Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
' s$ w- ~) L/ Z4 o3 b3 Wconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.& j4 J1 [0 `3 F& }
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Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank
5 g6 k1 X1 i" ?+ `( j/ u3 hThe rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap6 d# c; l" X/ j: O/ A
and the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!. ?( _6 K8 I) g
* p# k5 M4 { {6 C( ~ qAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45
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9 y, ^1 @6 F) x# Q' bBonins! Q+ D1 x( x2 T- S1 P: q) j
. a7 N7 b; k- r- v" K2 FDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,528 e: \+ v+ h2 l5 r, R
( }! ]1 P" c9 KJapanese aircraft8 r% N S1 N8 f
A7M2 Reppu x 33/ ]' c1 d) t; Z+ |% t- H. P1 ~
J7W Shinden x 108 ]# ^& f( L0 }. _
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 31% ]" H5 K4 n: C$ U- t
Ki-100 Tony x 13
8 p% J' `1 }0 v& Y AKi-102a Randy x 21, \4 f- o3 d4 u' Z) x1 h3 E! ~
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Allied aircraft1 F2 F, o$ e& S1 `/ |
P-61A Black Widow x 2! w" `# ]5 i, I, V) f
PB4Y Liberator x 3
3 {9 W, {- e, i; qB-24J Liberator x 24' \7 D& G: F0 w. w1 B- f" @3 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
. t) K% D1 U+ F. i- j3 TA7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged
7 a1 h8 L0 C5 S8 l1 DKi-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged% C8 Q+ h* f2 U4 D
Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged1 T) |' M( M& X: Q4 b
Ki-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* `1 {/ i1 i# T2 H* tP-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed
3 I" |0 K! Q$ x6 M5 _* E# qPB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed
% ?7 {/ [( V/ {! o$ JB-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed6 Z' k9 i, i1 R5 I2 U+ W
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,533 D; T @! ~2 o8 I* ]8 s5 [
1 T- k% F' z0 Q9 N8 xJapanese aircraft0 i5 Z, F/ A% B/ Z9 m
A7M2 Reppu x 6
. X% ?3 V) k/ G' J7 Z, GKi-84-Ic Frank x 24" O* J3 o) V5 K3 B6 I+ \ M0 y5 W& R
Ki-102a Randy x 10
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, |; [7 Q+ \" L% U& H. Z3 j3 ^) VAllied aircraft- W' J Y/ p+ `; d P* f
F6F Hellcat x 29! _' c, u* ?" N6 \
F4U-1D Corsair x 14, f+ s; ^$ L1 u1 \
Corsair IV x 6
|: w! B; ~: Q, @SB2C Helldiver x 20
: `. {# V- e. f1 ^* {: _/ nTBM Avenger x 18
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. s8 E1 P5 G, `8 _! n+ WJapanese aircraft losses
) y9 i6 f5 x( M$ w( r8 D1 ZA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed" V% G; `4 [" r: ^
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
( ~& Z3 t; w+ q1 MKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed( o1 M, f4 J3 Y8 s1 @
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses; f0 S$ y D, }/ E2 v4 u$ j
F6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed' d/ }3 R: s1 P" Y
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged* P: l H7 K8 C/ Z+ R
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:0 ^, H% o) q, r( G; i0 g
7 casualties reported# S/ }4 q% W% T% T, X9 r
, t( `! e/ P7 `8 `Airbase hits 2
7 C0 m% }9 r( l* E* }Airbase supply hits 13 A/ ?( M/ H a2 M5 e/ M7 [
Runway hits 16
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53( {3 ^. i/ u7 `$ y
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Japanese aircraft
8 x5 Z9 s( H; }Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1
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3 A5 J7 e) Q: v) _" {) pAllied aircraft
) |7 K9 N* L$ C2 L5 J% vF4U-1D Corsair x 48. }3 A, Q/ g% E- `# ~
TBM Avenger x 443 e( ^: x. t: g! L% E
, P x" j0 l* f9 a# ~Japanese aircraft losses
# P8 l) @9 g( t8 p! Q8 J; vKi-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed7 e. C" Y1 i; u; x) ~
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed# q( d- p! A2 S: h- ?
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed4 c3 u/ g5 G* l- B
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Allied aircraft losses
2 U9 L0 W6 _% X7 ~( \& j% W- TTBM Avenger: 15 damaged6 N% T6 ? Y4 Q5 Q* `7 @
% k- B! U2 p: C+ P+ W, ^* x1 C1 I0 \Japanese ground losses:( [3 @. i' `6 P- ?1 w
20 casualties reported5 `3 }0 q* S, x) B; {5 Y! g# z
Guns lost 1
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* Z; a0 f- q( yRunway hits 26" M. T) I5 q3 `, s6 e
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) |9 ~$ @6 B8 o8 yJapanese aircraft5 F( R y6 c: z
no flights
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Allied aircraft
! h ~" F2 D. M5 GB-29 Superfortress x 64
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; i5 p6 p2 h9 D7 P0 ?$ W& r' xJapanese aircraft losses
2 ^/ @; Y$ W: o3 g% n" YA7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed7 m0 J8 H/ P" B, q9 P
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
% t$ [; j9 ]( D& t+ b4 }J7W Shinden: 1 destroyed
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3 x# Y. [3 [ e5 e) \5 N: J$ X# ^. qAllied aircraft losses
: L" X8 L2 h( f3 G' L5 ~" p# ^B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged$ I5 ^" n/ P# B+ z+ l
7 U2 m1 Y9 g O3 ]. D7 ]+ `
Japanese ground losses:* Y4 C/ n: A/ ~" p, M
42 casualties reported
. J* b& T; C7 b5 i8 \' B$ EGuns lost 2
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Airbase hits 6" ?% T( e% E! ^4 x6 y3 ~8 z' b) ~1 i
Airbase supply hits 59 m( d B5 j- a( y) {3 T1 R
Runway hits 124+ y# E5 @2 I4 ?5 j+ Y9 Q, L' f3 R& i
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,547 W% D0 O' F: k
$ _. Y4 y. v" G* ~( DJapanese aircraft
$ l: ?; S3 C# FD4Y Judy x 17+ [; B2 D; t$ \. {, l
B7A Grace x 2
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5 o( y; G0 v2 K! Q( TJapanese aircraft losses
, \# |- J+ y) g/ M1 ED4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 p! L5 q/ ^( t' G" w/ tB7A Grace: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships0 P: U8 e9 K! r- G
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. T0 j a+ ^1 \2 L4 x) n9 c& v
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ @% U! q* m; {: L; i3 c4 GDE Tinsman
# G, ?; a0 A& K# b: T2 W y7 JDE Abercrombie5 U! e" z+ `* |) G! Z' E% Z( u
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Allied ground losses:
& U# v1 z# Z1 c6 w& T R, j30 casualties reported
7 f& f$ K0 @" J/ y! {0 e( i9 fGuns lost 1
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56+ D% o7 ^ Q+ U+ j+ @5 Q! _6 m: d
( e% H- I. w, l; K8 [5 _& S8 y9 IJapanese aircraft
& m! H* w+ i( g/ C6 A2 b2 M, ?G4M2 Betty x 146 B p- M1 u6 T! g( F
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Japanese aircraft losses, a: ]! U# c( l3 b5 D% d+ p
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
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Allied Ships
( y' M0 |) y+ @" ADE Richard S. Bull
# A# X) R8 _1 @6 M, x' TDE Cecil J. Doyle
$ v) \- V+ F5 u- oDE Charles E. Brannon
, K9 ?/ }4 c& d7 M. b% F I1 ^4 aAK Cape Stevens0 z6 H. B( R4 H' a3 i
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56
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" ?# f# S9 I) a' rJapanese aircraft
+ k+ }$ z G) hG4M2 Betty x 12- |# @: O; p, M3 `
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Japanese aircraft losses
d& v3 ]" L" }G4M2 Betty: 12 damaged
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Allied Ships
( `5 w& v7 N. q6 y; w- c9 ^, gDE Charles E. Brannon S+ C) J8 \2 ^
AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 V! J1 a7 [" b4 y6 f
9 K6 H c9 t$ m9 \. N
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Allied ground losses:6 P! k) \% n, ~( f3 Q( R6 ^
7 casualties reported' p' D% K$ x |
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft
# V1 R% Z w* @$ t: m+ z% h/ \D4Y Judy x 5
0 C0 N- F; f% ]& L" B O; BB5N Kate x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses9 ]/ z1 \+ U2 ?3 U
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
) Z' `) @' X2 P+ K3 \) s) P1 IB5N Kate: 13 destroyed) `! u: B. x+ k6 Q1 b8 ^
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Allied Ships
1 ^$ d* J6 v+ r6 B0 O) t* l; ETK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ S9 q6 |4 f! O7 O5 m& ~AK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) s4 Q$ A9 ]3 i4 `% M
APD Cavallaro
0 x, J* j4 y) A, @/ yTK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire; `8 F J2 d' B {
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+ [# E* T% |6 J0 A- H: ~. jDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft
+ D* Q3 Z! b8 \0 M' h! l& YG4M2 Betty x 22
8 _8 W i4 P' ^* {( o, rG4M2e Betty x 4. h; {; u1 G* }, q7 r1 f5 V
Ki-67 Peggy x 6: A2 p" p: }; ]) c" U* ? |
9 r% J4 o S) S5 x, c. K+ fJapanese aircraft losses
6 V% _3 Y9 ^5 l7 m- e, NG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
! t/ y6 f' j* w1 A1 eKi-67 Peggy: 2 damaged( q5 p* V3 l H8 z& U
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Allied Ships1 Z" }( {1 l0 u5 x4 c+ J' |: `
APD Schmidt
+ k, M# U( T9 f- n$ ~- {AK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* [4 \6 F, B7 f* v4 X8 h
TK Panda) ~; z! E( o" _* D m, Z
TK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage
$ I& R/ C) z* M" U3 eTK Brandywine2 U8 ]; y" K, |
DMS Harding
, [ c! a! v0 O6 ?/ rTK Housatonic
4 Q; P. x$ f1 {9 C4 YTK Andrew Doria
5 C# r; h- o5 G9 Z3 h3 r7 U2 \TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 y( T) W3 a$ b+ j. @1 R
TK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' y! j# h: z) V \APD Joseph M. Auman1 O. d u- O1 d8 m* z
TK Silver Cloud
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Day Air attack on TF at 61,56
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Japanese aircraft
) u4 T3 f. b& |% U) FG4M2 Betty x 3" q( v- l( l3 ]9 [8 S( N
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No Japanese losses
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( r9 q/ y) L6 i/ K& p! L C% I' CAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 o3 Q% Z2 k) O; z2 ~2 ]1 J4 I& p4 y- g
Allied ground losses:
( O8 L: p! X7 V: C P( ^5 d$ q34 casualties reported3 x+ E; }1 u+ x, f+ q- E
Vehicles lost 4
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This was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!+ q) y$ G* c, k
) |- D: C1 t$ l' e* }Day Air attack on TF at 65,58
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5 a; o# x) ]* l U8 eJapanese aircraft
/ j5 Z# }, P! `5 i( o8 S! ?B7A Grace x 7
) C2 ?* T; H ?* K3 fG4M2 Betty x 6# ?/ C! ~) F/ W9 v* z% l9 h
G4M2e Betty x 33 g; @0 `! ?; K3 c3 p5 E3 r
P1Y Frances x 6: t/ t8 `! F7 X% p9 J" y5 k Q# W
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 51' |1 P% t6 W% p7 w/ H2 Q! ^6 a
Ki-102a Randy x 3
& l j: Y e: sKi-67 Peggy x 12
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Allied aircraft
5 Q+ K: }' P1 pF6F Hellcat x 38$ H3 q/ R) t8 Z* s5 w0 Y( M
F4U-1D Corsair x 32
5 [8 R3 O7 Z" G- G ]# x: r" M: E& K4 F% } z/ J; d
Japanese aircraft losses
$ E; E+ u1 B6 B9 k1 v" o) ~B7A Grace: 6 destroyed
. ]" O9 U. W9 f; s2 ]! KG4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed% c) j! _ l% \& Y
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed6 k( z1 p# B) ?, h4 p
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed# k( F1 {3 w- ~, C' b) N
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed) q6 P7 [" a) o& Z
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed4 M: e9 l) H5 R! D
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
" K" W8 ]! L3 V" s& s: J, Y. m2 GF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
' F3 n0 b) T$ l _6 h1 ~F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships
+ F9 T; `7 \9 y1 L+ i( m. _CV Shangri-La/ s7 L B6 a' C' C U4 X
CA Northampton1 x" n! ]' u7 M. u
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 M. k& S( L o" ]: F4 I1 A5 T2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet
. ?# X! V! g6 u9 W1 B7 L) w6 h1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 N% Y. M; E; b% r2 |' ~1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& O8 x' x/ s! f5 `5 l- x' WHere comes the strike from Taiho!
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4 I H4 ?2 ~1 u( _3 e6 zDay Air attack on TF at 54,56* j. V: ?) X- M% e9 Y* U, Q( C
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Japanese aircraft
. ], N( @9 n+ \$ |D4Y Judy x 53
4 T. [3 _6 F5 I1 Q8 |) o5 b: J5 h4 j2 T: ^
Japanese aircraft losses
$ v1 |: r' q& V3 @( C6 UD4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged; F, T% i" _8 W
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Allied Ships
b. J5 |! r: C( ^+ i8 MAK Nampa Victory
7 x# i" B- C/ P* {MSW Execute6 a' O9 g( a, C: V( N
DD Drayton
0 L1 w! T0 o$ D r) iDD Yarnall
" w3 Z0 A1 [' P3 T7 TAV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, z. j Q3 o% Z) {
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 k. [: `/ H' K- j: [1 X w6 {" U
DD Craven
: N4 L. k0 y+ W, K4 w) FAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 11 T9 | w! I" f+ Y8 y% {3 ~! d K# z
AK William Prouse
% ^4 a& }: H4 |) w! ]AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire7 g9 n+ H! s( O8 I2 r0 b
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1
6 T+ [/ a; |6 n" b/ NAK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire& T* m# u; u0 \& Y$ h) T
: G9 m& k* \: g9 J& H1 YAllied ground losses:
/ ?* q3 y0 B, a0 m5 b14 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,547 r7 H0 X2 g# G
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Japanese aircraft6 k. p' Z! {: J' M9 u& e' J6 E
D4Y Judy x 7: O9 X4 t6 G9 W- X: g3 o- L8 m& j5 R" H
Ki-102a Randy x 22 R7 x( P; H M% z* b! x% W
% S/ \, \/ J8 f9 _' H( C. \' }3 ZJapanese aircraft losses |" |1 H% Y! }# u" _' {
D4Y Judy: 3 damaged' k. V; k7 P q! K
' F0 x5 C# [7 h5 u. HAllied Ships
$ [6 L6 {7 A6 ~& G5 }! NAK Indus4 X q* _5 c& ]- L) y2 a
AK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& e: F; m6 q1 V% W$ BAK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire X( d, X- ^0 o/ a
/ v* k: a9 C- Z7 Z6 X& i5 v# rAllied ground losses:# r3 K( Q' Y0 a/ G6 j
13 casualties reported2 J3 o1 f0 t( B( ^2 ^
Guns lost 2: }0 [7 e/ d* {8 F$ C8 i
The strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:) j: }" Z+ G: W" V F, a
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,56( o& g3 K' ?* b' Z( r: |
5 E M+ P" A, O2 b. M4 H% D! ?: G% ]Japanese aircraft
}" ^+ S% C5 Y% S0 }5 Z, SG4M2 Betty x 11& S* z, v3 O' Y5 C1 ?7 Z
3 Z4 A$ m! ^ s! K/ x- A0 K- yJapanese aircraft losses
5 |* x* x$ k# B6 ~& u" XG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
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5 S. |( h+ Z" l. `Allied Ships0 {; n+ L6 ?2 B1 f0 z# j, t
DE Williams4 ^9 z/ Y& z4 |# \
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" W- I- g; a( w
CLAA Atlanta, on fire
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, _8 R$ P0 E. [# U# X V# T; PDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft! M) M0 Y4 p: c% ?
G4M2 Betty x 13" t' Y5 A0 s" J% Z
G4M2e Betty x 47 p" z9 @/ ?5 \- ~1 M0 C& P
P1Y Frances x 3) {* r Z" r1 D: N
Ki-67 Peggy x 2
: U9 ^6 G, L& E/ O# ?7 d+ z$ W
* K/ }( s' O$ a9 g" f% W2 uJapanese aircraft losses
9 t" P* Q" q. E& K) \ T/ TG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged/ s3 L2 } R1 N+ f$ w# B6 g6 U
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged! ^9 k2 t( L; O1 {4 X: L0 \
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Allied Ships
, `) J2 \" c+ ^- M) X* k" nTK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 }. H- g* m4 m4 J/ BAPD Joseph M. Auman
2 ]+ H" _) z& h1 H$ Y/ iAPD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 w9 w5 d v) R* z. q
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* |: |* ]2 G u5 } H7 ~APD Bray: d5 s7 r7 t$ q6 t
AK Wallace M. Tyler* H, S, }# @& D. |
AK John C. Preston
& [% n3 B3 d# e6 f4 gTK Bahrein |