Total carnage today as Andy force more troops into Ceylon without air cover and sails numerous
! x/ M) Y& h, R, M5 i3 _# o1 Rconvoys past the Bonins - Marianas gap.8 A4 g; @& X: ]* i; k
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Most of our LBA takes of and I can't even count how many ships we sank
( e- m0 f, l _The rested and carefully re-trained LBA units struck from Pagan, Tinian, Saipan, Palau, Yap
" [* ^& i# b5 F' K; N0 Land the Bonins while the brave Taiho drove in a pike from the North!
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In Ceylon the Yorktown has withdrawn by a Frances gave her another torp!
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0 ^" P& k: L B: s; bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/45
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8 _6 M4 @; U' D+ zBonins Y. b0 k: y$ Z1 {$ J# Y& ^* z
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Day Air attack on Bonin , at 65,52
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Japanese aircraft
1 F0 D' N7 s9 v! MA7M2 Reppu x 33+ n% }: b2 k# p/ ?8 n5 Z5 A
J7W Shinden x 10
, O( u! V, e& F/ [2 wKi-84-Ic Frank x 31* ]' t+ N$ |1 ^ g) G4 d
Ki-100 Tony x 13& C/ v; \/ i' B' B3 r: J
Ki-102a Randy x 21) G- l- V9 g& l
" h9 h7 x W& |6 d" Z9 y
Allied aircraft
, P* N! U& L1 Q2 a/ q+ m/ ~; i4 `P-61A Black Widow x 2! u2 S/ Z4 X9 ~3 v
PB4Y Liberator x 3
0 O2 Z0 p) W5 {3 u3 g# b1 }B-24J Liberator x 24
: C' I$ x! U# ~+ }$ v6 `0 `: p% ?6 c" y2 t. o( W1 K
Japanese aircraft losses
" J# \0 {) a# K- z! @A7M2 Reppu: 4 damaged5 N. h7 S* ^, E
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged/ ~1 f! C1 i* M. A6 i6 z3 r
Ki-100 Tony: 4 damaged
# U! f. o4 I3 |- _7 s: j+ wKi-102a Randy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged0 ]3 {- ^% W3 u) ]4 }% H! i+ G
5 x% O$ |1 j6 e; gAllied aircraft losses3 Q* W, D- v) q, d
P-61A Black Widow: 2 destroyed
. \5 U( i! U( x1 M8 R9 s1 YPB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed
: H1 U6 A2 ?! G& _- J" ~B-24J Liberator: 12 destroyed+ w9 Z2 b0 q8 D: {- M6 u
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft' V' s! M) V: A9 y" ]! `
A7M2 Reppu x 6& z& n/ g+ |7 W3 H5 _% H- k
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 24
. h6 @! K: y3 IKi-102a Randy x 10
: Y: `/ w% x5 i& L2 s/ z) `, B I
4 P/ y" W: d% T4 iAllied aircraft' N3 E' K& `: _4 N* p% y
F6F Hellcat x 29
6 l) _# @' b4 ]3 q8 W% uF4U-1D Corsair x 14% a# x" ]/ Z, J% m
Corsair IV x 6
' T" w5 [; {" m3 l `. bSB2C Helldiver x 20! I6 b- `" \/ y' C& \5 X3 _, J
TBM Avenger x 18' U" }' B* S2 y5 H0 X7 `6 t
+ _& o5 @$ D; I
Japanese aircraft losses
3 U, f h) H# X O, J, Z5 bA7M2 Reppu: 6 destroyed4 C' h2 U$ a! x& W |1 l
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 19 destroyed
7 Z; j: b. F5 w5 x& t. U/ O* U$ kKi-102a Randy: 6 destroyed
/ C5 }1 b, l/ Z- aB5N Kate: 1 destroyed8 [6 Y& B/ m) g
" u# r g) o( U, v. ]Allied aircraft losses
7 @7 f! Z0 Z+ kF6F Hellcat: 4 destroyed# j! k3 x8 Q/ x
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged
: ~! ]% r8 R( J7 l( iTBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
4 Y N8 t! l2 v0 T2 C) `9 r: y% k/ X$ r! i3 h* u
Japanese ground losses:
+ U2 E& j: q5 w7 casualties reported/ R3 b9 w' u$ C: A4 e
. @* y% Y1 ~' ~0 q2 b' ?- AAirbase hits 2
2 K4 ], p/ Y8 eAirbase supply hits 1
7 M8 @) J) F$ ~" t3 mRunway hits 16; h; W: ` ]6 I* P4 [5 e
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8 M: U& [( n: ~Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
* u# u. O; M. z7 j0 J9 L% Q0 `Ki-84-Ic Frank x 1; Q( q5 ?& ?, B4 o
5 Y m# _8 V7 M$ d% f# G8 UAllied aircraft Q( F) I z# m; }+ d# _
F4U-1D Corsair x 482 b* c5 B; j& [: w7 Z
TBM Avenger x 44
: d5 m8 c. v# w" q o$ F
: Y& b9 k1 Y3 e) N" H/ [+ m; _Japanese aircraft losses& b6 `" c9 f; k: q
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 4 destroyed% P& Y3 T& x8 @% ]; Q
A7M2 Reppu: 2 destroyed
# U& @' T$ F# x [7 q; t; cD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed3 K1 U, p. C9 m" K
% \# W5 P; j0 L5 ?8 DAllied aircraft losses, u& O% B5 B/ `3 J
TBM Avenger: 15 damaged# Z4 b, Z" \/ R7 N
! g- @ k P! G* C! m# {8 u: q& XJapanese ground losses:/ E7 u6 J6 k3 x# b5 B- ~
20 casualties reported
( z$ x8 H4 N+ ~5 i/ D/ r9 z6 SGuns lost 1. h9 A* o$ F% D8 k) O
( ~& q, G% U2 Y7 S
Runway hits 26$ b* C- |; k/ @' T# X
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( R+ }* C. P- i) d% w" KDay Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
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Japanese aircraft
4 b8 w5 H) f' @) |* I0 [no flights
9 S+ r# P' _$ G; u- w( d8 C" B* @. }+ F6 I; e. ^( j! w' f* x5 e
Allied aircraft
; q5 |9 d1 z$ l# h. rB-29 Superfortress x 64
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, ]( ~9 f2 T6 n. Y: W& YJapanese aircraft losses$ O/ k. `% x/ m a+ b3 ^' g
A7M2 Reppu: 7 destroyed5 D: K" e# H* u/ S
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed
- e+ C( E/ w; yJ7W Shinden: 1 destroyed% L' b3 A$ B7 p, v' j' o$ B
! d! \; z# q/ z) c {- d2 @
Allied aircraft losses
- }( X6 @: J1 X5 P/ c2 p8 N' |# \B-29 Superfortress: 4 damaged
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9 v. T. W5 }0 P8 YJapanese ground losses:
5 l" D: Q5 y0 \; ~. X# D+ Y( U9 J42 casualties reported
$ m8 k- P: q9 l1 M# t# jGuns lost 2
. T3 m7 f8 a2 y1 ^7 Q# Z& I" U0 y( ~- [) ?8 }
Airbase hits 6
0 a$ C" H0 o' r1 ?Airbase supply hits 5
; w; r& w) M% I! A2 `Runway hits 124; V* P& H0 u7 z( n5 _
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Day Air attack on TF at 66,54
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6 ?- t; S" k. J V, x7 MJapanese aircraft) ?" ^# h" D) |4 _7 B, ]! s Q
D4Y Judy x 17, p) F( H9 S3 e, p3 ?
B7A Grace x 2# a2 f0 ]" {: @7 ^% I
4 Y( k8 ^/ v: K1 E3 ^% ^
Japanese aircraft losses: T6 M; }' J. _- @2 j
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 Q2 [ H- r+ YB7A Grace: 2 destroyed* |% T3 {9 L0 v3 b5 J. e- O1 Z
1 c2 o$ y) [- F0 V h
Allied Ships1 s/ X, ?0 [ A5 y, ^/ c* ]. k
AK Calvin Austin, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) x2 S N& A8 E1 k" _8 a
AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, on fire# ]: ]. R5 w) d' b& L/ ~
DE Tinsman
! V; j# d; L5 ], _8 o, \" IDE Abercrombie& X% j* i: B# b# A: S( c; {# F
9 A! R# s/ ^" d+ a0 I3 O% H5 ]* m6 x' q, _$ F' b2 f
Allied ground losses:
7 J( t, q. Y# z+ V3 t P& A" }30 casualties reported7 b4 W/ I1 v/ |8 u! y% q/ G/ [- h [
Guns lost 1
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- S2 f+ F5 I2 ]' x. b6 a2 yDay Air attack on TF at 59,56 O* o( Q) B I+ Q1 S
, d! {& Y3 E! |3 M: h" ~* c0 }Japanese aircraft
* `: t3 d: k# ], hG4M2 Betty x 14
& O, I& E4 I% |+ x1 J
% z& {; i' V+ T( ]5 ?Japanese aircraft losses7 S6 l& d% C# q8 L. b! m2 Z
G4M2 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged5 v5 d0 v' G+ c: p: |: R
% J. K+ B6 H! e. B- ~Allied Ships
- \4 L/ L& \8 Q* ~8 H- {' zDE Richard S. Bull
I0 f- g& c6 p3 kDE Cecil J. Doyle( A. ]1 c) G2 p6 K; H3 O6 l
DE Charles E. Brannon
- v- T3 Q h: I2 fAK Cape Stevens. F; O/ \: U8 a+ Q! g
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% A7 l, T" q+ g% U3 h; s6 aDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
7 e( j$ B* C# N$ Q
) [0 z _4 O+ j! |Japanese aircraft" h' G9 t; x. q; K1 _+ v
G4M2 Betty x 12
) _ F, U% ]8 {, s3 M8 P3 r- \$ ?* V- w# t
Japanese aircraft losses
9 U% @; y! z2 U# Z) VG4M2 Betty: 12 damaged; ~2 z$ Y* L+ \$ @! R' m$ E
0 E9 _* {! G* Y' m$ vAllied Ships7 c$ `% {- `- s9 T
DE Charles E. Brannon8 L# Q4 ]* U8 H! A
AK William Terry Howell, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 L6 h# c: F' [( z* V4 N/ ~1 V, ~: d3 d* ? w8 q
) E0 U; ^, c+ s5 M
Allied ground losses:4 f+ `7 r# N( B2 B$ L5 f5 p
7 casualties reported3 V7 n+ ?7 U! z1 z
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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Japanese aircraft
7 o5 q+ @* f# A( c0 ?D4Y Judy x 5
; b% Z# O+ w! u0 b, jB5N Kate x 13- o7 `8 g% D( N7 r
7 B# I; a5 n3 zJapanese aircraft losses
6 b' I- `# o1 ?* BD4Y Judy: 3 damaged
2 q7 c1 `; P/ u% F5 O0 VB5N Kate: 13 destroyed4 d" V. L/ L3 P5 j! l; [1 W1 J% m
- K+ V1 ]7 t9 m d2 v) i- a' AAllied Ships
# v- }& l; {4 Y/ {' J- u5 ZTK Carondelet, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# G! d& G4 H* ^% R; eAK Charles C. Randleman, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& g; p3 {3 C9 t1 j( jAPD Cavallaro3 G7 d, Q7 _, W$ E5 Y h/ ~" _ v7 r
TK Coulie, Bomb hits 1, on fire( v5 m: G0 Q1 V& T3 w4 x) J
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,561 k) }$ U5 M1 j Y& R1 Q& |" i
3 ~. t) h4 @# p+ H9 PJapanese aircraft
2 b; ~7 m4 i0 Z1 S4 jG4M2 Betty x 22, ~. }8 j0 U) \2 k h
G4M2e Betty x 4
( N; b( M: h: O+ r k9 \+ cKi-67 Peggy x 6
* c1 N$ E- P7 [) w4 w+ I- @. Z: W6 y7 C4 x
Japanese aircraft losses
8 y3 y: H2 ?: a( c& [7 ~G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed, 13 damaged
. p3 K9 Z* o0 D2 }Ki-67 Peggy: 2 damaged( s( S& ]: t7 O! Y9 d
% `) g6 [; T+ k& l3 j
Allied Ships
7 Q$ H$ H7 Y' S4 S: M5 xAPD Schmidt
" i5 H. h% c+ \8 r: n# BAK Roy K. Johnson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 T# }; B* |) LTK Panda
8 p4 V5 I5 _. |- _; C8 l0 rTK Carondelet, on fire, heavy damage: @1 p* a- P% R! N1 Y/ Y" \2 P
TK Brandywine5 ~! H+ T" ]; K d1 ?. ?
DMS Harding
! s/ R) x; J: p) o E$ n1 i9 Q- [TK Housatonic( Q' K: G9 z& Q6 P! D' I7 i
TK Andrew Doria! M1 z" A0 l4 [( L+ K
TK La Purisima, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 {4 b; A1 o% y' TTK Mobilube, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( [. K* }5 ^3 {/ o; w" IAPD Joseph M. Auman7 S3 T! A4 v& ]+ P/ L) X" @
TK Silver Cloud
1 p9 `4 S* u0 J# {( ^9 ` }5 H4 c# G. r1 A- l, H0 q1 }/ N
Aircraft Attacking:) U# b8 D$ ]; f
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( y6 D; ^6 v* O4 U2 i" X1 q- zDay Air attack on TF at 61,567 b+ E1 K( W Y- P# R3 X1 y' D4 `
3 g; n' {4 n2 p
Japanese aircraft, W) C6 A5 t4 n8 K7 C
G4M2 Betty x 3. K. p9 u! N) ` C% |" h8 N
1 H1 L p# L, q3 m& L( c$ e
No Japanese losses
6 Q5 q1 |6 S( ]& r8 f# @3 |3 L6 t% E: G4 Y! S) J! S! r& p
Allied Ships
1 L0 W4 T& u4 i. k" rAK Felix Riesenberg, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 S/ U2 s+ a* ^2 ?
4 s9 N8 d+ ]1 H9 b" PAllied ground losses:. x: t8 k: R- F* W' {& |2 Z
34 casualties reported
4 z3 H; g3 S" B' B8 F: N6 X/ oVehicles lost 4
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3 A3 I u5 }8 Q' \ [5 ZThis was the only strike that molested itself against enemy carrier CAP!
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8 L) N6 m' G1 l5 L4 }Day Air attack on TF at 65,58 e0 @) t( c' u% `3 O5 W# \
8 r6 [# e/ w+ [1 cJapanese aircraft% `, j1 r3 o" E3 n( @. I0 o: i: Z
B7A Grace x 7* U& ]6 M7 T1 @
G4M2 Betty x 6
; ?$ _7 D ~! U9 r$ Y/ Q: pG4M2e Betty x 3
* O9 [% u: Y4 F/ E1 i5 sP1Y Frances x 6
$ L4 L5 W/ V$ V& {* D7 MKi-43-IIa Oscar x 51
" ^( l/ o$ q" A n4 e0 MKi-102a Randy x 3) S' R5 p7 C" x7 ?' o- H- n
Ki-67 Peggy x 12
& D6 c7 q0 Q7 j2 z R% W6 b8 I% Y, j. a# P/ e; x
Allied aircraft& N5 U3 _7 ?) Z0 |$ C7 [& E
F6F Hellcat x 38
6 o2 o4 B' ^5 NF4U-1D Corsair x 32
# R. Z+ G. p. U/ @1 ?: U+ i; W) }# v) t% j$ K! T" o, r
Japanese aircraft losses
* C- A5 @6 q' f* r( ^' yB7A Grace: 6 destroyed, X3 v# o+ f5 J: ~6 E/ Q
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed2 O8 e2 e* d- {5 {, J
G4M2e Betty: 2 destroyed, d+ @. e& c, f" W6 N( J- o- M
P1Y Frances: 4 destroyed
* C; p2 z- ~, L; `; G, DKi-43-IIa Oscar: 48 destroyed6 {. D8 A7 y# T/ i. I8 f1 l
Ki-102a Randy: 3 destroyed+ Q1 m) n9 F1 K! l
Ki-67 Peggy: 10 destroyed" `6 j `! J/ h0 x
4 y8 h3 u0 z# U4 S" R: B
Allied aircraft losses
- |0 H+ N; }* F2 m8 IF6F Hellcat: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged; s, X. \% t0 y! C9 g5 ]
F4U-1D Corsair: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships
6 a% J/ o) d- n( vCV Shangri-La; F: a, k5 [; C& I& U- k- l
CA Northampton8 Z1 H' \- p9 L5 G, D' m/ ]3 t
6 {- u! V" x: z5 X( d; u7 L
Aircraft Attacking:0 b: I' h* U" r' Z& S1 f+ i
2 x Ki-67 Peggy bombing at 9000 feet. c) M1 P* a4 M( ?1 y! R6 q
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 s& `* g1 Z0 ]* Q0 o1 x B7A Grace launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 S" ?; `+ K! ^2 H- M
Here comes the strike from Taiho!
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! E/ B, T; H4 T+ v# c( [Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
9 l0 d0 q, y3 ]+ m, p% r& w* J% x: x$ W [
Japanese aircraft
9 T* Z- W, B0 xD4Y Judy x 53
/ E1 v+ P2 `/ h* T" v1 Y0 ^- v9 k
) S7 }- G. L7 DJapanese aircraft losses: @2 j0 E2 Y/ s
D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 16 damaged
1 i+ o. E# }* T9 v- l" d
; [) B6 J7 E# `: M. m# x2 _ MAllied Ships( `0 S7 i3 k' r, j/ R
AK Nampa Victory8 o% a1 O& S; Z, C' W- S
MSW Execute
8 s; r( k& h$ j& K V; E! @DD Drayton
0 c. ]8 l! D6 z! i' g, u: ]DD Yarnall0 R# @! M: w" Y
AV Hamlin, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage- Q2 E H- c" @" L% Y
AK Skagway Victory, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage1 ` K5 y; I% {3 A; X! J
DD Craven
+ t" ?; E- D* y, K8 q& B& nAK Henry Dearborn, Bomb hits 1
7 Z$ K1 A; x% E' ^: MAK William Prouse& d9 J% \0 E7 D2 I2 }* l4 H# ]9 D7 W
AK Zachary Taylor, Bomb hits 2, on fire) x( X$ R, F; U7 {. G- G; b' B
AK Mercer Victory, Bomb hits 1# e& {- z% b- N5 b) H; f
AK Rutland Victory, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 g$ W2 |- o$ {* M. J# I' y7 o) r3 R! Y) z3 q& Y e" N) i
Allied ground losses:
- Y' o2 d8 w2 G+ Q, m3 m14 casualties reported; ^) R B3 f5 ~+ ?% `( g, ^, v; [5 U
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4 j, \- H: e: l/ M, w, U1 Y% _5 GDay Air attack on TF at 66,54
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4 Q* b4 }# E, k/ u) PJapanese aircraft
. L* q3 V0 y0 ^$ L% G2 k4 h0 vD4Y Judy x 7
) v+ N9 n8 u* E) l% C, \Ki-102a Randy x 21 L, H! Q* B6 [4 k- P
" g8 \7 Q2 S$ ?0 G5 R7 p
Japanese aircraft losses
5 u w4 b) k( E& {D4Y Judy: 3 damaged
3 M1 c2 o4 o3 o$ H* q t" H
2 x+ B; h5 v, @0 J* VAllied Ships
- u3 r* p& b% I& M5 } }' lAK Indus
: p, C/ g0 v7 F: AAK William L. McLean, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 z1 F6 I, G( l/ _% A
AK William K. Kamaka, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 F" @; K& b& p) M5 K$ L8 @* D3 e- o% s, v+ p
Allied ground losses: `3 E, b& |; F% `6 i
13 casualties reported: x# x0 Z4 `, c; `. D
Guns lost 2
9 }* i) Y5 ^- Z+ ^' d" pThe strikes from the Marianas/Palaus continued:$ s( j! [4 o5 ^
& R( ?5 w6 {* ?, S+ a8 n G8 }1 L# a3 CDay Air attack on TF at 59,56
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& f& Q) P @5 p& G; h0 Q9 p' i2 H4 wJapanese aircraft2 ~0 d1 K+ ^* L
G4M2 Betty x 11& x( Q( T+ z. i
1 C0 q, B( l9 g, x9 }6 b7 e& d) ?' S9 T2 H! VJapanese aircraft losses2 g$ w$ z( O0 P5 G) n. T) I( U
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
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Allied Ships9 c( B, I$ K2 S* }. b# [2 I9 L
DE Williams+ x. m3 h, Z. }: U! @
AK North Wind, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" ?8 q! n5 ?2 F& G+ d
CLAA Atlanta, on fire) A" S+ C7 o ~1 C$ w
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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56- ^: K! u# ^' _, d! s2 U1 C4 {
( O$ B0 a* Q: |0 p+ f+ dJapanese aircraft
6 b9 _+ d( \3 Y5 ^. x& k8 m( GG4M2 Betty x 13
1 _! `6 g8 H- u6 A" G. ?G4M2e Betty x 4) @ G1 Q( I# ~4 L+ V
P1Y Frances x 34 t, `- H0 m8 x9 _, `$ `
Ki-67 Peggy x 21 v) r6 }3 `6 j; n
) M$ k' I1 B9 V+ _
Japanese aircraft losses
( b7 y, W1 [4 zG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged1 f* S7 l5 T* x/ y+ s9 E
P1Y Frances: 1 damaged& \5 z8 ^. o5 m0 a- M0 B
# `5 E) |/ \$ I5 c* cAllied Ships
! ~. A J+ l- ^TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; m, l; c7 u- ~0 l
APD Joseph M. Auman
4 V% H6 S {# r0 [APD Rogers Blood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 y, s$ l5 p& z5 N& p
TK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. w4 {; S- t( v5 m* }1 q
APD Bray
0 m0 n5 }3 J! a5 J: r: HAK Wallace M. Tyler
, |: i+ x7 R) GAK John C. Preston
" U! V0 D0 d* T3 {4 uTK Bahrein |
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