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8 Z, o3 `& Z* ?' F8 B% ?4 y! \" w, `Day Air attack on TF at 64,56' L5 T- [4 H8 d x8 E
. c6 T3 l7 K& v. m. N6 g& N0 BJapanese aircraft
: D: E/ J) w; yG4M2 Betty x 12
" V# \2 G1 D4 _0 D/ r* H' F( R/ [& r1 G
Japanese aircraft losses
" |3 s6 y, y% b8 I9 e$ o5 _! ~G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
- ^6 M7 Y7 o% ^. O
% P& t5 E; _$ R4 Z7 y! A4 cAllied Ships: N7 _$ v' U K& y0 `; M
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' B" M6 i0 d/ v# i2 l* G- m. WTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% k8 q9 @/ {. p" `+ N7 G
TK Andrew Doria+ _9 s1 t4 B( S2 S
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,56$ z7 u. v, P5 e b
# `2 ~6 N$ v0 Z5 s+ }: L& \/ U- J
Japanese aircraft: b' t- p/ D" W: T5 j5 j
D4Y Judy x 22
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9 R. T( m3 q2 C. |Japanese aircraft losses
: a( ~ c) s; J/ lD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
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Allied Ships
M1 D0 a" R+ L, s& zDD John D. Edwards
J9 V/ H5 G5 pDD Tillman
) B. J1 I; g, ?DD Welles
; w9 h: [! I: k; I1 UAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1; {* m- p; o2 V' b3 M
DE Leslie L. B. Knox
* q9 w/ w- s" O7 d& `) KDD Craven
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,56
7 W% G* Q0 H3 q5 F
9 K" d u3 y& C, dJapanese aircraft
1 y: X+ F; _( t2 f+ OA7M2 Reppu x 6
" X5 a- y! i8 u( kD4Y Judy x 2+ s& r: l+ F1 O t5 J: d$ c
; ~# z+ ?% p( j
Japanese aircraft losses2 m& j& M1 t- O# J: Q. q
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
; ^6 G, D# h( A" b4 @4 X
5 O6 n: W5 Q. J0 J) [Allied Ships# C; P) m3 v) z8 k
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, p1 C0 t+ y ` Y" Y* h0 ~& e, c' g, c6 C1 g4 `
Allied ground losses:
* I4 @, p, {! n% d' c' v _9 _7 casualties reported- z! o/ P$ ^2 K7 k5 W3 J A* C
Vehicles lost 1% A6 w6 C z- c' E4 ]
1 s+ i; l7 Y( I2 Z
Aircraft Attacking:+ {, O) L0 h4 r9 `+ c2 W) u/ i
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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2 a3 M: _' b5 O/ k- \" M$ | t
" o8 Q- @) H$ d+ eCeylon and Bengal Sea
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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. q8 B( q% o* i4 Y. XJapanese aircraft; O* Q+ E w( b* F' P
A7M2 Reppu x 65 N8 d9 I" Z3 W+ m" D+ f1 J
J2M Jack x 5" [4 u6 X4 J5 j/ P+ a% l
J7W Shinden x 7
; V q- M) Q* f) U* m! {/ GKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
- {3 k; ^% C2 s7 Z% @ z5 ~+ K
+ ~) A4 z' @( d% G* kAllied aircraft& Y+ L2 X1 d1 t2 O
B-29 Superfortress x 31
' `8 m9 @3 ^9 E" }- s% {
8 m* [7 C3 Q9 k @Japanese aircraft losses
/ k# b+ v# t( h3 i# ~. C* EA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
/ H! m& |) t! g# h* ^% VJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged! R7 ?! f% J* [- Y" M9 I9 m' A
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged
% M3 K1 _- O8 f8 DKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed/ I6 w. Y G3 i) s* p4 U/ k
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed9 D. d6 s1 Q' `/ f6 ^" L) X, @( @
; v; r8 l# d4 C) R1 {Allied aircraft losses3 Q' }6 |8 r4 i+ F
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
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Airbase hits 1- M" i7 h: M$ H! o) w a
Runway hits 88 W8 G, o) P) T$ N6 V4 N
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1 N- @! K* \% @4 ^" d& q; @/ m# W5 LDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
/ H2 y7 B) m0 f& k3 u; TB7A Grace x 3# N/ h) |4 b1 y/ r1 e
G4M2 Betty x 6
" [4 A0 A/ x( h( ZKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
( b' r0 v8 I/ eKi-100 Tony x 90 K- ?, ?: v- W
Ki-49 Helen x 2
2 n3 D, j" p% e1 e: m6 x, YKi-67 Peggy x 36 w6 L G5 M* j4 }& p2 r1 E
3 Y6 X$ |+ m5 J! \. g
Allied aircraft9 p E% |3 C4 ~: \+ g9 C
P-51D Mustang x 5
9 R a1 W1 V8 k
8 Q/ Y+ {5 e4 G. Q$ RJapanese aircraft losses
" F( c# A. Z; D, \2 d1 z, cB7A Grace: 1 destroyed
1 J3 s" K, B5 [G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ E& u0 w+ E/ v$ z) VKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
: j! O% C2 P2 Z& F2 vKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed! N+ ]) ]3 g6 v* Z6 Q; L
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
. B/ x# v# _3 O8 bKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
! d) K, Z$ g2 k2 K1 N( `, Y. S4 Y7 B
Allied aircraft losses
7 U8 Y1 O" N7 UP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 T. o0 M1 c9 F/ |$ @5 b+ z' a* y3 n) n
Allied Ships- v M g$ L2 F' U
MSW Grebe
+ x$ {/ W6 `7 RAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
5 v- E/ p, c0 e' S8 R4 }AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' o9 E' L/ {& e) ]+ F d
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Allied ground losses:& Y& _; a( J7 v$ i( L/ H2 I% g
21 casualties reported: L$ `, ]# g- D7 _& C( u, q' p
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
7 S7 Q2 k. p8 _& |9 k
5 E$ {( g* g% Q; GJapanese aircraft% b: q0 I i: {: O+ n5 O) V
B7A Grace x 3
6 u. W9 I2 O' A3 W, w4 bG4M2 Betty x 6- V+ U8 A1 a% [& N
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18! \# ]" C, ?& G9 D
Ki-100 Tony x 9
6 x' F- c0 r% r" E uKi-49 Helen x 2
, `" c2 i4 o. N \8 h3 [ u- AKi-67 Peggy x 39 _6 X" D% o5 G: m& N& Z
8 P/ C3 f3 \ u" [5 m+ XAllied aircraft
, m- {. Y5 X' @5 S! YP-51D Mustang x 5
+ u. m* I! D# E% g& D/ q, \; ? h+ S' N; f M
Japanese aircraft losses
' j5 U8 F, F# P/ ?8 J& }B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
$ Q# m+ g! Y+ P( \G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
" g$ M' O( B$ ~" ?7 o) eKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
, c" z* _; |( T9 s9 l. Q6 o5 k! IKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
2 t o, O# U' x4 f2 m1 DKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
& \( K: c x3 X% i3 w$ XKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed: J! I$ B* v/ Z# B% @5 A- n% i1 _
+ t# k. o/ Z/ J7 x: { i
Allied aircraft losses" }3 e7 l% k, ~4 Y7 T- F, r" S
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged0 p& D1 S1 u3 B+ E6 t: D% g
. |' J, a( G% S( v; u. VAllied Ships: x! b$ v5 _' ]7 j' ]
MSW Grebe
9 Q6 F: H# v% ?) |; N# W AAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 19 S4 Q+ B. c% Z
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 F- C- _8 O- \) m( b1 C. M' X5 O( x ^
! N! q2 E7 J2 `9 M7 C% m
Allied ground losses:
2 L7 h l$ t9 t+ @& Y& A+ c! M21 casualties reported6 e) C0 ]" Q, d+ w) w' |! O
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# t+ c/ j" s F; G$ n9 ZDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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, K& ~; x& S- @5 X4 }) t" pJapanese aircraft
& m2 X+ m" g9 Q% J) d% m- yB7A Grace x 3# c8 B& F3 p9 Q5 h
G4M2 Betty x 6) x& [! c2 F4 n7 O/ c2 m3 o
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 18
0 `: m# W2 R1 x$ }Ki-100 Tony x 9! ]4 P9 F: L7 p& Y
Ki-49 Helen x 2
8 M! O- S& L5 B- f! Z) L0 hKi-67 Peggy x 3
; }! u* J; Q( _7 j" ?' s% Q% r7 q, C. Q- u0 S
Allied aircraft4 R' \: {$ f7 f' R% q
P-51D Mustang x 5
3 {5 D v/ F! L/ P# ?( b) H5 g8 ^7 K
Japanese aircraft losses3 H8 \1 H# P; c. T
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed' n- X% z; l" G
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 R, m- P6 f0 t) Z% NKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed0 l1 |: I8 Y* N" F/ y h4 v# [ M
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
& T3 U' B; \+ X7 x/ eKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed* R- @4 [2 t" Q1 a8 A
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed5 F2 [' @6 g" c/ m
1 Z# G( B" N u# j
Allied aircraft losses
4 c1 ?2 s( p) e" _+ oP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged" T/ C% M2 ?3 U8 X2 N" W+ Z
' ?8 [2 P: e3 a; dAllied Ships
" ~( |: k: ?* v- z3 B: ]" RMSW Grebe- Q, ^$ o0 K* [; p" |5 ^
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1& C$ G) g/ _' b0 S! _. v+ c
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ @8 J# g: \$ e% u0 e. w Z# V
7 U4 N6 Q; h8 A5 t( E H! _Allied ground losses:
4 S4 N$ V2 H6 n$ l! X: {21 casualties reported
0 C" A* m* A" t+ {( L8 o2 mThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!) k/ |- ~" X# c( F
6 \/ Q. U) S1 z3 l5 f7 B" l1 ^# nDay Air attack on TF at 18,30; x* R2 o/ Y8 b
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Japanese aircraft
; W* `, A9 k4 v, |- P0 F( OP1Y Frances x 30 `. m2 b: M0 [0 v h1 r
! c: e5 ?- H5 Z
Japanese aircraft losses6 ?5 f7 ?8 C: H1 @
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged
7 G1 o7 B; j8 q6 x8 @: ^9 U2 b
3 Z B. s0 Y- RAllied Ships
% ]" [# D' k( w5 Z' ~+ Q5 w5 [CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, s' V7 t' C8 t$ ]9 i
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Aircraft Attacking:) L7 Y* [3 r. E5 l. H
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
# n8 G# l0 R3 ~2 ~A7M2 Reppu x 5
0 Z( e2 L1 a; A* W4 rJ2M Jack x 6( R. ^: n0 K; ]/ X. E# |$ z6 b
D4Y Judy x 3( X! k/ }6 l P) s7 O. `8 D
B7A Grace x 6. o5 m6 h! Q; h7 C D4 b. G Y
G4M2 Betty x 38 Y# ?+ k) P, E; U1 S" P
P1Y Frances x 62 C3 x0 a6 a) l! k& d7 }
Ki-67 Peggy x 11
4 H% p E* L$ h }7 A) N* S2 l* F5 K( f8 ]; ?. |( [
Allied aircraft7 f, ~4 w4 @( p1 R5 J
P-51D Mustang x 47 O, j; w5 A J$ ]$ s
0 o7 z* P x0 e {0 t3 v
Japanese aircraft losses% Q* g" \5 S# i( T1 G3 Z
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
1 a% d; ?8 A! e; z9 [% D+ UJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed. z( J) `" K) V/ y, F/ \
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
& T( Q! b! g/ WP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed& Z' o R! ~$ n( D. S. s
Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed2 J" P% ~$ ?! f a A5 U9 L6 F
4 w$ m# j' D4 y% `) Z- t9 l k* }
Allied aircraft losses
/ ]5 c* M% Z9 d& | K/ NP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged, s# e/ F3 |9 j, B
E- H8 H$ Y, [, T: }Allied Ships
5 a; o3 K) Q* G, E( V9 iDE Lovelace7 ~0 C- s$ Z V# c2 y
DE Martin% s& D' l4 h" y2 \/ n8 z
LCI LCI-436
8 f% ~4 J' r. L0 Q' EAPD Blessman
1 O Y# m% ~. m- i( sAPD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 n1 o) D7 i, @' SAP Laurens4 e, t/ _5 |9 N% ~' J# k
DD Mullany
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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& L% P+ h; M8 r5 H6 {! E& _. G) hJapanese aircraft
* Y! J" _% r. a" q5 pG4M2 Betty x 9
5 ]( a1 {4 B5 J' u+ c, R8 P7 C' O4 S+ z) R1 ] L5 D
Allied aircraft
0 G2 V. {: J9 ^+ D6 ?$ W" `P-51D Mustang x 2
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! X$ p2 ~8 k- t4 V8 w6 N! fJapanese aircraft losses o/ A& W, {* ?) `% I ]
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
0 H( v. B: A _* [& p1 p( ~2 S
* `4 r; [3 w# s6 V" `Allied Ships! f6 S# Z' f8 Y+ X3 c3 m' l
AP Henrico I) C. U9 J' M- g' }
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 T: x7 I+ _8 {# q3 Y! |. uLCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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; y% k! c, b2 U, }. CDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25! I! P) I4 N8 G3 V: E# G w
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Japanese aircraft3 U0 P6 Q& T/ M- K9 h, p8 e! l
A7M2 Reppu x 56 i0 [" K1 f* W3 D, h
J2M Jack x 29 P7 z5 ]8 m8 M
J7W Shinden x 69 q" Q9 g4 B8 N0 Z1 n/ t# z, q
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4" {+ {# \. e' ~1 ~4 m* z1 {2 x
" n- j. x7 @' M4 u4 Q' }
Allied aircraft: ~& D' ?. b& i6 z
P-38J Lightning x 16
; U4 E8 H5 D* ^- S. k W7 L- c) S8 Y- M* I1 B) q
Japanese aircraft losses H1 ?6 c8 Y9 T, Y
A7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed7 E. M/ @+ W# I- ? v
* P3 b9 _+ e" p" x
Allied aircraft losses( C/ Y! X) ?; _' @
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft
4 O- }; C% S- J n7 A/ s9 s. m( LJ2M Jack x 2' `0 \4 k3 l: @$ r( U, e8 \" Y
G4M2 Betty x 28 H% R: `7 S _3 ~ I
P1Y Frances x 2. T: c: }! S5 n# L0 D! v% B& m" U
Ki-67 Peggy x 4% i/ E: k3 C' j2 m# i Q
8 e- ]# G& Q. u1 k0 RJapanese aircraft losses' |( T" @2 c2 h4 m9 b6 Y
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
2 Y; @& F* o7 E+ l' A$ _7 s' @ w6 D# t, ~6 b$ f
Allied Ships5 R8 m4 e4 g2 k, M3 Q8 C
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire2 H5 f) E1 z& e# q8 B1 j- \8 c
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. |& u* R; ?& O& B3 [
DM Gamble, heavy damage3 v2 M j: P2 K$ Q
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5 i. q6 |. o' x7 \: y0 W& P0 {The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!6 u" v$ q) E! v2 _$ X% y
7 Z, Z- l" A6 F$ W" K: y/ _/ L% }Day Air attack on TF at 14,233 W( r7 x1 K3 p4 j. v8 z+ Q
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Japanese aircraft
! D ?/ {# h- u8 ?1 W2 TD4Y Judy x 24' T d$ w% M4 m2 q* S
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 72 p5 k7 b0 D, j" r( @" U# ^% U
Ki-100 Tony x 64 M0 {4 n2 a k. p7 x- r, C, ?& ]7 I$ N
Ki-30 Ann x 51% l' |3 j+ q. t6 ]8 z
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Japanese aircraft losses- l+ ?1 [3 D$ z9 s- J
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed8 _, S z! r0 C) q& L7 C
Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged. q. t i% D `4 i% D
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Allied Ships
; R6 d: B/ I( eAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire
- k; F E0 `8 O. ]( zAK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 w% ~3 o8 |3 r- r' zDD Irwin4 M" \- s: L( l$ H9 Z3 G
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 j, a9 n8 X" T2 l% P* w
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
! c; b; M7 R7 Z0 A$ DDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire% `3 J: x8 G. c* Y
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ N$ ^2 l" ^. H, MDM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 [- r) `4 I4 W4 D; j6 M4 l* _
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- \8 z* n( p5 i
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. I2 Q! q5 E- S! }DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: e, z, P4 \1 r1 \ X! ~6 w2 Z
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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1 s: b/ ~# E. W! x% K KDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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7 i2 F9 k' s' e4 u/ C4 oJapanese aircraft
- h/ {9 k% E5 L6 F# {D4Y Judy x 12
( m0 \+ p+ g7 ^" M* i1 K3 tG4M2 Betty x 3; z( p1 ~5 Q9 C/ A1 L" Y" M
8 @1 ~0 @( t) X* ^+ S3 D
Allied aircraft
# D3 u: {* t' y. ^9 }5 MP-51D Mustang x 2
3 Z e, X2 {( q3 n, ?( A/ I" s1 j8 I: o% V* B" J
Japanese aircraft losses6 u( J* j: L A h+ [# K; o
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
1 C) z) I# R& ]0 U$ V2 \& z6 k
( ]% v1 U2 y* s1 L9 aAllied Ships3 F8 H' n9 u* V8 l6 S
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79
4 [9 z) d, ^# J0 {DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 ] e$ i/ M$ u
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage+ Q1 L& `! Y/ a0 J: e. l
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire- L6 G: d9 U4 \- Z7 x
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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+ V. Q! f* C+ A: Q3 p7 \& ?! `4 RDay Air attack on TF at 12,28
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! [5 \ x' U8 A2 GJapanese aircraft9 j8 G; @5 I" h% g6 p
G4M2 Betty x 44 B y8 E0 e( b4 r2 @( r& C1 k
5 Q2 K2 I1 X( E- j' h rJapanese aircraft losses. \! T3 C+ L' d
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged. \1 f( ]! f1 C
3 X& [# n9 q2 n9 bAllied Ships
[) \) D: t: k0 hAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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