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( y* U# h/ e, F' xDay Air attack on TF at 64,56
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: l3 B$ K9 U0 ]- \G4M2 Betty x 12
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0 v/ J+ u$ ?' l1 v+ n1 u5 c% |Japanese aircraft losses
; z; p0 `, d, a% W5 u6 v/ IG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged! n! b2 N% M0 Z, N: t8 e7 s
& I+ M# b! H+ i1 ^5 j. aAllied Ships/ b( C& o; O0 Z" C1 l
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 k; J" d h) a3 T# Q# v: x! ~TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; ~. L% P2 W+ _1 w1 M8 M( m+ \TK Andrew Doria
; j, m3 J" Z2 |8 @Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
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# m6 l4 N, }' g' `- p H6 kDay Air attack on TF at 54,56% K' C* w4 D, f) G# v$ n
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Japanese aircraft
; Y1 y* w% g/ |. @7 jD4Y Judy x 22
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% z( }% z# l9 O5 B9 Y/ X8 @Japanese aircraft losses+ X4 z9 {2 A/ ?9 H% [
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
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1 e: x6 Z- [$ v, h2 UAllied Ships& U2 i4 | z0 k
DD John D. Edwards8 ?8 L2 N: O. F
DD Tillman3 G5 h; k; d/ D+ u( k: ~; x
DD Welles# U: {3 e) ]2 J) S
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
2 {/ J, V6 z2 ^- ^+ g. k9 Z! zDE Leslie L. B. Knox7 m5 a$ V9 T6 d7 H" J
DD Craven
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4 G. O6 o5 I2 i* ?& E& [Day Air attack on TF at 53,56
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A7M2 Reppu x 6
' d5 D; v0 Y8 J8 H% c% vD4Y Judy x 28 ^/ c4 v' l U( T( u, }6 d
7 I* r% G" x3 n p% w% q! DJapanese aircraft losses) O0 F# k& w' ^1 J
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships. f5 l9 E B' a9 p
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 R" @, B& q3 c
5 G% t0 F% h& J) oAllied ground losses:
1 W4 r6 w1 t+ a- B7 casualties reported
) ~& k, c; Q) ^5 N) S4 VVehicles lost 18 j5 r+ I: [7 S/ x$ H( f
; y e( {" @6 V4 B) G: }" jAircraft Attacking:
/ W: N- x6 y0 m* X/ p2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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Ceylon and Bengal Sea' _+ W! M' X6 y# m# G7 Q
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft8 G* }; X* v3 u- R1 q
A7M2 Reppu x 6
# B% f: `6 o y& ]J2M Jack x 5
! Z. z) s# M. V% _: Q' x0 a; AJ7W Shinden x 76 x/ P k% i, A5 y: m
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6; y) W$ P" d1 a) c6 [! R( I
, x) }- H" r- y# hAllied aircraft
, u) L2 {1 r `" m+ @B-29 Superfortress x 31- K3 U! B# P$ T) @" D9 z
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Japanese aircraft losses# {% o7 ]) x# Z$ {
A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged! X) d6 Q! ]" l/ s" I
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ r/ f3 D. U4 ]7 O* SJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged$ K, y1 [* r9 K+ S
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed0 [' r: S" x6 V. A& B
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
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0 V, ^- o p8 Y' {+ l2 fAllied aircraft losses5 ?3 E' j; \! d
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged2 U. Z1 d+ J C! e3 o
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Airbase hits 1. c; r! E7 d+ S# c6 N7 w* f; T
Runway hits 8
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25: y) F5 u9 p' h
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Japanese aircraft/ S% R( H, H% |3 Y, m& _* s* \' m' J
B7A Grace x 3
& U$ o* }% p1 m4 M1 ]$ b% WG4M2 Betty x 63 U( r# N8 N0 ^# o6 F% y- C1 A
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18' T/ ?" O+ t2 N( ]/ ]! \4 r
Ki-100 Tony x 9
5 E- ]& O' {' c' {' Y5 zKi-49 Helen x 2
" M: z# l4 o: q, F" sKi-67 Peggy x 3' b2 Z( X6 U; l2 y! c. G
+ C- d+ c3 V$ c' DAllied aircraft
; L9 r& M, ~, F- w' t9 L( ?P-51D Mustang x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses8 m& y- D$ x! r# P4 e5 w
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed6 ~$ x8 d- S1 b' L' n2 K
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
- t1 k$ \6 x: tKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
# c3 q4 U% h& g; C; n# r) i/ MKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed0 B/ a7 O# X; N, D9 A
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
0 n" ], k7 Z& H$ y7 cKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed6 R: ]# b+ w3 F2 t, B- N1 v O+ E
1 T6 J2 ]4 `6 a8 \9 L. B' ?; oAllied aircraft losses
# Z$ H4 `" ~. D' J. MP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
* M9 z# A' w) y& ]MSW Grebe( h, R5 g( _0 K9 F t. m
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
& [/ _8 r5 m7 g: b! [AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% B. u& _6 e9 c; B4 N# t
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Allied ground losses:) n- H2 K( k( G' u, p
21 casualties reported+ N' C! r+ f/ F) J& U2 E6 d' h
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25$ F9 v0 W5 ~0 v4 f, ^; M- ?
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B7A Grace x 30 I- X# W5 l) Y6 `
G4M2 Betty x 6
7 a& ?' P5 r, j, E, YKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18- ]: f/ q# v- ~. R5 X
Ki-100 Tony x 9
$ g6 J- A8 T0 B; _Ki-49 Helen x 20 Y- M5 g- O3 n
Ki-67 Peggy x 3* X7 }8 I" j4 S3 }: {
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Allied aircraft, `; O0 {" H* y3 l( ~
P-51D Mustang x 5
# l1 ^ O3 ^" s2 s+ Q* r9 X/ j" m* C6 x2 Q' y
Japanese aircraft losses
7 c p7 n! e0 f! [B7A Grace: 1 destroyed' x" I) Z4 @4 h" a1 P" m
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged8 O# U, l+ {8 u
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed: `& a- Y0 F i" F, i
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
( l% |* l, X7 x6 [/ PKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed' I! n3 p; f, u+ i) r$ A8 q4 }
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed) ]+ D/ [. U u. ?( q
' P) g7 n1 ], zAllied aircraft losses9 v3 T. _4 }$ n0 A. G
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged0 d. j8 M, i+ E: n, ]$ Z
$ H# {6 ]9 R4 e( `5 r7 s$ O( ?Allied Ships2 H* i$ f& N, b
MSW Grebe9 v# U. D: F% w! _
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1! V, v& p7 E3 `9 ]4 ? `
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:% q# L, G( h7 x; U: _4 [: S. [
21 casualties reported
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. v" |/ O5 P* VDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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! Q/ Y: M f- ]6 w' v5 dB7A Grace x 3
( z- U L' x( `- vG4M2 Betty x 6' P" T, ]" O* I/ \+ G% B
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18& N" Y! [! u& P- s
Ki-100 Tony x 9+ s) _% i4 m3 l
Ki-49 Helen x 24 K+ |% m. G' T2 c8 @% M
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
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Allied aircraft2 u" [' t2 r" A! ?2 i
P-51D Mustang x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 |( x. v2 D) C" S) B% H2 p) TB7A Grace: 1 destroyed8 i9 X* ^8 D6 z% c/ v- k7 E6 w
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
. M( b. A% e9 D U9 hKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
. p% G( V: B' g; z- K7 kKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
3 M" C2 r+ J, I* bKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
/ h0 ?- B7 z/ MKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
8 I; x$ ^; _ W2 ~0 l4 zP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged2 ~% e; ?7 o8 L" I) i. g
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Allied Ships
& B; m7 X# u' ^" [/ h8 k9 pMSW Grebe( w1 l( ?6 X! j/ W; `
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 13 d) f$ z+ O3 ~. Y6 }5 S
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:/ T: m k# l* S
21 casualties reported4 K# c( e$ j# q3 m) t
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!+ J2 T, K0 T. k5 p& d' e; m
1 }, {: I2 `6 WDay Air attack on TF at 18,30* i5 N) U+ w8 ~+ K2 C: w
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P1Y Frances x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses3 B8 B1 m7 j7 n2 @* V, u
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged. e" }9 A4 l) I0 w3 Z9 b! d
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Allied Ships. G/ C) C$ v c! _0 h4 \
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet* h9 j8 \6 J5 y. `
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) l) t& L: f& Q2 X. s( m( U: b" xDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
# B: s/ t8 k7 f) E0 f; z6 p: M0 u! ^A7M2 Reppu x 5& E: @: D2 y$ a' R; Y. k
J2M Jack x 6+ L4 w& U' `# Q9 U- X
D4Y Judy x 39 h+ ~* T7 y i4 c- h, }
B7A Grace x 6# p0 C% M. T$ }1 d' w r
G4M2 Betty x 3) N$ z2 Y5 K7 Q3 O' M
P1Y Frances x 6
0 f" _0 [8 c) q+ u1 q& KKi-67 Peggy x 113 {( y: q' n- A% Q! L% l, K3 n
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Allied aircraft3 y6 X5 U! c Z$ s R
P-51D Mustang x 4
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1 l- s9 L4 b; l* [Japanese aircraft losses
; d' a1 ~8 W5 k6 l5 Z& m3 F+ jA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
! q& L8 C4 C3 R" v4 {J2M Jack: 2 destroyed
4 I4 q8 T- U) A+ iB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
8 g( d1 Y X3 R0 ~2 W' b2 s) l+ LP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed& a4 I& s' a: \) u; w+ x' h; H
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ A0 \1 I* ?, o* ]! p6 v# {
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships- U! j3 v% v0 v- |) w
DE Lovelace
, W3 T5 S4 K6 n$ e, l/ r5 d$ zDE Martin! h- }: Q& [6 V" ]9 u7 G
LCI LCI-436; C9 |3 b6 b$ {- m3 y
APD Blessman* |& {( A: e) ~. B" k
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 K% e: B- W' Q; e. p' K4 c, ]AP Laurens
+ M+ c5 g1 N5 k6 L' d( A& i" r! h3 tDD Mullany* s! ^" c9 q1 X& D; q8 c
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. L# w/ ], F2 n0 g% ]( t9 A6 CDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,250 z5 F' _6 Q* k. H, v3 p% H
. `3 E. {7 l" o1 a3 jJapanese aircraft
# o% v+ f: Q( F" U% d YG4M2 Betty x 98 r* x# l* k4 w- t% G
+ n1 F9 ]9 z. J) I0 l" AAllied aircraft$ t5 A1 m) Z7 K! `/ \ a
P-51D Mustang x 2
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/ O& |# D1 V) [+ @Japanese aircraft losses+ q: c+ W) I: ^" I6 t, p; T
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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Allied Ships) {. \! M: l( S) _
AP Henrico( l7 v) b; h6 F# \! ?+ C* j
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* X) _6 M0 g' ?- e, v" C6 PLCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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A7M2 Reppu x 5
7 g( z; O, N9 mJ2M Jack x 21 J1 A$ U) }/ V* T/ N$ Y4 H/ j) R
J7W Shinden x 6
6 T. w% `; C' m& T FKi-84-Ic Frank x 4
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Allied aircraft! N# H: i/ H! @' B0 U: Z
P-38J Lightning x 165 w9 N/ Y/ x$ f# |
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A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed, y) _6 ~' }7 ~. e$ Q* e
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Allied aircraft losses) y2 M- j2 r" N( v- ]% Z, T
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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. h( y5 A4 W+ X7 z, D: p+ t! Z7 y1 IDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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J2M Jack x 2
2 k* q Z0 z/ e% t$ eG4M2 Betty x 2
" V! B- e- e; x2 y, W# T$ \4 oP1Y Frances x 2
2 Z7 F7 w x K: }Ki-67 Peggy x 4, s8 D$ V, u' t6 Z, R; |8 b% {
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Japanese aircraft losses1 A4 p4 }1 J3 d/ E! f
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged) u! F7 G8 l* l' n# N2 e; g
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Allied Ships
. w' _& w+ K/ L0 h7 I# U7 m- zAK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire$ T+ B0 {9 m! \; T! p- A2 @' y1 c
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 T5 Z2 x; [3 B5 QDM Gamble, heavy damage5 n0 N. N7 ]. V( N1 h. t+ F
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* ~, L2 R W7 S( X7 aThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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3 _! {+ T9 @/ d/ s# J9 |- } ZDay Air attack on TF at 14,23 |2 ?/ D- _) M. n* ?2 q6 H
: [: X; N/ ~# u7 T+ {Japanese aircraft
/ C# ]! {1 e* b( yD4Y Judy x 24: A [: Z5 Y6 i) p% W
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
$ z2 q3 n/ t- d) q7 I" @+ C& h# uKi-100 Tony x 6
" h+ q, g/ {$ v; N7 O+ Y) a: MKi-30 Ann x 51
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! z5 X Q% \. i1 f( KJapanese aircraft losses4 g' W& Q0 m# K5 L
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed+ \ L9 ~ n, i n4 q8 b
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged. D+ V$ J3 R0 A) y
( W C7 y- B4 M* RAllied Ships
3 u) o4 k" ~1 s( n0 @ NAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
) Q+ V U9 }! [AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, s1 x7 w% p3 t* Q6 J( ?, E
DD Irwin
) N! ~' d3 }0 Y% zDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
' V6 _. e2 T- M# l# ~# ZDD Quiberon, heavy damage1 Y3 e& [$ Q6 d! q" ~2 p9 ~+ a& g( |
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ E) m& z5 h: E$ g) t/ R; [) j) fDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* X5 K. d5 t/ U' ]DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) g% q3 Z6 P! f" F6 DAK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ p( a5 D9 p; p* ^( `! U* M
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
( n) G, @6 J; H* ~: @& \DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! W- L( A1 ?9 ?. _9 ^1 V, A2 I7 S' JDE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire) \$ t. s h6 \5 y: K
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2 F" M- h T M0 b2 ]- }% ]Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25( @3 Y! P4 b- `0 \6 b/ y
9 f8 C4 c% q- I; zJapanese aircraft2 _# q' L3 f% D. Z# N; i
D4Y Judy x 12# x6 @3 O8 S) _! Z _, o/ Q
G4M2 Betty x 33 ~$ H# m, O0 J" z" Z
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Allied aircraft/ i( b" {# ~ ] b2 g! f2 D. J$ P
P-51D Mustang x 2- |0 j/ \1 ~4 t4 Z& H9 _* K8 `
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 r% ]' D; J% C$ A) y$ ?2 j/ D4 TD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 f8 a6 f g* n" JLCI(G) LCI(G)-792 [* ^- e4 Q% k1 [9 `
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 i. v+ r" i& e! w0 GAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage- M8 m; P' |1 N2 A* R& @" H, X- K
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ d" O# S9 W* dAPD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,28! D5 W* }; V! ?% {8 \% {/ J
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Japanese aircraft( Q& ?% H" k. x3 R6 x, g7 ^: @
G4M2 Betty x 4
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( C( F1 x1 ]1 `- n; b$ l+ K) ?G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships) z0 X" d3 h8 Z7 M1 w, y
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ m* Y! u3 `4 u5 P
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