, `! i+ D w! Z- B
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53; _! I# I9 j- [; x$ r ~
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Japanese aircraft
, W s4 h0 ]; ]9 l$ K' GKi-84-Ic Frank x 1
@* V, [* w8 M Z& P b5 G. P0 p u& f5 E3 u% J7 j
Allied aircraft' V0 ~% L* M4 y; {
F4U-1D Corsair x 48
5 e* ~ x/ L7 z0 x- t/ o, J" i KTBM Avenger x 44) r" v T& o% W: k7 A* u) K
/ D& s' h" u4 hJapanese aircraft losses
- ^$ Z3 r( U% K. \Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed- }- c$ h; x2 h* s$ q
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed% D. Y# D: g% @: s6 {+ V4 A
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
7 P$ `. e; ^' C$ p
% C3 F U6 m1 m. _# MAllied aircraft losses) \: I8 x: P G% P( B2 R
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged
( ?% a5 F: J! ?8 _& v9 o, N5 _4 |2 P& V' q5 j' O5 M
Japanese ground losses:" ^ @ O1 W8 A2 F
20 casualties reported6 d5 E# O! }" g+ C
Guns lost 1; k' D ^' p+ U
% K2 [+ q# |& m; |, k. V
Runway hits 264 {- E/ f) U6 x, B6 x
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53: I3 z! d6 o: ^& m7 k4 O
) ?' I1 e9 g* U5 h7 @5 e; \Japanese aircraft8 L8 D6 Q1 R( R: Z# s+ d6 p6 Q
no flights0 g' b" N2 } X. V1 {9 P
7 B9 z& o# @: T- rAllied aircraft7 q$ d! d3 f4 f& H
B-29 Superfortress x 64
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Japanese aircraft losses- Z U7 r( I* h9 _; q
A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed" h# I! z! Q$ A4 t. v& g0 m& ~
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed. E$ T0 y- m7 d4 ? f
J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed- e& H1 ]) ]3 C, U& p: ]9 U3 W) @6 [* V3 y
; X- t& e6 m1 D4 t# J5 pAllied aircraft losses
! ?, y) t9 G% E y4 K' q0 UB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged5 Z* S3 I. Z0 X
z1 z6 c Q! ]% \: ]
Japanese ground losses:
) T+ G6 z! N7 P1 |6 ^42 casualties reported: c7 ?; q& n V F4 r! S6 u
Guns lost 2+ m' y- p; S2 x) l0 ^7 F
8 O3 a/ f4 C! H& l4 h8 L
Airbase hits 6
% U+ z% M( k# w4 M3 K7 XAirbase supply hits 5
2 u/ z z7 k1 V; ~Runway hits 1244 D0 P Y0 ~3 h/ _
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8 @6 T- k, p. x3 e" z- `+ rJapanese aircraft& ~$ K0 G* `6 X& }
D4Y Judy x 172 I* r6 p( k8 o9 D( X! i
B7A Grace x 2
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3 H7 Z3 [6 w% m# X- U4 [, J' T. yJapanese aircraft losses
: Y1 R3 S5 _, r3 @" L5 }; M) ID4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
' p. M; {4 V1 hB7A Grace: 2 destroyed4 ? r; _% g S1 X0 Z" c! R" N9 H) A
0 Z; u' ~% r% D+ k2 u$ x
Allied Ships
5 y( T. A$ Y; G+ j' f @AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 A: r4 o; ]( O, JAK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
x- d# X v/ o2 f4 Q; X, nDE Tinsman
8 g! M( }9 G1 n" R$ HDE Abercrombie
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Allied ground losses:
$ d" T: H6 K0 I( X0 ~30 casualties reported5 s" ]7 m) j, q1 z0 A% A3 ]
Guns lost 15 P; I/ }* \; a. `$ J
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,560 ~- B& b. t, x" y+ N- T, e
" ?6 F, F" z V( K$ ]Japanese aircraft8 H2 i9 Z# K, `/ H0 c& W
G4M2 Betty x 14
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" @; z! [7 W' F, k! O0 e7 PJapanese aircraft losses
9 Y+ w; _9 Y9 K/ v' H, d# sG4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
2 K9 W4 q2 t9 `# b5 H
" V. [7 ~: ]3 C; N M1 g1 ?$ EAllied Ships
9 V& u6 G- \* }: c* WDE Richard S. Bull
( E3 W2 y# k) W: DDE Cecil J. Doyle/ n0 j, @7 x* I2 j' T2 S
DE Charles E. Brannon& b3 j. c$ Q7 K
AK Cape Stevens
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/ r% Y4 x% j5 SDay Air attack on TF at 59,56# |* l9 l7 q [* h
; S: c2 D% O8 {% a4 V7 AJapanese aircraft; I# O9 o& K2 I# q! q3 G
G4M2 Betty x 12
6 G3 { w3 G6 ~- v' [5 A
6 i8 v2 d, [ b% C( W* s% r: IJapanese aircraft losses$ w! Z' p7 V8 x' B8 ]7 \9 D
G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged1 W3 \. N3 y9 o
, }! `4 T6 \! r! {- Y, \: C
Allied Ships
# W1 @, T: m3 ~4 K( SDE Charles E. Brannon
, P- K3 z! D& m/ oAK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' ^2 \5 ?: [. H* d9 \7 N7 S# U! u- Y
, G( y) D6 d& _8 B" J, u- P; V! D( @; @
Allied ground losses:0 F. K2 b. I( D5 q3 q: O
7 casualties reported/ G2 Z9 k+ l' |$ r6 E5 }
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2 \7 k* w" k D% _/ d5 o: nDay Air attack on TF at 64,563 Q, `- L6 r1 C" D) Q- R. O' s
6 P" K l. v/ Y0 Y, `. m k" X# rJapanese aircraft) I/ Y* I4 l( T j9 |
D4Y Judy x 5# C& L0 p, ?* h* U& Q$ P
B5N Kate x 13& i( \+ `2 T- f
5 c1 n1 g5 Z7 v- P1 B, yJapanese aircraft losses% c5 \& H6 H( f
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
' L9 @5 m5 U. ?8 [4 G0 cB5N Kate: 13 destroyed$ o/ x6 V" }; S# S+ v+ @
% \8 i! E: b3 D5 y0 d) T- a
Allied Ships
& Q& S i- U H' P! _% @TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 ~" a( B$ I l$ m* n7 a
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ F+ \$ @# i. A4 `0 u% j/ U g
APD Cavallaro
% w% l8 e6 b* xTK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 r% R6 C0 H- V8 R* p$ y& `
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% G5 S3 c1 w0 _. PDay Air attack on TF at 64,56+ ?7 @4 {0 q0 O0 L% o/ P
7 I. Y* [ Z3 Z' D7 ^# Q8 P% ]9 d
Japanese aircraft2 E- R- K- K& r1 b
G4M2 Betty x 22$ n( @3 L, }8 ?* W& G* Z, U- s
G4M2e Betty x 4! K! ~1 K# l) @
Ki-67 Peggy x 6
4 D* M- }2 c( M
9 [( D4 g! k! ^# j$ PJapanese aircraft losses
$ f8 n2 d1 Q! E% ~' OG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
, P8 z( P, }5 ?5 B8 H& |Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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# }! g1 G! J9 H+ w7 z5 l: i8 Q5 nAllied Ships
6 d# V q2 U9 [" c" i4 L. FAPD Schmidt* g/ t8 F$ V n; ^" `; D& c
AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 g' [4 }2 d5 p% J
TK Panda6 l+ g) m: p2 L L( ~3 o) B1 l
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage/ L6 X, T+ B: `
TK Brandywine; O, h. U2 h! c- Q" c, M
DMS Harding
0 X) O8 E- y- _9 H) Y9 ETK Housatonic
0 Q& `" ^: Y$ ]/ A* G* p( CTK Andrew Doria& }. p* ^+ r, }5 w3 S1 E
TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: r6 }) e. p c+ W" Y9 T; pTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% @! p* ^. i' |/ ~/ ^) T0 DAPD Joseph M. Auman
7 r/ f' k- T+ k; ]7 c) c7 yTK Silver Cloud E( Y5 m7 l! i1 o1 y
' z( W3 O0 ^" w7 kAircraft Attacking:
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; h, }( s' o. @$ ~8 h) R) L: [3 _- S; z& |Day Air attack on TF at 61,56$ d/ Q2 K0 \7 Y6 t
* V8 o' K' Z2 r0 w" gJapanese aircraft
. }; [: b7 {! V7 h* Z' N, I7 nG4M2 Betty x 3) Q' g8 x; ~9 x- p7 {8 t" F) l
1 w/ h1 k: Z8 s2 m: V
No Japanese losses x$ e- S) ~$ h% m
# C# b( R" c+ M* A
Allied Ships
( B/ ^2 h# Y* _AK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ g5 \* Z1 V6 N8 Q% p- t
5 [ S1 \4 g- \) @7 x0 E$ a, [
Allied ground losses:
9 n" {+ [& }0 P. j34 casualties reported
& E8 O7 Y7 I( ?) z0 M* y4 {7 ~Vehicles lost 4! Y. Z" c6 T, p4 m6 w9 Z. x* u
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,58" e+ x. P3 L) t4 p
8 ?* P. v. ]% H2 ^7 S( U$ q8 ^
Japanese aircraft
9 X. r, ?3 c4 t6 vB7A Grace x 7
+ Q- `! e6 p9 @) XG4M2 Betty x 6$ E1 p$ R* b! e. \. P
G4M2e Betty x 3 B- E1 v. _2 l4 C; Y) H, T7 L P t
P1Y Frances x 6
% b6 T) t7 P" |Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 51* H0 b0 [' e5 g2 l) w7 p
Ki-102a Randy x 3
) ?6 S1 B, R. r: b6 e0 HKi-67 Peggy x 12) }* h" i' E2 m4 V
6 o, z8 i& z" R, s9 SAllied aircraft2 R k! z0 I5 o1 l! o2 i) s
F6F Hellcat x 38
0 J" Y5 }! l$ T+ f" F; AF4U-1D Corsair x 32
; Z6 @) N0 g& ]1 u
! S) ]; p# M8 c2 g; d. y0 ~6 QJapanese aircraft losses
( u0 @; g6 Y. `3 ZB7A Grace: 6 destroyed
) v0 g6 s/ Q, [8 U5 gG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed4 K( j" c/ P1 z. Y4 ^$ b
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed
& a, j! g2 F4 a1 f$ }' rP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
9 _) p, s, ]; H1 SKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed
_# C- S+ `( M9 c' ?! o, cKi-102a Randy: 3 destroyed
( G: k6 ~% z/ P" EKi-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
& A5 r% S i# Y ~7 i( a
5 s- s! A. t( q" K# h$ {$ ^Allied aircraft losses1 a. Z* z1 m! m3 Q
F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged8 l5 {7 r r0 e, f
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged3 u8 g& j. W" S' W
" M& l1 e4 c: s. k+ ?/ [, \% r+ HAllied Ships) z+ {5 S, g0 F8 e0 z
CV Shangri-La
5 M, p R! o# d5 j: v; ?/ v. i% WCA Northampton; v0 {. N, E/ Q" k' D8 V
5 P, ?3 [+ \- P* g3 d
Aircraft Attacking:
. D4 F4 L& Y: l1 S8 z& ?2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet( P- {1 x8 i: o; ^' J( ]
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' X# A! ~: a7 z( h6 R: w1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 V) T# p; | l. W/ @. bHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
# q5 B* ^# T8 B6 [0 \) P8 L4 m
Japanese aircraft
4 t2 v1 I0 s8 G; yD4Y Judy x 53
2 `- |" h E2 m* q6 ~0 t! K0 v2 A N. D; G( o0 H
Japanese aircraft losses$ k* Z* P& |9 \6 R: A1 r
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged# v; b* I2 Z, w: H! h! N {
& }) ^' Y' p* T9 T# d. e
Allied Ships! d% a+ g. }" L J+ d& W
AK Nampa Victory% s5 D1 |# n! F
MSW Execute" R/ L- C' K) b) _6 Y9 x4 e
DD Drayton8 C7 P& p$ I" m6 u
DD Yarnall) R0 ]- Q3 ?' j! h5 g
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
- p; G }4 l/ s- Y7 t* jAK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage' ]+ a" G) d$ I* S8 j+ f
DD Craven
2 i2 \; s9 G3 z" F6 J& \9 l/ w6 S: x2 }7 hAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 17 `; y+ T- _: X. V
AK William Prouse7 }, l& k$ Z* m2 R
AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
! x. S9 j% h1 J2 b. M- @AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
( u( N( E+ O8 ^AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire% q `! o) d% n* h
8 T4 ^6 l$ Z8 h! n* W: @Allied ground losses:' S0 |6 t/ [3 r7 X3 ~* V
14 casualties reported2 _/ L: a! {9 n) g( B
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54( ~0 G: Z8 T. H4 O& C
) _2 i; q1 c: s L) vJapanese aircraft
" B- ~+ G/ T& ^- }* h8 a6 `D4Y Judy x 75 y: r. I: x. J; Y
Ki-102a Randy x 20 C- ^/ ]+ y4 t, V0 @& o
& S4 x- k7 @1 t/ n9 N4 W& X4 J) z/ JJapanese aircraft losses
! ]/ b2 ~8 O) X0 ]D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
* p4 X! F3 T" _9 Y) O- T. r3 b# x5 v' q# \
Allied Ships
L7 y, }& A( \4 S+ Y8 a& n* {AK Indus
! X6 ^( V* W/ } x3 wAK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 h1 B: X) \( y: `+ y" |0 ^& _
AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ], b) b8 E# V- _. q) x6 X- w7 O% J" `: _. ?" F9 { o% a
Allied ground losses:
* |1 ~4 J( | Q* Y3 R7 B13 casualties reported
( B* O8 w+ l3 P9 R* i7 }Guns lost 2
! ~" @. V- m# Y0 EThe strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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/ j7 ^( |# Y4 f: Y. N, X1 W! jDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
% T z' _+ E! w; r" }7 {8 n7 {* q2 o
9 v. D, Y5 b3 M: u `: i4 TJapanese aircraft1 L- t% u D' `$ _
G4M2 Betty x 11& \+ F2 _# q. b6 A3 R
, d, i" \1 [( I6 e+ F& q1 jJapanese aircraft losses, K2 ]6 U! Z J
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
5 w4 L- g$ H7 s5 d4 V
. U2 k+ l3 _# S8 k6 vAllied Ships
9 A5 C+ Y3 g% J6 Z# M( X1 @DE Williams/ f; A( b+ B4 G. Z Z3 Q' @- L
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 t% N7 I. q; d% m. |% i
CLAA Atlanta, on fire( `. }. S+ t6 C* F+ A8 Z3 ]- Y
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
: C/ J8 K8 H8 e0 O
1 E$ W: A3 a. x# V9 H' d+ BJapanese aircraft
/ ?* b( T/ g! ~/ Z+ @G4M2 Betty x 139 L" x/ K+ L( Z0 \% e2 t
G4M2e Betty x 45 d/ L0 \( t; F/ @) i5 F
P1Y Frances x 3
L1 n" u& J9 r3 W, c' |Ki-67 Peggy x 2- r+ c* _+ l) a) \5 R* Z& b
- J, k8 v7 V. t4 e
Japanese aircraft losses
0 w" Z) F$ g# ~& U- w- u4 j$ A! tG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
2 N7 S1 x5 W/ nP1Y Frances: 1 damaged. w- V, c" K6 g/ F' s) o2 r
* G8 `" ^2 [6 q0 P7 f
Allied Ships' w# H' e8 i) }9 P1 O. y4 Z8 C
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; v9 b6 d2 t( U3 |APD Joseph M. Auman
$ b- y. }- e( X5 y/ c5 U' n/ KAPD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* R) e( i1 ]: b* P
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 V) K* Z& \6 B/ K% cAPD Bray9 k/ z' }9 s {3 s! i
AK Wallace M. Tyler
6 _" g4 w9 s5 B, s: w. |AK John C. Preston; [2 d7 D% W/ _ h+ a& O+ v. Z+ C
TK Bahrein |
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