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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous( p9 W$ @/ a+ e. x6 H. F  \
convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.
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8 Y3 L. b3 ?! G- q( L5 c2 j+ OMost of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank
( _; o' y( r: j$ ]0 tThe rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap  `+ F6 g0 G- x% z8 G3 U6 k6 w
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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4 D' W# M2 |+ x3 b0 }$ PIn Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!* G. ?4 q* r6 i: k/ S7 @
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45( ]5 p! h- E9 a# d, k) c8 r8 u% H3 v, W

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4 q5 F$ k$ L  V; L- ~( F4 bAir Combat
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0 n. U* y, k" ~) Y) ?4 f4 j: ]# RBonins
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52- S1 }2 q' M2 ?0 t- J& l
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Japanese aircraft2 d7 d+ j  ]2 w0 Q
A7M2 Reppu x 33) n, ]$ ?$ t* Z$ N) c
J7W Shinden x 10
/ r6 E% b2 h( B/ bKi-84-Ic Frank x 31" A. K  W: ^) c
Ki-100 Tony x 131 ?, o3 P$ k6 f
Ki-102a Randy x 21
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Allied aircraft
. F6 f3 V' v" Q+ r% vP-61A Black Widow x 2
* ^, A( q, Q* f1 l: \! yPB4Y Liberator x 3
: w5 k3 e: V  I  x1 rB-24J Liberator x 24! b) C9 {0 \5 K- {+ s. y1 F

% x+ p8 ]) }) I7 O  ]5 J  k* g  zJapanese aircraft losses
2 Y: F( _* e* `7 _8 u( [3 L  BA7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
) S" F( Z5 v" T& u' f% R$ TKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 o! y- V! M# ?" ?0 U+ BKi-100 Tony: 4 damaged
6 K* Q: S2 C# i* A# l& wKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged& U9 z5 ~7 [( V( R

  z# `$ J& D2 y0 G9 S! ?( W- rAllied aircraft losses; B2 p: @8 a# Q5 l: ~
P-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed& R, b! {: n+ y& y: Y: X0 k. v
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed
! Q' q, c9 B) }% N  iB-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed
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$ F; E$ ]+ D' T" [Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,530 N" ^0 V+ ]% q2 Q* [' ^; i! K
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Japanese aircraft+ S" z" a! G6 Z9 I
A7M2 Reppu x 6/ N3 |* N: f7 @. B5 J2 d+ _. W
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 24' Y3 V. ^8 m. S8 m+ |
Ki-102a Randy x 10
9 F. d$ S0 P$ v$ w! u$ Q' k( z4 r9 b* o% K* d- H' e
Allied aircraft
8 l! G8 Y5 r0 H) nF6F Hellcat x 29" Q0 A0 @2 V! \% Y3 n& l
F4U-1D Corsair x 14: E' T$ B0 I( e
Corsair IV x 6
% e  Y% n! I5 O+ O/ z. v/ p. RSB2C Helldiver x 20  K. T% O/ O% @  s7 G3 L: C
TBM Avenger x 18. D0 B# k( V8 T+ Z8 s& |' ^/ ?

% W5 {! T: Y2 f( b8 TJapanese aircraft losses: l* p1 L( _( y$ z5 B" {9 {3 B
A7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed# h4 q/ N) A5 L8 [
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed' B& L7 M' h( G* [
Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed4 G) H1 V* P$ b2 l! `. u
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed0 F' x/ l& j8 D( N2 f& n: w

2 L) ]9 y9 [9 k4 x( z% [Allied aircraft losses2 Z1 C- v. R) s
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed5 G. ?3 n' q* |, ^
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
4 g  v4 X! s# Y0 q) I# uTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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6 D. G  l. H4 d$ W) FJapanese ground losses:8 T4 L$ d# P) G' Y8 j# k: |, D- D
7 casualties reported3 U+ A. ?  n6 N) Y/ Q
. M* Q! @+ \& ]% q9 G
Airbase hits 27 J" W( z  P. `$ }. ~$ N
Airbase supply hits 1
8 ?/ |! r2 a. n. {" T+ ]6 J9 YRunway hits 16+ x, T; G* Y$ F/ \* V# `/ U1 F
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# ~. R' e7 B6 n* S# i; d9 O8 hDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,531 E$ [+ ?9 n5 T+ g. d* G/ w& H! ~) z

7 s. |, _/ @+ ~* |" B0 dJapanese aircraft
/ _0 F  ?2 m6 v# R! w7 ^$ UKi-84-Ic Frank x 1
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Allied aircraft
. k3 ^2 l' y/ |6 S) |) @; h" z* C& fF4U-1D Corsair x 48
4 A! b" m  R8 iTBM Avenger x 44
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Japanese aircraft losses9 K! A2 J- {2 S4 t7 b
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed/ ]8 N4 C* `8 ]( i+ L/ }
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed- S8 Z. {* L! ]7 a1 w8 K5 H) ^
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed% w  H1 P/ Y  z+ Z9 J/ ~2 p

  _1 l" p) m+ j2 ]; iAllied aircraft losses3 I* V+ V8 n' J
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged
: t7 {( Z$ S8 a
5 U9 c7 ?0 c1 n6 r5 aJapanese ground losses:8 J* B& ^% L7 U; g1 Z
20 casualties reported' V) {1 \- X2 F) M" V
Guns lost 1
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7 e  K0 W7 ]7 s$ XRunway hits 26
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" q/ U+ ]+ i! RDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft: k% a4 S, B3 {- ~- D' b
no flights
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Allied aircraft
' w* D; T& q- }# V& KB-29 Superfortress x 64" n- i* i. ~( p( V; K1 N; M- R: m
1 D) D7 C6 o6 ^, R! M7 D
Japanese aircraft losses
9 R0 Q7 g/ o" F- B. w: J, jA7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed
3 A$ g3 E# `; o. o( x  c6 @/ FD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
8 _* n2 a$ Q3 z5 q# M3 [J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed
6 N/ l. q) R: \1 v# n9 {
0 P6 ~8 v! P! Z& L7 Y4 m0 O9 nAllied aircraft losses
3 D' H- k% i9 Q$ mB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
4 _  b7 M6 Y7 s1 C4 p3 B3 f( T1 O5 y+ Z: X
Japanese ground losses:& \9 H. N0 I+ y. L% R% h: o2 |: I' x# R! B
42 casualties reported
% }, o' Z# }3 C  Y/ JGuns lost 2" a6 i' x4 q+ r. U, H& d( g
  `9 r8 `/ I) F
Airbase hits 6" i" H( r" N4 I3 S( ^
Airbase supply hits 5
6 Y5 Z) i  f. U+ Z4 E9 JRunway hits 1242 I8 F3 R* [, b9 z. g4 P; j3 I
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54/ g' E& D( v6 `- d  H3 }

& K: ?' H+ f+ uJapanese aircraft# x" R% J1 P/ {+ P  h
D4Y Judy x 175 }$ c2 L# @2 q8 V4 k
B7A Grace x 2# [6 H0 x. F( M# E6 q

: b: V/ G# a% _9 J3 g6 WJapanese aircraft losses2 q6 D% X& `* T$ _, Y% D- u* s
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
# R6 s  g9 x! H* I8 eB7A Grace: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" Z& ]+ R2 \4 o! m- hAK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 a  S) V) I3 S. `0 j8 E/ OAK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 g# W5 ?& U  |$ K# eDE Tinsman* @( n" V9 c7 ]
DE Abercrombie& Q/ Q7 l: v; E% i; n( S% z( ~7 T. _
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8 v9 }) v4 Z4 v. j* _Allied ground losses:
& K, l3 |) {- `0 o2 }) K30 casualties reported
, W9 K9 l# B4 t/ m# xGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,560 `+ l- F" C+ b# P1 F+ q7 D

8 K! z7 ]4 L3 S$ [( E8 T$ bJapanese aircraft& J* ^- f, d: x2 T# f
G4M2 Betty x 14* V4 f! N8 ?# _/ z$ @
9 Z( d# O; D5 G# S, D4 t5 D' m5 Z
Japanese aircraft losses
* [  e' M, q% {5 w- WG4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged6 g, G7 l- S: d2 k
# m4 V1 G( Q+ l
Allied Ships: ~% |( |, g2 k+ b9 u
DE Richard S. Bull( D& d. |* V( @" Q0 c* w
DE Cecil J. Doyle! A4 [& S% _- ~; c* f* q
DE Charles E. Brannon
& I. L' [# z$ xAK Cape Stevens
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1 k+ m6 N' x) j7 M4 w% g. E1 X; rDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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Japanese aircraft% [( e3 x/ Q& T! y  E
G4M2 Betty x 12) D  C5 a. f4 d+ ]  X1 ?2 K

( J! T; s# w; f/ s# P/ v) ^0 @8 F6 fJapanese aircraft losses
$ ?8 _" T2 J8 y% K, S# VG4M2 Betty: 12 damaged) R3 @5 L6 i  Q. q2 @: F
8 |0 f5 `! W4 D9 _( I+ j0 h
Allied Ships' [" O$ ?$ o( A. n# f: V
DE Charles E. Brannon
. \5 @7 s. _! SAK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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8 U% j5 ~# b( _9 ~& q5 Z
0 |0 y% {7 X9 R, |: |  V3 n. dAllied ground losses:5 T; x1 a2 X( y% y. T' j
7 casualties reported0 L" A) \$ H0 M5 J  c8 I4 a
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% J1 k" \: M# w2 L6 o0 V5 V9 {- ADay Air attack on TF at 64,563 g+ w3 h% n- x- r  g& u4 e

; T* G( X& O. g+ E! J8 ?9 y: ?- CJapanese aircraft
' a3 G) ]. q# Q! eD4Y Judy x 55 _" ~. d7 {/ b
B5N Kate x 13
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" V8 F5 V) Z/ m0 K4 N5 |Japanese aircraft losses
0 w0 k$ D7 s( l9 C& O  fD4Y Judy: 3 damaged7 |: W3 t4 |* x/ _, A0 ?
B5N Kate: 13 destroyed
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# S2 a1 X9 t2 a1 v7 s! U8 gAllied Ships
3 e) i& A3 c4 B# u  m2 g0 ], JTK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 ^  a; R1 n* a) VAK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ n3 m" o  L/ |1 Q) F+ O
APD Cavallaro
5 u' r- s1 G, P# e) A9 m7 fTK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 q- T/ Z* {0 ~7 m6 R
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1 C3 p3 ]/ @3 u% eDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
  F: \: u% ^! w* t- u% i& }/ D3 h5 y' v! N
Japanese aircraft$ b' ~7 ^1 k8 P
G4M2 Betty x 22
$ S9 H) F/ i/ u. M' kG4M2e Betty x 4
: B4 T" N& s- A, u6 AKi-67 Peggy x 6- N( Z5 O6 t: G. m) ^& s
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 w7 N. A1 B( e: H# q. SG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged5 Q; T4 U$ j) t+ i7 s
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships1 g; H6 Z; u1 U
APD Schmidt5 K/ T' m( a* \' N( o0 ^( e
AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, d& i7 }, r! _: X4 r5 J) H. \TK Panda
; X% h/ q: Y/ g8 d6 ^7 aTK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage
; q7 `6 [4 Y, Z$ z3 Y4 l' ^. ~TK Brandywine
, P$ N1 L# {: M8 g0 X& ADMS Harding, V9 F2 e. i. P7 |- P
TK Housatonic6 f# f8 a: J3 S! ?. j8 B, v5 q
TK Andrew Doria
# v' ?* G' b6 T5 Y. }8 RTK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 e  O, M/ v0 j* _4 u0 w, s# hTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 @0 v( u- B* m  o" h9 _0 }( `+ `APD Joseph M. Auman
% c: }) r% M0 X" ^4 \; }, }+ }TK Silver Cloud9 G6 h0 y7 X& n( \" K- d

* H/ s& _7 {. H+ c9 N5 ]! e/ PAircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,56
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Japanese aircraft* Z) D1 D6 y; t" @7 a
G4M2 Betty x 3, `+ M! O0 X) l  i, N
0 ]6 l# @6 Q; t2 z! l
No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
! C$ f' P) Z2 E8 e7 gAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' g/ I! i8 u5 f# l1 `. A& k
/ r5 q: y4 r6 O; T3 E% F
Allied ground losses:) e7 ~. l% N8 M
34 casualties reported, E% p: y0 s& }7 G% D
Vehicles lost 4
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( o; M5 O: j- l3 pThis was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!5 d4 Y  g& o: l- V7 v: F
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,58
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8 u* a7 x0 U, ]) m' ?Japanese aircraft
8 j  q! Q3 M9 {0 UB7A Grace x 7! b% g, e/ u/ L! a. t
G4M2 Betty x 6( @% Q3 B/ z% z' O( m
G4M2e Betty x 3
' ]$ T" `1 c" mP1Y Frances x 6
0 `% r4 r5 L$ ?  S& iKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51
! i( N3 R3 x( t( Z0 F! wKi-102a Randy x 3
- e! f. ?/ P+ b1 tKi-67 Peggy x 12
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. i' b3 B  b4 rAllied aircraft1 S$ o% k; \; Z: }1 _
F6F Hellcat x 38
! z$ E8 @6 h! Z- }3 p  pF4U-1D Corsair x 32
7 w* B$ ^+ g( D: _  c; ^* L! j0 B! k
Japanese aircraft losses
. N0 b: t) c9 t. o3 u0 a) {B7A Grace: 6 destroyed/ G, D- L* d; R) N- R
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
7 ~% A7 v8 M5 I; {2 D5 _- _" G0 R& oG4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed
9 P% I: U3 z# d( w7 zP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
' N. ?% m% o  s2 iKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed( G, u% n  R) k5 m' T
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed. G' ^" Q& @& M/ \8 K2 J
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed3 p* Q+ B, b' b; q

1 v( k/ `2 k: m1 G& @7 f  i: |, G0 tAllied aircraft losses
7 Z9 W$ B+ C" k& S* NF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
1 l; ?2 c0 C5 t3 nF4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged" n3 _" f( }, B5 c. x) e8 X# t

3 i6 k- v$ g/ A9 p6 OAllied Ships: L+ S  A" Q7 ?* `& u  i6 |
CV Shangri-La6 t' }9 H$ u4 Z6 w* J. b% y& K
CA Northampton
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6 P" M% |3 {+ g/ qAircraft Attacking:
# |: O+ k( ]5 F2 v7 k1 a5 N. G2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
6 c2 k3 {* S; L) E# A& J& s8 P1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet# H- ^3 m8 f6 a% O9 d* s
1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 b) f' ?: M( M$ k0 E
Here comes the strike from Taiho!" y8 O% V3 X2 g8 _

* w* |7 f( K9 ^! v9 `+ s$ f1 HDay Air attack on TF at 54,567 j$ i8 f- K( A- ]% V( s
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Japanese aircraft2 G# |/ X0 ?# e
D4Y Judy x 53
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2 g/ D" N; G8 U1 W5 Z0 c* E# JJapanese aircraft losses2 t7 A( c1 L) b' Z
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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: i" G% i6 ?: DAllied Ships
) [0 Y  J. W) F( f* L0 kAK Nampa Victory/ W5 k, L2 a+ G' D. f
MSW Execute' ]% W6 T; W3 j5 P1 |
DD Drayton  K9 k1 g* Y" j* N! y' @: \
DD Yarnall+ ~4 i" \7 W) @1 U  m( h0 k/ O
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
. I/ B/ G  V% e2 iAK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# I* q# T; m. i6 S
DD Craven
+ W( `8 ]+ N* a. R4 p  ~2 wAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 14 K9 ]; H" f& _8 s
AK William Prouse) Q0 k3 l! a  @+ f; o$ L! w
AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire: z# h9 d/ E( L: [- R0 w
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
: r3 F- m6 n0 C- ?; \AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" l6 F- U- b, O  i
, h, g6 n0 N8 v2 H- e( TAllied ground losses:7 M9 S% i9 _+ \# x
14 casualties reported; ]4 {$ D# C7 z( v
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,542 o2 G; G& q# [3 g( U. i; {. M1 _
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Japanese aircraft/ y* @: b! s' n  ^. R2 S0 s2 b
D4Y Judy x 79 P3 }- ^+ h& L! _& l
Ki-102a Randy x 21 [6 \5 e& d( h' r/ ]; n! ]8 k
7 M3 X3 h% ]" |% s# |( [; s$ D
Japanese aircraft losses, J: r  A8 b. x1 ?$ R1 Q4 k- B
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
& o' {  B7 P: j- A9 H7 }AK Indus
% L. z0 `' t1 qAK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 ~1 H9 p1 N  u1 z! a- u
AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! g* u4 i, @2 u
+ t  S% i3 l& y. lAllied ground losses:
8 B4 @- D, C0 H8 J* A% l13 casualties reported% Z/ _. j" \# M% ~) }2 d
Guns lost 2
; C- `9 g) @& V0 I4 O8 dThe strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:
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  K1 B/ O8 q& RDay Air attack on TF at 59,560 S, M' E* {  H& V3 G! a
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Japanese aircraft
0 e" y8 N* O8 s" SG4M2 Betty x 119 d5 X! _) X3 A7 s" F! [) m: p

$ o' N: ?, a- s, H0 ^Japanese aircraft losses6 E) ]$ s3 l3 g( ^( j. @
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged$ ~, \( _# D2 G. e: L

' N6 o7 G6 `, \6 P' M1 K5 @Allied Ships5 i  c) j/ m8 Z9 |. t0 R/ W
DE Williams! N+ L( w/ d) A, @) z. _
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% Y4 q3 a9 m8 R" E: O1 I6 x+ tCLAA Atlanta, on fire0 k" N& F1 y" O3 L0 [4 O/ b/ B
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1 C0 Z7 e" A: d0 uJapanese aircraft+ j1 P. D# k7 C. ]
G4M2 Betty x 13  i* e" M3 i/ w. ^, s) G
G4M2e Betty x 4
& Y$ ^# x" o5 L  G# O; pP1Y Frances x 3
% {4 U( U+ \' h. BKi-67 Peggy x 21 F  {! s, }/ X5 ?  [

1 X" }+ e# d8 OJapanese aircraft losses
) n" B+ U7 S4 D/ e6 `; qG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged; r! _$ \" F% ^4 O- L
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged6 W, U# Y" x2 `

4 q* Y: R/ o. ?' oAllied Ships. w! O. M6 m' I% w# \, W
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 X" R+ m) l3 g+ |) O4 s7 L' J8 {APD Joseph M. Auman
  |) H3 t+ B$ X' OAPD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 C- w! V; C1 r; T! I7 ^. jTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 b* s! a$ \+ P
APD Bray
+ x: K0 K$ d( h5 _AK Wallace M. Tyler0 R" [9 k; c: L, k4 S  T6 M
AK John C. Preston
- }  k" P" ]5 Y0 `) q5 D4 J; g9 BTK Bahrein

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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56' W9 |! D2 D1 |5 {

, n# _- J  `" k, B0 l* H% LJapanese aircraft% ^% R" e7 d9 z- U: Z
G4M2 Betty x 12* d  Y' S1 D9 y& L. C, e& i$ E

# G7 W$ y; B4 s4 t2 A- }5 F  qJapanese aircraft losses$ J0 f5 r! C' n' V0 e
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
$ u% \4 m/ k# M- m* @( ?7 b% t$ Y8 u( |0 u! q0 l! V
Allied Ships6 O4 E; r8 W7 }- ?! t
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( P! J% b, E* X% S- |9 Z
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 @0 W$ V( A9 C
TK Andrew Doria( T/ d7 A& G: f! t" `
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
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. H  G. u4 w$ v# H3 MDay Air attack on TF at 54,56! t' @! s: T' d0 B
; F/ O* `( H1 A! Z' D; ^  q
Japanese aircraft
' ?! z1 c4 a. r# oD4Y Judy x 22) T6 J8 Z8 Z+ ~) x
% O4 e& t: h& s5 d' P( h
Japanese aircraft losses1 |" L5 E: h5 H1 x9 \
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
, H0 m& w, b' P) g" O. z% j0 m) E: p" U7 X, `# ]
Allied Ships
4 F' n6 u& y, `0 ~% _DD John D. Edwards5 B( Y6 P  ?, S; a/ f# F
DD Tillman
' K2 E9 j$ p" |- {! i7 M* e" KDD Welles
: Q( I' R* x& R4 B; o5 YAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1+ g* ]: K2 o& H0 W+ Z3 Q9 p
DE Leslie L. B. Knox
' O+ W9 `5 ^" ^2 bDD Craven
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# C3 f" g& J0 s5 j, `1 l' }. |Day Air attack on TF at 53,564 r; O" b+ H8 v3 U5 U8 y

" J2 g( }8 U, WJapanese aircraft
) {* W, ^( U! nA7M2 Reppu x 6; S8 p0 p7 l8 T. H% J7 K  K
D4Y Judy x 2
! l- J# N% R2 A/ B- Y
" b3 F3 n8 n6 P% ^Japanese aircraft losses
$ u" k- Z) _' ]) t* t1 n6 b. t7 lD4Y Judy: 1 damaged
' v% H1 t# O# S" r' Z4 A- W. A2 E6 O1 N. l
Allied Ships
0 B( w5 ]6 j3 vAK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 f7 O/ @2 A9 o

; i4 J- a' W! x5 WAllied ground losses:
. k! {3 P$ X6 t$ I5 S% [* T7 casualties reported
' \" q6 d, {. z5 Q, aVehicles lost 17 D7 p/ ^' l; x* y
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Aircraft Attacking:
  `$ a  I; K  v1 I. d2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet2 f9 F- V; {& D3 x  U
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9 W  M! t& g: h6 R' ]9 xCeylon and Bengal Sea7 v$ d- F) I, x$ o3 n2 m

( i$ K% v( e/ u$ NDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25& r: l( T3 Q) \0 O/ `) T* I
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Japanese aircraft
! d# q; h% t. h1 L0 [8 m8 e2 lA7M2 Reppu x 6
0 @' P6 @9 Z$ p. {. S) NJ2M Jack x 5
& j( ?+ F# a- F& b, w1 E9 e4 gJ7W Shinden x 72 o2 D. X4 `$ r4 }* A6 Q: _7 F3 B  ^
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 64 l1 G% ~1 v9 S( q

& ?0 D" c% c9 W6 d: p- j  p) IAllied aircraft
% _# K! T5 H3 m& _6 v. P0 MB-29 Superfortress x 31+ I" Z* ~& m1 a! c' Q
! s" `) n  ?. [" p1 E; t  ~
Japanese aircraft losses
5 j) m% t5 i! o5 u- RA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
& @' E( a- e/ G5 L3 T) SJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged' M# h# H- Y' V  G/ P) f
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged) |% l; X# U$ p% _9 G* {' @1 I+ H+ Z
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed) Z( m+ ]; K+ V
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
! c6 h$ c8 v# w: q- \3 M% H$ D; N" g  Y4 Y7 ?6 m
Allied aircraft losses
" V3 \" ^% }( ^% nB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
& s, F* O1 @* z9 k1 N1 e
8 m/ f6 r" \$ o5 CAirbase hits 1+ Y0 e- ]" X0 _- [$ |0 ]6 t
Runway hits 8% [% ^* I2 X; a
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25; W, D- l' Y6 o  E/ D0 E' \  K

; I2 H2 a+ ]. [3 Y; GJapanese aircraft) |  k1 s# a* K% G3 v
B7A Grace x 3
' D0 B9 ]4 f: v) P, zG4M2 Betty x 6
( t) Y, _& D3 G7 UKi-43-IIa Oscar x 184 I" N; Q& ~1 a( }4 @. u7 U3 y
Ki-100 Tony x 9
$ s  L8 i/ _; f$ s, W' rKi-49 Helen x 2+ ~( C" W/ q( M
Ki-67 Peggy x 3! o, Q: z- M. j# S% p. s

0 t0 K6 d+ X- W6 y: ~% X, _0 gAllied aircraft: {. j3 U# N- u8 x  X; e4 k& F
P-51D Mustang x 57 i6 s: P$ C: [& V/ }* V/ y

) D. w/ S, D, B! ^Japanese aircraft losses
% d3 O6 l1 C( t* q! X# o' w+ _# PB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
  v1 I2 B% ~. O9 u  h5 B4 yG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ F  z# Y+ q8 s- N9 m: pKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed: B; Y- O! t. d. u2 g( x. D
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
1 f1 q/ {/ L/ B4 f) V, dKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed( w' u, t1 o# f
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
6 G6 r% h4 ^+ _- v! T8 o
/ T  ^" {: I' iAllied aircraft losses
( z; S5 G# X$ V7 V4 AP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 [8 q  T4 y- `# M! a" g/ ^0 X2 M- P1 W2 @( r( N/ e& Q
Allied Ships7 }% n1 O0 }/ ~( ^6 s' l) x9 D' ]
MSW Grebe+ F2 t* `: N$ O- l
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1# h% S2 _# I- t- i
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" G2 J: f( M; [/ T! _7 e
% T% B9 t- i, J/ j1 Q7 |Allied ground losses:" g- C0 m& X) Q1 E! p: I# ~0 _
21 casualties reported
- c+ L- Z6 O/ ~" vDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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4 i- z3 a  }$ f0 z$ \' W: }Japanese aircraft) a2 Z: F) J) r3 Z3 t9 r* Y7 r
B7A Grace x 3
% U$ u  Y" ^# I- ~/ qG4M2 Betty x 6
9 q+ Q! l9 M- hKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
/ M% T( v" {/ @5 ^; A. x* eKi-100 Tony x 9
& O' l$ O" G+ q' d7 S, ]Ki-49 Helen x 2' L4 i: ]8 H1 |4 {# ^
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
$ r" C* w7 n$ N* _4 A1 |2 W& A$ w) |6 U3 y8 l$ h: `
Allied aircraft0 s6 r/ }) W$ e
P-51D Mustang x 5; A2 b4 o% d" S

1 E9 Y( e( c7 S$ }  E* l* `9 u* {Japanese aircraft losses
7 o9 s; y# W; @' ^B7A Grace: 1 destroyed0 S, h# N  x9 |
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 Z, E; ^( t* S. |# G' E2 eKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
- L. ]# v& E5 f4 K9 r7 E& `) gKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
4 N* \/ Y  z9 |Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed6 P# R, [6 U! h& z& S
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
5 e- P7 k$ j) H5 a7 w' A0 J$ H+ U; |) E: G  Z2 h
Allied aircraft losses1 W) z$ _' J, H
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
  n5 A0 n4 O1 x- ]
: e' A9 x( P8 xAllied Ships. U: r8 Q! j3 ]' _
MSW Grebe
. Y2 G/ L5 @6 D. U+ AAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1" e* z" Q' ?  d& r$ Y
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 [: c  L5 `5 g* a

# L! X' W7 v- _Allied ground losses:
) Z- I) q6 x, f21 casualties reported9 t2 [4 [6 r2 y6 R3 c& W" B: p
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,257 M: t- ]) v$ W  _2 P7 e% y, N

8 s% Y; j/ U8 d: E$ i% `Japanese aircraft
, H2 ?8 F2 y- y, oB7A Grace x 3
, R4 D4 J" l2 e' B- eG4M2 Betty x 6
# d& Y* N8 R8 h6 q+ g; ^6 yKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18& G5 b; A1 t) O9 w. v$ f3 v
Ki-100 Tony x 9; J: P7 r5 Y- [; {: s7 F% X" O1 S
Ki-49 Helen x 2
5 s5 c4 g. C" c8 f& i+ R. ~! a7 VKi-67 Peggy x 3
5 V& q* t& S6 ~6 C, {' ?$ N& M" _, q5 b) y/ o$ I3 I
Allied aircraft
. {! G1 V: [( T! JP-51D Mustang x 5
8 g4 M# P0 O3 W3 l' M3 `* G3 s
' M; e; n9 P; q) r/ y2 t$ DJapanese aircraft losses
6 R8 l8 a2 g8 _7 Z) n' RB7A Grace: 1 destroyed7 d. C. X# c# b
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
& V* _# R) ?; IKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed& }8 i9 G/ f* z2 j
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
- w$ O  T& c; j5 z' d: Q- F2 S# HKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed  D; j8 z9 _  c
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed1 g% a7 S8 F6 W/ m3 w0 u; g

9 q2 |. v+ L7 K. f. `! ?Allied aircraft losses
8 U& H7 ~# F6 K6 b- mP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
% t4 e* |# \% h/ q' T
3 t. A: d' [; }: O) z$ i: r$ M$ {. yAllied Ships
% r6 f% x6 u- J0 W1 \! RMSW Grebe
) X8 l/ n. ~' H# s" e! I; AAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
$ J3 Z% Q" |2 O7 GAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 k7 }$ l5 K* v# @& Q* N. A) J
, U; ]4 Z+ |9 e$ N" r! X0 L  KAllied ground losses:$ x* {- H4 O6 a: d+ c0 C/ n8 H# ~
21 casualties reported
: g" G( d- v4 h' ?The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,305 ^* R& r# Z/ S5 {4 D
: y+ b6 B/ c7 q1 r2 K+ L4 T1 M
Japanese aircraft
' K4 `8 x- k% Z+ ~4 ^% w0 k; M& `P1Y Frances x 3# h. N" E3 j" I+ e# y! R4 O" J6 F

% e7 D' T7 s' b, x. f" }7 k9 P/ \Japanese aircraft losses
. j; X* A5 T( d9 aP1Y Frances: 3 damaged, z3 J: C* p& _9 P) c  _
; d: a, @" ?9 m; }# E5 L
Allied Ships
4 b2 L1 Y: b! T2 T. lCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 @/ W1 h, Z' }/ O8 l
! b: d7 S& ~3 G" q9 v5 D4 w6 ?Aircraft Attacking:
9 ~& e. S, L5 {4 `0 E7 c3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet, ]+ _5 m# T, h* n. s
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft1 S4 J' T; I7 h, d8 m; ~7 a# F
A7M2 Reppu x 5& J# [# k6 y8 C4 Q" u, \
J2M Jack x 6
$ A  ?# \8 }" ?! J. D# {" K- jD4Y Judy x 3. e* V$ z9 E# h/ h
B7A Grace x 6) Y3 c: n8 Z3 q% n
G4M2 Betty x 3+ h- m, l3 T! m! i$ g
P1Y Frances x 6
: h$ w; p, u6 YKi-67 Peggy x 11# W; l" E" A; z2 U9 ^- W0 x

3 j+ X0 k, q/ U% z# B( I% |, EAllied aircraft
/ |  z2 a' Q* o. m! U& V- `- OP-51D Mustang x 4
; O' T$ X6 q  |! I- R3 |% y' j6 v! q+ k7 ?
Japanese aircraft losses5 C% ]& y0 M% C8 u
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed7 P( {1 X. k( G
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed/ d$ l- p$ t8 b- b  h
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed2 N, A5 w7 W! u4 e: p# G9 K: O
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
8 i# s9 p1 G! z. f: o. YKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed2 g3 h4 G! c& ^9 C1 |6 J, Y
7 v$ s$ P2 H! _) a- w
Allied aircraft losses
$ H7 U1 t3 Z! IP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged2 X5 r" \7 x) g7 K- h
% V/ S% ]  J& ~& B. ]' |; Y
Allied Ships/ V2 ~  a& ?' R3 ^7 {% @
DE Lovelace
1 `# ]! B! ~1 U! TDE Martin4 B5 V. s9 H/ ~- \
LCI LCI-436( z! A1 b7 k/ c2 D1 B
APD Blessman/ x6 n8 d  @; ^$ B0 y% ^8 P$ \
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 I' I# }5 O0 I' i! y
AP Laurens
4 `( M* ~% ?$ c" GDD Mullany
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) g; @* y2 i, k/ `) w( \8 X- BDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25- C/ B0 F* n# ~. X! ^+ u. R

0 H% ]0 S6 ~* wJapanese aircraft4 b- h# n& h6 h# x! L& x
G4M2 Betty x 9
6 v6 z& e3 y* O, s% L. }
: K0 q( g% _5 C( {4 gAllied aircraft
' t5 |3 I0 P" K5 @P-51D Mustang x 2
$ D/ w: s! H* k# m
. o: ^  ~* _- ~0 s1 q2 qJapanese aircraft losses
# V0 d& D2 y7 h% G/ SG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged9 o5 w6 D1 E, V- k. M
; R2 i* y9 Y8 m' [( K& ?- P. B
Allied Ships
: \5 y* m1 J# ]9 n* T1 SAP Henrico
, B- R7 z! Y- o% J9 MAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 E7 m5 w" q0 [- q+ y; r) I
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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. P8 A: d, Q: `) _8 |' e) lDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25+ a' g. Q( ~- _9 U/ F! M
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Japanese aircraft
# F$ L& B" H! O( `/ ]% SA7M2 Reppu x 5/ J  Q5 d3 ^% l4 a
J2M Jack x 2
$ ^) ^+ I( `0 c' K: R# g/ O9 OJ7W Shinden x 6
2 H! h7 }1 K( TKi-84-Ic Frank x 4% _) Y1 U2 y( H7 e) s6 f

' i) W0 l$ o8 a2 r* [' R6 @, p# wAllied aircraft6 |) [1 u. N. ?
P-38J Lightning x 161 k& M" K3 n3 z! j* C& P( q+ d

, w$ U2 F; u8 DJapanese aircraft losses
2 i4 i/ P) B4 r- kA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
  l5 i: p, A* J  r$ U2 t5 V8 w) h" @0 G
Allied aircraft losses
5 H' G4 D. P* D8 ^; E/ `  JP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged7 U" C, p6 k! Q
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* u2 ?- T! K! |, B0 m1 \" hDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
% P5 Q) `/ s( R7 [$ e
. Z7 J3 M! o( u6 }) U0 TJapanese aircraft  r, k6 K5 k4 e- I" q
J2M Jack x 2
) L  i. \/ r) v3 K# E( P# cG4M2 Betty x 27 w5 o7 Q" j' S# e
P1Y Frances x 2" F$ H4 K- V6 D0 s- }; |
Ki-67 Peggy x 4
, e$ B3 H% h7 o! f3 D, F( |: N) e% Z) }( |
Japanese aircraft losses
4 Z4 v) q( O. _% ZKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
% P/ ]- r  b7 `( X. g; s# B5 B. M
Allied Ships. ?0 P4 o& x+ s" u. B$ m0 k
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 H; J( z5 r& k& |. O' u
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ r% @% `- x* T0 o3 Y/ s( ~
DM Gamble, heavy damage% ]4 j5 A4 ?" H4 a& `- Q
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4 {- E3 q1 J1 nThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!; g1 H) v5 |$ q* k& F

0 [! N. V, {& S$ j! v" P) @) bDay Air attack on TF at 14,234 X, g5 j9 M* I. W' j, K
1 N/ c, P' m7 H% B
Japanese aircraft
  t  l" M) i" Q. `6 k2 u! ZD4Y Judy x 24' y( w; s1 J: ~% K& o+ x9 P
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
) a' h3 _2 Q  m8 ]: Y) Z) T8 jKi-100 Tony x 6$ M  w! y% p* Y2 K* d
Ki-30 Ann x 51
2 z1 ~4 X8 I1 H% u$ q" f" w/ |% F; ^' b0 g3 X
Japanese aircraft losses
; \7 X7 J# U4 rD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed8 \/ z9 D5 `( g% x! c0 I2 l0 v
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged- h, [  e, @1 U/ y

3 Z5 t$ m/ D1 u# j5 A8 @Allied Ships* _, i7 b$ a2 R
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
& J& K% {& Y) i& G8 AAK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; D$ x7 ], r( ^0 {
DD Irwin
7 ]/ t2 f0 O; e; H) UDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage1 [/ y4 q% f: H  c9 E7 M
DD Quiberon, heavy damage5 W1 D. v% ^* v1 L9 t, V) J
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; t, w6 u9 T) vDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- {. ~3 a9 w" {DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 n5 c& a; e$ [/ b8 ^AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 G$ K4 W/ }5 J7 B1 b3 _8 hDE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire4 N# ^7 Z3 w/ G, T3 O
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 Q7 c% T& y6 L% m. ^8 M( q% d
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire; x% b& P( X  X2 x: Q- z0 N2 ?
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+ R5 }' p) b! X: s: Y0 }Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
5 p; t0 B' a4 [3 W" e! B/ C5 }( n8 ?8 r& p( I3 c; s
Japanese aircraft
' J+ n$ H# O9 P8 j8 U2 E) JD4Y Judy x 12
, V0 s9 o  r* h3 W) VG4M2 Betty x 3
) P* m; m; Q- s( T
! l: P" ^- N* DAllied aircraft
1 q$ B6 R8 S3 g3 j  P: x% G! ~4 PP-51D Mustang x 2
$ m1 V0 Q3 P9 g1 n, w* L% ]7 m; S4 q3 w8 [
Japanese aircraft losses
. M0 N3 e, n0 _5 h1 TD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed- K( \$ ?, u" x8 a2 A& W5 i
' w. P! s. ~. K  v( x. C  x
Allied Ships; z- ?* m% Z6 w6 |) ?$ C+ B1 d0 x/ O; I
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79) b- o6 N6 c; ]  m6 ~
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 v* J6 u7 D5 j
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
+ ?3 e2 j) J. ~! X: E# O6 b' {APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 M) f. s* w  ?! Z4 T# W2 ~
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 {& R/ ]5 k8 ]
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,28
3 q0 q" o" x$ e0 R7 X1 w9 H. D, p6 p
Japanese aircraft
8 `* x' n4 w5 J9 i( S& PG4M2 Betty x 4
# T& N: @7 c3 E5 r$ e) o
6 e9 s, R( K1 q. d- V/ |+ W7 ^Japanese aircraft losses
' T# N+ O2 H7 n% g8 Z- D6 BG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
, X9 }( K& ^9 |! ~1 \/ Y7 g1 F& k
2 N% t. K0 D/ GAllied Ships" d8 m$ ~7 n' u
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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