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$ _* T' S1 \# t1 v4 UJapanese aircraft/ u5 O# R. e) J/ w3 Z1 ?
G4M2 Betty x 12
/ A$ k% h- w9 z
0 M0 L; {: e) n7 }6 z' PJapanese aircraft losses
2 l! K8 v3 h- e& Q' w) ]9 G! R1 fG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
# R7 [6 P# f4 L0 ~+ _0 ^: k# N; y# U) j; a6 s5 T) E+ U0 ^+ k+ s
Allied Ships
/ E/ h5 h+ D! ~/ d6 s2 XTK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# ?8 L4 K' P% J% r# A. F6 O- y
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! x( g4 c; P. |9 w( d' \+ {
TK Andrew Doria
! S, t# e$ D3 R) sTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,566 k% Z+ D7 j& a/ S
4 a8 j. T6 l ^Japanese aircraft
' J2 H! R1 J" G6 \8 V" @D4Y Judy x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
# I& V- g1 n; k, ]D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged5 g8 z2 E" n$ I, o! F L
$ B0 B |# y% Z- C7 RAllied Ships+ }# M7 l' q B
DD John D. Edwards. d+ z3 S; f, R9 U( x
DD Tillman
0 |% Y0 E$ ^4 I# O. i0 `5 T. x, ]DD Welles( e% _" s- ?) T
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
3 L( \: S& F& W9 u D& UDE Leslie L. B. Knox% B; H8 V. B' S2 m$ f
DD Craven
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% X' g, c- @1 @+ ~Day Air attack on TF at 53,56
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Japanese aircraft/ i7 j2 c# X; h) M
A7M2 Reppu x 6
% ]5 c" Q' W H& l( PD4Y Judy x 2
- [6 O: c# p, @9 r% Q7 d9 a& X4 }! o* @
Japanese aircraft losses
( U. A! I O1 W1 ]. w6 fD4Y Judy: 1 damaged2 X7 N$ C0 @0 y0 D7 d
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Allied Ships- v& i. }7 e; Q/ x. ^/ M
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 e4 c V3 C( c# @
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Allied ground losses:& E# e6 ]1 ]" {3 L& j
7 casualties reported9 C+ j9 }' E5 I6 b
Vehicles lost 1* k: n- V' a/ e8 x0 _) S% w
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Aircraft Attacking:
) g4 y4 Y2 E. x2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet: m' p& x$ Q, e; s( j$ w
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Ceylon and Bengal Sea1 R# {6 K2 v; w) j
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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, M5 O( k6 d+ t& Y. [- jJapanese aircraft q5 N$ x1 K( B Y! T" j
A7M2 Reppu x 6
: N# h, E& V8 ?; J! [; t, U% JJ2M Jack x 5: e: q9 k' R2 V- m' t( U
J7W Shinden x 7 K+ z3 V) N0 `! a; L: y. S& B
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6
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Allied aircraft
\( f6 c5 f c$ m/ q+ h2 gB-29 Superfortress x 317 ?8 O0 Y: e% p9 T4 L
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Japanese aircraft losses
" q( r1 J: a7 J3 pA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged& [0 `& G) Y Q% z, y
J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged! N; z) n: |; j) E, I
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged
5 [$ x# Y' Z) \% `0 n8 bKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed: W( O5 K" H$ E s
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed' z% A8 R; n& A) t
* q4 E, v; u" v" M1 f8 [/ h3 K
Allied aircraft losses
& b7 T: ^. t& U8 G hB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged$ W6 j0 P! w- j0 d
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Airbase hits 1
: x9 k6 q9 k( o* l* y4 ~+ `! ZRunway hits 8
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft7 r; A# Q* a& ^$ x f
B7A Grace x 37 k9 h4 Q7 s8 K+ g
G4M2 Betty x 6
9 c; B) E; Z$ C$ tKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18# V2 A/ y, j2 ~8 A0 @6 r- w4 ? ]
Ki-100 Tony x 9
0 S* b, C# f' O" Z$ M$ z3 Y" bKi-49 Helen x 2
3 p4 b/ x# U/ O V% H, L: e, `Ki-67 Peggy x 3
9 |: Y9 N4 v# H. z5 l, K6 x4 H
" e* g L: n# B8 H7 mAllied aircraft
, g' N( O+ z" S& ?; J$ V& mP-51D Mustang x 54 l7 Q# ~. `3 s! R6 Q/ X
/ }3 W* R) G" l/ vJapanese aircraft losses
6 {6 D' I5 U6 p- d# cB7A Grace: 1 destroyed7 l/ w8 m* I( m* I6 F8 b$ i1 {
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
" y7 {; R# ?) gKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed; @8 h7 B! M8 {5 h
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
/ L. R; W. t6 c5 `. `# Q5 l; T4 j( U1 ~( ^Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed* y3 Q. N% l: G# {6 k
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
5 G- _0 s9 \& m# @) f6 g
+ r6 ?2 V6 w+ H! l4 J9 {/ N& OAllied aircraft losses
1 \# ` S0 w' T- TP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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' h; V$ N* \4 L# c) _2 e9 h$ lMSW Grebe3 \- X& J4 U! R/ F, n6 i" g
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1! _! |* X2 b6 T* y/ L/ F1 r7 q
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- K5 W4 Q; C* D9 g; s, y2 j6 k% Z
! I: X% \, }' q$ I! QAllied ground losses:
0 m* r) j4 q7 {' o, y! [7 d21 casualties reported
- M$ j0 K7 K$ Q7 O8 h0 v- s9 w- U8 s) [Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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% p E- N$ r. iJapanese aircraft7 M" U- y' D: [+ O: U: p* G. f
B7A Grace x 3( P5 l" a& M) u( S3 W& z s
G4M2 Betty x 6
+ E& k R$ m0 e5 c/ SKi-43-IIa Oscar x 185 h b4 I7 b7 N# J. B, o
Ki-100 Tony x 9; T; `: j. k7 ]3 j6 G- n9 j- L& s
Ki-49 Helen x 2
8 }+ I+ U7 O2 R( S" I, N! N/ FKi-67 Peggy x 3
+ ~; q1 ]: y) I1 d3 y
; v: l( z' z# C" R( RAllied aircraft
' j" `# I- b; K0 e: {6 ~P-51D Mustang x 5
7 y) n( C1 c+ }4 K( m2 I3 @! x
4 U2 C" R! Y3 AJapanese aircraft losses
9 K) B) O! P1 d3 l/ u( O1 kB7A Grace: 1 destroyed" X9 N' Y6 y1 O! `' E1 B! N- _
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged& q5 u8 E2 c4 ?9 r* s$ O7 M
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed. \: E+ D+ ?+ m3 {* z. V5 S: M+ Y
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
' t& @. Z [! X% B) U- WKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
; x$ F8 }2 c; p7 LKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
+ ?) u7 h7 Q$ | f: U3 s: _8 h: F/ h! B+ B
Allied aircraft losses
" q8 C0 A% ~( l6 b" I4 mP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
2 {* u/ T! D: F% v% \" h9 R# L
5 Q$ a% F; @$ ]: d& FAllied Ships) M( s, O7 E. q4 c, b6 n
MSW Grebe
. E+ C( }# c( N' o1 B% ]$ DAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 15 @: o+ P" c3 Q1 Q+ c
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:0 w) v+ ?% I1 N. c* R- {& ?
21 casualties reported0 `0 T5 V/ W% V( e0 m; _& Z
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0 @2 x/ f* r1 z5 h6 O7 R6 W6 KDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25$ L8 {0 t& t$ @& | z
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Japanese aircraft4 e' a. [& g. X+ {. R" u$ W
B7A Grace x 3$ m: @9 z' ~0 `
G4M2 Betty x 66 @" f5 M$ O" j8 l i
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
8 F8 W! |9 w0 z/ \% vKi-100 Tony x 94 _8 w$ C$ Z6 a% z1 P* }( A8 z
Ki-49 Helen x 28 K# E+ ~( m$ x, f- Q; I) {
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
' {( P( H2 W( l5 Z; Y6 ? K& H" t0 X
0 a! H+ r& H; @1 `- vAllied aircraft( y0 O) t/ D! {
P-51D Mustang x 5
j) g( e3 g ~- z- C9 V3 y, q( ?: @9 J8 x4 Y* H
Japanese aircraft losses5 P" g- ]6 t" b0 m- r- x i7 I4 d" z, E
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
: c1 n6 u0 c3 [' K; Z, I" YG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 @9 T4 T6 S6 @4 yKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed9 f9 o7 z" H, U. _
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
4 _3 v S) r$ g. o1 ~Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed5 [1 o$ Y) M# h1 F: h; u: _, p
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed0 F, B( B" s$ z, A; {% N1 u
0 W# e) N0 P( c5 ?0 q5 {6 r1 X
Allied aircraft losses
7 p& Y4 Q3 ?- |P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
8 {$ }6 D( A+ a0 B# @7 S/ q; i- ?* J" s
Allied Ships
. j0 j+ P; q/ a- wMSW Grebe
( s# G2 Q1 g, m: ^1 d4 ZAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
- j! Q7 v! Q1 a1 |& xAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- z: h, u& u N9 F+ ?" d8 N% P" d, x& K2 ?6 [( `% r
Allied ground losses:! \6 b, C& @. S( Z; x
21 casualties reported
. l/ p3 x. i/ b, ]) S; b/ tThe 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- n; \4 Z" `+ `
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Japanese aircraft0 @( x# e. L( x% O# f) B) o
P1Y Frances x 3
5 f# r; F& a1 F x7 V3 d. s( O, b9 y
( H8 F$ K t( D; a( c4 I$ S s# dJapanese aircraft losses q& d' b2 B3 [" T7 p, V) _
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships; c$ L- A2 z8 W6 M1 S7 |
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire M# c/ i B# {5 H; ?
; O. f6 J' T8 r( eAircraft Attacking:; A3 {2 l0 ^ p9 B7 B
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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K5 m" q" P- W6 gDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft' Z5 N9 ^' x! c! Q; m8 Z/ U* z7 M
A7M2 Reppu x 5
, z9 m N3 M/ W+ J; v( C* TJ2M Jack x 6# B0 f7 C& c* } F) R
D4Y Judy x 38 z4 D' P- X) j) `8 {! e5 v; n/ t M
B7A Grace x 69 n6 }3 l$ O. `7 I- { C# l
G4M2 Betty x 3+ z6 E% @- ]: @4 Z$ b) F
P1Y Frances x 6
9 M" q: F# ^9 o0 G: k6 ~Ki-67 Peggy x 11
4 l7 A! N& N6 w1 ]% w. V. M: {7 m& E0 Q" x' H7 ]
Allied aircraft
6 u6 H) d2 k* u' G& hP-51D Mustang x 4
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3 c2 k5 t9 c5 G! _4 u& jJapanese aircraft losses
# O: ~" @' P; O# p* L& @A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed* _8 W/ g6 b5 V3 |" [% V
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed
1 _! y+ v! n" T: W8 lB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
& |! l f6 d4 S+ B+ FP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
5 E7 i7 K: g# E+ n$ a! s+ D+ gKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed4 H) ~2 e+ T9 [" M+ K! Y9 K1 O
9 [$ O0 J2 ^, @; d! DAllied aircraft losses
9 z4 z3 [# K9 z, `% D) @4 V9 M( sP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
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3 x! H6 T, ~4 W) HAllied Ships
N( Z* v* [' Y6 \DE Lovelace" z$ V, I2 ^ Q# u' I
DE Martin5 B% j* K+ @. Z1 I1 ?1 K
LCI LCI-436
/ V' J% S; D. X6 d5 F) `APD Blessman
( F, Y5 K5 x9 D6 j- ^0 p/ E9 {APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& T1 y, t m: T6 p3 N! PAP Laurens
% s; y# B3 n/ p* _/ H- l$ {$ |' MDD Mullany
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Japanese aircraft1 K( U m) d. a$ H) | Z
G4M2 Betty x 9
$ I9 k1 ]* b; s0 J1 `
- _. k" T3 _2 r: [Allied aircraft
2 g% u* C" v- E, c% X0 S' lP-51D Mustang x 2
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# f) l* S6 J3 X% {* cJapanese aircraft losses
7 ?- }4 W' l( `8 e0 Z3 W) C" cG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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4 v5 e: F H" l) \Allied Ships
0 _/ I' g0 }+ m+ S+ bAP Henrico
) h) l s, J$ m1 u' B; l) CAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* V$ f* l8 F* e9 U( X# f) gLCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft2 K1 D- q. M1 f4 K1 F5 C5 i
A7M2 Reppu x 5: R" A; W4 ]; @
J2M Jack x 2
( V* t* r* H+ z5 \" M5 b" `5 ^J7W Shinden x 68 ], O0 F( n2 G4 {6 B
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4
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, c) T" b0 y! X( G: dAllied aircraft6 T* z/ P2 M1 v; h
P-38J Lightning x 16
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: W2 m$ e) u4 {3 VJapanese aircraft losses
" L! m& j- b5 @- a/ t- cA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed. O% \- P; c1 X
, x3 a" v9 e5 c' g7 j+ g! T- t
Allied aircraft losses- m; P9 M j& h" [( o% h4 H
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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3 Z3 Y1 D. \ cDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft
4 P, v, X' v% f' G5 }, ~J2M Jack x 2# `4 H4 I x# h. U
G4M2 Betty x 2( }) P7 C9 x" g1 T* K3 O+ T7 \
P1Y Frances x 22 W) U* v, g1 g; v4 b
Ki-67 Peggy x 4/ o) k/ g8 _% }, v# ~! H
) I* o4 V! [; h" F5 X" ?8 E, ZJapanese aircraft losses/ ?- y4 V b. o) x
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged* [# q& A" g7 | [
; ~" Q1 B/ u3 L0 S2 s3 ~Allied Ships# ]; a1 o: u" r- _+ b. k
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire
% u7 h: B2 {5 j; h. YMSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! C0 |( q. B% iDM Gamble, heavy damage
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!, ?3 L! L+ v9 @# V5 |) u
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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, h* _: u( Y' X/ y. D( fJapanese aircraft
, p3 |: G- E5 q) J/ iD4Y Judy x 241 R; F$ D+ ?; M; y5 G& j- o
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
2 P! [2 ^: a/ ]: ]2 }. iKi-100 Tony x 62 J. q! }7 T9 h. i% m
Ki-30 Ann x 51( u8 H: R1 N; r( h7 j
0 C v3 z4 E7 l$ \" R7 fJapanese aircraft losses. J; E# O' ?/ N' L2 d% @3 m
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
1 z) l+ t! s9 d) f- S9 uKi-30 Ann: 3 damaged1 S) b1 a8 g8 n+ t1 M8 @5 C/ S
/ I R( P( b6 c+ vAllied Ships
: W) }/ i# h, J6 IAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire/ @5 s4 b8 w) p* |% n
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
k% _" v5 |& H7 L9 gDD Irwin
$ D3 G0 M. R7 u" f5 NDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 ]! U$ I( @* U" P! o3 }1 rDD Quiberon, heavy damage
( E$ E; N# N$ p: g" RDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& v; T. t5 a, n4 H( RDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ {8 O4 Q8 c4 C- X; k3 c5 [DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 V1 p* Q% E5 pAK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage b" W' p. f& A4 p# U; X
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire0 A) L6 g. P6 E, O% Z
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! G5 b5 p$ P; H |
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25* d; D. S% Z. Q: z0 ^
' B. I( T9 l) G' ?( FJapanese aircraft
( w" Z0 h) e2 _2 q3 L* eD4Y Judy x 126 J4 }* \8 R/ K9 V3 L
G4M2 Betty x 3( W; _5 c/ m8 U" n2 p, u$ F* C
( _" N% y, Z% `8 c& \# N' I/ WAllied aircraft
& g4 j0 `+ s) U: h2 XP-51D Mustang x 2
2 r- j2 _8 t, r/ |! i9 S: z! l# u3 i" l2 n
Japanese aircraft losses% |& c. @# e; m9 e. i8 L0 V
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed3 `2 X0 k( q) Z0 N8 [" {2 k: y
9 h* }' d! V1 g! m
Allied Ships! K, q8 J# ?4 h" y9 }/ z
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79$ y3 j! R5 D, q. p
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# o! H, ~3 L% [8 u, K- c/ z& P* M
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
9 p `- ]' O8 x, g( y6 e; KAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 d6 }1 ^0 v& l4 ?8 ~APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire* G$ C- [- k5 y. B r3 \
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' ^1 G/ R5 l# J* f) z* F& y; A7 GDay Air attack on TF at 12,28
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" X" G/ u' W9 i3 F1 ~, qJapanese aircraft
+ ~ b; X6 D6 O; d. D- {G4M2 Betty x 4* j& q& C" V. z% c. M
# V) O6 @. G3 C" o! d' DJapanese aircraft losses8 q, D3 }4 p% m5 O1 h
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
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0 u; @8 C# W N8 TAllied Ships* t. `- N0 ^- d( B) p: D/ r
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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