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Day Air attack on TF at 64,560 D* j3 N5 u0 S6 i& |" T
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Japanese aircraft! Y& N* b* p9 e
G4M2 Betty x 12. `) Y+ `# W7 \& f+ g1 r8 r
: F4 r, A f+ R$ i2 K2 qJapanese aircraft losses
+ w9 h7 Y1 }0 j/ {0 YG4M2 Betty: 9 damaged: D" X- i9 E. b j3 W( A
( F0 S4 \$ p% t' t& u; C G
Allied Ships
2 y4 w2 L# _+ o0 T7 eTK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% W& }( a2 q" |) E% ^0 [
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* `5 d) J; F2 P2 F+ [
TK Andrew Doria
, H+ b( l8 ?2 w. U5 S+ V. n/ BTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:5 }# w- g) t( j9 m0 J
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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" s, s7 X/ c9 X6 X- ?5 s9 u$ F! T YJapanese aircraft( g5 [% B/ O5 P
D4Y Judy x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
! G( d5 D) K4 f2 N& a) fD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged' W& S- Q6 |9 g3 `
8 _ S1 K) s6 h0 Z- {Allied Ships
; P8 T7 o/ M& ?* a4 WDD John D. Edwards
+ U4 g0 G. ]9 T' c8 C- @2 rDD Tillman& w# X+ q( b4 |- l* t
DD Welles/ R. u6 t* p5 J+ P1 `. q0 r
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1: R5 ]% o% c4 n* T
DE Leslie L. B. Knox
* Y2 o8 S0 k5 g9 b. U5 SDD Craven
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# i; _3 e" m' L9 S/ F+ zDay Air attack on TF at 53,56
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+ G( v* P& O* x, l& vJapanese aircraft
; Q- @7 |/ |9 h, w6 ]A7M2 Reppu x 6" e: @+ ~5 e8 ~# E S: O$ o# `1 f
D4Y Judy x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses# i8 z5 ~! x0 y* K
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
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$ U6 B' T4 Q W& HAllied Ships# Q7 h7 v0 g/ Z' z [1 o
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 y2 l8 G$ d3 c* V5 e) @/ A2 S
) r/ Y F9 [ K1 l+ Y" t2 k. `1 hAllied ground losses:; p# W: B+ W+ U; E
7 casualties reported
- }4 P8 E+ r( u! d$ ?" y. B1 z/ U1 JVehicles lost 1* ?- H$ u8 S5 a. i$ m3 L
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ t' h+ J, V/ p# [2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet% m7 d+ r8 A0 z
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& d. R; ? I9 j O8 YCeylon and Bengal Sea
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9 j- v- O. z3 sDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft( N" a5 h* Y, w! [! G* \
A7M2 Reppu x 64 r( M% }3 u) X5 s
J2M Jack x 5% g/ o3 ~4 A- D
J7W Shinden x 7
% J9 J9 l2 t* h( f: SKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
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. ~: q7 r B: @3 _4 _! gAllied aircraft- Z# @% `+ _7 T% R9 ]) F
B-29 Superfortress x 31
3 j% R& J+ Y7 {% P' W2 G: i/ ]0 p: u' s7 a
Japanese aircraft losses& b3 z) a" W6 _& Q+ I* }& S: I
A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
8 e# w$ V! V# a _J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged4 N: M( F' c, r4 S$ e) w% \6 S) b
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged
d9 ]7 }+ p* U5 ^9 n5 T6 d' i/ b- WKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
5 \8 X5 F$ Y9 ?& I: O/ m* D% vP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
0 n; K. o' h9 v. q5 [9 G6 e, p- f9 W' y1 D6 C4 K& J: L& _9 N
Allied aircraft losses
8 e+ Q4 W u7 AB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged6 Q% d& z) I0 ]* r
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Airbase hits 1) p8 H# @+ r1 R8 `+ [
Runway hits 8( U% X! W* ~8 [) A: g9 u
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25: p( j' F% e, f5 @4 g
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Japanese aircraft
, l9 ]$ |, l7 f! e7 W9 mB7A Grace x 3# g- O& Q3 [+ I7 B' @ N
G4M2 Betty x 6+ m6 r5 A$ Z+ l3 Z0 X$ n
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 181 Q. C7 r3 p8 U! v) V' I- i
Ki-100 Tony x 9
5 f* J' m$ x$ [6 c! G fKi-49 Helen x 2! L4 Z8 O7 i! Q7 t+ w; l
Ki-67 Peggy x 3( @& U1 A5 k3 A& s* w, d
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Allied aircraft
( g# n8 ?# h ]; E8 ~7 HP-51D Mustang x 5
7 |' r0 ] k( R" G1 V/ I6 J. J: \, ^0 J& J# C) q! w9 Q7 |
Japanese aircraft losses% ?0 a8 ]+ ]. f1 k8 L( F$ J
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
4 d# |$ o2 r# z* XG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
# R0 q; S! Y4 `* O- LKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed' H! F8 B' V! a* `; J% ?( o! j
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed. D5 b8 K5 o+ D% e1 _8 }$ i) v3 {: k
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
7 |# _5 S0 a) s, w: P/ OKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed/ `7 Z! p8 l! ^4 o& v
! q- L7 X# F; |8 Q! I4 nAllied aircraft losses
1 Y, r5 h2 b [0 i' R; O2 XP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships7 T' s2 y0 j4 ?% \+ z
MSW Grebe
1 Q [8 ?" N2 N: d7 u/ IAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
" y$ d s( j) E5 F; v) y% UAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 o0 G* I" r& O# `. F' }
6 X+ [; `3 g6 w4 T3 B1 j
Allied ground losses:
8 V8 [) q: c! X) \% ^$ S( f21 casualties reported
! |6 }1 m ^% {6 w; _# rDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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6 q& p+ G6 k. v/ ~3 u3 kJapanese aircraft
3 a# v2 Z* N; jB7A Grace x 31 F( h2 u) f/ i" ?
G4M2 Betty x 6* t; J% T' {' V
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18* X7 N8 ^+ G# O( o# G/ q
Ki-100 Tony x 9. N2 D- {4 V' `
Ki-49 Helen x 2, H8 d7 O1 l4 v* h
Ki-67 Peggy x 34 p' W; C( S: P8 O3 E$ h: K
' n5 d% x6 T" [( i- E- EAllied aircraft
, {! E$ S0 {: U8 |P-51D Mustang x 5
. I# D H5 e. A' p. y" H1 I! u) J" ?5 r, ?
Japanese aircraft losses# |% m- A: s4 p
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed) T/ D2 [' Z) Y
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
) k6 m5 m& m7 z+ fKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
; s) T: o5 `! o0 J) hKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed) m+ q) y/ |$ I9 h9 a) f- a
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed$ {$ Y$ {) {' T I7 Q
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed& j4 z4 M/ G% q+ A4 T# }
5 ~- b7 K% T1 S- X
Allied aircraft losses9 t% T c' S# o! R
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged& h0 d2 P: P" g" W1 M% k
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Allied Ships4 Q, V: g2 t$ X6 d( o! J
MSW Grebe5 ?- D9 S8 o& c8 s
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1- P8 N$ {7 o" d/ J& P
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
% [# ^- e2 Q" o! i# J& N e21 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25. E0 R: G9 G' u) z* \
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Japanese aircraft
7 y6 { b6 X1 sB7A Grace x 3
3 c1 f/ f( w# J. \% T* {- EG4M2 Betty x 6
* ^. K! `% H* ~! B( X; |1 I( G5 kKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18; i) {& J6 Z5 Q: C; [' e8 k
Ki-100 Tony x 91 [) p7 |7 e+ F8 s" G
Ki-49 Helen x 23 ^* G* b f: a, o
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
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Allied aircraft
5 ?8 J; \! _* e: R' ^P-51D Mustang x 51 M5 v X) \ p3 t# R
8 @( G( X/ Z+ z" p
Japanese aircraft losses
( K/ {9 F; g- W2 MB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
" [: T. T, g3 H/ B1 ^G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 i* z+ h9 p5 x/ Z$ }9 a2 i: ^+ FKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
! y* s' ~# u9 n* N7 Z0 zKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
. O: |& e) o3 q9 K' k2 nKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
: y2 O# L5 q! ~9 W5 \Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed8 h! g' F Z0 |% ~; y2 [$ F3 Z
- r t$ F1 a! Z& u- BAllied aircraft losses2 w1 U# N6 O" d3 F* Q/ ~1 v8 [
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged* N+ v: j! p0 Z. |8 B# B. e
8 r( k$ k4 |; OAllied Ships3 S; a3 }3 f% z" T* {- b a
MSW Grebe
+ x' _' u6 d0 W5 hAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 18 ~1 T# {/ H t- q' t3 {$ Y
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- Y6 d, W& ]9 v* B9 x; q
/ N$ \1 l* e4 SAllied ground losses:6 [/ o9 H+ B2 S, U4 e8 d, P
21 casualties reported& x5 x+ O: X! A, G6 U
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!) E" x) F9 W( J& a# g
2 t/ k# Q3 l5 r8 |/ Z1 Y- TDay Air attack on TF at 18,302 ~# V( L0 ] d6 @+ {
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Japanese aircraft
+ k: U3 L2 [+ h! @P1Y Frances x 3
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- O% ?0 `! ]: |& p- dJapanese aircraft losses, N# H: [4 h# o) F) A
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
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) J( a/ W3 B# WAllied Ships# p7 v5 ?+ ^+ Z6 q& G3 ?) _
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 [$ y/ S: B* U3 H' Y; k
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Aircraft Attacking:
: x: Y i) B7 C1 b1 c' g2 \2 c k3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 ^ E* s* c) F" u: `/ ?5 SDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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: X p4 x7 Q0 V" ?/ j! KJapanese aircraft. a2 [* d" C: ]# \
A7M2 Reppu x 52 o' w' W* w& ~# v* V. b
J2M Jack x 6) q7 s+ T3 E7 @; U6 b" L
D4Y Judy x 3
. _% Q" l3 y! H5 |8 D3 @B7A Grace x 6
1 }. F4 r" }, y- y+ ~: U% `G4M2 Betty x 3
$ e# P/ I9 D- I( @9 qP1Y Frances x 6- s0 i( j+ Y. x8 Q6 O8 m& Q
Ki-67 Peggy x 11
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; ?, J6 e' r% V b+ NAllied aircraft
; r6 p5 d5 V* c% Y$ v( E2 FP-51D Mustang x 4! ^/ R/ I, h- Y5 b" ~& [ V
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 K* Z1 S, |, `0 R- N' X' R6 ~1 JA7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed# P( n8 M9 J b2 b% `5 W c
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed$ X0 j/ H& f3 b7 Q. }8 i1 _
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
+ U( F# S. Q" k( j, }; P7 IP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
6 \0 t7 U4 T+ R; K" F; u iKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed+ x* J" m& `1 d* c) D3 f% C# z
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Allied aircraft losses2 p! Z, {2 }; m/ Z
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
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/ E2 _& l2 f: o# S- @9 EAllied Ships: l: O4 N T: u0 m; L: D
DE Lovelace5 {& h1 d' ~0 A7 y
DE Martin. K$ @6 j+ K8 o$ V8 v4 d! Y
LCI LCI-436
6 n# U! l! ?3 ~6 JAPD Blessman
" ~; l. x6 ?+ W8 L4 D0 f" y8 IAPD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" g6 | _, W& |' v FAP Laurens
1 \. X7 a ]# E7 S0 g% V* vDD Mullany Z' T2 B+ c% t1 F& g* ^
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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' R5 h6 j# y& \0 I0 |( g* OJapanese aircraft6 B* \1 g' o O# ?9 R/ N( w
G4M2 Betty x 9
7 }& n& X$ _* f! l6 [0 x9 A3 x7 K* q% a. E+ |( ]% U9 q
Allied aircraft
: c } \2 j* X$ RP-51D Mustang x 2
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6 I- g0 B, G& f( `0 B6 Z2 d' H/ m" sJapanese aircraft losses
7 [, j5 o8 v! N8 jG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged6 F) p# p3 |- t9 h; l. t& U
6 d5 X1 _3 u1 ?+ G# nAllied Ships! Z7 |* i! h% m' x' Q& [
AP Henrico
; a3 x* C+ i" b0 y" rAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# _: y% `2 C( p% U0 O* LLCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: ~9 ?! }2 i* x! Z. @
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; d6 t1 r8 {1 a( T2 R, G0 NDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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# j y0 G, V2 r! d9 b; B: x- d/ FJapanese aircraft' [' ^9 J0 D6 A9 y
A7M2 Reppu x 5
8 j3 ^7 ~+ z" dJ2M Jack x 2
+ p, S: ^$ E$ q: [& R4 C7 z5 rJ7W Shinden x 6
+ E% W6 W: L3 j$ R5 x: M' p6 eKi-84-Ic Frank x 4
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Allied aircraft
4 E a- |7 o# {# u7 _P-38J Lightning x 16
6 G' W/ X) L7 n7 f& n8 F8 s+ K: G4 x! x/ [' Z
Japanese aircraft losses( W) f' g5 h* E- T
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed
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9 K% Q! \3 q4 \9 qAllied aircraft losses( J5 W8 K! [2 y0 q9 \
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged3 ] B, w8 x; \- S7 }/ I+ T
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,236 P$ ] D, M5 h( S" Y
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Japanese aircraft7 \. Z8 | {! @4 l0 h
J2M Jack x 26 j! [2 C" r- b9 Z3 ~8 [) F
G4M2 Betty x 2
. c0 P' K5 f: Q' aP1Y Frances x 2
/ L" O! b6 i$ YKi-67 Peggy x 4, I0 t* q& O8 K9 `/ T* p
" E. W8 |, C2 X3 wJapanese aircraft losses& P# H" {! x5 b, F; W
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged+ A! ?4 n! B' f0 v6 V, ?" }, X
' l/ w; ~0 v1 e3 v% M* ^& WAllied Ships
2 C; U& e: E% B: GAK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire8 _9 ~+ S p2 v1 w* n
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, q% Y5 ?. h6 [! K8 E: }DM Gamble, heavy damage
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* y* M& t7 U, AThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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: L+ W9 U; L5 d- F; @4 f* CDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft% I Z& d- P7 J
D4Y Judy x 247 H# @3 X( Q$ C
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
% Z1 y/ M0 |8 D! _4 D/ c1 r& _Ki-100 Tony x 6
8 v5 X4 C* E& [Ki-30 Ann x 51
8 N7 O5 j0 _2 G3 G/ }8 N. ^) ?" Z& x3 C& E% O+ l
Japanese aircraft losses+ w9 ^1 d- e+ |2 C x8 `
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed9 ], Q, _9 q( T6 Z2 r2 C
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
2 u: @, z8 S7 o7 N- {& g/ J9 `+ y2 WAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
; D0 {3 U @6 S' pAK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 [# U# v) p' ?( V3 V- N2 O# W5 R1 UDD Irwin) X/ ~( `* l2 T8 J# W
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage. H! b' c$ l# y
DD Quiberon, heavy damage& \3 B& I. p& |9 c+ G
DD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: g! g7 ~2 l' n, S4 }, LDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 x, `4 r; ?4 u8 G' h8 C$ ?
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 S1 g8 l+ B F, W* `2 \AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 Y: A( a, b% h1 A
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
, S4 A& I3 ?4 j x* j$ UDM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& N) o3 e8 @5 v5 b; zDE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 H& M! c [3 _& ?) P5 i5 r
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9 F$ W$ M. g. D) s& y, l9 ^! ^* aDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,251 o. Q% S& F) f1 A1 g+ g8 w
' ]% L- m/ k- j* d/ Z' t: F Z4 q& oJapanese aircraft0 K% [* s I6 l3 c( Z& L, ]
D4Y Judy x 12
; I* J6 i# t) v5 O) {# ?: U" o: UG4M2 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft
: Y& B' T. L+ k Y4 N+ P1 t/ PP-51D Mustang x 2
# G! Y, h$ l6 Q+ K2 z4 C5 y+ q
Japanese aircraft losses
" P% m ^' N! w. O* jD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed0 f0 L. d6 M7 U( I
+ S3 l, m) X* I7 x( TAllied Ships
! J; F' ?% G9 A: Y$ A4 oLCI(G) LCI(G)-79
7 B B- V) @6 w) M) A" S5 VDD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ E. w1 \, I+ V6 l' E
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
7 m2 Y; f) \2 JAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 A$ ~& ?! R- m% R- R% v5 W
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,28( U8 V3 K0 R0 r9 n1 K6 |( P7 `# I6 _
; e7 X3 D3 b% ]Japanese aircraft
4 x- a* S# c9 _' O/ w, T7 s% D4 vG4M2 Betty x 46 x% g* m. A$ c# F" U! q
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 f- M% A m$ U9 w8 YG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
5 ~! Y( Q7 n7 y6 h
! O; H; \: V- uAllied Ships
, @- S9 L, f) u* s8 BAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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