Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous; U7 \# Y4 I4 q1 a0 e5 x
convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.
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. J% g6 \2 Z: x5 _' ~Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank
1 a2 V1 e! D, y3 E5 hThe rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap8 y) W4 F$ Q8 ~0 S# n9 @
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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1 [7 H- @; J$ c D$ l" k' HIn Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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4 d) i' t5 m9 h; x( S0 xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45
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Bonins3 C) ^% C: l: ~5 z3 w
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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2 `% L8 `! G! d HJapanese aircraft
) v4 S% J$ ~$ R# F- h) t4 F( DA7M2 Reppu x 335 `9 W9 H# N- B9 l, Y# R
J7W Shinden x 10 x, g$ X1 e. c* [* D0 H3 _
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 31
$ P9 d0 ]+ Q5 ], F; |: j. LKi-100 Tony x 13
$ F! A# l; S2 {5 f% o8 E2 t! GKi-102a Randy x 21
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) M2 c& b* A" A' T) }0 q: G5 A6 TAllied aircraft
. h2 m0 }7 o; V8 l8 kP-61A Black Widow x 2
/ H0 z3 }" d- \7 w9 ^PB4Y Liberator x 32 b$ t) `, G7 r) j
B-24J Liberator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
, q; ~' |& X8 Z. z% H8 X5 EA7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
9 r# y; A& P! S" ]) ^' tKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged7 {$ x$ p0 ?1 \7 n5 L! e7 D
Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged+ A% [7 O. o; _8 i$ T% K
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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5 C/ k0 l: k- }7 d/ l& ]: l o% XAllied aircraft losses
W. b+ W0 m$ D6 Y# v; x4 Z, SP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed, @2 e; r4 `* B' ]1 j
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed4 V8 k( ~ U. R8 Y3 `5 S
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed
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( _# [( ~) r. s! h6 r NDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,538 @" V. h* z \" S- }1 e
* z% M J8 o& k5 u: uJapanese aircraft
. O. E2 U! S1 U: A' GA7M2 Reppu x 6
. Y/ A, n4 |; H* ` G' p' u, l% qKi-84-Ic Frank x 24
" p6 K) s4 Y, k4 k% L4 LKi-102a Randy x 109 m6 o3 B' s/ [
. e9 k' r# p b6 B- j6 L$ C, ^, `Allied aircraft4 Z( S' @ \7 f) L5 p R
F6F Hellcat x 29
! o1 h# U6 \: F3 _" [; X/ JF4U-1D Corsair x 14- Q- g, l- Q7 U6 {
Corsair IV x 6' E, L7 I* _! U( D; ~
SB2C Helldiver x 20$ Q* j' `3 `; o, V, w7 N( O
TBM Avenger x 18% e$ K, j! ^) |
( {" Y' B# \" |: ]4 Q' S4 iJapanese aircraft losses$ N3 c8 {( I7 s1 n) j
A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed( B+ F- A1 k/ [6 g3 `- c$ s" s% f2 A
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
6 B3 u8 ~" Q3 \* e$ l, OKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed
; Y. f, L' a$ d- Y# a8 TB5N Kate: 1 destroyed* I9 L3 o2 ` Y% Z8 J. F! ?) q+ Q
1 f& f8 A8 c/ \- E, E
Allied aircraft losses! ^. F0 O6 ~* y) C4 ]9 O( j
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
3 t- s6 ` K. D- y- q) H- iSB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
4 q9 R2 Q3 Q3 i& ITBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged E6 ?3 e6 R$ b4 ] j
2 [7 a, V5 }" \1 {Japanese ground losses:1 K2 G0 l, o' t: e v
7 casualties reported! h+ o0 b9 Z7 g4 X2 F" w6 D5 r
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Airbase hits 2
( X8 A' M& b) Q5 S9 r) X3 ^Airbase supply hits 1
; J/ C- B. ^3 b* e: m, x% WRunway hits 16
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. c) B- V6 ~1 w# x5 PDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
% u8 m0 g: D, k5 ~: @" cKi-84-Ic Frank x 1
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Allied aircraft
& \# G7 ]1 K0 n. w. lF4U-1D Corsair x 483 N0 s+ \1 s# H; h
TBM Avenger x 44
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% S, y1 L, Y. E! M' `( E4 B3 z( QJapanese aircraft losses4 c9 f, p% _4 U$ }( K5 i
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed
) e4 W! ]. F( ^/ N. W% fA7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
. d" _+ T6 i! G( z% R) H3 [D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed; a. D+ Q2 _; w3 w9 Q5 D. {
m$ G$ J! Q) K* Q+ ~, rAllied aircraft losses( P' i: b7 j% D2 j ^& Y
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged1 ]! M% e' c/ ]* W+ _& X S- W
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Japanese ground losses:
7 X3 L5 P# q% w20 casualties reported
3 j) O! @- P6 n8 WGuns lost 1) _8 e, @7 ~2 H' j9 v
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Runway hits 26( D$ s0 t/ {1 T) m) @; X. D* _
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0 V$ h9 s! p, wDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
( ^# z; h, w; d% } L1 `no flights
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N+ {' z3 e$ y |6 H: E R" gAllied aircraft% @/ D# A6 r/ t z, J* ~
B-29 Superfortress x 64
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* }: {* S7 t f8 Q* n5 R2 LJapanese aircraft losses
% |3 S2 W% [- I$ t5 Z8 |A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
/ t# y, m3 `- N0 D( b" YD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed( v& V* g) K: u) o8 `, Z
J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed
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0 R" D4 X7 ?" C7 `* n$ i( t8 KAllied aircraft losses
7 ^! x, H1 S9 }$ f) |; \+ v: ~B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged0 z' v9 Z# |% S( |5 q5 G
3 q& X# N; j/ x; R+ M0 U
Japanese ground losses:
/ N7 g# R! g6 E1 t42 casualties reported' [5 y, u C o* Z) V h* \
Guns lost 2
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& j; R7 [1 u2 ] \. u( ?) Z/ i/ PAirbase hits 6
U$ E. S D7 r$ j! V9 R ~( gAirbase supply hits 5
J& o" `) w u0 t2 z& ORunway hits 124
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3 S2 o3 ^* I/ J7 O T; D; ADay Air attack on TF at 66,545 Z; d6 q9 x. z3 r& v
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Japanese aircraft3 r- v8 w+ w/ a; z& _2 ?; B3 x
D4Y Judy x 17
& D$ X4 f. r7 G! H/ H1 _5 P$ GB7A Grace x 2
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; w( C) ]8 D1 q8 Y9 sJapanese aircraft losses" Y0 u' X" o9 f$ `5 I6 d! |; S
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
1 i/ ~. r( C% _" Q6 w. q8 T4 AB7A Grace: 2 destroyed) `* q+ t9 w! M- r
7 A3 }# ^4 s6 t0 f1 b4 p" \, SAllied Ships: f# i6 g0 x* p4 a$ e
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ w1 G/ t, ^2 b- J' }
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 ^" m0 x3 q, \2 H2 ?# o# c% O
DE Tinsman
# v' x$ I* Y, a/ g# dDE Abercrombie! B8 K/ N$ Y8 p
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7 V3 w3 p3 K3 }1 z5 t% CAllied ground losses:
) I4 H: v- l# f" D( p& F30 casualties reported
/ I9 h ^, R4 g6 k4 k3 {Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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3 b1 @- }0 ~; p: W7 U3 @8 S1 JJapanese aircraft" w! Q" @7 v8 D% D
G4M2 Betty x 14! r) U8 y- S( i7 E' b2 r: W
; L8 k$ A0 o' Z$ k/ zJapanese aircraft losses
3 K0 @7 Y7 `1 H; P) _2 n7 R7 j; |( V2 EG4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged' t. r6 D9 R" R4 c
9 x$ s# q K: M i( r7 L* A$ K. WAllied Ships) ]; D! z0 u/ ?
DE Richard S. Bull
9 K c' t# B# f+ BDE Cecil J. Doyle6 h* @' h' \) A( Z# S; H8 ~
DE Charles E. Brannon, F2 N: B- t: Y" b, u- {& k0 }! F, a
AK Cape Stevens
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$ n V' `9 o2 K" n% kDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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2 t4 E3 x7 w; ?+ A& J! R- ^Japanese aircraft
4 y& U0 q7 I- n) B/ u* aG4M2 Betty x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses$ L3 n( V `! ?4 |" s
G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged
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1 W% i9 q1 h8 T$ j5 SAllied Ships
- u! U/ v' J! f# w2 N& P' KDE Charles E. Brannon7 w, f8 y* N I1 O
AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 h0 _6 D1 C" S9 t1 U, j
( a m; g0 e, V( J( N& @
( m, e2 y9 {5 CAllied ground losses: R9 w! O7 P- j9 \ j1 [
7 casualties reported0 x3 n0 o1 I1 ` ^
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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* k) F& }4 X% j: dJapanese aircraft
" s% z2 Z2 x1 K4 C5 V' [D4Y Judy x 5
- S5 @1 e" P K% w" ?# `( v; xB5N Kate x 13
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) J! ]* b& r2 n+ Z. ?# o, j! |Japanese aircraft losses
6 z9 x. p+ R" L; {' U* Y9 E) MD4Y Judy: 3 damaged1 k$ }# E: l6 a0 X; R# z
B5N Kate: 13 destroyed
6 z v. r; k! l1 ]& U7 d# X- D$ i" Q" ?' ^4 ~
Allied Ships9 l, l( Y- J% x' p
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 L1 Z" S( X1 ?" x; [6 yAK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 b9 m, I- ?4 Q$ V: u
APD Cavallaro
) E) L5 N5 f+ WTK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 ]; I# d0 l: q# }7 j; E; e+ g& z
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft
1 }+ }! `( p( d- y% C4 S3 ^G4M2 Betty x 22* o6 d+ w+ Q2 x4 d. I
G4M2e Betty x 4 y; a+ h# z% j0 D2 x1 M+ O
Ki-67 Peggy x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
) A! @8 m% p! @/ L6 eG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged$ V7 q4 Z' V' W" h. d
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged. J5 B$ M* P4 |
8 N7 K! E5 }5 v1 X4 OAllied Ships
. X$ f% w/ ?# _! OAPD Schmidt
3 n# A5 |: L' F6 N4 XAK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! b, x- h& a9 k% t8 D0 B w
TK Panda
' @ F3 W1 `0 @8 F$ p& W' A0 `TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage
* S$ [6 v/ M$ x2 S) h2 R1 DTK Brandywine
9 S9 z5 r J6 H5 s, F1 i' ^DMS Harding
; w+ T5 z7 @. V. [4 uTK Housatonic
2 L+ S- z( G+ D" f4 s$ H1 z! X0 Z2 STK Andrew Doria6 Q. x/ A/ a4 @
TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 L9 j9 v; Y' s* OTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 [& u: f0 K$ c" d7 Z2 y- N
APD Joseph M. Auman
7 e I' K* Y, i k: Q7 H2 Q0 K8 WTK Silver Cloud
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* ^8 o8 M/ S" n" {4 L6 M& G+ iDay Air attack on TF at 61,560 @3 x$ c& `1 f1 G# G r" t
' p: t8 h. M* G$ u, J H" D0 I3 ]- HJapanese aircraft
- O% ~, ^) h$ H/ T7 e7 F' `9 y. gG4M2 Betty x 37 L! s$ A% b+ [& H; a- V: v
, [4 }( @; a& ^) j% XNo Japanese losses* K; T( `' J* b9 b
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Allied Ships1 j& t5 z( |3 G+ Z8 h' {2 j
AK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! ?. g# F+ e! J& U
% c; D! X$ V/ {5 @& g! C) C" {0 jAllied ground losses:
. _" {! g; E& ~5 V( I: e5 M( i( h34 casualties reported
" R1 q$ `0 F- p8 cVehicles lost 49 X4 k' ]- E" O1 x# v- k1 p
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP! L) E6 L6 f+ E- D1 d. @) e" J
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,58
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Japanese aircraft
) h, d3 C" c" r0 N+ QB7A Grace x 7+ a1 _, P% f8 {4 [- w
G4M2 Betty x 6, u/ i1 ]) h. Y2 d9 x4 T: C4 A/ l- V
G4M2e Betty x 3
2 D1 q1 A3 b4 M9 M1 `/ E$ P, lP1Y Frances x 6
n) o1 @) z; `# R# h+ Q | V# sKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51
8 U% P& M7 O8 B. hKi-102a Randy x 37 b, u( T" ?" J3 k
Ki-67 Peggy x 12) F8 ]. t, W \7 X' E, @. _
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Allied aircraft
- Y5 P$ `3 L! v9 V# }# K* d8 _ i% ]F6F Hellcat x 38
' \6 u P9 A) X0 BF4U-1D Corsair x 32/ F' s7 I3 y- ?, {& m! t
( x- V' W" L" PJapanese aircraft losses
# f; y3 U- z1 c7 Z3 d1 p3 O; IB7A Grace: 6 destroyed; y, n. x1 ^. D' N" `$ j
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
: w! \* i+ V" _2 y* eG4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed
+ ? G/ J$ Z' z/ D7 }P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
9 E; u; ^+ H4 v- w/ z- x" KKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed% {* B% |( G- |) j7 u+ z+ u
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed
1 U% m, Q2 M% ]3 S- ~* R" ?2 VKi-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed3 o ?( \( ~: D9 X1 |
6 h3 Z5 e% T: o) y1 Y7 \Allied aircraft losses
& O; H' b9 E! P0 P4 d% LF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 i2 A1 q' \! Z4 ?% ?( @5 @$ N
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
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+ F1 h+ e* M8 v7 A8 F, CAllied Ships6 ~5 U# k6 O3 R$ @/ k
CV Shangri-La( g7 t' u1 D- i$ D; b
CA Northampton. y9 y: p; D! O; H4 h6 S
: `4 Y( P6 ~# BAircraft Attacking:2 l/ `, n8 h* A3 H+ y, M& x
2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
* w$ B3 q7 T, [' T$ T9 V1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 L& x0 r9 t# p, n+ E* B( g1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 |/ S# ?! H; n) q" t' w
Here comes the strike from Taiho!) A0 ]& f7 D& Z4 z
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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: Q8 T: v: J5 L- gJapanese aircraft/ @) B `2 c' y9 _0 @/ |' d
D4Y Judy x 53) n2 p- C8 l# Z" X6 y3 M. J
7 G: \/ T1 s) T# Q( q
Japanese aircraft losses
2 X/ Z, P% P! x5 iD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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" b( `5 q6 f1 n1 |( W. q0 lAllied Ships. k9 b1 n4 o* z$ G
AK Nampa Victory
V& t" X m: b- w$ TMSW Execute' n9 C, ^# |, i! H, X, C- D [
DD Drayton; r f- @% c2 ~$ c
DD Yarnall0 j M8 R6 g& `6 d x1 a2 K
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
0 ]# q) S3 S1 OAK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" |0 p" v) Z7 v1 d7 n1 b: r- F# F
DD Craven
: H3 o8 Z5 e1 c3 h# NAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 16 e0 y, V/ O7 {) z
AK William Prouse
s; H, \" n4 s! K* ]AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 W, A( R7 {2 Q& J
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1) Q3 Y$ Z" o( T9 f9 i" C
AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ Y/ [3 R Q# @2 o
/ k [! m0 @! l, m* l7 ]5 b4 kAllied ground losses:2 [% A* c5 H' W3 C0 |3 z0 N
14 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,543 j) q; K! ?! ]
, }* k0 v$ Z0 c! ~Japanese aircraft. X( C" l" P% T1 C6 G0 R/ v L! w
D4Y Judy x 7" x$ ~9 h' S. w5 X$ M; y
Ki-102a Randy x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses8 O+ M6 M* O2 R: Y" u3 I8 g& n! L
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged L- p' O9 ~9 c- W
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Allied Ships
$ |* M: w# u8 I+ d8 qAK Indus
- z' B# a3 t0 RAK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ i0 [% g. Z6 |- n l# \8 q
AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, f" F) f% _6 S$ \9 G7 n! {3 D- o) b8 O' T
Allied ground losses:
6 f, ]5 _3 i# y* e3 Y+ Q13 casualties reported' f1 ^9 m9 j- k2 u7 m& G
Guns lost 2/ K, U0 e+ T4 }. [1 a* I! ~0 I% p1 u
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56/ i* v4 [5 s4 m, W
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Japanese aircraft- ]% U7 s2 n! x% [7 O, n, W5 e" j
G4M2 Betty x 11
5 M% \' r! S) O% f z) m, D% x, ]- K ?8 {/ w' O. c
Japanese aircraft losses3 L. ]; o x$ `5 ?- J% U
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged. b& v% P% v* K
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Allied Ships; c3 |" G; ]3 J% ]* ?
DE Williams
. S$ T: `9 t4 ~7 u0 u: m% c( nAK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' s% x" _* _/ R3 _# LCLAA Atlanta, on fire$ m R* c- e% y5 l3 K2 M2 ~4 A% q
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56, i8 |2 G# T B/ I- r
0 s" [, o- g/ {5 UJapanese aircraft
+ _) y; O" j' L8 ^' XG4M2 Betty x 13
7 V9 ~0 B7 h: G+ sG4M2e Betty x 4$ Q& V, F5 R! X/ }% m& P
P1Y Frances x 31 e# B0 m, C# M7 }! d1 h! l
Ki-67 Peggy x 2
- U: T$ q, }" P% z, p# g3 s1 e8 K% a' J! H6 K- {7 Y
Japanese aircraft losses
$ p0 w; o5 Y- T, u/ w* hG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged) c- q5 f7 B. {' j4 `& g0 L
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged
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& g% J+ C9 _: r* R- G6 Q: J8 HAllied Ships
' r' C: y% {5 V, PTK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( p$ c9 ~; l4 u+ y
APD Joseph M. Auman0 u0 K/ j' ^9 q
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- y% P! N0 u6 XTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 O: ~* \, a+ G8 ]4 hAPD Bray
1 ~- |: p$ Y6 E$ ~; ^- iAK Wallace M. Tyler
/ r; l! v' u+ h& E, [% {AK John C. Preston2 e# S) S! p: D& l" _( s
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