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$ }5 E1 i# `! y/ c7 eDay Air attack on TF at 64,56( D5 y: j; C7 k( C8 g
6 H- x/ L, z8 K1 Q" D1 g, xJapanese aircraft
5 k/ w7 M" [* @6 x1 KG4M2 Betty x 12
. B) m, H+ N2 w" w0 a% R5 ]1 u- S* d
1 w$ C6 @. }# R, X8 g# LJapanese aircraft losses
+ f# M% c/ \4 d1 R- H4 RG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
7 ]) e! u6 A$ B: O/ e$ [2 s' L- v' p ?8 \
Allied Ships# _# @9 `7 F2 [. @
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 t' n- ~# X# _+ M
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; e; c, g- H. a; p! fTK Andrew Doria+ W4 O7 L2 s& o* ^3 F6 m6 g
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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Japanese aircraft" ~9 ^7 X" t; M$ D; L# r) l
D4Y Judy x 22; U+ e) s! l9 n0 J7 i7 \' N. {
* P0 n( g+ g& c8 Y, k! n0 K8 V- ~8 Y
Japanese aircraft losses
3 r9 T; d8 z! o0 g, CD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
1 g: P( T$ S. m5 x4 J* G
2 e/ k8 l$ ~/ Z, ?3 AAllied Ships
$ J- ^! }, u3 `* Q* w3 {' N1 hDD John D. Edwards. u% k9 n0 b: Q" {0 L$ `% Z3 C* f
DD Tillman
! i& B0 C1 N3 g# M2 A" JDD Welles C0 Z$ T/ S8 n4 f9 E
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 15 v" M" ?" @4 i6 u% \) g1 f- K
DE Leslie L. B. Knox
v9 o/ N: W9 S" R7 NDD Craven% ?( X; r8 V6 M: c9 B( i
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,56
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( p g* }' v. {8 a2 H+ }Japanese aircraft: l% L" M2 H+ K: `- k
A7M2 Reppu x 6
. | c3 t p) L2 \D4Y Judy x 21 F9 i- n+ E" M% k! F
7 D+ D; h- Y" |& l* hJapanese aircraft losses. Z# u# v/ y! \8 E* h: d+ \/ C$ K
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged( `5 d- T# `3 L1 G4 J
4 T) L. E& D1 Z' }7 K& Y
Allied Ships; i7 `! G1 H; ~
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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9 Q7 N7 H2 X9 |$ uAllied ground losses:
8 Y! n8 ?" \2 V( O5 o* c7 casualties reported3 u5 q* ~! s) W3 D1 f! l
Vehicles lost 1) ^4 M1 W8 }, A% b1 p1 u
8 f5 K9 g( H1 U$ N7 t6 w; jAircraft Attacking:" }, N1 F* z7 R5 ?" J* s
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet% u, G! G, i9 F1 v# D$ E5 ~
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3 P8 l, Z, s2 ^9 i& BCeylon and Bengal Sea
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9 }) }' T/ N' i1 P6 jDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25% f2 u$ s2 m1 s7 @: f, n
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Japanese aircraft
" h. y8 |6 p$ }: WA7M2 Reppu x 6
. d; ], A- |# S: s8 mJ2M Jack x 5
# s% J: {) F" {4 K$ f& X/ n$ fJ7W Shinden x 7 y) {$ b9 f% c L& J1 [0 T0 B
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 62 o+ w/ V* H, b, D" I- L) P7 w
5 M! N/ | B1 U1 v
Allied aircraft
7 d. M6 T; `2 v/ y7 M( C! DB-29 Superfortress x 31/ k: I4 ^2 _) T5 q9 J o
3 Y! |7 o" i, G; b) f( x( S; ~* v# r. b; AJapanese aircraft losses
" p6 [) Q& O- O0 ^! K( G5 B4 M% `A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
. b9 {6 t' u9 x8 Z9 d8 d' NJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
* R) K6 S3 h1 G4 BJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged
# F+ i4 Z$ c4 q& s/ K$ FKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
7 i8 y4 _( o' N9 l7 t1 |# _$ F7 dP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
3 w4 G* v4 n9 }# P
5 o4 q( r( G, N) u8 |7 xAllied aircraft losses
9 g# V, B2 `; p8 b2 w. K: p/ }9 AB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
: D" ]- S1 ^2 `3 T x$ w Q: [! I
9 H& \+ ^$ U9 H7 eAirbase hits 1
5 L( j, F4 B2 g: V7 t" A, ]& nRunway hits 8
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+ t3 L! B# W' U; {% J, I" F4 ZDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
7 H! J7 W4 u5 A, S2 L L) `( {7 j; dB7A Grace x 3
/ r( u! z/ v7 ~* M4 V$ GG4M2 Betty x 6- V) u0 h$ F3 H# {4 x
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 183 f1 w! Q6 b, @3 C
Ki-100 Tony x 9; n! q! a! u0 `
Ki-49 Helen x 2
5 E+ k: a# p2 p. j! GKi-67 Peggy x 3
/ g; ]% q7 I) M3 B. w4 y: I5 a& K: u1 T: P" R2 x8 m/ j7 \
Allied aircraft2 j, A) s' ^, Y8 \
P-51D Mustang x 5
+ b3 n4 C/ @1 n# Y
5 `( F* D; u% j A' N+ @Japanese aircraft losses' Q& F1 r# X8 y' M- W
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
+ ] n( E# r! @4 r: H. _( j( wG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
& s* P8 A) _" y1 J) nKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
+ M7 d, `% D- {' Z0 {' SKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed% A, X# `- ^8 @% h6 V- p v. x
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed- z8 j2 r* C, I; W+ n8 L+ W
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed& e b% ^8 L5 a
0 N m& h9 v2 K' D8 W
Allied aircraft losses
/ z( {/ L6 r3 q' }8 ]$ E0 nP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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* M: v$ ?, e |* Q; ^2 x5 n: tAllied Ships
9 v# C/ F4 w. M: z3 b7 m& MMSW Grebe! N6 Y3 t1 |6 |0 k, d3 H
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 11 J% p: b; k2 c3 [4 e) O2 A B
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 T9 E O0 D9 n! Z T3 z9 k
& r3 S/ [2 U- d7 @Allied ground losses:
' U9 v' h0 |6 i5 i8 X21 casualties reported
& u2 p7 q1 P/ B! }: h; LDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25: q7 J/ f+ G+ }9 m" N& |
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Japanese aircraft; X- d+ L2 `/ y$ W' {4 v
B7A Grace x 3
4 n8 W) G# Q$ \. NG4M2 Betty x 6
) y' s2 _# m. D3 dKi-43-IIa Oscar x 186 J, U8 W1 O5 k) X" K5 d) }5 Q
Ki-100 Tony x 94 T; E! h, L2 i+ V" b
Ki-49 Helen x 28 |) K7 u$ X& f
Ki-67 Peggy x 3: V/ |8 t* N8 G+ r' r0 Q" H/ o" X
/ y- g2 L+ I+ E3 u1 [Allied aircraft
- x3 a9 n. m& n8 n7 FP-51D Mustang x 5. n3 F/ V8 m8 o$ b0 o; H' |
( S/ p9 x7 v1 c' H0 nJapanese aircraft losses
4 j _* k+ }4 a, ]; DB7A Grace: 1 destroyed6 C+ L& y* u9 o
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged4 K( ~. R6 ~$ k: H5 U' Y
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed/ ~8 }% n% V7 b6 o7 h
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
7 n( n+ j8 U) k3 ^! H4 `Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed7 N h4 a. T" e: I8 d
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses& {5 A1 m3 y3 v- }+ ?
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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MSW Grebe
' F* w. F$ I" G- ~$ OAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 12 t& l& @: U z' t
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! ]6 a' V- [) E# n6 b0 i7 V
; I9 ?" N" l7 _- j) ] h9 V/ s+ xAllied ground losses:
6 F! q e. h( f" D% I% b2 x7 g1 E: t21 casualties reported% l! u9 l( \. _5 y* B( t G
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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3 H8 P; W0 u, C9 _6 k) [Japanese aircraft5 e% u. B; m: \& Z8 Y; A
B7A Grace x 32 y& i, E6 y5 V V3 U
G4M2 Betty x 69 A& F! H; v5 |2 f
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
; H% x7 M5 y, p4 @Ki-100 Tony x 9! s$ H6 h! k* T0 j% \
Ki-49 Helen x 2
2 x7 h) H3 W9 h8 ~2 f0 \ K. vKi-67 Peggy x 39 {" G1 j5 c J& o: S
$ o3 ^# Y `! o6 T @Allied aircraft. F: Y, ~5 |' k: P
P-51D Mustang x 5
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3 F5 N3 B7 R7 E; g! ]Japanese aircraft losses" H0 F' [; s6 p7 B% Y3 N7 T
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
% L0 ~0 p" `/ ?! l& D. wG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 {8 o- P" M; j6 `" [Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed, F3 B5 |6 L: C. x
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
& m7 @- [) ^7 q1 f7 n" AKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
9 }7 ^1 V+ X! r gKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
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% S0 [* B( a0 s3 r- E1 }. i" C& TAllied aircraft losses
% I/ M7 ]$ }* ~: m. P5 xP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
. q4 K; w; q- F" n
" ]4 g. |2 ^ d$ i5 b; TAllied Ships
V( W a9 o1 O" W/ s# BMSW Grebe
" J" K0 Y0 w+ A1 f: V$ MAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1! W' l# U; Z% H* q" s. G! ~
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Z5 Y8 N8 v% G; u
# }- V y/ I2 C
Allied ground losses:
9 R# R- x- J% h8 T21 casualties reported
/ W& K5 n4 ^' o4 }+ kThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!, F/ F% D1 d; _2 ?( q
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,30& a6 T: v. }5 c" j+ ]
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Japanese aircraft$ M" k9 h( u( y1 V
P1Y Frances x 3) ?# j4 {% u5 y
# Q8 l# |* L9 _6 y& Z+ v6 L2 `, }$ EJapanese aircraft losses
/ W3 A" h, a* o' f& e W. uP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
H$ O! q, Z# i8 b7 c: k: KCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ V# t3 b' T4 W
: P8 }8 A7 a: P
Aircraft Attacking:
- x# `9 W0 s0 ~5 }0 ~ B" r3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 l. {& E# s4 f" u
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3 Y, h+ N& Q. K2 lDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25$ p: S N) Q' ?, {
1 y$ W) O1 }" D6 x/ {' {( EJapanese aircraft' F7 v1 v1 ~1 s: t! X* L1 z
A7M2 Reppu x 5
+ X+ Z2 D: }5 P2 M. C! B1 @J2M Jack x 6( n1 j1 P% G3 c% b
D4Y Judy x 3
$ p( o- d3 D' r' q# qB7A Grace x 6
+ y" J$ u. Z1 L2 DG4M2 Betty x 34 X' h/ Z9 Q# |: ]2 @
P1Y Frances x 66 M& P5 G1 U( t+ H. j( \
Ki-67 Peggy x 11
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Allied aircraft
: b) _6 j4 M! H1 ?0 {6 [P-51D Mustang x 4
& \$ J7 C$ i& M
, [ S p# a+ M$ wJapanese aircraft losses
) Z9 @, J+ H; W6 ~5 J8 s+ mA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
; ^. O2 S6 W# L' m2 a6 s J8 E0 `& zJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed
) u8 u( x! x4 F4 o. A* U( y/ }% R8 S: |B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
, w2 @3 `' [% N- W& t0 \P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
) c0 O) ~' W7 @Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
. H5 T/ I- f6 F4 X
$ P% G% |+ B5 L. a5 MAllied aircraft losses
9 s. P4 Q. K# [' @0 wP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
' p3 c# a+ P: S. ]: ~) Z
0 m0 {' x4 y0 p; j" j0 Q5 ]! EAllied Ships6 p Y2 z1 X. |/ t7 {
DE Lovelace
/ e7 M" O5 c6 ?( m, ^DE Martin
" P4 G$ [- L( j" yLCI LCI-436; S" i+ O9 H' H" x1 \" A# ^1 `
APD Blessman
. I7 V* M; g) j& Z" \APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! A' a5 E, a; S# }# y) W1 [) q- aAP Laurens
5 Q. k0 R3 ^2 U; X1 o3 `6 o+ C% T4 WDD Mullany
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! e; I! S7 ^2 G, t4 B4 L1 S0 zDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,254 J; f6 ~- H' ^1 {% ?% y
+ |* O G7 o. Y) n# I9 o' {Japanese aircraft* t' P* z d9 N9 U/ f2 Q
G4M2 Betty x 9
2 P" `2 M) u: s2 k8 H/ }. h
4 v/ p( X8 N) n! T$ n VAllied aircraft
4 c8 Y$ n# W+ R% h. j G& @0 _P-51D Mustang x 2
, [3 ^. J: y+ k0 J- Z- z. U, Q- p! P% E6 j
Japanese aircraft losses
: ~8 V: V) ]0 }4 \6 r! W3 Y0 rG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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) Y2 Y# D6 ~) s, \# EAP Henrico
& q5 S3 X4 _# h% W. {APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 _4 S3 X" x2 ?/ W6 C7 F; l+ q
LCI 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 aircraft
$ i |8 }: C! T( ^A7M2 Reppu x 58 Y% G) `% \, f! t5 F' R
J2M Jack x 2
3 l( M" d3 i' z% gJ7W Shinden x 6
+ s- f0 v6 {2 pKi-84-Ic Frank x 46 r, U* U9 [4 Y" i d
" X8 |! y# J# r0 @5 b
Allied aircraft
( M) E# Z c! j; q1 KP-38J Lightning x 16. O _- e$ O9 j' |
; \9 s3 D3 O2 Y# n% DJapanese aircraft losses
& j" }! W2 j9 M8 i; {4 J4 `# jA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
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6 C5 ]7 H8 a, U3 f& H) F' aAllied aircraft losses: ?" O) C Y3 T
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft4 n% n/ I' h( B3 _, l
J2M Jack x 2( G. T$ B7 ^- S* Z7 K
G4M2 Betty x 2
' X, |/ p! |( @6 L e$ U) B" gP1Y Frances x 2
( N7 c2 O& U: x6 d6 p- O N1 eKi-67 Peggy x 4
9 }+ J% m3 g. F4 h/ ^5 O2 G1 W B1 Z1 J1 i
Japanese aircraft losses
* L! I& v8 b' {3 aKi-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
5 w& u" K) I* p g
n( d% B; S- f8 NAllied Ships
7 g1 f5 w6 V0 l+ Z" g& h1 [AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire6 O+ U! ~5 P x* B
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ ?. t9 |/ J2 Q8 p% yDM Gamble, heavy damage
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( B' }& R$ q P0 E T! LThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!& k1 d8 a0 i g9 E; I# s+ F
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23 k `9 N D: [. U9 u
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Japanese aircraft$ L7 r; h3 a) }7 H
D4Y Judy x 24% q& a8 ]8 Z3 D2 e% ^
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 77 y* }! K: e: X
Ki-100 Tony x 68 @ d6 t1 X) v: M- B
Ki-30 Ann x 51
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* u: T" C1 a# QJapanese aircraft losses
9 O+ x" Q7 }- e$ ID4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
2 Z( f! k2 R, u0 _Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
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" ]# u4 o) v, V- ~1 e8 i* r S! _Allied Ships
9 V' u5 D4 }0 F8 L+ t; FAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
: [) l; m* M' o8 ?AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: m9 l W1 p& V+ q! a- A
DD Irwin& h2 J" I0 q, g5 G* L
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 a+ Q, l& r$ s% a; @DD Quiberon, heavy damage
+ u9 o1 j; l; ?, mDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire! } d3 P9 k" C e2 w
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: O) h" k* x8 }% l
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" i, N3 O! c3 ?% i! \, S6 J- b1 rAK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 m* a8 C+ X" J n6 M" U# H* JDE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
8 x: _9 U8 d( i6 iDM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. \' u& i9 J- d& UDE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ ]9 \% t Y+ E. a8 S5 ], y" f
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
* K# j, ~, c- ^0 R1 R% qD4Y Judy x 12
: i/ R# C6 n8 O3 KG4M2 Betty x 3
9 F0 u8 u. G( l* L2 c* x3 u$ D1 |7 @
Allied aircraft7 F- I3 l# r. X5 u# L$ O7 ?
P-51D Mustang x 2
5 v( l3 H6 X0 I3 J. ?- ]) R8 q% V: u+ |* r* u6 |5 G
Japanese aircraft losses# M* o* z0 c$ Y' m V
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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9 Y B9 X" H/ E1 R3 @Allied Ships
; @" b1 ~" S, r. qLCI(G) LCI(G)-79' c7 d) n2 L$ R* }5 m5 C8 h. h
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; a* Q0 D Q6 [- |4 q
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
( z+ s- I0 y. yAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 @) M6 _2 } e$ w2 N' E' G
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 h* ~! `) ^- P; F. r. H
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& j7 \2 D- Y+ @3 V, y% \; G+ cDay Air attack on TF at 12,28
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Japanese aircraft1 c: g- S# Z" m5 @; A8 W# c
G4M2 Betty x 4
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) g* K. a" s, D6 y* V, L0 XJapanese aircraft losses
9 ?* M* j( Y8 Z4 gG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged8 b9 A5 m) o. n. d* Q* C
% d2 h4 u+ m h) B/ X4 R. ]Allied Ships7 F( \% u, R+ R: N0 ]
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! q3 _2 k0 e1 S3 Y1 |% V. ]
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