1月19日
" V* w8 n4 l* S! [美军首次空袭硫黄岛!
, k$ C' Y/ h1 i+ W& o& X* U一支日军运输舰队猝不及防,全部被击沉
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. R( S( m( K0 W: tDay Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52 ! }. k0 s. o, S7 j _- w) V
Allied aircraft
. G4 O1 o* Y3 l3 K4 d( CF6F Hellcat x 64 1 i! S% c. z4 g
SB2C Helldiver x 255 9 A* Y, x4 R1 g/ d. `0 z! L
TBM Avenger x 175 9 ^; `+ c. h. t1 r+ v9 D
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Allied aircraft losses 4 P" s; Q# N) z1 C
SB2C Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged 3 k3 o. V- v a6 S4 A( d. ]. F/ U- m& ?0 W
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships - a supply convoy that was disbanded into Bonin Island. Was unsure were
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& o0 ~0 Y5 Z. |9 ^ oAK Taibu Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
' M0 ~6 y+ l4 j6 k! d _AK Shozui Maru, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
; P) w( z$ Z2 F' z- e; Z5 NAK Teshio Maru, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage ! }" j( B" k& X. T
AK Kizugawa Maru, Bomb hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
/ g. }+ ]* | ^/ B& W! kAK Seiryu Maru, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage & v) n A! f: j0 d e0 r
AK Tamahime Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
: V- {; c D V& b! e1 pAK Roko Maru, Bomb hits 17, on fire, heavy damage ; q0 h" D0 C% G6 j& d1 w
MSW Keinan Maru, Bomb hits 16, on fire, heavy damage
) O: m/ f6 u+ j' }: z4 `MSW Hagoromo Maru, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
' @% Y- T. F2 f& [AK Iwakuni Maru, Bomb hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
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* Q; f# A1 S3 ^8 Y. z* bJapanese ground losses: - h. T1 v& i1 u6 N0 w$ ?7 q- h
24 casualties reported $ t7 L# k* o5 ]/ B& c: V3 n: A/ p
Guns lost 2
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- C) } R8 r3 U5 x G1 g; \3 U- [Port hits 15
; G. M5 v; w9 \( v1 g# O4 ?5 M, PPort fuel hits 6 & z0 v8 b2 s- b, v( T5 D9 ~
Port supply hits 7 |