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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous  J8 i6 G  F9 t
convoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.
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8 q% J/ t8 n9 `" m) a+ m2 pMost of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank3 I3 B- l5 @. \4 Q, ?
The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap
  k5 v* Z% N0 n* \" f: h; oand the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!5 w6 g" c- j( i0 X
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In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!' I7 V& A" ?# ]4 G2 p, T

4 y. @: O6 B2 e9 Q5 ^; w2 RAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45
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Air Combat: }7 j2 l6 T9 _3 Z; k1 j

' J$ X( L, n; a5 vBonins- s8 J* H1 q7 a; V. a( T6 O

: q  J4 V+ P9 |, wDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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Japanese aircraft
0 a6 \1 ]# e( ~& A- X, A" WA7M2 Reppu x 33
5 e) Q8 N; a- }( t2 K  d$ q) aJ7W Shinden x 10! Q: k8 _3 y! x3 M- {6 u
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 31( v6 H+ B7 p+ W0 E& ?3 n
Ki-100 Tony x 13
( n% c5 o8 A% b0 B5 kKi-102a Randy x 21+ ?6 W9 @1 p4 P- C( Q+ W/ V

( `; U$ u  T- M% G2 ?" B  SAllied aircraft, T$ b: l( ^4 |- t* A4 U3 b# \/ ]/ d; i5 X
P-61A Black Widow x 25 F+ j. Y& l8 Y& k) F
PB4Y Liberator x 3( d* A' z; n9 k) }/ C8 H
B-24J Liberator x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses1 m& e* X5 D6 a/ q0 Y
A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged5 y& |1 }3 C" ?5 c2 [3 ?; o+ P
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged
& \3 |$ A$ |' H3 {, x1 m2 Y; \Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged( G6 B* j# m0 ^9 @# ~; h9 U
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged) x, P4 t# W9 H' y# p/ |" Q4 U

7 l: Y, V. H% T/ p# P1 oAllied aircraft losses
9 [6 D+ J9 w, mP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed& ]1 I; m( o7 M( u" h5 n$ e
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed
; m# ?/ D5 s+ d3 ]/ FB-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53, h8 H" F- \" T" E' p+ I: h& N6 {

" `" H! l) O& r* P3 Y; H8 kJapanese aircraft' j! R2 J7 X' x! m2 G: R1 u: _
A7M2 Reppu x 6; q* ?. k( v; y
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 24- E$ V3 u$ H0 e; v) R7 I* {$ ]$ ?' L( L/ @: r
Ki-102a Randy x 10
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Allied aircraft
2 `# G" n" n1 Y( \6 |7 G9 K3 iF6F Hellcat x 29
/ W: `5 d& z6 a- i# U8 D3 c3 yF4U-1D Corsair x 146 v8 r" O( N* x( z2 u* O
Corsair IV x 6
3 ^' Y2 ~2 `0 w+ }SB2C Helldiver x 202 \0 r2 z" h6 i. P
TBM Avenger x 185 v0 r5 H/ ~2 a
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ H5 ~" l) z  h1 {9 P5 y* V4 nA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed
$ Z# B0 a- X2 @6 Y0 v8 U. CKi-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed, }# v0 I) g. J* ?
Ki-102a Randy: 6 destroyed9 F% |' D# j1 h% X- e
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed8 k& `9 a# G/ P! D8 Z/ ?
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Allied aircraft losses6 k# W. ]# g) e4 S9 D
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed
- e/ E8 s& a8 x( j0 bSB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
# k0 O0 a) o0 |8 H+ wTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged7 e3 O$ d$ P0 c7 V* w, J

. _! c7 I- _0 @) O0 O. ZJapanese ground losses:# i5 U/ }3 ^; ?, i: f' t
7 casualties reported! I( B$ l" ~* Z. |  E

: `# [4 E/ G7 ?! P6 }1 GAirbase hits 2' V- m; m( i# e+ p: J% Y
Airbase supply hits 1+ k0 u" N! B" `& a# {3 N
Runway hits 16
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' w+ E" j" h' J! nDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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( `! v. G* S1 l5 {! u2 vJapanese aircraft6 z7 C: C5 {& H* B4 E: P# m
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1+ P. f" A, ^% [0 k* b6 S
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Allied aircraft
/ ]" w6 z, x) q+ o9 SF4U-1D Corsair x 48$ \- w- k: B2 n. N( x
TBM Avenger x 44$ h5 P# w" l# r7 E9 L- `# e" _
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Japanese aircraft losses
, ~$ v5 \5 q  y* L) JKi-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed
, u  Z! Q1 C) ]: g, NA7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
* a; ?2 V% J) Z. VD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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: m! x0 Z3 D, n, l* ~Allied aircraft losses- _2 u7 L  m% ?" S, K3 V/ f3 z9 r
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged
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  ?3 s0 N! r  p) nJapanese ground losses:& b8 ^7 \( U! @, m4 a& J$ ?
20 casualties reported0 Q6 q1 p/ ?: j% m% L" ?3 _
Guns lost 1
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! c! \9 V! v; |3 W* IRunway hits 26- E2 n% p& C6 |: s% c# {; @
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& U' b& @3 ~3 u( u6 ^Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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% h2 k: U) C. q/ H1 pJapanese aircraft
; s! z( Z8 M1 P- Fno flights
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" `: E  |# g2 x! }1 b: ^3 |Allied aircraft
# q! B# o, D) J3 ?/ ~" fB-29 Superfortress x 64" n- Y4 v  Z3 t

* j0 [; O0 d' O+ F0 ?" t& wJapanese aircraft losses( v7 F( _+ C; {$ y
A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed% l' i0 y2 ]  q) v3 J* o9 V
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
5 o# b& X0 P) U$ z) A. _J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 n4 l+ v% R1 E
B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
8 I" f. e; h4 v7 l7 M+ \- r42 casualties reported
- d6 i& C7 G* GGuns lost 2% g( Y" c" E, Z' W

; k7 c: K( q' Y5 y- }Airbase hits 6
% F; J" k( H2 j, XAirbase supply hits 5& x, k5 x9 l7 v  f3 N
Runway hits 1243 [& g& _: U3 K9 J( J& V  Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54& D0 y0 ^4 Y; u% D# A
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Japanese aircraft) V# }7 k# Y! P( t/ O' M9 q
D4Y Judy x 17
, t3 k& H: d9 C: o7 J% V* IB7A Grace x 2
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9 g- @8 |3 R! n8 ^! zJapanese aircraft losses
9 [: t5 H8 C6 C2 dD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged' Y4 |0 k5 x2 U' V
B7A Grace: 2 destroyed8 P& j! o$ n  t! U. K

1 C' G! ?" k3 w7 zAllied Ships  Z% B# O7 O& L
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 V  Z4 e+ _: X
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( l9 ~3 u1 O& cDE Tinsman
  |- o. y' h% c: ~# ?- u* ]DE Abercrombie1 [& Z8 w' F$ Z; f; [
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Allied ground losses:- \6 X3 P2 m6 Z; I6 }$ _
30 casualties reported* d6 c, y' ^1 p, e6 @& ^3 L
Guns lost 1) h! N3 A) K2 \; [$ B
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" X; z" v+ @1 UDay Air attack on TF at 59,56! F6 d8 f' m: w
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Japanese aircraft
, i+ d/ g; E9 w1 C: y5 H$ AG4M2 Betty x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
; z  i' c5 C% w! cG4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Allied Ships5 A1 W; h5 e: M- {$ ~) V
DE Richard S. Bull
# j9 C5 `6 @7 Y3 `3 L. ~) h7 e! pDE Cecil J. Doyle9 @0 |# q9 l% F/ x1 ~, q- k
DE Charles E. Brannon* R% }- u  ]1 ^. Z, z& V
AK Cape Stevens
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,566 a# E3 b/ e  j, i/ V; d6 ]' }1 C

4 X6 E9 M- Q* Z+ U* ?5 MJapanese aircraft2 Z: W+ F, ^) c
G4M2 Betty x 12
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2 D) c! V9 U, z$ RJapanese aircraft losses
& h3 s4 w" o8 ]" O! M/ a( {1 p- ^% RG4M2 Betty: 12 damaged6 k% r- _( ?& e" l1 }( U- U! r
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Allied Ships5 v, A0 L: b" y  f/ y2 e$ c7 @
DE Charles E. Brannon5 h. d) o( ~! }9 r4 |; ?
AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 Q, k; w0 E, y" H3 K# U* c7 l* p

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; H: L* q1 I, z4 t- \  z: FAllied ground losses:
. v+ o( \( D$ z' Z7 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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6 F8 F) _, y) d  ?" o2 H1 q) TJapanese aircraft8 ?+ x) [. s! E2 o1 J/ b
D4Y Judy x 5
6 L; y! X  A+ Y% i* CB5N Kate x 13# S- A/ h# h; |7 E6 N

; }6 U' h& }7 }5 B; G; d( `- TJapanese aircraft losses
/ w2 J. E) r0 I  ~/ r$ C3 HD4Y Judy: 3 damaged
# A- W0 E. H* K3 uB5N Kate: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships+ P5 u* A' `; x
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 o  T- j0 P/ o
AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) s' G: e+ Y9 i! q0 ]' W
APD Cavallaro
( h1 m  \" F" }. n9 F( ETK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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! V- z! B- [) c# K0 ?: A" fDay Air attack on TF at 64,56; x+ V0 Z6 Y! z4 p1 h9 J, K6 D: x
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Japanese aircraft9 M3 |% I( w* z0 q' J4 E
G4M2 Betty x 220 W, a* I, d# W' o+ {, K& M7 Q
G4M2e Betty x 4
' Y7 D- j7 C( L5 m1 @Ki-67 Peggy x 6
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G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
( {9 J( u& m8 z2 D9 FKi-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
* f8 U$ G" k' b# [4 F0 p+ u, K8 @" KAPD Schmidt
! m+ t/ j8 F2 N  {1 L8 EAK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: |2 v7 G6 u. x: Y0 P* q$ Z0 qTK Panda
( z. W5 u  j. v; X6 b3 tTK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage* G2 v5 ~0 W, G; S0 V: ]
TK Brandywine+ W1 b- r4 d) C  }3 n8 L
DMS Harding
; H8 \9 e9 g  Y7 V, pTK Housatonic# A5 h" J4 t: z0 d& `/ O+ b
TK Andrew Doria
" E! M: I1 H  f" i& \; ~& G5 ~TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 L7 L: n) t2 }; S' nTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: B4 {4 v' ]1 s" Q6 e- O" D
APD Joseph M. Auman
8 G% f# W  P4 D7 L8 i, DTK Silver Cloud
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Aircraft Attacking:. {0 t$ b- Z9 R4 s+ B2 K8 V
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,56
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7 ^: i. r6 I5 JJapanese aircraft
8 f8 f7 ^! E0 n$ |1 n; RG4M2 Betty x 3  w2 w4 y% y" Y# Y7 r, w

+ @( Y9 q+ ^( S8 ]9 UNo Japanese losses5 }. i3 @5 T7 V  j2 c# W

3 s5 B% u& N% Q( t3 a' yAllied Ships
* M$ s1 K" ]& D' DAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 N2 B2 \" h! T. S" M* ^8 l8 w

4 S. x0 I& V  M; [* gAllied ground losses:
8 t4 _& e, S: m9 z8 i! V# N2 t% L34 casualties reported
# G1 F3 M% w: }; C8 L1 {Vehicles lost 43 A1 s- X2 W% S
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  b, z. A- ?1 ^6 z8 G* C  SThis was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!; |2 W  a* {8 F  j" I8 a

' S; a/ k% I1 e" g% iDay Air attack on TF at 65,582 U) Z; E& I. s6 Z0 O- e

5 R! {- [4 }5 }Japanese aircraft
+ h4 I0 X% S/ lB7A Grace x 7
% P3 g+ y, v* I) A  ]1 GG4M2 Betty x 6
5 N! k8 |  `+ Y& I" `9 g- PG4M2e Betty x 3) J: q, e2 w0 {5 T, g9 K
P1Y Frances x 6+ J7 I# O0 r2 h, `& W
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 519 x' e1 ]1 A8 ~0 ~- \$ k
Ki-102a Randy x 3
& S! H" b) s$ NKi-67 Peggy x 124 E, B+ W" f- x( J  _5 L8 _

4 A5 i5 Y4 W6 g. I* |7 X0 eAllied aircraft
8 z' h, ]: G: F3 PF6F Hellcat x 38
! _4 `) u1 X1 C. @) t6 ]F4U-1D Corsair x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses8 x8 h! N# q, i! w7 s
B7A Grace: 6 destroyed
0 w) ^. U0 H7 L# gG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
0 [$ ^6 |$ s- }+ F. zG4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed
( ~+ F+ Y4 c7 h- d0 |: f3 QP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
" y6 H" d3 i- Z5 a! a$ B# QKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed0 \4 Q. r* E' L5 j/ @2 h
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed; p, m' C( k; x4 E
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
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& N: D  ]" t# u7 H$ L( T6 b) s; R7 wAllied aircraft losses
9 M9 M1 _. p9 o; Z. k! ~8 ^F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged, F8 Q# H7 P1 D
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
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: q) z; S4 I* s! eAllied Ships
! |: y, N+ V3 D6 ~CV Shangri-La
- K% i/ O8 c/ ~, yCA Northampton5 O# x; d7 G0 C# `% E

$ u5 X3 ^+ o8 j, U8 _Aircraft Attacking:+ e3 Y  L' M: q
2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
* t9 t/ I; i  ~9 \0 J1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 R2 ?5 I, B+ }
1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 f; T! ?/ O7 \% }4 JHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,561 ^% Q6 l0 [, g* C* ~
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Japanese aircraft
; @& _0 w; H8 P6 J5 F9 ZD4Y Judy x 53
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" Y+ M3 P* w6 \' }- _Japanese aircraft losses4 m! A& m( d4 U/ j+ J: v2 E
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged# N6 H. A7 q  x6 _) J

% ?! F" c1 D* @7 l, T: B2 GAllied Ships
* \, _$ a4 g+ pAK Nampa Victory; o# D5 ]6 n. I9 S* }" Y
MSW Execute
( |: ?/ H* M7 P. E2 ^, CDD Drayton( }6 z' A5 R/ c
DD Yarnall
4 J( [7 v- P, u& K9 DAV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: E2 p  C! e  f3 H* f+ \
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 x* d2 y8 t  S' ?" F; aDD Craven
  Y. \' c( d3 @5 \$ s5 EAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1) d* E4 d! l: x+ S
AK William Prouse# F- V  p0 x5 e4 d1 q: U0 j' C" }
AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire
" \8 N0 U3 N" H) \2 v5 f! O0 sAK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
! |) @. r" f2 \AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire' p$ r8 T* P+ `- ~
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Allied ground losses:
6 E8 ?& ~4 i: S" N0 o2 g6 G: T14 casualties reported
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Japanese aircraft% w: I8 S: e* O/ b& |/ a
D4Y Judy x 7( L: B8 z9 N4 r! V  ^
Ki-102a Randy x 2# M2 \; |# }* N& n" r3 P0 p8 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 s4 G1 J! B; _D4Y Judy: 3 damaged6 |  x9 d& \- x0 i, X' ?. `3 D

0 N: ]/ w5 W' PAllied Ships4 |" t8 K' a! ^7 T5 a
AK Indus
8 I$ h* r1 t4 }  V: {) y% Q' UAK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 I- E! [9 c2 \. X: K9 M/ ]( n9 DAK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire' I+ N0 k  H+ R. D( d% d
" D* G. F- o9 `/ I& e2 [
Allied ground losses:: H9 L2 p7 _1 {) B
13 casualties reported
' q: ]) J" A+ z1 Z) C+ A" oGuns lost 2! b3 l5 |* i) Y3 Z
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:9 a) T' f/ n& h. |1 y2 q+ {6 ]; J- a0 f

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3 b$ a; s) w* MJapanese aircraft" l: J: M% ~( K1 @2 n% {; z( B
G4M2 Betty x 11! [' U) `6 a0 F5 i

9 g4 H4 u  I6 j# _+ M% BJapanese aircraft losses% h7 S; ^; a+ p" t" k1 p
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
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Allied Ships1 W, w+ C7 h% S$ S9 z1 O8 D6 K
DE Williams# L( y. D) X5 r! |  J' k8 `4 S
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! J0 }* p, V/ X2 gCLAA Atlanta, on fire
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! [* p3 p, b  x' ?Day Air attack on TF at 64,568 h/ W5 e% c! g; i
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Japanese aircraft
+ C0 @) N, Z; {, r# }9 @" JG4M2 Betty x 13
' c; }, _. q3 f8 U) _, d+ N9 ?G4M2e Betty x 4
( I7 ]& d% {1 p; y3 t2 B% g7 UP1Y Frances x 3
9 C$ b# E; s) {! DKi-67 Peggy x 2+ r$ F, U% A4 M; a. E2 z
5 G* |1 T$ x; Y+ J/ M# s5 ^
Japanese aircraft losses
7 M, |& P4 P) eG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
' u- w8 h) _2 wP1Y Frances: 1 damaged
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8 e; v# e3 ~# }) z: yAllied Ships
% u- j6 }6 h0 c% STK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. L3 c3 K, t2 E
APD Joseph M. Auman
+ H, R( u' ~# k  [/ t5 R$ UAPD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 N9 e( U5 [: f# DTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 X0 S: n$ h% ~: ], }2 m: q1 ~
APD Bray
' [+ l: q- {- o- z9 eAK Wallace M. Tyler
9 Y9 J* O+ `- u; |AK John C. Preston
. w1 K4 ~( R# P5 sTK Bahrein

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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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' L9 Q' U" ?* V& w9 hJapanese aircraft
6 Y) I( @; L: v2 f/ l) [9 p, PG4M2 Betty x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 H: d! F, b% p. {, T$ _# {G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
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' S5 p. t0 A, v/ r7 S6 bAllied Ships
8 `& K9 J) z! e$ A; c5 iTK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; O2 x# z/ M: S8 CTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) c! Q* j) b* Z
TK Andrew Doria
# t+ v( N: M. X! f) H2 qTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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* Q& @' P. X1 WJapanese aircraft% |0 F' }, e' f8 L. i+ A, m
D4Y Judy x 222 w8 x, p7 N' ~. ~" Q6 n( M

$ A) f- q6 U$ k3 B+ I. PJapanese aircraft losses
5 y5 W* h5 G5 m3 E/ o" RD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged( e$ [0 H3 c+ Y7 q9 a
5 d( Z3 Z5 m" F
Allied Ships" l( f7 c) R) z9 [  f, r
DD John D. Edwards& m9 @; r! B9 \8 _* K6 [8 q
DD Tillman
" z5 M9 K5 D- y% z: `DD Welles
. \5 F9 }- r: H, dAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1% ]( a9 W$ h$ Q: [
DE Leslie L. B. Knox. g. O. E& `( {8 W: _3 u
DD Craven% m: ?9 e8 k: P1 M  b
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5 ]6 D4 l$ Z) F! f* P9 Q, HJapanese aircraft
$ @1 n4 o+ E: O2 }; IA7M2 Reppu x 6* M( I. j' g* |2 Y8 A* ]
D4Y Judy x 2* r0 p' o1 {' j$ s8 n% K% r% }$ u

( V, Z* k0 ]) ^9 t% ?Japanese aircraft losses* i! t  E/ c7 V3 h( S( G  I7 M: i
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
% }4 ^& ]2 A( x: T% J- ^7 r
1 L0 b6 G0 I% {1 v' a1 X$ XAllied Ships
$ j; M* d, A' K2 }# i+ CAK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
  ]6 O7 R/ k% Y0 E+ L8 i( z% c/ D. |1 p1 l4 y" s
Allied ground losses:
: F4 Z, W9 q! e, e$ t- a4 S7 casualties reported
- W; c) a% h. q" rVehicles lost 1
2 F* i5 m5 o7 \- P( J8 Z0 ~
* `. s- t0 L9 k7 A  P. P. W. E+ zAircraft Attacking:& @" v( m7 ]! j5 Z: E* Y
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet% Q0 i$ y1 ?2 m8 a& n
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9 }: o9 d" U+ t/ w  Y" @
Ceylon and Bengal Sea
+ N$ B& D% o% m9 x2 k8 p- Q, C6 \  X) ?: x
Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25/ g8 p+ T& G* Y" H( Y0 y1 e
; W& j+ O5 Q% y" O% q' Y- i
Japanese aircraft
' \8 S% V, q! O. Y2 W- ^5 EA7M2 Reppu x 6
- l0 n% u2 V  M3 W$ }8 KJ2M Jack x 5
5 l! B4 k3 A, rJ7W Shinden x 73 l8 \2 |: w5 V; P! G$ m- R- P
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6
2 A# B  m+ Z9 `, Y0 F
1 E. X0 C# {0 _# F+ d8 t- I1 QAllied aircraft! ?& L/ g, Z2 {
B-29 Superfortress x 31" @0 x4 K) d: r7 B4 w
1 U, B4 ~" N& W7 ^
Japanese aircraft losses# J2 D6 ~; p& c3 U; x
A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
/ W8 l, J* k( T. h. ^2 |J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
" B& f+ J! M3 [  N% W' C" J3 zJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged% X& k/ Q9 \4 {, }) c& @
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed8 C) i& s7 W4 i$ _; G" o( i
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
. V: ~  L" I% e( U; B+ @) S2 t+ v) E/ ^; L# o7 s$ e' @: B
Allied aircraft losses
; e7 K4 f" E& {. c) I' ?0 MB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
' x5 z3 s! J* g# a
. c; G; q6 x9 F+ `8 wAirbase hits 1
; i; h9 c0 |3 j  HRunway hits 8
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25( n6 M0 O! w  q' I6 S+ B5 K4 V
7 ~7 C# G0 x' ~6 w
Japanese aircraft
* s$ N! C6 i6 O% J* V" E; W' wB7A Grace x 3  J) G9 a! i  e
G4M2 Betty x 68 p# a7 u: ?  t" H
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
8 a9 O' R' a" H: T1 |" [/ x7 V; ^Ki-100 Tony x 9
6 k; N3 G% V, J% Q$ T' KKi-49 Helen x 2
  k& c. Q# O8 o2 S$ VKi-67 Peggy x 33 S$ `, |4 N* ]8 h2 R: Q8 v$ ]

' A, |7 Q8 J: V- I" X5 WAllied aircraft, u5 \7 N; z* {: S( a- E  r, I
P-51D Mustang x 5' L7 E, p& I+ K/ P' `% j
7 v* R* o! W$ @( ?
Japanese aircraft losses5 E) Q  M+ Q( ]
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
6 [0 W7 o8 ]% r9 A4 x: d! fG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 U% @  j  u0 [9 u1 oKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
! b+ Y4 Z1 p+ SKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
( S  ?: k! d! X' Q! WKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed) d2 E. j; y- H( a  U# r
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
5 |8 o' \+ ]% i5 W4 d: a
. j9 X/ H! ?( |% h. U  Q; fAllied aircraft losses: l1 I) n8 U6 E
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, _" T# N8 J2 V* g. j' T0 O1 ]

% I: U% O" G2 G8 j( BAllied Ships, @  b6 L: ~' d& J" n4 |- i
MSW Grebe
. {) a' F5 Q" y8 {; N3 rAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
4 l0 o  \" D0 H! dAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 d/ Y# F9 F; [- N5 C- o9 \
  P& j$ c" a  W
Allied ground losses:6 }% R- L( T7 Y6 n! N- J
21 casualties reported
$ U+ M% z1 \% Z; B, ODay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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  `4 ?4 x# Y( h; Y+ Y" b1 R7 w# e0 e5 kJapanese aircraft2 L9 T- V% T# G
B7A Grace x 3. u1 c$ s4 {. v2 E+ T3 W
G4M2 Betty x 6
( b- b7 C# E3 f& l$ b. A) FKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18! g& l  C6 P# J" v& f4 M
Ki-100 Tony x 9$ Z0 r1 m4 E4 }8 r6 G& \
Ki-49 Helen x 2' m8 z) z5 P. F; O$ U- Y
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
' r* ~; \7 e" n
5 R  d! ^0 M& C3 M7 bAllied aircraft) G. o2 _- B" }
P-51D Mustang x 5- ]- R& ?. D' t/ O4 j7 ]

( D6 j6 D5 c3 j5 x" S1 F  R: @+ TJapanese aircraft losses
$ G3 y( U& b& a. ?B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
3 \$ p( h$ i/ }$ X* \, Z1 y9 UG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) O. l. P, |- Y8 t/ t, @* g+ Y
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed1 e4 p/ A! C" I% E0 g( y5 _
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed! Q2 \) C" ~  W
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed; s; N! c6 U  a# t6 J7 {
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
% r; X# }4 q, V. B% \4 y
  [. w# P5 H* B/ M: U8 _Allied aircraft losses
9 J* i6 {6 O* R* P0 ^' rP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged# w6 Z  k, h" A  S0 F

& I6 S! t( ~7 P; EAllied Ships# J- r" d- `( s7 V# x: ?/ p* d
MSW Grebe* c' T% z4 M: Z3 U  v
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 15 r, _3 ^' ?& N! z: Z$ H; Q& r
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 ?/ m! N: ]$ f# S! Y: N: Y) O- e: b# @8 Q4 V2 X# U
Allied ground losses:
; [% j8 x: S& U5 [' m! J, w21 casualties reported$ x! l. C. {# ?5 q- B0 h
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
1 r4 A( }' W  nB7A Grace x 30 E, H$ x. V" h) c) Q/ X
G4M2 Betty x 6
6 Q$ b  {# O4 a0 F: {: pKi-43-IIa Oscar x 184 O' j# t7 a, o0 r5 g
Ki-100 Tony x 9: ?4 Z; ~8 c% P" U, {' ?' D5 f+ k/ {& T
Ki-49 Helen x 26 A: D' s3 U; A
Ki-67 Peggy x 32 c+ P# O# _! }1 {# p; e

* F8 `$ B* L9 JAllied aircraft( J! Y- N6 T, @
P-51D Mustang x 5
; R6 r0 z( K7 _( m6 l. e4 i2 B  o8 w" u
Japanese aircraft losses4 P6 x$ A0 X0 d$ T! c" \
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
. T2 `6 V4 v  F9 M& M" ^8 IG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged! f, G) y& {8 m" s- c* H- Z) ?. @
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed; V% K! H8 `+ w* B
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
" e) \  O" Q! q& C" G: D1 u5 dKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
* {4 q. v- a, G1 iKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed8 m8 o4 |0 Z% m

1 w. K1 Y9 s  ~" }Allied aircraft losses4 h7 Y- Z. S; R9 T6 z
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 F+ B8 a, \% ?5 c; m, q+ q& N2 Z# {! W5 G( s8 D+ D7 \
Allied Ships8 H2 I! a% \/ c% E  u8 U
MSW Grebe
$ f4 i2 G! z- U4 F( eAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1! H( w" l, f" d: |4 E5 E
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage  X& m/ r5 n4 E6 M

  J: L  f5 v6 N: Y" hAllied ground losses:
% d1 m( B3 \# c' K21 casualties reported
) r0 R2 L# V' G, n$ P  oThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!: H' W  S; A+ J1 E. b: |( l  `

4 a$ ~: q1 g7 }6 T+ |, D' lDay Air attack on TF at 18,30, Z# K9 M( Y; M$ G9 R& f3 U9 M

- I0 d, [. `: B" gJapanese aircraft9 ^- g  ^! |- F# T4 a; T0 x# ]
P1Y Frances x 3
6 o/ `2 k, S0 {  R
; v6 h/ c5 m6 _, t# z* y4 vJapanese aircraft losses
, V! Q6 W" z; l% s  QP1Y Frances: 3 damaged6 u0 B- d7 O; x1 @% u

6 j9 W9 s# z" dAllied Ships
' w0 z* A6 y/ N3 L$ ECV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 X: \( [! Y0 U* v  J/ o, \$ C/ }7 g4 W7 `: V: L/ n* S
Aircraft Attacking:
! P9 f# N. q2 s8 l8 }3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet; _( i: z# H. R5 X% V
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
  E' ^9 c# N4 M3 e$ a* t! iA7M2 Reppu x 5
4 u& F6 W) C, t; f2 `9 nJ2M Jack x 6' Z" ]0 I% L: M! ]9 a8 c2 s
D4Y Judy x 3' H% @4 x9 D! D3 v+ N  e. Y* H. g1 R
B7A Grace x 6
/ c% B& R% S& P/ r' YG4M2 Betty x 3; M& x# j& m# F5 e5 ?6 C9 S# ^, l
P1Y Frances x 6
$ l  \; l2 ~: \# y' x, VKi-67 Peggy x 11
! `1 f; \- [2 \
2 T3 w1 ^9 R, T/ _- qAllied aircraft
. k# T, j! O* @6 TP-51D Mustang x 4
" `# g' H9 \% @4 K
9 m! `6 b3 S: NJapanese aircraft losses
6 Z2 c( N! P! X% l+ C! f0 y9 p9 W8 q7 uA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
4 x8 d6 m0 K" L# f& ^9 uJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed
2 ^5 D: \9 t' J# ^) [  l; ?) R. TB7A Grace: 1 destroyed* O$ S8 [, @" s4 V
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed" {9 {. \6 K* g' H) N  f# B
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
# W  V' Q8 ~( m0 w) g9 I
. m. U( P0 X# `Allied aircraft losses
. M; p' V% v+ D% J. f' uP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged1 U# H( b) u) \% R% E
6 t0 m. [7 w+ x- [2 a& \$ E
Allied Ships
8 x9 t5 I8 R( W; J5 M% `DE Lovelace/ ^$ P: ~$ y0 w
DE Martin
+ E; N0 D2 f/ V8 `' mLCI LCI-436# H' o0 J( ^1 w0 S& t7 N5 B
APD Blessman& W* _. B" `% o. x  S
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* A+ k9 \3 u$ |. ~AP Laurens  n8 G# `3 b! N' W  K
DD Mullany& @+ S4 Q+ E6 d) E
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5 i, w3 J' K; k( ]0 d0 w  B1 `Japanese aircraft
  a7 C/ v& |4 R+ k' u9 FG4M2 Betty x 9
3 R$ y% k2 C2 E' X
" h- d1 A2 G9 F, [Allied aircraft
6 M& t& q& e9 X& k! PP-51D Mustang x 27 |3 ^) B) R" I3 d) C

& l$ r9 Z+ g, S  c9 cJapanese aircraft losses( X; N  [4 ^; l' S; V
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
) U' O% d) W( c( X& k4 w5 o* A6 g/ P9 \$ r2 }4 ^) _7 {
Allied Ships: g# ^% g: R4 Z( }- p
AP Henrico
, m1 W7 D7 s9 L+ R: vAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* M' A( }' G) j# t3 R3 u, ]" N
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ E9 h0 H. t  h% C  r0 b* U& i+ FJapanese aircraft
9 N4 _- x9 t  m* p+ PA7M2 Reppu x 5
* [+ Z' ^: u( a+ V% e+ _J2M Jack x 2; F; f7 N; L% f; s: h! l; b
J7W Shinden x 6+ j+ t9 z% b4 s$ c1 J% b
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4; K# {: _$ q# v7 k; I' V8 L
5 [" k( G& G4 O: X7 q# `% K
Allied aircraft
9 _, G7 B9 ~7 s5 _: c; YP-38J Lightning x 161 Q$ i& Q  a: P6 R9 n; M$ d
( c  h0 Y( h( p/ G  A" ]% j; s$ H' N
Japanese aircraft losses
& N* U- f3 S8 J' S' WA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
4 K) b& X( m* l: I3 t" `, L) v( |4 F
' H9 b! s- g* {" V$ b/ F: FAllied aircraft losses
- d8 U4 @' }9 E  F% wP-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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: E* L+ a" v6 r: p2 W( r0 ]7 l5 WDay Air attack on TF at 14,23- @+ L6 o' \: s' Q2 g0 v
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Japanese aircraft
9 F: I9 ]. k2 S/ @9 v# OJ2M Jack x 2
" n& ~$ m6 d' k  ^3 p- V2 L% `G4M2 Betty x 2& O4 ~# q& M0 J2 K$ ?$ q
P1Y Frances x 22 G& J2 j" d  h
Ki-67 Peggy x 49 n7 A0 k5 ~3 E( K9 R& Y& D6 P
5 q+ L" t; P/ |3 G6 ^
Japanese aircraft losses
: J7 I8 F1 R; R2 ]. R% \Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged+ t1 @' h& m( q3 A3 U

; ~" d% N0 z, _2 OAllied Ships  Z# Z$ y9 P8 u! [5 P
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire! E# K9 s  Z" a" F" }
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" h0 y) G3 _) U& K% ?
DM Gamble, heavy damage
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!( N/ J! y/ j* S+ {

3 i  Y* ^* k* A" r2 q" x7 iDay Air attack on TF at 14,231 j# g0 v# _7 v4 B; g9 Z9 |% R
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Japanese aircraft
2 M! F" g- V4 ?1 _% S; l& ?D4Y Judy x 247 K' `8 _9 S+ u" H) v
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
  ^! t4 i9 @( y3 t; H6 J! |$ gKi-100 Tony x 6
; ?& h) J+ e, r- y. W, KKi-30 Ann x 51! a. Z# ]. b% X; B6 U. e" ?
+ P, B/ e9 z% P
Japanese aircraft losses
" t: Z# X, ]2 W8 d) G4 gD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed' f$ V7 J) n! B3 U
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged. N, l) {$ `# n* l+ a) K. ?

) ~6 T: a8 [, IAllied Ships$ Q  ]+ R2 M5 T  Q
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire5 [, [' m! S( x: \( r! V
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
  _4 ~  S' D8 j7 K1 b# S1 ]# aDD Irwin- c% `3 {$ S$ i+ R4 r& b
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 @$ T- {! Q% w$ o0 [( y
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
  D" s) K, w% WDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 ]9 \% x$ f* Q4 t% {! jDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" r, z3 ]% ?% E( L
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage  y* R3 E* `( e4 F; {. @4 J
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 w2 q, ~9 K/ M
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 R! ]% i, c0 \9 s+ g' _
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 n* u$ \' l9 Q4 f; X1 P* _: ~
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire' f1 c  r5 h; }. Y& v3 R
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25% H7 [! p' W/ `0 E( e8 K. z
0 h- ~8 C, c( n
Japanese aircraft: E. ?+ u5 j7 n; R. Q4 q' b* K. h
D4Y Judy x 129 ~' J% R* B4 s5 Q
G4M2 Betty x 3
7 J! c& u3 n- c- C9 J& q3 ]3 q5 C' Q* v& _
Allied aircraft
) ^. v' d6 J3 Q. C" l9 yP-51D Mustang x 2
7 c- K4 H0 _$ k* o. b
# c9 D* o; I3 l$ k3 J. x' M% y+ RJapanese aircraft losses6 E1 w. Y5 v" y! U/ e6 M8 R3 w2 W
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
3 D0 K" x8 U; J8 K6 L% U: t8 h$ c& K8 p, X: Y0 Q
Allied Ships7 `9 e3 p* `! Q3 T# x, X( R
LCI(G) LCI(G)-791 e7 ^8 a7 \# `; q5 Y, d. i
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* i0 d$ v& g) F1 N+ o% d  L) eAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage. H3 r& ~" Z$ S" J1 B
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 d( V4 {4 X3 i" @" \
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' M7 y6 v+ d- y! h$ }Day Air attack on TF at 12,283 H3 l( x4 E$ R* S5 A3 P( j  m

: o4 w9 N2 t0 p/ J: @2 ?& `* x0 CJapanese aircraft
* g( c" _% `: J) U. \G4M2 Betty x 4
/ `7 v8 `6 o! M
8 q9 G  m/ X1 s7 S8 s. NJapanese aircraft losses8 W9 A5 d& i1 c; o* U
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged3 l0 S% n: h/ e3 u
2 {7 n. }; @+ d- h$ q  z$ \. ^1 y
Allied Ships
, {% G  b! b% K& kAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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