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/ I3 S; t! _* }$ c6 |" L5 A! O6 z0 _Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft
: H& N5 G6 @: C" r# e- |: w5 v$ ]G4M2 Betty x 12
; l) N5 E w/ X9 h
: v" K; w" r7 V$ ?1 ~Japanese aircraft losses- o+ w6 c; U/ ]" M# O4 ~
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
$ K' b( |* @" R+ {7 G5 b; C; C R0 q& J
Allied Ships
/ I& @+ P: \7 w r& r6 W* GTK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 n/ x s' g9 v
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- q9 O7 ~. w! E' e2 N
TK Andrew Doria
# _ [/ ]- V) TTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:) ^: U( T* T* p+ h
! n4 p3 A% N$ d& j9 `Day Air attack on TF at 54,569 s1 ]) |& l+ m0 O: d/ E& u
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Japanese aircraft% c: @/ `. c1 L! `% I# A
D4Y Judy x 22
- Y) u, x/ \$ L. L6 Y1 b3 R: ~# {4 p9 ~' ^! h7 p
Japanese aircraft losses
/ u. [. p6 g" A* E cD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged/ a# a6 K1 l( p1 g4 @$ P
. U, M" I& q3 J# |: h P7 X
Allied Ships$ B' U( b: D ]; L7 V& l6 F" u
DD John D. Edwards
# Y# k( R! P; U9 c/ q9 }7 c# w eDD Tillman5 ~4 f' j' r3 R; X5 I
DD Welles0 | n* {# |6 `. |( \- `
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
1 p" J8 B& \& B9 x% wDE Leslie L. B. Knox
/ p9 T- h* Y; t& J2 @ RDD Craven
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,56
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: x/ Z6 a- v5 o3 rJapanese aircraft1 ^* ^* h8 j7 q( Q4 O5 M
A7M2 Reppu x 6/ c p, K4 q4 u! Z# P, Z+ U) U
D4Y Judy x 2- [# N0 {5 u9 z X- C( j/ {7 `: N
; s S- ]4 j- m. E
Japanese aircraft losses7 k, C+ M% v2 @4 V2 C& c* Y: W
D4Y Judy: 1 damaged
3 ~9 |" s/ Q" o$ `" W- b1 F5 E( D5 l$ K% N% f* ?# a
Allied Ships1 \' F% s4 { v- z+ w
AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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0 A% |' k, e) ]( ?5 CAllied ground losses:
! b! q5 d& K' E1 K6 Q0 t7 casualties reported
?; h6 q; ^2 }. f |+ ^Vehicles lost 1- P5 a; x6 m4 X4 `+ f' C
" e# E: }8 n0 M" A' h0 a- JAircraft Attacking:
! k" L" w* D& D4 }! p2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet
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2 W5 a3 J! P8 R, r: ?% L- CCeylon and Bengal Sea( L7 p7 G6 \4 z4 { H* H( A
8 |' [2 N/ F# JDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
8 X# Z7 ]8 D! [0 L2 b( }A7M2 Reppu x 6
/ ^6 H. _- M7 h6 ^- h2 `7 ]J2M Jack x 5, Z; v4 _$ ?* T% {0 y0 J7 r+ k: S
J7W Shinden x 7
9 [( \9 _. R! a& a; JKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
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B-29 Superfortress x 31! a9 o p8 [( z) k+ g& g5 L0 j. B
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 E, q, M2 N4 y& M2 _ W9 KA7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
+ s9 K6 G* y5 ]1 R7 j9 RJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
. g) L( S) K* p, ^% FJ7W Shinden: 1 damaged
; q( q, K. K2 W' d2 ^& S2 wKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed; m- Q* E, I0 L% f, l( l+ ?! @
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
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! `* P: w4 Q8 A* i) K8 MAllied aircraft losses
- [$ R$ z' J& Q" K4 U9 _. yB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged! D! h. g5 s& K. I" d
8 m, N+ \: U2 ?. U% o
Airbase hits 1
* l" \- o" D6 B, Q# q- ` pRunway hits 8" ?0 O/ t; x% j" p" S
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' U7 k3 g5 r* M" XDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25, n' E. j7 l4 V$ `4 E3 f5 y" [
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Japanese aircraft8 Y( z9 F2 L- |+ [' N1 m, R
B7A Grace x 3
. a/ C- E5 E: V2 ]4 q5 T5 M( OG4M2 Betty x 6
( F p; M3 t. h$ S0 QKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18) t6 N5 O- K9 i+ Z/ t$ `
Ki-100 Tony x 9- T& c" f1 q E: K6 S% o3 o
Ki-49 Helen x 2
5 v& h) X$ m5 O+ k8 cKi-67 Peggy x 3& H( d% V) Z: T6 F: W
# ~9 E. p5 v; ]# c% n
Allied aircraft
& k0 I) R* W+ OP-51D Mustang x 5
6 i, m- o' }3 A2 j6 W
( N. f% H }8 i/ zJapanese aircraft losses
+ f/ k% g" F. J1 M# dB7A Grace: 1 destroyed& D% D) }& O- C' _
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 u8 Y- z1 S/ p6 n: T8 n$ `Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed( j: L8 Z& p. V. A& S; ~, n4 b
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed1 x: l4 |! O5 S1 x
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed7 N, F* V1 E9 j; D0 A0 a: R) |
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ~" |0 ]% d/ |( H5 wP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged+ Y- U4 P; w1 r; M, p7 O, r# g
9 b6 v5 ]! k, |+ sAllied Ships
% f6 I4 h4 E. A* D# W5 |$ \MSW Grebe z P: o+ Y9 w7 L+ n
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
i: Y9 o! O$ O; N2 s5 u6 hAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ W" `( T" F9 ^9 C+ t# a% h8 S( f% @( M7 T [" ~5 ]" _
Allied ground losses:
8 t, B, U/ C1 f# J* J$ z9 J3 _$ H21 casualties reported
/ O7 E+ y% z- \6 dDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
5 k+ B6 z8 X: NB7A Grace x 3
# m) c6 E8 J3 a5 u9 YG4M2 Betty x 63 T- G# W' s: i9 h
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 183 Y( O+ z1 {+ K) w5 _
Ki-100 Tony x 9
; D {% I2 `6 B) RKi-49 Helen x 27 t, U" {5 ?; L# q) C- L
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
9 O/ \5 n4 F0 Z
+ m0 _1 K4 D4 {4 E. `Allied aircraft
1 x6 ?# X& ^- a; d3 C2 { @( }P-51D Mustang x 5
$ m( a* E1 C7 C" {# v5 P( w7 N6 K. A- {1 v! w" J
Japanese aircraft losses7 [4 p- C& i$ e; p2 v$ i
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
3 ?! w/ @7 L: rG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
: E7 D ?2 q Z& x) \# bKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
F& h$ o2 `: b" }* m l! SKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
, z- B! |% l4 ]9 TKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
6 J' d2 ^" i1 v8 F' R" WKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed( K1 ?, _; k5 i2 M2 i6 K6 q6 Z
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Allied aircraft losses: C! H5 k+ E. ~8 j/ h2 s
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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% F" [- u' O7 R# O3 d# }4 b! fAllied Ships( P& [4 C4 S; F1 I
MSW Grebe
0 t6 C+ j0 E- MAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
5 u* e0 e0 W5 p+ [- P5 U, b" B# WAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 X% H' v+ S1 Y' y" R/ p( P! a
7 u% J& |- m. c+ @4 H9 C7 [( AAllied ground losses:
2 Z$ y( @9 a; _3 {. _. i21 casualties reported4 k# q0 W( ]5 c4 u% [
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1 G8 U, c) g) r* YDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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B7A Grace x 36 M3 q0 h5 {7 r, Q9 \) @$ \6 P
G4M2 Betty x 6
/ e+ [$ }& S& k" e; x4 oKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
+ X4 `. G- R; q2 YKi-100 Tony x 9
9 H( ]9 {+ i1 TKi-49 Helen x 2. O/ }0 C3 F2 D1 N ^" V$ U
Ki-67 Peggy x 3
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Allied aircraft3 ^4 R) o" C; j0 x! s2 g4 _& t( X) r
P-51D Mustang x 5
6 A! ]' ?" s3 r/ }
6 x+ _( w" C$ W( cJapanese aircraft losses$ R& {( b2 Y, W4 r
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
# D* Z: q3 V# p5 X6 S3 yG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged1 X8 v, t1 |1 j
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
( F8 L7 B7 {* P# } H, yKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
; M0 k- s! E. Z4 I) s& @Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
) R2 q& e' T7 E8 L0 UKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed$ I- N- ]3 G3 ?9 [
/ q8 ^ l9 X7 B8 }" g& N" sAllied aircraft losses2 `( w3 o& ], `) L- ?
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged" L5 x3 \4 B6 Y2 H2 K/ v
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Allied Ships
2 P- q+ S u2 @! C/ QMSW Grebe
4 M+ R/ k5 ? T/ G7 v1 W$ a c5 r6 BAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
+ k1 E4 S4 h. x+ [6 qAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 \( N5 z' c7 x' F
% E. F$ S6 E6 O* Z% z4 P# A) O! y' z
Allied ground losses: V2 E! Z6 N# P: r- ^' |
21 casualties reported
p' Y1 j" i6 xThe retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!7 v/ Y9 h0 n" u8 M
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,30
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Japanese aircraft) A b; p; y. C! q
P1Y Frances x 3) k2 {& g' x5 R. L' p6 ?
+ E; r# p. Z [! s8 z6 ~+ A
Japanese aircraft losses' R4 `& `& h1 b* G
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged+ b' b/ L$ S7 A8 ~9 m+ x% q
: S% [7 c4 u3 c5 {Allied Ships
3 ^) u8 G+ J; bCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 A$ ?- G" i8 R
' B6 P7 p7 y/ E8 f, \$ y2 h& fAircraft Attacking:
! X* |& l1 c# I; }3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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8 h4 y+ B+ S0 j9 P; J6 y; ?Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25& c& @3 q7 A3 ^1 P/ [9 Y+ @
+ H9 N' Q- w# \% Y4 j* fJapanese aircraft v) V7 i% y3 C1 U& p
A7M2 Reppu x 5! a d5 N9 h8 E& _% ~$ i$ Y; s
J2M Jack x 69 b- L% ^ } i% I" s- q& Q. q9 q' b
D4Y Judy x 3
: \( s0 c- K; q: }' p0 LB7A Grace x 6
& ?4 D+ s3 g4 V7 n: f+ ?G4M2 Betty x 3
& e# e" U' T2 f, `, V+ T. DP1Y Frances x 6
9 m7 y* } u$ I7 ~, k, C$ EKi-67 Peggy x 11" X0 o' M; g: [& d/ b4 D- M5 K# g
, r" E% {, Q2 |, K% S" l. ]
Allied aircraft/ L U# M( u% U# I% X
P-51D Mustang x 4
; F; P' A7 c' c! a: H+ J; v& W3 ~/ D, L* q2 p L- b
Japanese aircraft losses; k! H* u$ }; E$ L
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
0 b- s2 i8 j# Z7 NJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed( @+ T0 @ e! z F
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed* P1 C" S( M6 e9 ` _" r# Q5 Y
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
$ x7 m4 J" k1 W3 N9 T @, lKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed8 [3 C5 D9 q- [) r/ n
5 W( L( w2 J2 Y! A+ T' B$ xAllied aircraft losses' {0 M! L! R" A" }$ X; P1 j
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
3 u% G& x: H# W1 s- y
4 A" {0 A3 f6 e2 k3 U0 pAllied Ships. u( F( l4 n* [- B+ n" _: h& ]6 u
DE Lovelace
5 c5 W' M$ O1 G Z/ Y* y5 L: Q" x7 eDE Martin+ X& A, Y( h7 W5 v" A! t
LCI LCI-436
# G0 y& z/ S! K4 Z: i7 Y- QAPD Blessman+ d0 x: x% ]5 I# J5 @
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 p/ W$ B4 [ m) cAP Laurens/ b+ m0 S, b) M. N9 q
DD Mullany7 l q" ?- w; t/ ]
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& h; \! Z$ s6 T# VDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
. J: D" m9 M& t6 b! K3 }G4M2 Betty x 91 I; I5 H' u* d/ @
. h; a& B- d1 W
Allied aircraft
5 p' q2 T: s, {8 d5 M) K4 DP-51D Mustang x 2
! u2 k4 P8 m; n! D) F, ]# C" G" m; O
6 Z5 M$ M* p! h% n% N9 |Japanese aircraft losses+ o9 ]& |" f/ f+ q- s
G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
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/ ] n3 c8 p. r! @( j8 r) ^Allied Ships1 y/ N. x: v, D. n
AP Henrico
) L0 f1 H) f1 x7 {4 \' _# ?APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 X w+ U$ R M: s( j) Q+ o* FLCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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: h% b9 h1 j3 W) b2 bDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
, s* c$ c! h# |5 {: pA7M2 Reppu x 5, Z* Z; l9 @4 G1 K! y& x$ Z, K
J2M Jack x 2
" K' b; U% c3 qJ7W Shinden x 6
9 R8 W) G/ T7 ^% oKi-84-Ic Frank x 4$ ?8 z4 A6 s5 d) l
$ A# F4 a) x$ h) L9 h& s
Allied aircraft7 d" ~' {! w9 K- c1 h$ P( M. y
P-38J Lightning x 16
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5 X- V- p1 _- v: p1 s- o5 jJapanese aircraft losses
i) z1 a; ~+ O: b& A5 H: i: XA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed* @, R3 Q" G; m' ^' \& a
' r9 i% X, K! D4 ^
Allied aircraft losses, ~6 z: ]5 f( c. X/ }$ T
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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4 Z) P: P# R% @$ o5 JDay Air attack on TF at 14,23
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7 T7 c% M. L$ N8 C, J( d; @Japanese aircraft3 ^. I" ^+ |) @9 T% C" c
J2M Jack x 2) }0 D; |" Q9 y' m
G4M2 Betty x 2& @5 F+ v5 x$ g7 I) g
P1Y Frances x 20 |/ l1 R5 X0 s$ b! h
Ki-67 Peggy x 4$ X- K1 i" C' E. ^% |! J& l
5 i% F: S* X: h- WJapanese aircraft losses! w; X, H( V1 W. A1 o5 J# A
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged5 V) [5 |- l$ R h z& d, P6 T
. P% d6 ~: Z% |/ bAllied Ships
( G/ n1 ^' M. g/ S9 hAK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire
+ h) R) u8 ]+ o, y) eMSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 c3 T, K2 _, ]' t
DM Gamble, heavy damage
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4 Q( o6 p9 R CThe crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!9 N; s. b) c" T& |
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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! l- |/ z( u% ~3 l+ {* w SJapanese aircraft7 q, T' x% p" `, p
D4Y Judy x 24+ E) ]/ Z: u# F7 F9 @* L/ r5 _
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
2 I) H0 u c/ A% y, h8 i* f4 `4 @Ki-100 Tony x 6
5 L$ n/ Q$ L8 d, i/ C, vKi-30 Ann x 51
, \5 [0 _- d- x
X* F1 [$ `- }$ u& W; xJapanese aircraft losses
; [" Y. Y, j9 V: T* BD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
( s! \% R7 J! lKi-30 Ann: 3 damaged% y% Q0 T3 o: M. y! n5 a, S
8 i9 _: Z2 M6 B4 f; Q1 c
Allied Ships
9 x& `& U/ O+ T B, A; w# aAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 M8 m, Q7 ^" E, Q+ Y
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; S' Y& H* H- d5 A# \% \% RDD Irwin
" k% u8 T% j) c8 ]0 RDE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 |% D5 S" X9 o. L$ j# O
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
. O b% J: ?9 r0 f' H# GDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ O5 i& Z! W/ E! E$ b2 YDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# y0 O' Z: I6 E& [* ` p0 A p; l! IDM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( u% H# T I( i, h. k6 I9 R
AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) s4 p* ]9 s" p; F7 DDE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire. u- m: m) X) H: n* V
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 y7 O# I0 D6 U
DE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
% u( A( c0 U4 h* g: G2 ]% WD4Y Judy x 121 @% o$ B; w' l
G4M2 Betty x 39 H2 Q) d6 _6 X/ r
6 x( B% B! B# X$ `" P, r% J3 j! qAllied aircraft$ I% N% f6 Y8 E& m J) Z* ^
P-51D Mustang x 24 H" j9 o8 k& N. w. t
5 Q) }" J x) P+ B& ~3 r4 R, KJapanese aircraft losses
+ d P$ C# v/ O9 ]1 ZD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships: p) p- t# o4 C& z
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79+ Y1 Q( ?8 B% Z' O1 ^
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: d2 N: V% i$ `! MAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
: ]+ _) _% v. x6 k& [! o: EAPD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 Z6 V- a8 S4 C, t; c. _" D+ d8 Z0 }APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire) k3 ^% a2 L- J$ U4 o
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,280 U- r& a8 h2 T$ b. W O
, J3 d b/ k- T8 K) i3 a! \Japanese aircraft2 e7 ^6 f7 P% k* _2 u' B. ^ J
G4M2 Betty x 4, {( g: @5 r- c3 s& X, ]
5 y0 o' M& i5 z# i% j# P* \; uJapanese aircraft losses
0 o H, A; H* ?2 dG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged. ~/ `- x. F& _; M4 ?) M s
6 q+ o7 i8 s3 t8 N% R6 w8 [
Allied Ships$ Y3 @1 Z+ L$ K' B, W- _
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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