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Submarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135' [* Q, v. B& R5 @
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AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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SS S-42# ~9 O( n0 |$ }+ ?& G9 _
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AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-422 F& w8 m' M# [ f$ ^$ U
SS S-42 launches 3 torpedoes
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2 I" K$ u9 N+ f0 E+ {ASW attack near Deboyne Islands at 103,134
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Japanese Ships
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SS S-40$ x+ R. Y& d+ K' S( D
[1 D3 W. _$ O$ R( L' mSS S-40 is sighted by escort
* Z- z7 K" X% _" d* Y8 A* r5 zPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....
! }1 ]& `4 O$ v x8 R) I; TPB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...! c# _* _5 a5 I- {; i- E
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
% _$ _7 k# \/ u! D) DPB Tama Maru #8 attacking submerged sub ....# }' {# X. l% E6 q0 X% o; w
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search..., D# G) i5 a& [( @2 H' B' u0 g
Escort abandons search for sub
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B% M6 T( t* q9 ]* v! u; _: \! tSubmarine attack near Deboyne Islands at 102,135
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Japanese Ships
$ u$ Q, P S* \ AV Kamikawa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 o4 b, e4 `# y' t
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SS S-42
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; D+ A& `$ K2 f5 }AV Kamikawa Maru is sighted by SS S-42, L z- M% y# L6 y, j" r5 E( {
SS S-42 launches 4 torpedoes; F" Y3 K8 {& p4 u ^, Z+ r
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
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$ L F A N+ L2 X+ p$ [( \3 NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- ]' |% o# ~7 v K' X3 QEstimated time to target is 5 minutes c8 ~# P3 g' K o0 f
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Japanese aircraft
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B-25C Mitchell x 11
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; A! ^, D6 u3 [0 Q8 ?! }& ?Japanese aircraft losses
" Q4 U$ |( u$ S4 ?9 @ g3 K H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground5 E" I @- e% r j! e
3 L6 B* g3 [* q* k8 VNo Allied losses
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- b6 L2 ]6 V0 j% G% bRunway hits 6& G. V: R9 J4 X. H
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb" l" X8 q) D" y" r4 r
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SS S-38
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9 R( _& v0 M- w( }- l* _) f8 uSS S-38 is sighted by escort
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PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...$ I0 t" [# K! V3 k0 b' H
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...2 _) l1 r2 W- \$ E. q- h
PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
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PB Tama Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E. A- P# f8 o! kEscort abandons search for sub
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