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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
; Q- Y# h4 w0 B8 aconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.! D3 S) F2 ^) i* v. T1 D0 _. @

3 Y- t9 z9 H( D6 \+ w; hMost of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank( `& a+ T$ z! j5 E) S) q
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap
- ?0 J0 b) n  o' Band the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!+ ?' l/ R) s4 T8 \! z+ o: f
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In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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* j+ H( r' N" d3 oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45# A( r1 B3 x% y, ^8 E" w& a( V
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Air Combat
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Bonins) _$ g- n3 V/ b2 U! H) W& D
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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( J& ?" z" K) l" ]$ j$ k6 @% @# ?Japanese aircraft
* Z$ q. B: t( k1 E/ l2 f' h5 `) \" kA7M2 Reppu x 33# W  M, V' i+ `0 s& ]
J7W Shinden x 10
$ [. h! p! @6 ~' Q, L+ OKi-84-Ic Frank x 31, I8 Q/ J- |- {$ n- H
Ki-100 Tony x 13
9 Y8 H  T6 ~  k+ G) {, z0 `3 CKi-102a Randy x 21) ?/ p3 L0 D3 W
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Allied aircraft
0 A2 ?; z5 |# I  e3 f/ i8 y" DP-61A Black Widow x 2" P3 i4 b; w9 |
PB4Y Liberator x 3# ]5 J& w3 E+ a2 S. `
B-24J Liberator x 248 _2 c; i; i3 s# w; [

: r+ P2 z, X0 a2 K) mJapanese aircraft losses: P6 e7 @' s" T9 ?7 Y
A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
3 Z5 {% l/ I' J0 NKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
1 r1 ]* H. k/ J3 ?Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged
  H$ [' B  a- N. S4 gKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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8 R1 {, O4 P8 N. e8 jAllied aircraft losses+ R/ O$ v% ]3 p- Z: ]3 y% Y; X
P-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed2 n1 K) i0 g, P4 g
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed, O, N, _0 \4 K* E% z
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed
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0 Y7 A# _6 q& O- t. V# vDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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7 M6 k% G) n+ ?& S* TJapanese aircraft6 q$ ~8 H1 o" q/ t1 y
A7M2 Reppu x 6; r+ Y1 o) ], R! S5 y
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 246 T3 C7 d# K( H9 t$ Z- D
Ki-102a Randy x 10
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; K- _1 r% J9 j9 ]5 E8 t8 x7 }Allied aircraft
8 U$ {& `5 }3 b- s4 A& FF6F Hellcat x 29
; o2 O+ @& H& [F4U-1D Corsair x 14
/ B6 [" }: I1 ]8 b: Q+ nCorsair IV x 6, Y% b) F" P( h, z5 W# G+ V/ A
SB2C Helldiver x 204 ?: d( X) C( O
TBM Avenger x 18; C  J- F0 I3 y5 R0 c
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Japanese aircraft losses' o. r9 @) B  x* E1 X7 F
A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed' X" Y; r  e* c  L6 x0 s* `* y2 q
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
2 z) L$ t" u' Y( {3 x' P. KKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed
- ~9 t6 c- i6 d7 J9 UB5N Kate: 1 destroyed
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2 D2 E/ `" x  h3 I# T. \Allied aircraft losses
7 W0 v; I0 P, c# G" M( r# {F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed8 C. E. N8 C1 q/ A6 L8 |
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
. j% g! t. I1 R( L. c# A; _TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged6 M7 Q0 `1 W! l+ C9 k3 h2 s# s

. `& ?8 t" l" Y% L. EJapanese ground losses:9 [0 z+ ^! Z4 V) B9 G" k6 w& V
7 casualties reported7 s& n" p% ], o' ~- d8 W, l* t

* K1 J  o$ I2 M0 B* CAirbase hits 2
" k2 J" T: c  t6 \1 d3 W8 T& B$ mAirbase supply hits 1# D, n3 H. d# n! M% I5 T7 ?
Runway hits 161 u$ w& l& l, X* X0 H3 g
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Japanese aircraft
7 d! Z$ ]. T% |5 B' L4 }5 LKi-84-Ic Frank x 1  I& l2 Z( [/ f$ d4 q. |

5 O# a$ Y! Y$ E4 j. U4 E5 UAllied aircraft
* o8 R4 S0 o/ _+ h5 @0 y( }F4U-1D Corsair x 48
% U. P* j* d* LTBM Avenger x 44$ k( _) s. _* G9 w

- n& Z) U+ i8 q. \) i. N1 o: Y8 i& hJapanese aircraft losses
9 K) W3 a; u8 y0 R6 ^Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed- m, t# S$ S8 G0 x* |9 H5 Q
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
  [* k1 u" V& v+ V8 r" a  s, DD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed; D8 r. x8 T! b! h  v6 t+ V1 L# r

: T: x2 s, l8 w9 A8 o7 cAllied aircraft losses6 s1 _4 u& a- o, o0 j% p0 D
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged4 I7 U, F: s' K$ f! Y0 N, g

8 K' e7 `: |. g# h/ a; t0 HJapanese ground losses:
1 Q+ U- \( p) t5 s+ ]; Q1 V20 casualties reported: _  x: E% a6 K9 d
Guns lost 1) m' l; x; K8 I7 }' \) m' T) c
5 p) a; x" k2 u& }
Runway hits 26
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/ f& Y+ N4 n& W( z3 LAllied aircraft
5 X+ y8 r4 m! v  ^7 _* iB-29 Superfortress x 64
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7 I8 m6 B2 A3 Q( VJapanese aircraft losses5 ?* o. |7 U! U  k6 S+ X( w
A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
8 H$ j4 D+ H/ u5 [D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
3 X( J  ?, z: D5 M0 j: o/ sJ7W Shinden: 1 destroyed# g' W4 O% w( ^

2 G$ S* R1 _& H7 S; |% @4 y6 u5 HAllied aircraft losses
* ~# ?0 P3 u, r, BB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
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, x0 [0 |" d# {1 @2 t+ a' J+ W" BJapanese ground losses:( D8 W3 c9 I+ q) o9 A8 p
42 casualties reported
$ w/ V; h5 |3 w) T0 Y( PGuns lost 2
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Airbase hits 66 K2 m+ l' Y0 d: o
Airbase supply hits 5* C  }8 u  O# P9 c
Runway hits 124
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Japanese aircraft
! C1 P/ @0 n2 \* ZD4Y Judy x 17
* d" v5 x3 D$ BB7A Grace x 20 h* A4 @, g  ^1 p  e1 |

1 q& R) W) J, G* UJapanese aircraft losses
8 B4 m2 z6 X6 G" H4 W; G* r- }D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged6 \- N' E; r! O9 C
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed  ^8 Y" L2 e& z9 m2 k

7 n. f7 Z, N" nAllied Ships4 C2 v9 y! M+ i
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: w/ u3 v; b7 m. `" Z5 E
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 G" Q; J; M! Y- U8 v- oDE Tinsman
' S# Z; k% r. ]5 d5 ~) F: O" j; l  cDE Abercrombie" _" n1 {: _4 R, M
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Allied ground losses:7 x# J; g, G" Q$ O3 [
30 casualties reported3 {/ l6 F" e: m9 q- z/ t$ r* |
Guns lost 1
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# W) E! Y0 w. ~' d0 ]# lJapanese aircraft
& _1 q% Q# p" L& }0 RG4M2 Betty x 141 X1 C$ h1 c0 A" B& @' m

! D; ?0 _- z. d" O  j) `+ j$ SJapanese aircraft losses
) A4 X7 N5 |3 F/ L- tG4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged& @" X0 ?; Y; W) _

! B' D( l2 }3 ~" d: N' bAllied Ships
: s6 @! q3 P- UDE Richard S. Bull
. P0 `! M6 I0 ]3 u; `  S" ?4 cDE Cecil J. Doyle( u4 r' r. S5 F/ n8 U: o
DE Charles E. Brannon8 e, Z' A* h3 K8 u0 q
AK Cape Stevens7 S0 j5 f( S6 o5 c. d) _
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,565 ^+ e  R0 @. ?* w) c% _2 K
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G4M2 Betty x 12
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! @* K) b  @) K* U0 Z( yJapanese aircraft losses
  ]8 _6 J  W- `% x( ?2 J# m4 EG4M2 Betty: 12 damaged' x/ C7 h4 {# C4 t# Y* w3 b

% I! C. L% \- h0 y; y0 W! O9 v4 {Allied Ships
* M  A" F' W: pDE Charles E. Brannon/ P! c& m3 g% l) E  i; u/ b8 K0 S
AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& U0 T" D0 Z" F% I5 W, ~1 `0 g$ n

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Allied ground losses:
& V0 W9 w* X+ D+ D5 C5 ^6 ?: {7 casualties reported
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: U; z! z4 \" `9 ]6 kDay Air attack on TF at 64,565 _3 U% L, t& G: c; J/ f4 e  i
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Japanese aircraft
( \- d0 E8 [- k3 x% ?D4Y Judy x 5
$ B4 m# C3 G& h% k6 `3 x. oB5N Kate x 13
# H; n: z  e* @# p9 c0 b8 {# @: e$ R/ q
Japanese aircraft losses
7 J& x6 j) Y! I9 z$ `; }4 \D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
" K4 @8 F) {' t; I" J1 z5 XB5N Kate: 13 destroyed1 f; F3 `$ K" v. c7 o" B1 T

8 S4 p( @- F2 K+ v, d3 CAllied Ships3 t2 }# x7 a4 p( X6 ?- ?" p
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( `# E7 x1 f' TAK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 L" q3 @% ?7 R* P2 b  Q
APD Cavallaro' i- I) t+ G; R4 k; J$ d
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 B. h& ~8 _4 j- l# `
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Japanese aircraft: Y; T$ Q! e  z' R7 V% ^
G4M2 Betty x 225 \3 q/ I+ L+ h$ H- R- G$ _
G4M2e Betty x 4
- q9 P7 x) v; s+ t& R2 zKi-67 Peggy x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses9 R) R8 F0 _% H3 I0 t6 Q$ {
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
, {9 l1 M; L5 t# ]Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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9 S# f" P' D# _* v  J0 `# ^Allied Ships: L2 t+ t: h' z' @
APD Schmidt1 r9 A* n* A* |6 W
AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 R+ Y1 R# V4 R1 @/ b8 x: b4 ]TK Panda( y$ O& z) E. M8 [3 l* m6 y
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage8 u3 K% ~* @- N7 R% Q: J
TK Brandywine. J9 d: Y! H9 }4 o# L# |
DMS Harding
6 I+ ?& n) U( z0 P7 ATK Housatonic
0 h) B+ `1 E( m( O8 D! q, @3 x5 ~/ W3 R& T; OTK Andrew Doria
1 m% r, r2 C! ]! V$ I+ s$ [TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# Y  ], n- L* d2 i. N1 l
TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: a% U1 S6 i) g% }) O6 w
APD Joseph M. Auman
# G* g, W, B& x9 j3 ^TK Silver Cloud
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' Y7 `0 `' P* R( V5 w& qAircraft Attacking:
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' ^" y$ ~. k! v, PDay Air attack on TF at 61,56
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Japanese aircraft
8 L  \" w$ U" j3 z: g$ W" U3 m: XG4M2 Betty x 3
5 N) x) F3 e! N( z
) G/ w) Y; ]8 n# m# nNo Japanese losses5 |. J- q$ c: h8 d: ?/ h4 O; H1 x" _5 K

, Y) ~. h5 s' l2 S9 d7 mAllied Ships
" C2 w# o' G$ dAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:6 b1 n; ~' E$ b+ ]9 l5 C. ^9 A4 x$ ]
34 casualties reported
8 \1 i: I/ B( ^Vehicles lost 4
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!! O4 U) _8 v4 C' W5 a+ L

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5 a" s" N  K/ t( C3 g, \9 uJapanese aircraft! x! G: u# U2 ?
B7A Grace x 7
4 E8 ^2 C  \3 IG4M2 Betty x 6
( {. ?6 D3 y$ B7 K1 BG4M2e Betty x 3+ H8 l/ u7 s, E% P& \
P1Y Frances x 6
/ {: A1 R$ ?! G/ f, @Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 51* D& V4 C) K# ?5 ^! w% {. {5 z* Z
Ki-102a Randy x 3
; z2 ]- z# ?) K' t2 h2 C* GKi-67 Peggy x 12
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Allied aircraft% r( X' {2 b$ Z
F6F Hellcat x 38
7 I- ], A$ C3 q. `/ g$ HF4U-1D Corsair x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 F) H4 k) v- U- D" F' P+ `2 s8 @B7A Grace: 6 destroyed# A/ H# L1 @9 B) ?, e
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed/ m9 h* b0 P4 i  }% q
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed2 B9 A+ T. \& \5 q7 Q
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed; L, G& D4 ~$ h3 I! `
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed! a/ G! J$ n9 A6 I  |  d/ F& d
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed8 ]6 m! R: y; p7 I- ~
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
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4 z. E* ]9 e/ F* }# d8 TF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged4 A2 r+ v) ?9 i7 h1 v. k4 b7 ^
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged  q; t6 B. E. p3 k0 i6 Y, \
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Allied Ships5 E# q& V9 Q) o* n4 @5 O. U2 M3 V- ^
CV Shangri-La% q! u. A, C. y8 n+ H2 m
CA Northampton. r4 C6 `4 x, r  L" ~, j2 [' f# e

9 W% l# @- U( D8 \Aircraft Attacking:3 {9 R' f6 j4 k9 Q# {, \+ b
2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet5 F+ j+ Y5 Z! M6 }5 W$ R# v$ Q) H
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ |& p; x: e, U) Q1 G  H
1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! I7 s5 i  ?: ]; k2 k! LHere comes the strike from Taiho!* f7 A: o1 v" J5 O; B3 b
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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- s2 @8 @3 ?9 m1 m/ L6 kD4Y Judy x 53
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Japanese aircraft losses5 B! W* Y' D8 @( `( i
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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Allied Ships  h4 K% `& B6 p( k- p4 p
AK Nampa Victory
! ^% O+ F1 `, d7 A0 v/ SMSW Execute9 u' k8 k! L: ?1 k% {
DD Drayton
' n) X4 _9 B& H9 r6 P7 l& @DD Yarnall1 t, q2 S( H  {6 G5 y5 z( I3 B
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
: r* d( P% F4 B5 q: o4 `AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 h  Z- ~$ H5 u' \6 L/ w! CDD Craven/ v+ S- U0 p) E3 L( c4 Q* ~
AK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1$ f! p4 @( a2 f, E; ^
AK William Prouse
3 O+ ?% d7 r- L3 gAK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 p- d% O* F+ X" Z+ V6 XAK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 19 ^4 T& p7 v) z. C/ f' A
AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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* d% w# [3 ^/ T/ ^5 L; OAllied ground losses:* q7 g, g" Y* s4 x% J! K5 r5 b
14 casualties reported3 g: H5 C% p$ [! b! V/ K" {6 c
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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D4Y Judy x 7$ r5 F5 R, B0 v$ a( a, ~  P! V1 u
Ki-102a Randy x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 w8 m# \9 |1 H% @' R& ]% r: t4 jD4Y Judy: 3 damaged. K5 {, j1 H' d7 [4 C
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Allied Ships3 S: F! ?+ W  T- U3 E! a% M$ Z
AK Indus4 W* s  M' w5 h; I# g1 Q! k5 b
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 @. b+ w8 \' n, l4 qAK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 w. H, i; n; L$ ^6 NAllied ground losses:
, I+ z2 [  I8 ?: f- N2 ?0 b6 c13 casualties reported
' O8 C& P2 D1 o6 j# BGuns lost 2& A7 y% X: x4 N8 D2 z
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,563 n# H2 J, X( L9 L% H, a

: \+ K# J, h- J( z/ hJapanese aircraft& o4 P6 U& b8 _5 ]( q! Q
G4M2 Betty x 11! B& [' N2 ?; n- `4 p6 T' i3 \, k
8 [$ I- }1 `7 N, P$ Z& M* u
Japanese aircraft losses7 u1 Q& k' P) i0 n, V: a
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged/ y: ?: K0 N2 B) T

# z! ?) S" J3 }Allied Ships2 h, e  r9 Z7 s
DE Williams6 M3 a# ^- R- n. }
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. B4 ^5 i" Q$ ?) x* C
CLAA Atlanta, on fire
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+ R8 d: X: Z+ HJapanese aircraft  v+ C+ f; d/ X( n7 s0 @  g: C
G4M2 Betty x 134 |# W' q! E% c" e0 b$ @, A1 h( R
G4M2e Betty x 44 C3 X" j6 w0 H9 E! H4 c
P1Y Frances x 3$ m. P) u1 G) n* i4 S2 Y2 H0 M
Ki-67 Peggy x 2* k  G& V) \2 ^+ `/ ^5 t

0 R& i* Q( B& f" M+ E+ iJapanese aircraft losses6 Y+ U# \# F( Y0 L6 W  d
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
( h( K4 P# |6 G' U9 \( cP1Y Frances: 1 damaged
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; c7 {8 A* w( f7 Z! fAllied Ships* ^1 B) i- G& G6 M
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 U6 X9 }. I4 V4 j- _- bAPD Joseph M. Auman/ F  H3 a2 Y6 l; D5 p
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' N6 O8 O* |& h" d+ h: l( rTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 r% w1 S% |+ e1 |3 l
APD Bray. i& [5 a$ k2 M4 ?  p
AK Wallace M. Tyler
0 w# S4 S# h& O( n& q: I) wAK John C. Preston) ^& I7 D4 J! A1 M
TK Bahrein

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7 p2 u1 n8 M+ [: F' ~G4M2 Betty x 12
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2 v( W5 J8 x: ^+ L+ Z5 I: ^Japanese aircraft losses
7 x: V& n$ s9 BG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged8 }* c, B4 e" s7 `$ P8 W
4 w/ b1 G$ ?3 ]
Allied Ships
+ T0 R5 K2 r0 ~2 V) zTK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ A# U& ~! U) P1 a/ r+ |TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" O8 K2 \- y% P/ f9 |1 S9 B
TK Andrew Doria* v+ ^3 M) P- T; z0 Y; `
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
; K; a% p, ~& B8 b" l3 A
5 M, m3 h2 j* K' F0 c3 VDay Air attack on TF at 54,56
9 K) I) q, w+ G4 w& I! G. k. D. a
4 B1 W- U( D6 r8 DJapanese aircraft
& k- [0 |$ j* f# Q; G! dD4Y Judy x 224 b8 V3 G% B, x/ o* ~

% g5 w9 {2 r" N  i& L. tJapanese aircraft losses
) w! j0 H7 J$ @; kD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged  I7 J* z, u0 [! s# ]
& P0 M/ J; W. ~# T# ^; Z; C/ V2 Z
Allied Ships% j5 c9 e6 `1 Q% L9 t1 |" u
DD John D. Edwards
# I" o" l3 ~; I. cDD Tillman1 W# A* O4 Q8 e8 C# D$ D
DD Welles# Y$ p# w5 N$ U4 V& n
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1# N  w* g  d+ P6 Y) g
DE Leslie L. B. Knox- F# O& V4 v. {+ u" \
DD Craven7 N* D+ Z( `9 I7 w' u
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,568 ^4 F( l' q8 [' s8 S: R5 Y& M

  w, ]0 k0 C* i6 `' vJapanese aircraft
% {4 Q8 l5 f6 b9 ~A7M2 Reppu x 6( K3 R" Z- H5 P. n. j
D4Y Judy x 2
5 }' D" z) X7 t8 ]' V4 ?
5 y* N7 b( V8 j3 b" nJapanese aircraft losses
8 _' e3 |4 e. q$ rD4Y Judy: 1 damaged" q: t/ E4 T5 W: a8 ?
3 O, |0 _3 D( j+ ]- w' L
Allied Ships  T, \: L& |$ [$ i3 k* ]4 G
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 I7 {, Z' T# P( n1 r6 v# F
7 l9 j  q" X- X0 ^5 g( _Allied ground losses:5 U2 X9 m( N; Y; G
7 casualties reported
9 Y+ c2 b  F  F/ VVehicles lost 1
9 B/ @: c/ R6 C4 B: D" R
, k- Y6 t. G9 {( y* d0 z! RAircraft Attacking:7 t; ?5 C# r, F7 e' ]) R- N; S
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet! k7 X/ z, z- w# u) E, |
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7 w& M. Y" u8 UCeylon and Bengal Sea, h; e, z* h/ y4 P% K% X
/ J! h2 g+ m" |! ]* c5 s
Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25. m8 F, B( E* w  C: v" M: R# t
3 j/ d# S& s# ]5 Y) O$ t/ i  ~* P9 T
Japanese aircraft
+ F% o. ?1 T2 I3 oA7M2 Reppu x 6
  \1 J& M- ^/ j0 x& U2 y; GJ2M Jack x 5
9 F/ }4 z* e2 `$ }7 m& p! Y) u) jJ7W Shinden x 7
8 A3 ~: Q3 i: Q0 {Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6
  V0 ^/ s6 h7 g; R4 O" V
$ E# Z' O3 d! XAllied aircraft3 a0 S4 j! B* ^5 M8 [9 o( O
B-29 Superfortress x 311 p+ g( X8 U. p/ {0 ^6 \+ h) I( L
' R' y. G1 W+ }6 @( d
Japanese aircraft losses' G' s: m4 b9 j: ]# I
A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
& I. o& I+ O2 i4 r8 tJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
" s. @- t/ r0 K  H* F. W; ZJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged
  Q- }$ A2 u" s6 n9 u! PKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
- U) s4 K. U$ X5 e% C+ w+ x# wP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed5 {8 o5 K! v1 {" `5 z0 t# p" l" z
7 j, l7 t+ y) ?3 L0 {6 V# ]
Allied aircraft losses  L7 s/ h- h7 @; @: Z
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
( K7 [1 ?. d" p& n- D5 T- _7 a) J. p. V3 H+ J
Airbase hits 19 r, e  X7 L# G5 v
Runway hits 8" r% `3 b& b# N' C. J
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2 V) D3 c- j  u& ~Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,251 o/ j+ o0 w- w. I

; c) T+ `( h5 {- D% w; q4 L: yJapanese aircraft
) U; P8 [! X7 I2 p0 B" R, {1 ZB7A Grace x 38 \- u: s- U, ~4 S7 j9 n) I5 K
G4M2 Betty x 6, a: L! ?7 }$ f9 m
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
+ @0 ]5 D6 [) L. E0 S) oKi-100 Tony x 9
$ _5 `7 a) r4 l) U6 g0 ?Ki-49 Helen x 2; p* Y! r+ n# g$ P
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
& X# G  h- I. r; ]  S; R4 A/ v
. R& D( {5 D. s- h3 nAllied aircraft
  t7 x5 v* ?( D* N; iP-51D Mustang x 5
- b3 {  O( W" y1 y! Y0 p+ c7 v% \$ R) A
Japanese aircraft losses. X+ l9 Z# P0 `9 q( y
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
; ^" ^5 |7 }( L; [G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 Q9 A7 k3 G3 B
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
% S+ m. J' r0 I, lKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
( f" M1 ?) }9 i5 [' O8 I/ _' X: sKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed- c9 G3 Y( D, A$ ^
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
( d: G3 d" P0 A$ G1 M2 Q8 ^8 c2 v3 G' _
Allied aircraft losses
, F# ]: n2 x" A; b5 SP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
' W# T' s* }; [- e+ h8 w* e) }4 B9 s% ^& d! W' V) S
Allied Ships
7 o  q  g" {- k6 I; k1 sMSW Grebe" O9 l& S+ v8 x! ?/ Y- ?  w
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
: I) `- U# M8 x+ L5 Z$ MAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) V0 M8 _. C1 u$ E5 X" r
- `+ E' `$ q' j2 P
Allied ground losses:! ?8 X1 E* O* a1 h/ A/ L; Z" b. _1 |
21 casualties reported9 L  q( X  ]/ H
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25# h0 G0 d1 {; v, |) Z" {; U& a+ {

7 d  G4 \0 _/ N! N4 n, L5 W( OJapanese aircraft
9 l: W. e, W* v% h8 M2 A# n7 T, @B7A Grace x 35 A" N) F5 a+ h# F  T) o, }/ U. H2 y
G4M2 Betty x 6; B% t4 F+ H. k6 B) f1 U
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
7 W* P6 s$ G6 Q* c) o' oKi-100 Tony x 9. @# k- [: d8 O5 b. i2 Z, L& o
Ki-49 Helen x 2
( D! {0 `8 e/ R3 w- r% h5 O9 |  kKi-67 Peggy x 3
- s+ I. ?# |8 R+ m$ u5 c  u  q: N% x0 y. g! O  _
Allied aircraft, s% }9 u' `2 I$ A: E
P-51D Mustang x 5
1 G/ A! G8 E2 m( k
  V  T( I  F8 S4 l; zJapanese aircraft losses8 z7 e, ^% W- M9 j8 c' q1 m
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
' ]9 @- U+ z. D: S# f. P: kG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged  d0 P6 R6 W4 F8 D( v
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
: T3 Y9 L# x. ~1 k1 R3 A) p( mKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed- w4 {' q" y8 d+ [& ?
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed' F! ?- y- G# Y0 D
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed. ^# _5 J. _8 q& M; @7 |5 t

7 v0 t3 X- [* n7 C2 v+ b, wAllied aircraft losses7 s6 h5 S- f0 }5 R! e0 k
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
% a8 f% C6 h: S5 S2 S
' e" m. z+ a+ Z  r4 J8 ]Allied Ships5 e2 L; n. W5 J7 {* a/ i
MSW Grebe
4 B* q# f$ b- s/ ?5 p  n+ UAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1% s6 ?3 e% g: k$ n5 I! f
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) Q/ I0 @0 i$ z# E6 R# a2 t
% w7 G/ r5 _9 g9 ]Allied ground losses:  }2 c, W" |5 o/ T
21 casualties reported1 g- T& S9 K" r2 E9 V
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,254 |# e& Q% O. m8 y$ W# F5 Y
9 o* q0 U4 B4 r# x. O
Japanese aircraft# B8 z! e& u' L: i8 S) x$ y- E; q% B
B7A Grace x 3
& G8 {/ n8 t4 E% nG4M2 Betty x 6
2 z8 g! ?; ]3 M* I8 o1 M& sKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18- Q) E: |% K7 j2 z+ i: a
Ki-100 Tony x 9
' K- a/ ^- `% \* I5 DKi-49 Helen x 24 Y! w/ }9 z( c/ Q* c) ^
Ki-67 Peggy x 3  S" [& H0 t- u7 h

# U$ m6 M3 A! l, L  hAllied aircraft
2 h) P/ e& Q* a: L; C: bP-51D Mustang x 5# t- g; \% W" B/ S( W, K! B

# C  y* S$ A) uJapanese aircraft losses" s! H( W- k6 z( Y
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
+ k! Q; _& v2 ?& b9 L4 VG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 I( [$ s$ f! j- v8 _* i5 ]Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed% t% n* f4 V- {% e0 i
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
  I% j1 T5 Y0 Y" HKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed3 V4 G! x2 P% H
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
7 U2 A9 D5 a; E8 S# d5 a) A$ [
& W' @6 p2 u3 r3 D$ M. dAllied aircraft losses
! z0 i; V7 h, {4 y  G( ^P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 t, e8 D% Z' s  U

& x; G4 [( I' }  r, hAllied Ships
; i- d4 H  Z9 y" d# eMSW Grebe
; c- _/ h$ q) F1 O8 cAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1' e. L( E9 A6 Y+ ]; x& F% s
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' a0 \: f' D% V$ I5 Q+ U

, t- S1 _! T) g. g7 Y, ~- NAllied ground losses:
, y: ?% n, [' }21 casualties reported$ p* E4 i. k# I! i6 C7 I& o
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!+ T( C: t; l9 m3 P  _

5 N. E7 [7 h$ r, p; wDay Air attack on TF at 18,30
0 v& }  }' Z3 M8 {
) K3 n& J& Q" c% Y) ]0 r3 d* iJapanese aircraft, i/ X+ `! s4 F$ Z+ r3 @+ R
P1Y Frances x 3
0 g6 [; c1 G; a* m4 l6 _/ f
* _7 G! k+ E4 f& m# O4 c( m1 @8 DJapanese aircraft losses3 X$ o0 k) Q* X3 Y
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
7 \* y- Y2 J4 @5 ?9 p2 c" n5 |  E2 _8 U
Allied Ships4 n8 B, ^( z3 }; c: n  d8 o1 W% x
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! S$ k4 |- b/ a( Y; L
9 }; T- e8 M# _7 }
Aircraft Attacking:( b0 o/ W; q& B; w' \
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet) o' l3 Q/ X# I% Z% i" i
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( C2 `! [  e! }$ ?/ mDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
5 D& s5 U" S# ]4 O5 a! d7 j
* l9 _( `- ]3 J# B7 nJapanese aircraft' z' h, M1 Z" `% I4 m" T
A7M2 Reppu x 5. T# X; c  S. |5 G+ |& N/ W0 I
J2M Jack x 6; }$ _3 n: I2 T5 B" b& B
D4Y Judy x 3
! a( A' z4 j4 \; g! hB7A Grace x 6& ]$ a: p  N( T, a# D* b. J- q" o
G4M2 Betty x 37 D# O9 C; p; u" F3 m# u
P1Y Frances x 6  U/ i1 d$ `( b; E
Ki-67 Peggy x 11
% z1 a- ~6 l  s  L* f1 U4 s: G$ z
' Y' E( v0 j0 s5 z7 AAllied aircraft
" T7 h3 {% X  d' y- H7 o$ i' \6 fP-51D Mustang x 4+ X- b4 g1 I; q1 g  a9 s) m

+ [) T- Z) C6 d* h# |Japanese aircraft losses
0 H4 ^- L' q8 r. i. ?8 `A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed0 ~/ V2 w0 f# \/ r
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed5 j& Z! B% W6 d2 h3 E, R
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed" [4 K. o4 a% T( H$ u
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
7 a% U: O; [+ |- T4 e$ ~/ t* M# XKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed) [9 N8 z3 k, D0 r. `$ H
% s4 A/ G7 I7 t$ d! V
Allied aircraft losses0 A) L: G1 P* h3 R% P
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged- I1 h$ s% D7 ?  [1 G

/ f. _) e0 [& s5 oAllied Ships
" U2 n& C2 u* ~( Q* L% XDE Lovelace
( x) l+ M  Z$ v* I9 k" f; tDE Martin+ P/ L$ O3 P' S/ O* Z% q: d
LCI LCI-436
$ w" x' B* z2 R& l! \. xAPD Blessman
& f: K. B3 R7 T* n( O, X) u3 `APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 ]& \, |3 a$ L0 k: U+ a  U3 SAP Laurens  H5 \; a6 `( U
DD Mullany3 w- U# S$ p3 p& |
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25% O$ w5 s6 ?- Y) _: w) L( N
2 ~- y- n  p7 D2 k4 \- [
Japanese aircraft" H- ~: u2 j! {4 R9 z" k& B
G4M2 Betty x 9) Z# g" D0 Z, u, d6 Q

0 u. P" K2 _" Y3 `+ v2 @! @- {Allied aircraft
: }- Y# h; I$ uP-51D Mustang x 26 b8 T5 Q- B/ c3 C2 |  q7 D
3 `/ G9 N+ u. S& j, [; Q
Japanese aircraft losses
; C$ Q1 O! G) ^% `G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
/ o% |" g$ V4 G) T7 @3 v! P2 K. X, V) C; {
Allied Ships
; r5 h* @  C2 h3 sAP Henrico
5 Q( J5 q$ K% Z$ M, ]- X( SAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& C# @9 h6 P) {5 A& I
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 U) H$ x- @/ v2 j
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! s0 U# s! N0 B8 j9 X" UDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
# o) `% U2 y" g& \5 W1 m; t2 r+ b, t2 k1 h% _
Japanese aircraft, l+ F0 h5 J7 r4 R; c- l8 V
A7M2 Reppu x 5
) ]# B6 m# K$ M: Y5 u) y+ RJ2M Jack x 2, c* f. i/ A! o9 ~3 ^9 T
J7W Shinden x 6
& u) [5 u* x$ ~Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4
- m9 x- \+ h7 \: E" e" e4 d6 r- a
Allied aircraft' [6 r0 _* L  Y7 ], f/ E0 L2 h0 I1 E
P-38J Lightning x 166 P. N# \/ D& ~# u) {' C" ~2 W
* G" X# {2 k' o8 q9 {
Japanese aircraft losses+ p( W4 C2 O9 F
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
2 @( p+ {; s- T! F) w
+ S  P. |# k; o( d* X/ XAllied aircraft losses6 n/ W$ d1 O2 J
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged' [+ Q; Y% e2 m' ~/ o1 A! J0 t
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( s5 c9 @  J& j4 H. N" l; `" L- G4 qDay Air attack on TF at 14,23) J& C- ]. _6 ~
# Y$ U; ~  r! C% f! p  w, l
Japanese aircraft
2 s7 N+ H* T' W0 f/ NJ2M Jack x 2' \/ W8 z9 `" @* B4 G3 p4 n
G4M2 Betty x 2
  H/ n5 V/ O- }; y' C4 KP1Y Frances x 2
- Y0 e7 T6 A! [" m# B) ]) S# H4 DKi-67 Peggy x 4
; p( s6 K% ]. ]: q3 C' \( |! r- [- ]6 M) `4 R. F
Japanese aircraft losses
5 d) L1 l( d6 ?* @, U+ x1 J" }Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged; a( B6 N' m6 n

# ?  D9 R- u( I% @! GAllied Ships
4 K/ ?4 k5 J( x. fAK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire
  h9 A" L$ k- G# Q5 @MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 p+ Z; L$ f5 m/ ?0 FDM Gamble, heavy damage
& e5 `1 ]3 V% {, |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 J% }" F$ |1 Q& g
The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!8 q* H$ d2 o& ~1 a1 p9 b. X
6 ?7 j1 F8 _% K% s0 \! L
Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
  i& I  ^- I# b5 |2 K4 N  d
6 L) d1 k8 N8 s, o, v' ]/ HJapanese aircraft; o5 d0 ]7 h, J  k
D4Y Judy x 24
4 J4 \0 y  T" DKi-43-IIa Oscar x 7* [" J+ F& h3 D* M7 G9 v
Ki-100 Tony x 6
/ S/ V; S6 S9 lKi-30 Ann x 510 E: K9 Z& i# F8 d) n( i
5 y( L$ ]& L+ T# l  o
Japanese aircraft losses& [1 A8 J; h) k
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
% ~2 C; r; e. l$ `Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged/ I2 M7 P0 p+ A$ K- \% l

  ~* h" l, _" Y% C7 |4 W4 nAllied Ships
! z( L; G# `- ]) j, ?, R& ~AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 b& Q; l/ ^) {! lAK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 U( }) J* {3 qDD Irwin
. m' i+ D/ z4 D: E! ^# j4 T3 |DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
  o5 ]6 [) Y7 l! K' D" _DD Quiberon, heavy damage
% C# D+ n5 `) `DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" v( M; g- q/ L# k# V) PDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; c# [& z* w, I( j! h8 V! ~1 Q: B
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" ]7 N2 T3 v: r1 H% X7 `2 C
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 s, l% F: M- m! h7 w" O- P
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire; Z1 \3 a* U/ ]7 T' V4 s1 k
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 _! q! ?2 Y- v* X6 Q; a. `DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 o$ S+ Q4 K$ M+ ~8 C* H
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
) v" f+ I; j$ [6 K' X% v
* h7 N, S7 c% v" n2 K) E1 h7 tJapanese aircraft! W/ s& ?; U$ t  X+ W
D4Y Judy x 12$ \% }& Y7 h$ R; [! H
G4M2 Betty x 3( D/ B% @' j8 l% p4 Q1 R! H

, d5 j4 q8 B/ o' iAllied aircraft2 p9 C6 U3 @1 F! `$ y3 @7 s
P-51D Mustang x 25 z+ [" t# G* s) g2 W5 p0 u
7 H8 W! {  ^5 Q
Japanese aircraft losses2 ?* p7 n4 W* |9 k4 P
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed+ `' f4 I/ Y8 r
) [7 d: i, K; S( l! Z
Allied Ships' y) F3 E+ U. b; d
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79
" c9 ~* E3 o+ B& O& m8 hDD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) c( ]1 |. E+ MAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
: ?* x5 C6 B3 K1 d- c) t# p5 BAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 r; Z4 e9 i& @! z
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire& J7 ^8 d8 f5 l" F7 y; S9 u$ _0 A
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,28
. W7 c/ O- g+ U
; R: V4 l" n  i4 GJapanese aircraft& d$ M1 p% x- Y1 `9 N
G4M2 Betty x 4
! O  v/ i! V6 M. p5 Z0 s$ x' C' u3 T! {( j
Japanese aircraft losses
# b5 r# U1 H% S% N! e+ bG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
- e9 b3 W8 L% C5 i2 C4 ~7 g
$ K7 s1 ?0 C* b8 N8 t% zAllied Ships
( I$ C$ B, ]- M$ G! h- f9 g7 ]AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 ~1 d3 j! h2 J+ ^" ]
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