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0 |: w; G6 q! c) l8 g U+ \ |7 xDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
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4 q- O( r+ J4 V6 B; |: pJapanese aircraft
$ i. B. Z' C% u, i* i/ ^( ]G4M2 Betty x 12 X0 G$ h5 S0 ]" g
* a/ b; u2 n i' ~, oJapanese aircraft losses
; j; g' j+ c6 W0 P, qG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged) i- E. k, f0 m$ v. R
; Y+ Y, H* C; k4 B: D
Allied Ships H$ B( M* I |: j+ L5 r3 a
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& v- @9 b/ `5 c. X0 DTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 k0 q1 ^9 U! m6 G: b
TK Andrew Doria, r; o6 z K& Y
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:1 x9 a; N6 d; L# Z3 d( j7 V
u. F0 r8 \; _1 NDay Air attack on TF at 54,568 e* f# s+ n1 h5 u; D3 m
5 d3 r, i, Q. l, z) L* ~( H& `Japanese aircraft% Y3 Q' L/ O+ Z* `$ K
D4Y Judy x 22( L* `* [1 P* n3 ]1 s l3 |2 y
6 P$ |9 U ] F' }Japanese aircraft losses
% S+ {/ k: F4 H; sD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
. b& N# o5 D8 M9 _4 [* e* {. A( x) s
Allied Ships- Y; O8 |1 G- b$ d0 C, V6 D8 p" q
DD John D. Edwards4 u3 `, X% N3 \0 f
DD Tillman- ^/ l; w; e0 W" n
DD Welles
i: d/ n# S( K+ A9 a( z1 kAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1% U ^7 h& ^3 p! @ |3 |( h/ C0 F
DE Leslie L. B. Knox8 ]7 Q9 R; Q+ U. W* O
DD Craven
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, l: i, c( M& d1 T* G, ], F J! cDay Air attack on TF at 53,565 s7 G. Y; {9 i+ R7 b/ u* j, ^
. f- `; E( N1 T: bJapanese aircraft; K4 e5 v2 p! D/ f* n- t
A7M2 Reppu x 6
' ^ ?) ?! N [/ L: J2 `$ C: RD4Y Judy x 2. {' M6 |/ @3 M4 g
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Japanese aircraft losses% @2 y! J {5 u" p0 G
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged. z0 o3 B- \% a* j
3 f3 g: v: Q2 j t5 K/ UAllied Ships# ^: A8 q4 p( b% v6 c" Y6 [
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 X: D& R& e6 j' F, L, B( G) G& ?Allied ground losses:4 T3 {0 ^ K7 G1 r# c4 f* M4 H
7 casualties reported
+ O: F z, U, e2 l' TVehicles lost 1$ [4 F6 u6 j$ _: h1 v
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Aircraft Attacking:0 W8 c. y3 T- m4 E. d
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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+ U( S; h I k3 [Ceylon and Bengal Sea L3 i. ?3 q; Y6 v% x/ ~" Q
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25" V- c8 m( X$ Q3 o
; R- ~8 n9 x8 m( v6 @Japanese aircraft
! ~# F3 v* U5 P r( ?, b- uA7M2 Reppu x 6' K7 M$ Q6 T$ _+ z* T9 {* C
J2M Jack x 5) \/ f6 e: t, ]" H+ ^7 N) Y. P
J7W Shinden x 7+ y1 ` Y0 \9 U* g" L8 J0 `# _" p* x
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6- ^; g& h' u! K4 a; ?- s* l4 U
- O2 Q1 S0 H& C( z( _- n. GAllied aircraft. T6 j- e. [9 I4 J& t
B-29 Superfortress x 31
% f0 R' I* s- g* M. D. A. k7 l8 I5 e$ Z
Japanese aircraft losses
3 |) R1 H- |, j# G) jA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged) p1 V& ]! I) u' X3 h$ c& A: {) X, [
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
& [* a, _3 T' fJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged3 ~3 U9 ]$ q; g/ L+ C% r
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed. V2 R+ _2 D% X1 j& f; I
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
: r6 X5 s0 T6 e; _9 |- {
7 h0 y0 J) U& v2 AAllied aircraft losses, m1 y" C! C) A6 u; _2 q- D4 l& K
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
* o' ^% _. {3 d1 z) C1 o" F/ V
! }+ A, i( }( L7 C$ X0 Y) @; BAirbase hits 1
0 B/ C ]& G7 ^7 vRunway hits 8
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; {( l! p- h K" L- Z! [: r% pDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25* F$ \5 f/ K, n" f
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Japanese aircraft- z4 H& [$ p- y& [
B7A Grace x 3
z6 H* S& A' B' y- k/ tG4M2 Betty x 6
" z/ R! M* s, c1 Z: c# zKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18" T, \3 ]8 I& y$ s2 u5 \
Ki-100 Tony x 9
( Y; H4 b! r' J9 f2 }/ {' O; k1 MKi-49 Helen x 2" w! Q& z9 y" c) C- x
Ki-67 Peggy x 34 _" }; y4 Q7 q/ H! _; k( Y
, d3 d$ A8 D+ c/ p6 @Allied aircraft2 J5 G( `4 n9 J6 A/ S6 ~; |5 E2 I: {
P-51D Mustang x 5% B# ^" e0 B7 J+ Q& s" ~7 p0 O0 _
; q; r! R/ O8 [1 O" m7 V) ]4 G
Japanese aircraft losses
8 m- {+ G! u% D) K4 {B7A Grace: 1 destroyed7 [! z6 H) J! m) l: G! f' ^' {
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 ?/ I1 ~' T1 \3 L9 x, R* d
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
) @. S5 \& J7 `' AKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed; d! d9 ]$ Q' ]9 r
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
' q l- i! I# QKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed9 q2 i6 e [( R8 `6 a) Q
! ~; N/ ?6 H3 S* L l0 h3 SAllied aircraft losses, R6 H. `) Y4 x( Y
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 @# r3 T& E( ]$ j. [, h6 Y, y1 q6 F3 Z# u% y7 ?+ U3 `
Allied Ships
& p& x8 E) l2 s, z8 GMSW Grebe# s- c4 w8 H* u$ \5 p8 H+ S& V
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1$ b9 z# ~. E, ~6 x) E1 N, P
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" j2 u# J: N6 e9 D) K; f6 y( [" x# N: `/ b- i
Allied ground losses:% }( H5 i4 b( a
21 casualties reported) {: M$ o0 l6 h! e& k
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25( U& a. ~2 |) t0 i' H0 t; z
d0 Y+ H$ H7 X! {0 Y$ z |Japanese aircraft2 R, A) a* m6 e9 ~; O7 f& m
B7A Grace x 3! B" P1 k/ E9 c; P0 K3 \
G4M2 Betty x 65 |! K3 u) E/ d: E4 y x
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18- H8 h# n* V8 m# F9 a; ~
Ki-100 Tony x 9$ q/ r' \ ]/ F5 _' R
Ki-49 Helen x 2
( Z" R/ d( d) L, d4 Q2 tKi-67 Peggy x 3
% K) T5 t+ u8 c, g0 l: O" L1 A6 r8 D7 g+ }5 ^4 E$ J# n
Allied aircraft
$ b! d) u( x- HP-51D Mustang x 57 r3 ~5 c& V' t5 k0 _
! K! y1 W/ U E0 h8 W) t+ R! F; j
Japanese aircraft losses! C6 a3 |" r% W3 ^
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed- }6 H0 Q+ ?$ i
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 L5 k, y% A( X5 ?3 A \Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
/ y' i/ D3 f# F& aKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed, K0 x" D- d4 L$ }" y
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed4 t X) I' L' w/ M% |0 \9 p8 f
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
% Y( h. E; d: p- ]$ x* O
- F4 U- z$ D4 sAllied aircraft losses
8 x( i {* g J7 r7 W# H( lP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ X# U* C4 c: _' J! I
8 @6 x5 j! }! gAllied Ships, W4 i3 C7 L( f. U, t8 \1 g
MSW Grebe! e, v. }+ ~9 Y& P
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
/ C4 I* `1 y' k# w2 }; G+ {AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- X. l6 ^1 u! M- r" Q
/ X% F' s1 Z/ x6 HAllied ground losses:
( R) h/ n% e3 o21 casualties reported
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; F% `8 ]. u9 ? h; R$ N, t8 pDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25' D0 F* R; X! h. y' S
6 w% }8 J n, {$ V$ l. oJapanese aircraft
7 @7 W; v4 T8 H9 [B7A Grace x 3" B$ I9 |; C! o0 f6 O
G4M2 Betty x 6! z* v% M9 z8 a. B
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
, N. U/ K& `# l {$ e4 d; A. EKi-100 Tony x 9
h; z3 u4 d9 J1 @+ k/ c; y& AKi-49 Helen x 2* `6 I4 d: d% A# i
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
- E# U- R2 Y1 e: V4 }; I/ f" c
& e; z5 W6 P3 U9 J0 lAllied aircraft
r' W: N# c+ w0 IP-51D Mustang x 5
0 g# _$ z" `/ H9 z3 t
. I2 R2 h* K5 L, H( EJapanese aircraft losses3 Z! @6 h0 ?; x7 e
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
* f' O4 V4 j! ?" \. \7 zG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ L+ ]- t" J, m( C4 [" A$ M2 kKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed9 t0 U# b! |( b: ^
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
7 l* m6 }- t) P7 S3 ? |* r+ PKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed3 u" P$ k6 }- q( ]- Y% O; _
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed$ W5 j2 V$ L7 e9 [7 u: a
" |% \; `5 { K- |6 K Q
Allied aircraft losses
8 r+ X5 U* S; _. LP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships/ T+ m9 d' {8 r4 b% @6 c
MSW Grebe
8 ^4 h8 L6 f) p0 `' cAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1! `$ C: t9 C" C' ~! s
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 R M4 b3 ~$ o7 D( X; f8 ^8 n& z% i0 _0 W5 T1 I) m
Allied ground losses:6 c, @1 X& ^; n1 {0 M% v0 D& S/ ^
21 casualties reported8 M t- z! U. v, y2 n3 B2 J$ N$ T
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!6 ^3 {" L, ~* g5 q
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,30
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' I, t9 h g z' L6 N; kJapanese aircraft
) |, A }2 P( }0 f3 e }/ tP1Y Frances x 31 O/ T# e; ?$ | i/ c( s2 E; d
) ?$ J. x: ?% y" F& \Japanese aircraft losses6 B) G* \# Q T( A
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
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7 w7 Y- `$ m0 G0 ~, E. w# H! G- O+ b, TAllied Ships/ {9 s4 x9 }& B h& t. B. o# v1 ^
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Aircraft Attacking:, b$ t' p% A% A8 S1 P% @! Z' D( Q
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet- S' y% i* K" P3 ^
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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2 T3 u9 P2 P! q/ ~7 H( P5 qJapanese aircraft& D4 w! e% ~, `8 \
A7M2 Reppu x 5, D8 |6 t7 m9 C, r# B8 V C* e" \9 |
J2M Jack x 6
2 y3 I# ?( K7 S& LD4Y Judy x 3 Y m9 _8 ^6 J6 J5 k/ ~. ?/ F6 k+ s% s4 }5 ]
B7A Grace x 6
$ t+ V \- U/ h* r# g* x6 N; T- gG4M2 Betty x 3
8 E- k) m2 W7 B. CP1Y Frances x 6
, Z5 p0 d# q! u# kKi-67 Peggy x 11
% l$ b& m1 t# B+ O
4 g! A' I, z" PAllied aircraft4 G& {# s4 d( q. j% a
P-51D Mustang x 4
# T4 ?' E# I' r- H1 x4 N
, x, L9 v c$ W0 @Japanese aircraft losses
/ U1 ?) Q! }) KA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed& ?+ F7 f: S& c/ I8 E$ X$ F
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed: U! T" r3 |% M$ N
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
[& i, f! T/ x9 |1 @" d+ B8 aP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed# Z& C7 _" o# U C2 J/ U, N! L9 `
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
$ n- x3 _3 P6 D2 b" U- `4 j! f( ?
Allied aircraft losses
4 Q; V% y- o. H5 N& _. CP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged& I# a& T7 B7 O; E
0 V1 W) B. V; V# L ]; bAllied Ships; m, {1 A; Y/ }9 S
DE Lovelace
) L& y- |0 x$ K% [7 UDE Martin2 @* u7 | i: U$ v% H# @
LCI LCI-4368 l: G. U- [. b+ E2 F8 _+ w
APD Blessman7 p' k4 C4 r E) L0 ^3 D
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ s% K q6 k k8 F6 ~( A
AP Laurens
: D9 w6 c! U F wDD Mullany
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
) W+ H% n' F5 {% K! AG4M2 Betty x 99 U. \: M ? i4 j5 R9 V
" g) b- g: o9 n2 Y$ v9 _# g7 YAllied aircraft
) H! F+ f }4 aP-51D Mustang x 2
9 s9 A/ s6 }# ^: n% x
7 u; A+ s. H2 XJapanese aircraft losses' a& R" k) k& a0 A
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged1 F5 M6 D. c( ~- d4 R1 ]/ H
0 ~- E2 q; w P) N- g- z
Allied Ships0 r1 V: m( w% W' z' H* i/ \! f* ?% v( l# k
AP Henrico
* c* w3 U1 B7 \: eAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 J* _% V$ f, Y2 n- N
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft, m. G- f: h. h8 C
A7M2 Reppu x 57 R6 |8 m% X+ S$ t, U; X t, o
J2M Jack x 26 ^; T5 d& s2 d; F0 o; b5 n
J7W Shinden x 6, Y+ |: o: @& _/ _+ Z& {9 h
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4
/ J) B8 a+ [" A ]
0 C( W/ @3 o: B! y5 s. M& XAllied aircraft
0 X+ e9 j- V) e& Z+ LP-38J Lightning x 16- j/ H3 V+ e6 S7 S* n& c
. B: z; z) d2 o0 S, }
Japanese aircraft losses8 f( Y- O4 N+ C3 b
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
& U, h% n l# x! Q
+ k3 m9 }3 A8 i; f& [' Z4 E9 D$ YAllied aircraft losses
& u. t e6 r* w6 m, o u3 P8 EP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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4 Z# z% L( [1 [/ o8 hDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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; n; b: B& M- b. j4 RJapanese aircraft
+ |6 D; I8 J* I/ k4 O* BJ2M Jack x 23 B& ~ C+ e/ l4 D
G4M2 Betty x 25 F5 `; x; Y* x2 p
P1Y Frances x 2
% b& c; N0 w$ a1 z5 t8 N1 x$ QKi-67 Peggy x 4
" w3 r7 g4 C5 ^7 s. g0 E7 R
9 K& `1 R! m4 b9 G# ^& _Japanese aircraft losses
& ~+ v6 Z0 y' u3 B: pKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged+ J$ s" ^5 r# ]7 M/ I% i
: l/ |8 [; s! x* z$ F7 t6 o) r; QAllied Ships4 ^. w. U2 `1 b" @2 M5 z; g
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" q. P( K# [! {' SMSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- M' ~! {3 m" `* [& @
DM Gamble, heavy damage
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; l# o( G% x( U# j+ j4 lThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft- O8 H W$ N( l
D4Y Judy x 24, D0 f3 c) a- d) A, ^
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 70 T3 g! f0 I7 j! h3 s( P7 N- t2 I
Ki-100 Tony x 62 ~! Y& m Y" a
Ki-30 Ann x 51
3 a! g. k, z$ e, e: L! n# k4 p3 e9 A1 T- r" l' @! l" c9 u
Japanese aircraft losses1 e( [5 Z) o# ?4 e) R @; W; e
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed9 p( ], `2 D4 e1 ?5 E
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
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0 ?- w. ]7 Z: o( FAllied Ships
; T3 t [7 \' e# k. f2 AAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 ~+ Y0 e6 d* g. X J
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! u2 A- f$ s4 u# a8 E l
DD Irwin' }2 N* N0 K+ h u
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 F" s% h, _$ P/ m
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
/ t' `$ g- {1 ]6 PDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire W* c% A$ n' U4 ~# m+ `0 {
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ s5 J. O+ f; _) Y2 ~/ Z
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 T9 L# ?+ O0 p' @% `9 |# c' ^
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% c5 c% a' P; L9 C( ?% YDE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
# e7 W2 D0 l) r6 QDM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* _4 Y2 u$ z) ^/ [: w3 k" ]DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,254 J' b0 _0 v7 A' b
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Japanese aircraft! Y1 ?3 X7 C3 e% F8 i) l
D4Y Judy x 126 H5 ]. z! L |5 M
G4M2 Betty x 3$ w! S3 {9 c# |% l
1 t9 U" k2 U) h/ {- \9 s
Allied aircraft0 F! |7 A7 K6 Z! y" v1 X/ f
P-51D Mustang x 2
7 Q0 A1 v; T8 U& C6 h6 F5 E1 v4 R- w1 N# ?* h
Japanese aircraft losses
- b. H. x1 W+ Y* { c: c {D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
+ n( c8 d1 \2 v2 G9 r6 p; s1 c& C* c) y1 X [% h# u% b
Allied Ships/ r6 f" n1 W4 y% {; e
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79
9 H- N, z" n: iDD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. }. G8 m$ U- K( C% I3 vAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage. F( `, z& T5 }$ d: N
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire: S4 U, B; a9 w/ n( } d8 N$ A0 W
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 Q! W. W; e+ m4 G- O) W4 k& K, A
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; X3 C g# j% ^% g6 @0 x+ s2 vDay Air attack on TF at 12,285 q$ i# \* X: [2 h0 t0 G+ H
9 ?2 x& S! T+ {- ^/ kJapanese aircraft
6 h# O+ \" y, \ EG4M2 Betty x 46 L1 K0 A( T! i/ ^2 Y
& r# j9 z& G, ^( I* rJapanese aircraft losses
3 b+ c8 N: i' QG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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# Z1 s$ B# h9 D9 kAllied Ships0 V! k M3 o2 _, [8 D! _& l3 Y
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ K' P( ^; s- W& P- @: o
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