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Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
4 Y+ d$ n- d0 R  s0 {* oconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.5 s0 n2 l% Y( u3 x, i% Z
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Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank
; e+ L  Y1 i$ t! U) O3 b3 }2 |0 D- gThe rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap
8 h* w8 c! ?" a) h. Aand the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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% d- a& l  C; N6 ?In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/455 s  n* m% }! y

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Bonins
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Japanese aircraft
& [- ~" q2 M( [4 N, E+ J3 F/ aA7M2 Reppu x 33: Z" l' V# U; v
J7W Shinden x 10
5 ]5 M6 P# z. g4 v1 L  i4 ~8 [8 OKi-84-Ic Frank x 31/ H  V( N: e3 ?6 ]; v
Ki-100 Tony x 130 `3 s' ^. [9 ^2 {, m
Ki-102a Randy x 21
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Allied aircraft
9 C: I, C3 N7 ?; qP-61A Black Widow x 2
, D$ m+ g* @) U0 `7 q& I5 RPB4Y Liberator x 3* l! _" b  l* t$ e2 V
B-24J Liberator x 24) |  I6 `; T3 F* f
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Japanese aircraft losses
  g; g( k2 w, \2 U% u4 GA7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
7 u* U5 j2 v3 c. v1 N$ IKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged8 C* Q' L% A! n; B
Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged9 d+ A1 F+ ^: e4 I- \
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged- e+ H% y  L1 x/ V% U, B# W

4 R( \' M. }  F. T! lAllied aircraft losses
1 z- y  q, M  N! `8 A$ AP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed5 G* R+ ~: l- R/ E6 i; C6 }
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed$ z, O7 v7 `0 [2 A" d
B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed8 M6 K; t! j; ~) N+ t8 m) R: @# r  F
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( }, v( V0 z. e% ADay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,531 K( Y+ c8 E* t. Q: v7 O7 X

' ~( J8 ]4 m0 ^Japanese aircraft
: E: Q4 R5 Q: u) AA7M2 Reppu x 6
1 F7 v0 @2 ?) O) IKi-84-Ic Frank x 24
3 ?3 x! B1 p7 SKi-102a Randy x 10  X2 w  ]; p% v6 X
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Allied aircraft. p9 Y5 A& Z) O0 K+ d% N8 J
F6F Hellcat x 29, {" E9 I2 ?2 \
F4U-1D Corsair x 14
8 p, h/ F8 W5 d/ xCorsair IV x 6! C8 ?" r, m7 G: |1 F0 H- A
SB2C Helldiver x 20
+ b: }7 n& ~5 A8 z2 N$ aTBM Avenger x 18
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3 p% j  j2 M# T: S0 ?/ ?/ BJapanese aircraft losses
! S& H' R$ ^) m4 qA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed
1 v4 s* }: \9 p" PKi-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
! d$ y* ~) j8 x! Q0 v# u# MKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed* z6 j& l) ~, [9 u3 Z! L6 {
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
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) v  ^# {  d5 o3 \0 H  ?1 aAllied aircraft losses& X7 T9 W" i; t: N1 x
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed4 V! x7 u- f+ x7 ^1 K% _- J" f
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged# N3 X3 K, Q8 _, i
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged) Q0 W0 B# m, ^  p

, d1 F2 b& `6 t3 [& ]* ?: z9 Y3 sJapanese ground losses:
) `7 m4 e1 b+ C, ~5 Z/ r& |7 casualties reported- l9 s4 R! `. i+ q; s+ |, c
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Airbase hits 2
( J  u% k0 y7 A, q, wAirbase supply hits 1
, \3 k8 T; Y' O; a; y$ n$ sRunway hits 16
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Japanese aircraft
6 |0 v/ U8 M$ |Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1
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F4U-1D Corsair x 48
( t; c) f! M7 N4 @TBM Avenger x 44
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) t, a0 A* Z% q, q  SJapanese aircraft losses
( p4 ?& {  W2 FKi-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed% p& V* C8 v! D& M2 p! d
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
% f9 l( E8 e3 r( JD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed* m: [' B5 Z  W! y, r. ~

1 n" Z9 U- E' [" IAllied aircraft losses
, }4 ^: F! V5 K0 CTBM Avenger: 15 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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$ e0 f. @7 i' F* e/ W7 l4 NGuns lost 1% _  `! B9 W" u$ Y0 \
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Runway hits 26
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6 q; d6 b# u5 r( p  VJapanese aircraft: l3 M7 f: w. }4 O# I# f8 A" u7 D
no flights
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B-29 Superfortress x 64
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Japanese aircraft losses& }0 @# J3 r5 Z2 y1 k4 s
A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed% s, q4 P; w0 B5 ?5 P& \" A! s
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed! V% ^! E+ L2 \
J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 i2 z" M: R+ b5 U% Q) U, rB-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged$ z2 K) V5 [! o: m3 U' R

3 |* e3 u! q, n& J, _3 t3 VJapanese ground losses:
) k0 X2 z# v: n' _7 d42 casualties reported
0 N2 ~- l* D+ \Guns lost 2: s( t% m% n/ Q1 x6 \: E

+ n# @5 y: t# {. a+ F, m: s8 mAirbase hits 6
7 N! H1 P3 u8 K# g( r0 b6 r4 E) _Airbase supply hits 54 B( T$ B. y9 ^: K; E
Runway hits 124  k3 t4 j# z7 U: Q: l5 @
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3 L" ~1 I5 g8 }Japanese aircraft
: p: H6 m8 E$ r  [9 t& T- O$ @D4Y Judy x 17( S) A- E& H$ `+ B9 U( z$ }
B7A Grace x 2- i0 S' O* [8 A7 y

) x" [8 M( Z# I, i: oJapanese aircraft losses
) {) z' W# u, ]3 D4 m2 g% kD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
0 ^& Z4 s$ @1 u2 l6 F1 ]7 ]B7A Grace: 2 destroyed
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: A! X5 p2 [9 {Allied Ships
- N* q! v: f2 |% ]% @AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ W5 z7 e. y! C+ @" s' L$ L
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 J) Q( k5 x/ a, ~! Q1 s
DE Tinsman
" s4 ]6 i( z# p) Y! {/ E( pDE Abercrombie
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Allied ground losses:
9 X# _7 B$ w( s* X8 @8 \* n30 casualties reported6 v& \# f0 p# M6 q
Guns lost 1. R1 M1 B2 Y# B$ U0 l6 L
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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6 X/ k1 a) U2 k4 g* _+ X: w: cJapanese aircraft' y6 m: |7 u2 z  H8 A  d, s# {/ W
G4M2 Betty x 14
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6 V" O+ t) e  u6 l! f9 mJapanese aircraft losses: T6 H9 M# K6 s! P8 [' B1 q" b
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged2 {! Q. p2 X# B) c+ P7 Z
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Allied Ships2 M- Q2 _, J. w7 \9 i& G$ D
DE Richard S. Bull
5 l5 c* p) m- ?- g) tDE Cecil J. Doyle
4 o% I, S: A% d0 ^9 Q! S* Z. yDE Charles E. Brannon
( Z. g* t# g: I) z1 WAK Cape Stevens! J7 R- A& }- u! Y- Y7 O: a
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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% p4 D) m6 j( l9 B" OG4M2 Betty x 12* A& W/ J) D0 ?, M+ S; K5 j; n) B
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Japanese aircraft losses# C$ Y% N1 F( m$ r$ X; d) N
G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
& _2 ^' t$ I; s" P4 M0 UDE Charles E. Brannon
  R: T1 d6 q& rAK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
0 ~2 b, S! u) a. r7 ?% g7 casualties reported
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Japanese aircraft4 Z, ^' S( @6 k3 |# }* h
D4Y Judy x 5
+ E4 [/ L2 k  `+ c4 a" {B5N Kate x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 ?8 E2 ?6 @. x- M1 K$ [4 a( tD4Y Judy: 3 damaged
0 F8 ~8 i) v  r  Y9 i) V! l8 gB5N Kate: 13 destroyed
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Allied Ships, H, [! G$ \0 V& z) n
TK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 y) a4 s) y; V/ ~, ]AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! ^+ m5 H- ~4 X$ m
APD Cavallaro: E/ p. E4 J  I: b6 @2 `0 `
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire* u* l1 \2 K+ F9 R6 S. @
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% }) R/ b: z6 i* G; k* M( N% EJapanese aircraft
. h# j& U+ i0 VG4M2 Betty x 226 W2 t0 p6 v* H, s1 c, G
G4M2e Betty x 4
6 |) J) {* a  j+ {8 j; e) J" d. _$ @Ki-67 Peggy x 6* r. q9 d  `# ?- n
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Japanese aircraft losses* t3 w8 n; S' \( s# G+ m6 _
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged9 H$ h& `5 B. j  {1 g
Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
6 y$ @2 b' v4 ?6 Q( I7 S* A  v( Y, WAPD Schmidt
4 ]% C3 ~/ W0 M/ I5 mAK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! b+ ?+ o: d5 v5 V: [3 n
TK Panda- f5 Z) w$ v0 l  L$ u3 Z  j! K
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage$ e5 r" O: D& P
TK Brandywine
2 C2 I( Y- l, f" g  `+ h  }DMS Harding6 T: I' Z$ d: ^' m: |
TK Housatonic
9 Q9 D7 o' J* b5 g$ X9 CTK Andrew Doria" k9 `% _1 h+ Z8 c) l
TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" v: y" v$ @9 r  ~/ P  pTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; z9 k2 P* b+ ~% {( G( m
APD Joseph M. Auman
1 Y  d4 M5 n: t' RTK Silver Cloud
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8 Q) @$ A& R$ r" y: @" YAircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,56( D7 W3 E2 V" n0 z, e

6 a  }2 @1 V* ]0 t/ m. o- FJapanese aircraft5 l$ R! P3 p. N8 T8 H; M) {2 w
G4M2 Betty x 39 k' x% g8 S1 u9 h: J; ~; V

, e. u$ D6 _( y6 K1 x( PNo Japanese losses# r) ^5 C; T7 T1 Y- G+ B. \
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Allied Ships$ q: P' c5 P4 K3 i0 N, {
AK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ w) \3 B3 X( e' |1 k/ a8 @- D" [

7 q) N* ?, K. S6 H/ tAllied ground losses:) O& m$ i) Y7 o
34 casualties reported& w7 M9 u% |$ o5 ~1 G# Y! z
Vehicles lost 4
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) o( j  |0 m7 ]' P) ?2 S  w/ [; x+ xThis was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!
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, {  x0 S" p( S7 j! {Japanese aircraft$ b2 {( ?; f, |1 ^2 o7 u9 r
B7A Grace x 7: G" t. A: P4 f* C6 p
G4M2 Betty x 6
  X* T; I0 ^. R/ C  `/ G0 ]G4M2e Betty x 3
2 S6 z: [- j" m. oP1Y Frances x 6
: q6 q% n  g" ?- b& `( p0 AKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51
  n, W0 Q0 u( m& q5 r% l, v0 vKi-102a Randy x 3
' @, S8 o8 Q( qKi-67 Peggy x 12, G$ @0 N0 x- D" s  m# }: k

" H9 R7 ]& t% {6 O! }Allied aircraft6 B' W5 z8 [8 S/ g
F6F Hellcat x 38! @/ ?* v3 K6 G- }8 W
F4U-1D Corsair x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses
, s& S! \3 @: e5 NB7A Grace: 6 destroyed
1 k' t% F  f: q7 a; e6 q& C2 YG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed% x# j3 K* J" [9 @- I0 K- i  t& ?
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed
& A+ K, o/ j# |4 fP1Y Frances: 4 destroyed3 t$ u0 o- X1 }+ I
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed
$ L0 X1 ~& b9 }# B/ O& c, ]% ZKi-102a Randy: 3 destroyed: t& c7 x! `8 v+ D* L4 D4 K( [8 c. G: _
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
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* ]4 Y! w, Y4 v+ w7 t# ?Allied aircraft losses' H" i, z# E+ z* Z
F6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
2 S0 P% j) y4 Q. _5 rF4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships3 D# \" z+ y- W4 l3 I9 e4 d
CV Shangri-La
. P. D2 W8 _( y" @, oCA Northampton, J9 A2 H8 P9 W1 ?, k" l4 r

; U5 ~3 K6 Y- k8 uAircraft Attacking:
) V+ d& G, c, {6 `: g  O/ J$ M4 `2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
# ^) b2 V$ A" E1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" K; E9 s+ q2 g) i0 t+ a8 I( s1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 o' W) [' q3 T! y' y0 PHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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Japanese aircraft
1 l- }9 I2 U. I2 u( q5 [) A! V, r/ lD4Y Judy x 53
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D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
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5 L* `; e6 U) r! mAllied Ships
" @7 G0 b* U) `6 w$ W, x% E$ |; WAK Nampa Victory
6 v. Q# H1 V) C2 g+ ~MSW Execute
3 P# N. l* ?( c& t( }. Q1 |% lDD Drayton4 Q- [: x+ H) e5 c5 W; W3 M+ H
DD Yarnall1 _$ u0 V7 h5 R* U4 i
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, }2 R2 `8 _# z2 {AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' f* p: o  q3 x- BDD Craven
3 s5 W9 \/ I' G4 e, [- b& t: EAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1: u+ C% I5 A) `: e: p5 T- Q
AK William Prouse+ k. g& x% N. W: x7 v; W
AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire. q# G1 k5 h+ i+ W+ C4 }) u
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
! v: b9 C" v: Y. M/ t( t( o2 `( qAK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Allied ground losses:7 |7 v: L5 ]3 j; R! M7 H2 o+ L0 a
14 casualties reported7 e. F+ I$ l* |
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,549 Q5 [* k/ [* n, y

2 G+ @- m5 Y$ X4 a, d4 V" B: ]/ @0 V' W4 h: BJapanese aircraft
4 |8 Q8 G3 f  GD4Y Judy x 7! T3 b1 s3 A8 n2 j( }! Z' B
Ki-102a Randy x 2
6 ], k- M: u, N: c! |# S* _# C6 F6 \- M, a! b% r3 f5 q" Y3 N+ P1 K6 ^
Japanese aircraft losses! `- y# b0 V; r2 c3 C
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged# L: H, G- {, ^! K$ R' i. r0 c# c
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Allied Ships
, J# h4 D- h8 G+ E( |4 OAK Indus
0 n7 L8 Z0 s3 o" }' v/ n1 DAK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! F, h- _, Q! `; N' ^* L4 jAK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 p3 X. a2 s4 r* ?8 S
3 U+ l' l7 Z. z! c7 CAllied ground losses:, m. k" [9 {  e3 t
13 casualties reported  ^4 _6 u. g- H  H  ~( o
Guns lost 2
# F2 H" D' a# N( b; V  L! IThe strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:. y' p) b* ^" f5 y! p' \) @3 K

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Japanese aircraft/ _: q+ Q! V8 u, Z! }* y1 S) ?/ s
G4M2 Betty x 111 Y1 E# H, K. M8 U

0 h- g* S- o! ?1 M# ]" bJapanese aircraft losses
+ r" t0 t9 T5 k+ C* f( w/ U: LG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged2 o. B* I0 k' j, a4 ~
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Allied Ships: y  L. D" \1 O6 O5 i
DE Williams  X1 X8 }- G  V* ~$ a$ t; U; m; I
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 F; a! V/ k$ lCLAA Atlanta, on fire+ j0 F! [7 E0 K# z
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Japanese aircraft
0 t) l- z/ M; g, ], ~/ \G4M2 Betty x 13: P* d% x, S" N& x/ X  _  ^
G4M2e Betty x 4! E0 h* o% w# q) E
P1Y Frances x 30 z% z, ?! N8 _, q8 ?, ^- \* b
Ki-67 Peggy x 29 t! G: M5 V  n( a" E6 G9 Q6 j

" T& d: F# b( t4 _- G3 t! i/ T) pJapanese aircraft losses
" s  Q9 G5 Z* b7 _7 Y2 W0 \G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
  m1 X7 P) ~4 AP1Y Frances: 1 damaged6 z, }. ?" T! v

3 e; n9 K5 X5 cAllied Ships: P; R* w/ p* K. n$ O. x
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- k; `# ~% v9 z/ Q( IAPD Joseph M. Auman% q6 s0 l' `; H, n
APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, @6 y2 p/ q# q9 |( l# iTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 V; i; A5 N8 t4 ]( {# nAPD Bray+ X. B. K7 U3 M! p( x
AK Wallace M. Tyler
  ?& ^$ F1 x  M' _8 q5 ]AK John C. Preston* C/ t* p. S  a) m  ^4 Q
TK Bahrein

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G4M2 Betty x 12" Y: @* v( y+ c. H1 d5 y
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Japanese aircraft losses1 p4 j, r) a4 v1 @* T: _* G7 u( P
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged) G) z; }) q, o- x2 e
' |/ |) w! t; s; ?( J% N: i& X
Allied Ships
, V( e/ @6 P& `/ h' n2 F6 `TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' b/ ?( X# n: U1 J% ^' G; H2 JTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, w2 C2 O7 x" t3 J$ f! fTK Andrew Doria
' s8 }- \( I5 H3 w; \7 @1 KTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:
7 u! h3 ~  E2 ~* v% k2 b6 D2 q+ O
Day Air attack on TF at 54,561 t- l+ T! ?, v) I
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Japanese aircraft
2 |. ?- d/ ]1 O, E! Z1 o1 FD4Y Judy x 22
1 M! v9 ~" W7 F& s* R9 c" A, A% X4 q
Japanese aircraft losses
; v) Y) C1 l7 j1 ]) FD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged6 _3 v* p& r% k
, O3 I3 K- }1 s6 W: I, s( C* Y7 E
Allied Ships
3 }. b/ z# f! N' |3 v6 w1 x5 sDD John D. Edwards
! Z, x( s8 o- Y% J7 eDD Tillman
" l9 `% L- ]+ F  ^2 M3 U+ A/ p4 DDD Welles: |& U% Y6 q1 }) N  w* v
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
- l$ {8 p. l& N( I/ X' L, ^5 }DE Leslie L. B. Knox
$ x6 o. S" A( P' sDD Craven
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3 W5 b# p* l  n9 m* RDay Air attack on TF at 53,56
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Japanese aircraft
3 `% P4 ~( V; U* d9 w- |1 v0 j  VA7M2 Reppu x 6+ G+ a9 E) c+ |2 a
D4Y Judy x 2
. J6 E8 t! y" g3 c& K
2 D) C8 m4 R. J, Y. Y4 pJapanese aircraft losses, v  r2 Y: R9 z# w; K- ?
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged9 ]: ^1 z8 ?' Y7 b

# N6 m, S- `7 M$ f4 U; p0 yAllied Ships( ?# ~, X7 Z3 s; P
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire( C5 N! X* W, C4 N0 n6 B

! I8 `# Y' Y' u  ]# wAllied ground losses:
# i+ w! i' ^* K2 g$ Y+ t7 casualties reported6 H8 N  Z$ M4 |% n. `% h  {1 J1 F
Vehicles lost 1( _3 F$ T  J3 Y" U; R( G4 t, X
# y' Q; q& `3 ~) j" l8 L1 T; ]
Aircraft Attacking:9 ~3 q8 m6 G* l' `1 |
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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4 u, `' i$ \: |" ]. u" a8 F$ U! o: F" L5 |/ Y9 H
Ceylon and Bengal Sea: J2 a( V- ^& g  Y% I

3 N9 l. b( Y3 t# L: P# u: XDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft" ^4 L: s' u: K  `
A7M2 Reppu x 6. H' Z! G: f+ c+ S3 U
J2M Jack x 52 Q/ l* E1 q& ~2 w7 P" Z% R; j8 p3 y
J7W Shinden x 7
2 A7 S1 x  c1 bKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
0 K' w8 j9 }& g4 i5 b0 }: m5 M5 |) F
Allied aircraft& h, C2 y7 m0 J9 J
B-29 Superfortress x 31$ x! A! M+ h/ ^' n* s: v

% T4 U/ Z3 K; @2 K: q3 |Japanese aircraft losses; R7 Y* b' m% }# u( L" ?* Z
A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged! m& B- }6 D8 k
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ u. W! h  s* ?, F3 u# n7 Y+ BJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged) L! @2 w& m: M& d* m4 h! K# i3 R
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed# }: _/ ]  }$ @1 a6 E, d
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
+ R6 ]0 Z8 Q' ]* l( E4 K; W! z6 E' X* Y! g, p7 V
Allied aircraft losses
5 @7 T9 I2 P( o( J; ]' MB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged8 u  F) |7 ]2 v  x# c) p

8 N/ H' p7 H3 U) q4 wAirbase hits 15 f0 D0 y6 q8 P# v  u+ x) |1 r
Runway hits 8
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8 @0 f. M7 M( Z% c7 N0 Y6 oDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,255 }+ n5 C7 i; L, [! Q. W3 x
: D3 f! G# x$ E; n/ j
Japanese aircraft
& Y0 V) R% X7 R8 t/ KB7A Grace x 33 p+ C- n' E+ y
G4M2 Betty x 6
1 ]" A! y& p2 w# mKi-43-IIa Oscar x 181 ]/ N4 K$ g7 J8 v+ X3 g: @9 L* [. }
Ki-100 Tony x 9
4 V1 n, ^. b8 Y; J4 gKi-49 Helen x 2: s2 m. ]' b& x% g4 K7 H
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
/ W1 L: n, J  a- E9 ^) M* q; \! `1 F3 B3 y$ ^6 s, J4 V1 b1 B
Allied aircraft; {  Y9 ~3 Z% i9 T
P-51D Mustang x 58 V1 g' N/ }8 U' r1 H, O3 g3 o% P

; l" W. o8 g* gJapanese aircraft losses% j! K+ A/ J+ X2 w3 h  |
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
# V# z& U1 C7 V, s! b  ^G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ e1 Z' S8 F7 m( [Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
: y1 j* U# R6 Z$ Y1 D" g# F& @Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
8 p& p) c, b3 o) NKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
# p1 K& @3 _" W8 J- p3 ~/ TKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
- M! x& l9 c1 a5 F; u& O: }) \+ s. l4 R1 N. @% R
Allied aircraft losses
' j% V) i- T7 X; t* J6 dP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
; M/ m  ?& ]0 A" H: Y' E5 m' a. h+ j0 d! k3 O. K
Allied Ships8 `0 h7 ^, m! J" v5 m3 ]
MSW Grebe
) L( M2 Z' \$ l) x  aAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
/ K: E  p/ c( z$ A1 [6 A+ M4 ^AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 @2 ^% N. B7 `1 \# @4 _! B5 |# z6 D! G/ Q
Allied ground losses:
2 U/ m  k  A, O  ~  p1 {21 casualties reported6 F* l8 e8 I; e  T# q
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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& C9 ~7 T5 s- O! dJapanese aircraft
9 w% O6 ^- s+ l* W2 \B7A Grace x 3
+ l# e5 I. ?6 @3 xG4M2 Betty x 60 t" m6 A# h' E! H( c( o. ?  x
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
" L) j! t9 a: z* cKi-100 Tony x 97 C. e- B5 L8 p. ]
Ki-49 Helen x 26 }6 ^+ _4 s: y2 `% f7 V
Ki-67 Peggy x 3# a9 X! l5 B$ I. `, M2 X& ?1 p6 c
( k8 P; ?& C1 `4 h
Allied aircraft
7 v* v8 f) U0 O4 q6 nP-51D Mustang x 5
+ ]- W5 P6 u6 b2 H
' b8 ~4 d6 u/ {+ |, Q0 W5 A/ p) S! uJapanese aircraft losses
$ u: G8 W! H! ]0 n; yB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
/ D4 W+ R) g  W4 `G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ p+ K. H$ J- x$ V9 BKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
4 }, O, S4 z- i& U( T7 x* FKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
+ r5 E. s5 }+ v! l1 m6 Z% {Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed& ?- Y# X# [2 z
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
6 k) z+ L. s" y) d2 z
* p* }. L5 I$ ^' k  ZAllied aircraft losses( C4 h7 q" ?8 v' e6 {7 E
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
, G# \( ~# D. d5 l/ J, B5 [) |' D3 K
; \3 X5 f7 d- d  d  j7 J! u' ~Allied Ships( h6 {# O" j: s" Y. n$ K
MSW Grebe2 l3 K- C0 F9 O
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1" M9 V* a5 H  e9 F+ m2 Z: {* B/ w/ r
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% y8 y, ?, c/ L7 j# k  I( X1 F% m0 K1 D. B. y8 ?, |
Allied ground losses:) ^4 I1 H% }' B
21 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft$ m  \% a$ j4 k4 f
B7A Grace x 3
; ^( P+ N) U" k$ e: h5 jG4M2 Betty x 6. S3 H. D: t6 M/ e3 s# Z
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18' A" r2 W9 u  Y( \0 d3 x1 p8 v
Ki-100 Tony x 9/ F9 H) w; M# B) H4 ]8 ?
Ki-49 Helen x 2" }8 s/ D4 X; E. X
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
3 d9 c" ^: P8 R" X! T2 a4 l; P3 T6 @1 W1 i9 _+ O" `
Allied aircraft
, E; o3 W, F- [0 \. t3 pP-51D Mustang x 5! O. A& c( r( M
. i+ Q% A. u1 I9 R/ m
Japanese aircraft losses! ~: i" }. H3 m& t0 z6 V1 J
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed7 I" K" H. A( Z, O9 l
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 [% @/ R1 x- [# B/ dKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
9 Q# j1 s* C& ]Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
5 V) E3 d% K$ ?. d0 Y% EKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
: r4 p; H; I6 a. g7 c. PKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed: U* ]1 u$ \2 Q- D1 y

. X& X% _2 {% N3 M/ HAllied aircraft losses
- l6 n" e) T% M) Z. c$ O2 Q; r$ nP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ ?5 ~; I0 o+ G
& H' _' P8 B" Z7 u1 l) xAllied Ships+ `! Q+ L7 W/ ?3 D, g, E+ x0 x+ E
MSW Grebe
) A! O/ N5 x0 a5 ~4 E7 ^AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1# ?! I. n/ y) F& b' M" B6 l$ X
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 e; X( }9 i) b4 F$ w: c1 S" U& B) K

6 U3 t. b  `- H: j/ d6 UAllied ground losses:  X  t9 h" V7 ~
21 casualties reported
; ~6 l: R4 @& o) W$ CThe 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 18,30; j2 A; q1 j( T2 `2 k

2 J8 I5 L  k' R0 TJapanese aircraft
* \2 ^( {2 k/ KP1Y Frances x 3: P$ J' I+ a$ Y7 u4 e; _6 J

* [" e% N  J( ~# q4 z4 [Japanese aircraft losses
9 `8 x: _% a0 S' Q8 }P1Y Frances: 3 damaged, ?. D( t: Z6 }+ c0 k
7 J, U  {/ B3 @* v' {( X
Allied Ships( A0 ^, s0 s5 s' m; n' X) P
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 h3 z2 [; l7 A) v$ t& `8 M

; U3 k+ \7 H" E+ _+ DAircraft Attacking:0 F" ~* b* M- t! h6 T6 D" `
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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' [1 P: G3 W5 j+ _2 s1 A2 FDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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% [1 j  U3 }# ?# LJapanese aircraft. Z8 p9 v% Y) V( M
A7M2 Reppu x 50 Q( ]; K3 @8 a( v# m* t
J2M Jack x 6
5 m0 Q- X, Q, m9 b2 g/ FD4Y Judy x 3
* }: i6 I# L8 r  X3 q% y% s  zB7A Grace x 6# x7 @# J* ^8 M
G4M2 Betty x 3
6 j5 u2 N' i* o! h# bP1Y Frances x 6
) N+ V4 \+ C, E! [$ zKi-67 Peggy x 11
. K+ n: l& S1 t2 _
4 k8 d+ N! ?! X7 y$ PAllied aircraft! J5 V: v) U3 Y* c# a
P-51D Mustang x 4
1 E# U. m  z4 M8 Z5 m7 |) w3 M7 w, M
Japanese aircraft losses! d/ d+ \6 I9 S$ x: |
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed4 W, p0 P0 ^" F- g8 W6 d
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed  Q( v# W0 C% d% {
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed- H1 l4 F; T$ X3 ~# E
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed0 t5 ]) q$ u: Y! O
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed/ ]) B) S# X5 T3 ?, p, i$ B

" c! G/ d1 Y# z  EAllied aircraft losses
8 a$ T1 ~) ^7 G- d$ F# IP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged! E0 S% ?+ L* m4 E, M/ q
6 s1 A3 B. e5 @* [  ]- j; v
Allied Ships
1 f: ?3 t9 q7 [' K; W6 d. T7 eDE Lovelace& z: D. N3 W6 u4 G
DE Martin
8 ?7 A1 P4 V! Z0 m7 yLCI LCI-436* r7 p2 D; J4 F, K4 L. m
APD Blessman/ n" r) l% I% C) u9 }
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; R7 O$ |# R; s0 p+ r! a& j+ f
AP Laurens: m2 m7 Y& k; u- Y
DD Mullany
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
- U$ r$ d0 F0 y
2 L2 X: s* U9 I. w+ D' v% S+ W' ]; iJapanese aircraft
2 N5 S4 {7 y1 D/ ?G4M2 Betty x 9
# a) P/ _7 r- w& `) g2 H# K  H& n3 a8 M3 r; F9 ~
Allied aircraft; k0 R; {4 n" I* n7 R4 [, y
P-51D Mustang x 2
# J' v# ~$ L1 K- h3 }" X, ?. N' ?/ L6 \  j! Z
Japanese aircraft losses
$ |% q. `& E# q% ?; \G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged# g" q* P) `/ b, {8 H
% q+ w' @0 C" o7 A, H* f
Allied Ships
3 j7 x& ]4 }7 E# sAP Henrico
7 V, P8 S3 G8 O/ o: h$ w3 oAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 R. E/ L; l- |7 b$ wLCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# D/ |7 H/ g: C' S0 e5 t9 O4 w" `
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,258 i# C. G  y. x; m: R4 J( G

( j% m( c8 ^' P8 L0 c2 QJapanese aircraft
  F/ F3 \7 x7 h) _9 ?A7M2 Reppu x 51 {* m- h/ ~6 l/ c
J2M Jack x 2, Y$ v% Z  M/ H8 z2 K
J7W Shinden x 69 m3 R; r5 J4 G+ C
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4$ F. G0 ]2 D6 k& P3 O+ B

9 k7 c: \4 l* E& h" UAllied aircraft
7 D+ B, K, T- ]" N+ @P-38J Lightning x 16; @/ z* x* j2 B% D' o9 Z
* |$ j2 L! ]  Y* m: ?- s2 m
Japanese aircraft losses% H$ M% w9 C& X+ S: S! A# w4 S
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
  X( m# J% ]" T" P' Q. e/ g
# M: b* X9 z& b# s+ iAllied aircraft losses( B: X9 {! W' r1 R! V: J# c4 x) Y
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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% v5 V* D0 |* i6 S' f/ R0 |Day Air attack on TF at 14,23: z6 v2 q+ x$ ?3 D4 v- Z

, [' {1 w( R. ^+ n5 ~: @( wJapanese aircraft$ X8 ~. f- f) L( z
J2M Jack x 2
: @4 E7 X$ K# t) UG4M2 Betty x 2+ t# q2 S# }$ ?# a
P1Y Frances x 2( I, [( w5 Y$ O8 Y
Ki-67 Peggy x 4" r6 d# G; D1 y7 e' }

) H# X  N* g6 C& S3 y0 EJapanese aircraft losses* ]0 s' u- ^# F) M( j: S
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged$ K" s4 V# K5 [2 m$ e7 E

5 ~* J6 [  V8 ?7 rAllied Ships
: t1 [- ?/ M* u* t8 }AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire* b0 f, [7 ^. h7 V' H8 g0 f
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- |7 E7 ~6 l; q# ?
DM Gamble, heavy damage& [# j. u* V) s; V9 b  d: i
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( b4 \7 @9 T7 n2 f9 BThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!) A4 `5 U6 n' w; m8 d! c& W5 `1 x
8 f8 x4 W) ?0 X8 N, s& `
Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
7 I# P, g$ B$ ~% M8 E# N1 I
3 W; {: I) A' CJapanese aircraft1 M% i3 W$ n$ y
D4Y Judy x 24
: X9 s- U% A2 ?$ A2 `) aKi-43-IIa Oscar x 75 u) ?7 y5 s/ [% J1 z0 ?) Y
Ki-100 Tony x 6
( T* [  g1 s# f) A* _  K; kKi-30 Ann x 514 b+ _& j8 ~7 i6 u$ @" d

) i- U! h2 L0 g# FJapanese aircraft losses
% B5 e6 [9 D% u# |6 zD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed) S3 Z+ @" _7 C3 r! j, S  `# R
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
/ v- ?7 u$ \1 S: T$ f
6 K: }1 l9 \9 j" \* K1 yAllied Ships! o# l* u, T  p1 y" I8 u  T! {
AR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
+ l- w0 f1 m$ E0 B) s* AAK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) }5 x2 F5 S& `; e, C) r8 zDD Irwin
, ]# R' _0 r; u0 wDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage0 T+ H7 @8 E2 y# A6 U9 V) p3 m
DD Quiberon, heavy damage( M  y6 x; m1 l' H7 C8 Y
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 Q4 S; o* Y2 j8 F4 [DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: C# [+ q8 N" J5 DDM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 {) f. h' |6 z
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 h* N' Q$ t9 K- _DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire- l* t* E' |0 H: c6 R. H
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) [+ {5 e/ V8 p' C. P; j6 g. h
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire) @, j+ K8 f- W% W% ~- C: {8 x& d
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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$ f: ?7 I9 X! [& H4 CJapanese aircraft
2 g# S' U) N/ E# l  {D4Y Judy x 12, Y+ I2 \8 N2 C6 |# o
G4M2 Betty x 3- x: N+ s8 n6 a: s
4 J9 \+ q1 p  f  Y) ^$ W0 w
Allied aircraft1 o0 Q! Y$ W" }) x8 g+ d9 c
P-51D Mustang x 2+ u: Z+ |% J6 n  S
1 ^1 `6 b. L1 f- |
Japanese aircraft losses
% k  H  F9 T* kD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed* ^  K$ O# p; B- K
/ s' B' n9 u0 m+ o) N  V
Allied Ships8 k8 G' T& r' ~6 T0 {1 @
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79
4 s, P$ ?1 K" ]5 t9 a  f: m: VDD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 z1 A( x: \4 `1 `  |5 {
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage* Y/ m) j! ~0 T" f! N1 \
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ ]' Q# y) ]! Y2 ~+ d: b
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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' L. w; D4 D9 Y9 X1 ]Day Air attack on TF at 12,283 n  u' }9 ?( u' z1 W( f

, [) [1 r" H  [( E- o6 S! L6 E  SJapanese aircraft% j/ F1 {0 V" c% o
G4M2 Betty x 4& [8 @4 T' N5 A* K8 [: N! S- }# a

+ g1 @* e/ _% P4 Z% I& `Japanese aircraft losses# R* o* L& m) C3 F$ x
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged& l9 D9 Z" W; h# t1 [
0 x! ^+ w5 P* M$ P! B4 ~
Allied Ships
0 z% A- e& S' Q% C4 ~- ]AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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