--------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ ~8 k9 \$ K6 V
Day Air attack on TF at 64,56# E, r, N* `2 i' t" H9 z! v
+ C6 E' s7 Z8 Y0 YJapanese aircraft
' ^- E% l! @! F! r3 ?' _3 E* _G4M2 Betty x 12. ?. w0 s/ j; V k4 y6 q- e8 I
3 j' }2 @6 ~' S" m1 L: j0 U
Japanese aircraft losses
( m) T) g; n, D' j6 ~: i, xG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
/ Q& ^0 J1 Q$ w- i6 k0 f; F
1 f% l/ {, b8 i& W: u5 z% iAllied Ships; m }3 @+ @$ h8 Z5 @! c
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; G2 {! K3 a- f1 W( xTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 v& r- [1 @/ J3 U/ a2 T
TK Andrew Doria
6 a, o$ n- A- W* KTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:
' ^/ x8 I( _ k7 J7 y& X( C8 O: J: m& w5 Y
Day Air attack on TF at 54,56- d# W% z4 e" U6 z
) W' \! W# C# m H2 eJapanese aircraft! k8 D- T. S1 ]9 X
D4Y Judy x 22
; T/ _ [9 J* _2 l
: y% _, I; _ p; D7 Z, a4 `7 j. vJapanese aircraft losses
* B& U" X) N9 CD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
5 z- {, N4 F) e2 \* {- ^' p `3 L& X9 [' @
Allied Ships. [5 L8 E( n/ {7 ^1 m
DD John D. Edwards% a* W. Y5 }, I0 m. O( t
DD Tillman! ?2 ~' N* ]% T
DD Welles
2 E" Z3 J* D. Q& g- |' fAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 10 i/ J' j' B: I1 X
DE Leslie L. B. Knox
7 g+ I5 M! c) T% v2 O/ mDD Craven
+ D; O* O1 A' G( u5 ?: c8 M' [--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
! {) W3 E7 V7 E+ s1 J7 S8 v+ P DDay Air attack on TF at 53,56. m) H) b" y7 ]. [5 ` e$ T: q$ e
2 W! V) e+ Y: ~5 p3 YJapanese aircraft, a! ?; |) g/ [, |
A7M2 Reppu x 6
. z7 O9 g7 S# M# z3 }6 iD4Y Judy x 24 U% ?8 Z8 D# w4 U1 D+ d
- J" v O4 d1 \* {; h
Japanese aircraft losses
. w( s1 W) U- v+ ]D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
5 \" K/ P, B4 ]$ |; \
9 \% y; J: K. d4 r) ]Allied Ships/ z+ w& }1 a9 H- A3 P
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire" ]1 J: a5 C3 x; s
a" l$ w) @8 E$ S
Allied ground losses:
$ N' z$ b, r+ |) V- _% b0 q7 casualties reported) |" V* }. b& G8 D9 ^
Vehicles lost 1
: Y$ f1 F( Z+ N G! [$ o
# X6 C% _+ R& g- @Aircraft Attacking:8 J5 N9 ?( W0 Z
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet! `- q- ]: ^% W. r3 w( R
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 h% H0 N7 O8 |+ P) K9 u
8 a' k1 ]! j1 N: U
Ceylon and Bengal Sea
' V0 l% F0 H" b0 B* I' k
7 ]8 O) c" Y2 F6 |Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
# K7 C# ]9 m6 ]% e% s; p9 j! V0 p3 O+ t8 ]- ? E% y" @) a
Japanese aircraft- N' E' V) m& W0 t, O9 q' u
A7M2 Reppu x 6
- D9 {3 H4 f" }. ~J2M Jack x 5
. S) a/ ~1 `/ V1 m+ ^& h Z( J7 nJ7W Shinden x 7. D; O8 Y/ D# j! h
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6
( h: v& a; j2 x& d1 u3 [' U
9 y" f0 M+ O b sAllied aircraft7 z; c8 d1 {" V2 f3 R: @; I
B-29 Superfortress x 318 O* g4 y2 c2 t/ h' r
; b7 P X% G. C0 W8 A- ~) lJapanese aircraft losses
& v3 N0 _( ?8 t5 ^. `0 o, N8 zA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
: L3 e' B4 K0 Q" {) ?4 ?9 AJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged9 x- ^0 l* N& S1 x. E, y2 G' Z
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged
5 U, ^2 b4 ^2 n& L! f1 @. mKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
8 j& `) a1 C. w9 m# jP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
6 c$ {* I& O1 ~! h7 v2 R; w) R, F9 H! i+ {+ W. ]
Allied aircraft losses
) G; U# g6 A2 I3 F, eB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
- \0 e2 n8 `; n9 t' C7 ?- C! v, f0 Z9 g3 X ?$ y2 a$ d
Airbase hits 1
1 \/ c& z3 i- }, U4 zRunway hits 8
- V9 ?9 p. W, L$ A5 I6 w0 _--------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |: p& G) ?8 x6 X( N
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
) d' s1 I) z/ E5 l
( A6 Q* L3 I9 ]+ GJapanese aircraft% `& n# B# V; U; ]/ @9 H5 u
B7A Grace x 3 V5 B* u& r8 }3 l7 H6 T9 G
G4M2 Betty x 62 j3 N2 }* ~- ~. q5 a5 q* a5 w! R
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
+ s+ ]- `& y0 F) ]Ki-100 Tony x 9) U8 V! Y8 N. B" J. x a8 n
Ki-49 Helen x 2/ M* x O( x$ L9 v# {
Ki-67 Peggy x 32 Z4 Y3 A8 E" `0 A
7 v; L4 P* C O o' Q0 {! L1 ?Allied aircraft
! ]% a, L/ M3 _& A9 Q, cP-51D Mustang x 5% G. j3 | ~# Q# B6 H; h& N
" i% I1 S/ y; Z0 G& z+ SJapanese aircraft losses
. W M5 r) h" FB7A Grace: 1 destroyed' K; f( W6 @ }7 @
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged/ h6 m k! j) l: `% `) m3 X
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed5 P2 Q, Z V$ Q7 y4 G: q
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
! q0 g' c6 N$ Q0 y6 \Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
4 R# s- N9 ^7 J' Y* q3 JKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
! i g1 q5 O! N. \6 X5 A+ }/ i! i
$ I R- L# u5 o" d/ }Allied aircraft losses
+ b/ W& N/ t2 \4 m% l9 A5 |P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, O6 P# l% J( Z/ K* v
. v9 z+ w9 o9 b+ V/ s) fAllied Ships
- s2 P% r. b2 @, wMSW Grebe
i( ?3 A( N7 A8 K% \- c3 HAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
5 ^! h5 i# [, |+ h+ e# ]0 b3 d2 m/ dAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 Z: l( `- \6 a% M1 b3 i. q
/ v" T. L3 q+ q% _8 T
Allied ground losses:
/ ?) R) L8 O& D1 O$ U( q' r! y) {21 casualties reported8 w7 K6 x) k5 Q0 Q0 g8 s" a
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25; B" N0 C$ F. m7 o
. j# u5 }( n; Z, e4 R/ I- C
Japanese aircraft* G h; P/ _! d- f/ c, e+ N) n
B7A Grace x 3
# j/ A5 y' a$ M7 DG4M2 Betty x 69 N: ]/ e Z) Y ?
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18, F4 ^* W% ]/ D/ X- n# t' l4 K7 o
Ki-100 Tony x 9# x1 k: r$ l0 s0 b3 E* [6 Y, s
Ki-49 Helen x 2. H x F7 ~8 n( A+ Z+ b5 h
Ki-67 Peggy x 33 W- o' ^( F9 B& k
2 m2 G$ y; `# R) N0 JAllied aircraft9 e) \3 g' A. S* D8 D
P-51D Mustang x 59 a/ e$ [$ V" |6 l3 ^, _4 \3 C0 Q
: K6 e& C9 X8 QJapanese aircraft losses, m, _' X3 i/ X+ o0 j8 \6 l) n2 O; r
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed# D4 [: t6 \/ n/ @
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged/ E( e! F' {! u% F, D
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
# D2 x8 T; u& \) xKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed! x5 A( U, n3 _' ^2 N, S
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
. |6 F% F: s' E+ Z& S; vKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
- F6 }: `; b1 I3 C9 W7 n! {1 R8 x' \# z; u
Allied aircraft losses
& V. S5 p8 p8 v3 x7 [% G/ fP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 g+ q" f. q7 _
9 L( `# P$ h" wAllied Ships
+ s f3 O' P3 Q! JMSW Grebe2 U6 n) J: R( r. I8 }
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
2 A: _! b5 r& V8 W0 r+ w8 G4 N) LAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) k! X C+ l a0 u8 I) G* k5 J; C( y) r0 `& ]
Allied ground losses:
; r3 F8 O6 f4 b( d21 casualties reported$ K8 f* r- B# L5 w0 u$ r' } X
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
) R- n* H( A( R2 }Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25- i( z3 c; j7 Z; a4 w2 u
, a! G# ?* _ D8 b9 t' q" s$ wJapanese aircraft( O, ]1 e2 n. W9 `- [ `
B7A Grace x 3
% L F$ m8 x. n- B: H' r+ n4 \G4M2 Betty x 6' |9 p& q' h/ G: a
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18: x4 ~- I7 V* s; d
Ki-100 Tony x 9+ ]$ H+ u j1 z
Ki-49 Helen x 2
! A8 h+ s0 o# Y9 A& k% GKi-67 Peggy x 3
% L& B+ _+ B8 T# g# D% Y# i( F# `, O7 \
Allied aircraft' Z; i+ {- E, ?" ]* J0 X; O
P-51D Mustang x 5
+ y2 `3 o/ a2 c/ ]
; E& j$ D* B b/ tJapanese aircraft losses' `$ Q- U6 A# b" ^9 ?0 j9 g
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
W$ Z) S& Y" p6 m; M9 _4 ]G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged& S& Q# Z0 M4 f8 n7 ?# B. m$ @, C
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
6 g# A( }8 |' z. ZKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed% z6 }7 j8 G, X
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed% g1 M2 }* i8 T2 j
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed4 p0 d$ `' U. ^
9 L b, s7 b" W* eAllied aircraft losses% I1 R, W( `. m7 }- F
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 {& Q+ w0 l4 `# t% Y- j2 w4 ?- \7 Q/ \# ?
Allied Ships; S: p: g: A, t& ]: b
MSW Grebe* X( u$ j [( y" n
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 19 b2 ?$ ]& H$ k, t
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, Z4 M" m; |) G: s8 }
/ w2 m6 k. {% [Allied ground losses:
9 L3 q* i' w& U7 M% x1 s21 casualties reported: X: @" z. {9 V" U3 M
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
1 X" q A0 \+ z" C3 Q8 b2 j, O F0 `1 X
Day Air attack on TF at 18,30( r5 _* Y3 F: t0 V E. V# I
/ {, s% h3 O( i, u: z }9 o
Japanese aircraft
1 R# y0 Z. W5 [4 d; B2 Q( vP1Y Frances x 3
4 J; t* f6 V) |$ W5 `" [- d# e1 E
6 V1 }! L$ p4 a! g% `# d" MJapanese aircraft losses0 P) P1 V; B* q1 m3 ~$ u1 i
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
. T: X2 L' ~3 V6 A! E; _7 j& R _4 |, T
Allied Ships
9 X8 W1 k7 H0 r4 R2 ZCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# c- J4 k9 Q) X6 S2 R; W
3 O4 a& M) e4 G
Aircraft Attacking:: i9 h0 K8 V) W$ ~& G
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 ~4 X1 A! ^/ z" v9 D
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------, J! r$ R0 S6 l7 ?; N u" i5 T
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
" A' s9 X7 i8 n T- G+ F3 |% b- C# R( i& T: _' C; m, U. e
Japanese aircraft- j9 S3 z1 v5 Z% t: G) g% {# Q0 y
A7M2 Reppu x 5* Z3 }8 T' F( e" b* @$ z
J2M Jack x 6, Z3 L' X) ]3 c- f! @
D4Y Judy x 3
+ B" B& h0 C3 R5 w DB7A Grace x 6
6 ~" J; e' q/ BG4M2 Betty x 3
' M. ? \0 ?8 mP1Y Frances x 6
. @* B1 C: h2 ~Ki-67 Peggy x 11( }6 W& M* f. j- T
" l* H) I& P) t* K- f2 e
Allied aircraft) w9 C- ?9 a! \3 ]. h5 J
P-51D Mustang x 4* L4 ]& ^3 K, ?" f# ]
6 o1 c9 z, W4 v% X
Japanese aircraft losses7 t! i/ b8 c$ N% I) L/ i, Z
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed8 [; z2 }7 g5 E1 u1 w! C. T
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed& c1 a- J, P1 b! \ ^' j' X
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed, E4 e6 Z4 g" z/ H2 G
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed J) E: g1 ]2 R* I- [, j
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed: K' G* s* W- T8 d7 J
* | C/ Y O n( X! p1 ~8 _
Allied aircraft losses: V" j6 V6 a0 u' X$ b% A7 C# `9 z
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged/ X' |/ Y. D; P# l9 H9 n- z3 N
2 y$ A9 U x; w/ g5 B) F
Allied Ships$ n3 X0 e& g! G8 Z
DE Lovelace
$ l" V3 j$ P$ ^& Y- R7 ODE Martin
' Q2 G$ g# G' `7 q, e* aLCI LCI-436' E# }) G, s5 T+ W5 v" L G
APD Blessman& l" Y4 x; y: Z
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ x; f8 D5 ^" c& H2 h, JAP Laurens5 n: G5 N1 g7 L" G
DD Mullany8 l3 |* p$ @8 G: h
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------) [' v( U" O# i' E8 p8 T; G) K% B
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
& ?; l& S* u$ X$ l$ M! _2 ]* L- ^5 v1 Z) _4 R
Japanese aircraft
% J" Z: f! d R- K3 R, Q; GG4M2 Betty x 9
' I5 h+ w' d; C+ h* Z6 g
5 n' a% H6 ?! @0 {- BAllied aircraft) R! Q7 F. P7 s r! K9 b) u
P-51D Mustang x 2
# I- _6 T/ N5 q# |2 G6 C0 N: N7 ~) W; q0 j1 W6 h3 U
Japanese aircraft losses
6 z; O* n1 t" H2 kG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged! i a b' M. H! P
4 t8 m& q6 J) J( YAllied Ships
& @. y1 D0 {, T N6 p, BAP Henrico: c. g! I! ~( @& s
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; M/ c) M2 N: f' E+ o! U oLCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 c8 Q/ { O3 ^6 t0 Y& r/ ]% @
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 P; ~; f8 D" v3 n6 }6 C+ ~Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25+ P. e4 L0 [2 v* ]! r' J% V4 W
4 _& ~1 s/ o5 F( ]+ ?
Japanese aircraft) {3 E: [, d( k5 N$ L9 g
A7M2 Reppu x 5* U3 }/ }; y) }. `9 g
J2M Jack x 2
0 `& ^% C* ^' k D fJ7W Shinden x 6, a9 }+ O/ t0 _) I7 o( `5 _
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4
& v1 j& g5 l1 o; v' ~" R
2 Z4 T7 ?1 j" V% TAllied aircraft
4 `* l7 x$ Y2 t) G4 t5 _( LP-38J Lightning x 16% N$ j* E8 y' [' k$ W4 b
) Y- r, ^# [; o" l0 _5 I4 Z5 T8 R
Japanese aircraft losses
: x/ n( y3 _2 ?; a1 }A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed" B6 A/ z$ ?5 }$ s6 X
! g, h; s0 I' d( I+ \Allied aircraft losses5 s- i: u% a7 R! I
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged3 J& M9 n3 J3 J6 {6 P, y
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ D) F i' V5 E# Y0 r5 `8 x9 u
Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
2 c9 `, h/ O0 L! ^' }" C, O+ n) [* @* K" K. U% A
Japanese aircraft! a. @% P! e- O8 o, s4 {
J2M Jack x 2" u7 j8 B% K9 q5 Q- L
G4M2 Betty x 2
- U: d- g. i/ P3 \2 H) p% b+ EP1Y Frances x 2$ n- G) [- k$ F5 s+ l) b! D5 _1 B
Ki-67 Peggy x 48 c" C. b4 D. R: T- N7 ]1 {
9 [& X. U' Y0 |8 r! {
Japanese aircraft losses
0 q; X& t* Y: V7 x- k6 rKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
8 B3 A* \' K% F. ]4 r# u% S" S# L) @- s' o& U+ l
Allied Ships8 I4 e7 o& E ]2 [3 u5 E& L" L6 \
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire) c# U j+ R3 B% j, i* E
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 M+ P! P4 M2 r! o3 NDM Gamble, heavy damage* _' D( T: k0 Y& r1 j
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 E+ F- Y9 }# s- _% H0 J f+ I: y+ `
The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
, m6 e2 _% V+ @7 u" Z4 v0 n: ]' C/ N; q# S
Day Air attack on TF at 14,238 \, o% [- p _1 H$ B/ w/ V, w) @
B: P: @! W" q
Japanese aircraft* B! J( S2 x0 A' ?, y ?
D4Y Judy x 24
8 K4 F4 k8 i: x- ZKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7+ |( m1 Z2 C5 Q0 J
Ki-100 Tony x 61 U& G" C) X/ W% j$ U
Ki-30 Ann x 51
) Y' p$ L9 p* ^* B5 }
* o5 d4 t: k. X0 |+ f+ R9 P t/ N8 PJapanese aircraft losses0 j( l$ d8 |/ w! {3 A( C$ ~5 Y; d7 b
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed1 t/ }( e1 i; F& M; o* y) E$ X
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged* `1 ` Y2 e n9 \5 u
# l4 p2 k3 M, Z% B
Allied Ships5 O6 ?' x) m. l" a! I& U
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire0 C' Q# o2 T% Q" E+ K, F8 [' F
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( [ v+ x$ P. S, R0 W; H2 e9 QDD Irwin
7 F. D# V! f" x8 |DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 I( l* W( z& G3 m& j; V+ S/ Q0 m2 v$ H9 qDD Quiberon, heavy damage* n, R6 x* W& g S6 D
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 \! u; s; v4 ]; _/ n+ H4 QDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage) r9 P- n; ?& V" ^0 i$ N
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( S% A2 I( C* Z& x/ f
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, F) i1 ]8 T: j
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire# O/ T- C2 ~4 b
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage W" ^0 B3 _+ `" U- z$ P# p
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* X/ _# N0 m/ K# j--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
. r- d8 H) H' nDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25! q5 S! U( k1 D- V; Q6 q
7 Z! ?/ Z9 I" T B4 e; Q
Japanese aircraft Y' j% U0 ]8 b- }0 _
D4Y Judy x 129 t+ k6 d0 @6 }6 P1 ^
G4M2 Betty x 3
* ?! j" Y1 u0 Z, r; x$ }: G; z Y7 s
Allied aircraft
7 _$ Y# b S6 oP-51D Mustang x 2 l U1 @2 [' ~6 C# B/ P7 l
7 Q ~$ x1 `+ l* V! Q4 [
Japanese aircraft losses
; x0 Q. J }& ?6 UD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
) G. o. B7 J% |" `4 y: |
' ^4 z0 g. U- ?! a4 I( ~Allied Ships
/ H$ t0 ^" h' T- o! mLCI(G) LCI(G)-79' W, ^- d6 a: y( v8 k! D2 L
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: i( j* C3 B1 A* y1 OAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage* j$ v8 S+ N9 E7 |! ^
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! H1 @. {4 z5 j1 g9 F0 S& j8 DAPD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
[* y9 B0 d8 G* i: D5 }; B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------. G; ~( \/ y) o
Day Air attack on TF at 12,28( F+ L9 G* t$ a& c+ p& p7 J7 f. C7 c
+ J3 b+ I& I4 ~% t' u/ DJapanese aircraft" h+ ]- t* s) z; Y3 G5 L
G4M2 Betty x 4/ t o; z" {4 j) ]/ ^4 W
i8 t& l0 A, y3 wJapanese aircraft losses' `2 K' P% b: v( i+ r! b
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged$ [, R9 U3 O; g
$ f. z. b0 Z( z# a5 R
Allied Ships. V. O6 g1 G: |9 c3 x$ A$ u( ~
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: L8 ^5 c" ?' F- b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |