Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous/ a' s$ ]/ I1 d W" _( C
convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.
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Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank. @, C0 C# @2 O6 J4 y/ ^
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap
5 ~8 O! l" S$ S( ]4 t0 qand the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!: [. J) s0 w m; S3 G! j
5 D; h6 ^! c2 b+ f6 n7 E, K3 ZIn Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!0 ?' i$ u7 h- v6 V
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45
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Air Combat7 c/ o4 J, |& B' U
5 @# g3 s8 q/ LBonins; U& X) T: f1 j" H' E. v! A
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52- T* `0 `2 w1 g
# c& ?) x5 d& N! i8 E: SJapanese aircraft
, t, [. p0 a, m1 u: }A7M2 Reppu x 338 V6 c# X/ _1 `. M" x
J7W Shinden x 10
& Z7 T. V1 R% Y: WKi-84-Ic Frank x 31
7 C. b$ I! g- Z4 m& L6 l) fKi-100 Tony x 13
. I1 p/ l+ L) O3 n4 S/ L; F) w: MKi-102a Randy x 21
6 m2 I2 z7 S; W n2 P, t3 t9 k& W3 o8 O+ W4 B I
Allied aircraft- J7 u% x' ^& z, ?7 i
P-61A Black Widow x 2
/ h: M: B, L6 N( O) M$ rPB4Y Liberator x 3% H" c3 `0 F) A) b
B-24J Liberator x 24* }3 [# ^& j6 W" I1 n. U( \( j
/ x# n) \7 ]" t7 Z* c* e, dJapanese aircraft losses5 p a+ F, P* A" h9 G
A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged8 I3 S5 U/ P# u
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
$ u) W" ~" e/ K5 @) ?: iKi-100 Tony: 4 damaged
2 ]% D: k; c3 h' Z: B3 C. c9 i! PKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses3 O% b9 {, l/ Q8 L
P-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed
; y! e- _. x0 ^1 GPB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed
$ `7 M( j8 k& ?. R6 }6 ~9 |: yB-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed: T! Q% Q' r6 E: h" |0 P# P) Q5 N
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53' G5 E1 O. I& m% q
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Japanese aircraft
4 d* y4 {* r8 K4 I. {0 aA7M2 Reppu x 6
* u. U0 `& Z, A$ y2 z) h5 CKi-84-Ic Frank x 24, i1 x- X5 t2 D1 T0 e) }
Ki-102a Randy x 10
0 a: h6 B0 a2 e; a7 V; E) q' H, }& j) }* Z0 h. |* {
Allied aircraft
2 Y' l1 ^7 s! _: D# x/ J1 L+ W3 ]$ `F6F Hellcat x 29" R3 J+ A8 [$ L2 k! I8 o
F4U-1D Corsair x 14: c: c( s& }; ^' W
Corsair IV x 6
4 Z% A$ a+ e" G% T# J" H) y" eSB2C Helldiver x 20' B( l1 I) H! v3 P
TBM Avenger x 18( }* H/ T6 E, f1 V
& {" i$ U* N0 ^5 x; _
Japanese aircraft losses% Q1 p$ N9 T, V, {1 p1 `
A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed# ~' N7 k. n2 \" z- y+ l' V" e. T
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed$ _& C, l" e1 a% b# d
Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed, q4 Z6 S1 V. D# c" \* D3 A$ m" p2 K
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed; Z6 w% i$ M- O+ d9 T. V
( R5 {! j) s+ ~# ]1 _Allied aircraft losses2 T, F; b7 P2 o# U9 ]8 Q" E
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed, t7 h; U- }$ E: _& e' {1 V) Z
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged8 P" C* M1 `+ s; E. p
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged& A. }9 |! g+ s" i0 t8 o
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Japanese ground losses:
6 C/ f* I+ j) Q/ E! q1 ^/ n7 casualties reported8 W; o6 i& z4 J$ B- J
" c2 d& i$ {" z, HAirbase hits 20 _1 _6 a" _" v& k! t0 }
Airbase supply hits 1& j$ f& u E1 b4 i1 q; k
Runway hits 16
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
' h: t( H: C: ?0 A! R1 X& i% YKi-84-Ic Frank x 1
9 h/ ?- ~( O F; L( d: h2 q( w) Q
+ M9 V: ~$ K* T% R( QAllied aircraft
- Z( T9 c& \+ M. NF4U-1D Corsair x 48
, c* U, h' A; I, p* FTBM Avenger x 44
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3 S/ Z: x# n7 pJapanese aircraft losses
3 O; b: N/ `7 R( @+ @; jKi-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed: P+ R$ }7 e4 u( h" G; u
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
/ `* z4 r0 G, ^( s* nD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
9 p, h- N' M3 @1 |, r, M
9 [. s3 p9 G0 M; cAllied aircraft losses
7 |; k0 s# V! K1 |' e9 Q9 a, K- OTBM Avenger: 15 damaged
0 l0 H; @# c) m( ~& t+ i( |/ `- t& h9 P7 E9 v1 {
Japanese ground losses:% b% _8 G7 v8 `8 c3 ]+ G* {
20 casualties reported7 x, o' Q' m' y1 t4 {* S
Guns lost 18 k' b( x- W6 k( L& w
/ x" [5 n2 w; e$ ?. U! ]5 JRunway hits 26
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53 t, R6 ~( g6 `' `( r
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Japanese aircraft
/ j! M4 @0 T2 H& E" _no flights
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Allied aircraft1 g- @6 ?! _& h
B-29 Superfortress x 64
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7 e$ L- @* O+ k2 R; J& z! ]Japanese aircraft losses
_* U0 ~4 i% b2 LA7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed9 w1 \, L" E/ n! J( y
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
: x3 W7 P" f/ V$ ZJ7W Shinden: 1 destroyed
% V8 t- q8 R% O: n
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8 _( V7 N+ y+ b6 T9 C. k/ LB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged5 ?1 Q% A; y* A0 P% _. |$ S# C! Q
% A# H5 O8 j& g3 ]* UJapanese ground losses:
1 h+ @! J& `; l" f% n. T3 {42 casualties reported
) @: J: R& q. O; f: ]0 PGuns lost 2$ F' q# r7 P+ ~2 z+ b0 W! c
6 m) ^( j% ?& j, e
Airbase hits 66 y6 H' R% q& `# F% T) E; q! u
Airbase supply hits 58 S0 e: j/ `8 f/ n4 S) o
Runway hits 124$ m$ F: J1 ~: l. ?' \8 Y
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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Japanese aircraft4 L0 ^& O# v. s' w- j" [$ h. L. h
D4Y Judy x 17, t4 Q' W% r4 g
B7A Grace x 2
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$ O* `1 X3 y: R% IJapanese aircraft losses9 i! z: W; c; ]. ~$ `( h- ?
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged4 R! p" t$ O, K+ K
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed
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8 u" n/ M. {) X$ \4 c5 T* gAllied Ships
7 L3 P+ W0 L. G5 L3 u* wAK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- B3 `$ x* ?4 K' [
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire. Y2 a- s4 p" @8 K& a: {, ?
DE Tinsman# N) s0 ^+ V" [0 ~2 H' D9 M
DE Abercrombie! G3 M7 D$ D9 j3 m$ W9 T5 e
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Allied ground losses:
! f- I' v0 f; |7 m3 Q8 T: b% L7 q! k30 casualties reported
# |( S1 V' A- q! [3 @Guns lost 16 A/ T! U- f* T' Y8 ?
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# P {. C' t& ^' QDay Air attack on TF at 59,56( K l* x# `% N2 `, s8 g
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Japanese aircraft6 M! k/ A( L; B. N. d( o
G4M2 Betty x 140 {2 a- M( h- l- V7 n0 _
/ g6 s& J% _! k9 {6 d6 tJapanese aircraft losses- g' ]0 F9 R5 W
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Allied Ships
% ?2 d% A( D$ C) s G& b* CDE Richard S. Bull, \( W2 {: ~0 |5 s W( j
DE Cecil J. Doyle, Q/ O h( Z4 A) ^4 [% \8 m
DE Charles E. Brannon$ H5 b% {0 V3 c; k" c# y
AK Cape Stevens& V0 g7 `5 X9 P) g
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3 ]' I6 L# U, Z- R; ?# sDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft
& a- j6 |1 S, ]. { E4 U$ h* [G4M2 Betty x 12! X" [/ I t$ ~: r- x. P# P
* c' Q% u& x+ n3 `4 T4 c! j( V
Japanese aircraft losses
+ [* s$ M! x' l6 V) D3 l; lG4M2 Betty: 12 damaged
9 s# X# A) r0 H7 `( N% m$ @4 N8 J5 W; v/ T. b
Allied Ships) U( c t8 v% U; Y( C& n: Y
DE Charles E. Brannon
: }) l6 p) I6 l* R+ DAK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 P% c! r$ Y& U/ i* o' c
1 {$ T- E- ~0 |. y K' K* G- j+ ^- O
Allied ground losses:' f( ], x8 I" }
7 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft
0 @" W1 f4 C" Z+ ~1 H* pD4Y Judy x 53 R& p5 n9 L; D0 C, e9 Y
B5N Kate x 13
% J$ z( P; }) B! ?( } s( O1 R9 F# P0 W2 q/ ^
Japanese aircraft losses
' [$ e* p: P8 O/ JD4Y Judy: 3 damaged
; K X* R5 b. O$ M9 H0 e3 FB5N Kate: 13 destroyed2 M# m5 R' T; j: T4 w- }0 ] v
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Allied Ships# i" M4 \0 a" E! j% [& x7 j# U& g4 g2 v
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& i' B- a3 P4 l; ?0 w: a! K
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, \* y; u, }" e* J5 R% YAPD Cavallaro
: `2 J( x/ k7 U7 A" [3 Z8 j) LTK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Japanese aircraft& Y2 ]4 [9 b0 S4 z# W# k/ G
G4M2 Betty x 225 G! ?3 V# I) P) W& i* b, x2 P
G4M2e Betty x 4' [* P R$ E) b5 L3 M
Ki-67 Peggy x 62 c" Z0 j1 O6 Z" u+ P
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ n6 h0 @* w" c% dG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
% V, J6 j0 m# H/ C, G' x# e; qKi-67 Peggy: 2 damaged$ G/ Q# v `& j) e
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Allied Ships
, G' i* C* ~% j8 {APD Schmidt4 Z- b" W- \2 l( f8 j9 Y9 s5 C5 Q
AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& _5 _) j; \# F: `* T
TK Panda
/ \! o3 d% D% B5 U( L9 |TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage
) g0 f, n# _0 F3 ]1 D5 m7 [TK Brandywine
5 t- y( g1 V) M& |DMS Harding
9 I( a' z/ m! nTK Housatonic, I3 C/ z' E# ^- i. E2 _
TK Andrew Doria2 g: A# t7 c/ m2 N! h2 Q. I& }4 ]
TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; A4 }- w7 \+ J
TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* F0 p, v0 Z. N1 H( x$ MAPD Joseph M. Auman2 \0 U B' q: H& q9 t+ z$ }
TK Silver Cloud: p( X# l0 z7 V' v
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Aircraft Attacking:$ C8 J5 ^4 I( G
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, C* M- F. ` G) O5 NDay Air attack on TF at 61,562 m. c( C% ?$ l/ J C. Z$ ^
2 f9 b5 l' a2 Y2 vJapanese aircraft
2 f9 [* l. S1 e# _) iG4M2 Betty x 3
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No Japanese losses
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- @4 h' e8 ?7 t, oAllied Ships
% `8 m7 F/ r7 d8 ?2 ]4 d/ C- bAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% a, v, A ?# s ]' W, ]; I2 z- R
3 ?" u) b0 v! C: x C* M. OAllied ground losses:
: h9 y1 E3 T9 B* M34 casualties reported
7 W' {" S* Y- ] h9 pVehicles lost 42 C9 o! i4 j% f8 E
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!! M0 k6 Y2 ^" Q2 j4 P! {9 w
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,58
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% x3 q3 `5 i9 U) {% tJapanese aircraft$ D# X/ t3 f# Z) D6 q/ b* g
B7A Grace x 79 V/ N) l; K6 j6 n
G4M2 Betty x 68 a+ g6 s7 c/ L: b0 u
G4M2e Betty x 3/ ?$ {- b* O9 e5 g; i& w; W. `, I+ v" i v0 h
P1Y Frances x 6; F' k- k3 ]$ H" v J! \4 i
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 51
+ b0 U: H5 w: Z, \# v7 nKi-102a Randy x 3
: T# x. I& u& p# i3 `/ D' T& _) X5 N: GKi-67 Peggy x 12
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Allied aircraft9 @3 ~; U9 @/ i
F6F Hellcat x 38- S4 u& x- o6 b
F4U-1D Corsair x 32
4 o/ X. y9 v( @' C& w) s$ `3 }7 c" p& C
Japanese aircraft losses. K2 [, x2 ]8 r3 l
B7A Grace: 6 destroyed' e( G1 f8 }& u. b
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
8 B+ U; I4 a/ U6 B) z# ]G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed& p/ D, ^! |: m2 i4 b' H5 c
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
/ v4 P; o( p1 u4 {& L+ EKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed
" [" G: L- L) d$ ]3 a2 F# ]! CKi-102a Randy: 3 destroyed% m) t7 x$ ]7 e( V+ r
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed8 `, w0 y$ I, n0 E
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Allied aircraft losses2 |, p0 @# p4 H: R/ M/ C
F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
+ c4 h5 T9 U& x' K! fF4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged5 F: v' y1 M5 p5 M' w
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Allied Ships/ |/ x- x! A! E" ]6 |
CV Shangri-La
5 o' L# X- M8 W0 yCA Northampton
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2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
+ W. r; t! c! f7 I" v3 v0 j1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 W! Q4 Y$ i2 L& L# v$ d
1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- M z3 @& B2 SHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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: x6 L) l% R v ]$ j. aJapanese aircraft
5 x2 l" u! z2 A- }6 x! JD4Y Judy x 533 T! E- L9 q6 @9 |4 W4 i* T
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 M1 B4 @: b! d' R- BD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged, C* r* k; L. F* \5 P6 n
0 a7 P( {, E. I1 j2 l9 \3 C: jAllied Ships4 M0 g/ q* t, ]: n$ T! Q% Z
AK Nampa Victory
, {- P" c9 r$ aMSW Execute" h2 [3 x( ]# U% X' a
DD Drayton
: u, B7 ]' n! b( e2 GDD Yarnall
5 }0 G- [ [) E% ]. ?$ H3 YAV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 E2 Q" M, j# V N& `7 @' a( pAK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( F1 m' b3 J2 i! [. A1 t9 zDD Craven
1 y+ Z$ e! g9 j! `( a+ zAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1
! x! [3 j: k4 X( }0 zAK William Prouse5 Z) X: n1 A5 ~3 o$ a
AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire ?7 l3 o( h N, \) M! H: A% e
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
n y: A5 I. K$ _AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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) ?+ @. m2 K( o: S* V7 ZAllied ground losses:
9 t9 e2 n- k" U' n T14 casualties reported1 I3 H4 o$ C% ]3 s
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54& u# \7 g+ j4 s. A7 w1 q8 g
( l( i! Y, K8 z; }, ?Japanese aircraft
# b( f! F) ~& y" uD4Y Judy x 7
. d( K& Z! }8 P6 C c; Z6 f6 xKi-102a Randy x 2
% e0 W/ P9 ~, Z2 s5 @$ G, ^! R3 J6 ` C
Japanese aircraft losses
+ Q1 Y& a# y! U) S% k' P' `D4Y Judy: 3 damaged4 E7 ?5 Q' A- M' h2 I
2 C& i' n( f/ }) }; HAllied Ships
+ B9 ~8 [3 {* w" y1 ^AK Indus
0 }+ F+ i+ j v8 vAK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire' b2 Z1 Z3 {5 W' @$ u* I
AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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7 S# z( H3 d6 D" [7 ^, SAllied ground losses:: Y r* H' G. @0 y; ~
13 casualties reported& B+ Y, h G' _! s' F2 E" i
Guns lost 29 P5 Y5 `$ {$ u/ I( I. m
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft4 j( \; l1 \2 g6 }
G4M2 Betty x 11
7 l3 O3 F0 x [' Q
$ N! }3 w9 Q1 X p" G0 e" pJapanese aircraft losses% Q9 |8 o! G. W! ~, Y
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
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' ~: ~) L( r: Z; H* ]Allied Ships
) [* N: \4 G+ j6 p Y$ v) ~/ oDE Williams k4 J. @- K' g3 P6 [3 ^, n
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 }8 Q6 ?4 C+ \CLAA Atlanta, on fire# z) c( U: _5 O3 Y& F, D
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Japanese aircraft
) K# K' n) |/ w6 {G4M2 Betty x 13
( E5 F9 E# F2 CG4M2e Betty x 4
& E. a3 m: Z" @/ m5 f/ f- U: m# x% f! cP1Y Frances x 3- i* S' p0 s. o+ B4 V1 `& w0 l
Ki-67 Peggy x 2
9 q H% O) R" v, p1 t
5 |; {7 i! h, Y& ]. @Japanese aircraft losses
& m/ }! G8 w/ y0 W- z: q* n. FG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
|: c# D* M% I) p% g# FP1Y Frances: 1 damaged0 `8 f1 K7 C6 Z0 K, C. L
# j$ s2 K8 U2 o& ~; PAllied Ships* g; v2 F* Y* @
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* [! t5 C7 t3 L% j! K
APD Joseph M. Auman& M8 |6 C- U# w" P
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* W8 A" P. G3 E' ]+ ~+ ]8 p2 lTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 a& V+ S, N" Y- X! t6 E1 V( M( lAPD Bray! L8 N# y1 K, S1 ? K4 r
AK Wallace M. Tyler
! j/ U! h( _* rAK John C. Preston
" V" y0 w! B1 b6 [/ LTK Bahrein |