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( m+ _4 t+ {! v" s3 U" gJapanese aircraft
2 Z" D* Q% R- | i: XG4M2 Betty x 121 k. W8 J* b! F. I" @5 ~! x
5 e' _) q3 ^- J! K2 y9 k P% h$ `Japanese aircraft losses" E1 J+ Q. x4 g
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
) N+ K5 S/ c9 }
$ O( l5 W; x; bAllied Ships
3 M9 J% w7 l# s- \* [( v% ?TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' g* B" L, J7 o+ C9 CTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; G* |# Q( t# c' k" ~
TK Andrew Doria
: G4 n* G9 m0 b O; l" H, W9 x" ~! eTwo follow up raids by the Taiho:* _; d. }' \: m& C8 k5 K
5 l& P/ T8 \% {$ U4 R" d4 @4 ~6 J
Day Air attack on TF at 54,56
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4 v6 {8 O5 Z& k+ E7 d3 V# AJapanese aircraft4 I# H" N7 B+ @( C0 |
D4Y Judy x 22
. V1 ?3 w8 R* `% g9 G) c6 h1 K* R5 V8 T- o
Japanese aircraft losses
' y& Z$ A9 G$ _' S3 V. JD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged
& [3 F7 o8 U3 T4 ~1 b3 ^' z+ i( E! {1 I6 C8 d \
Allied Ships
4 `" b$ }$ v0 BDD John D. Edwards
4 u4 w$ z, n. W9 ^5 j' |9 w3 cDD Tillman' D+ b7 [! q. T& E7 Y7 T8 W9 Z
DD Welles" _9 _. ]5 F5 T1 c
AK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
1 u( K, V6 }/ k+ |) bDE Leslie L. B. Knox
; f8 J9 x5 M8 bDD Craven
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,567 [, m- n7 G" G& n# u
' \5 z& _: ^% c0 Q! a" O/ DJapanese aircraft x6 V, X8 v/ Z2 V) f; i
A7M2 Reppu x 6! y4 N+ k% \, J6 P8 a6 H
D4Y Judy x 2" B* A5 [1 P. i, [- F2 _
: V2 b Z! I% f4 I( t9 cJapanese aircraft losses
S2 U5 u, S! s4 ]2 vD4Y Judy: 1 damaged
, x: A. r% e6 [: s( A) Q! J, T
/ ?+ T) [- p+ yAllied Ships
8 B' F/ J5 I- d8 r5 d: yAK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ r- R5 K6 j6 s P6 v3 }$ S3 G! U" m
: o3 h% V4 y" |: v W* hAllied ground losses:
! E& b4 w* Z: A) F7 casualties reported
! p1 `+ O1 E' P7 jVehicles lost 1 V0 e$ @6 h1 s, P; l
; G1 Y* y) i" ^( B6 _$ KAircraft Attacking:
# O5 G' n$ ?: \* a! t2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet! z' `( K. d6 l6 N
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Ceylon and Bengal Sea
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Day Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft) X1 N/ K. D2 }! ]& p" J: P. ~* w
A7M2 Reppu x 6& J% u7 U2 w3 k" ]
J2M Jack x 5
6 J$ o6 d" ]9 Q! {1 J7 `$ K1 a5 a% fJ7W Shinden x 7% N* ~9 g' u: [& S* a6 [
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 6& I. p* d' j- T; S
: L* ]+ s) Z% R# n
Allied aircraft( u; f0 _. F: B [* d6 C. k) l
B-29 Superfortress x 31
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( P5 l3 Y5 V L- `; V8 B P; v! v' UJapanese aircraft losses9 h8 \* n, q0 V7 ?7 N! T: i7 i
A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
8 }5 r0 A; g/ T+ P R; _5 |J2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged: ]. i! K6 C! l
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged
9 t! O) q8 L9 k- `0 YKi-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed
9 [4 n: }" @4 w& w. G! FP1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
# ], x [( h- r/ W1 ]( C
4 \5 \! R& u& hAllied aircraft losses) c8 E9 b3 U! u: J
B-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged5 Z6 M/ j$ C5 ?& U. u
1 Q0 H( ^3 s4 U& D# s8 K. [Airbase hits 1
C3 j0 W# ?6 G4 P( p% |2 M( uRunway hits 8
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,257 N, r2 @: A; `/ v& |+ c
+ e- A, ]9 l# u4 _Japanese aircraft
) [" ~! |* m9 Z+ FB7A Grace x 3
* Z& I; U4 y) l! o7 Z* MG4M2 Betty x 6
' u8 y; `9 t8 l" e: h# s' C0 DKi-43-IIa Oscar x 18
2 |6 H3 F! C9 u# bKi-100 Tony x 95 X0 ~/ w; u1 H7 s# U% N, z
Ki-49 Helen x 2" f7 q# {5 _& O2 e. f7 x
Ki-67 Peggy x 33 N* I( f0 T( n5 X, l- D, a
- \+ a( f8 t% c0 S( eAllied aircraft
$ i% ^, N, {/ MP-51D Mustang x 5
$ _& M& b _+ O8 m, y$ M1 P1 l5 n, F& T& ~% v( m) c" S
Japanese aircraft losses
% C1 v0 O% }- K1 R4 A# AB7A Grace: 1 destroyed$ ~9 o) G e* D+ E. F
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged( B1 }) b" F3 X* O/ b6 J
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed- ^" G) D; V) o/ s
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
5 K- d6 e6 F( O+ w. aKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed8 M/ y, D2 \' t4 o4 \3 a$ z4 Z
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
7 U& N$ H0 g; n D* R/ w0 D% {! u0 M* ]
Allied aircraft losses! o0 y( y/ I" Q6 h! }. {# E
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
9 j* E& Q6 d& f! P9 B- rMSW Grebe6 ]) v2 ^* |" c. d% t
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1( v5 W2 `# u4 a- Y1 v; C$ C0 Z
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 {8 ^6 v% {7 I. x' V. q* f. @. V8 E" B. F+ g0 D' G. o9 b
Allied ground losses:
1 l$ j( s2 E& y8 B! V0 p' C21 casualties reported( {, \- g) p4 D) a( d7 t# I
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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$ a6 b/ Y7 I2 [2 O: N: {Japanese aircraft
) V" T7 R: Z- k/ X. U$ f4 uB7A Grace x 3
/ P" i4 N; {' X p% yG4M2 Betty x 6) n/ V4 }- a3 p6 i1 B
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 180 a9 c& D* S; l& v$ Z9 h. o
Ki-100 Tony x 9
$ G8 ?9 V9 ]9 C( B- P: }- AKi-49 Helen x 2' ?0 ?/ ~: y- M1 S
Ki-67 Peggy x 3! z- D: G. K) c$ O, M/ B- [8 s
, O4 C: S" p9 S( u: n0 _
Allied aircraft
) \, B: P. j3 T* v$ i) c$ xP-51D Mustang x 5
1 j f z3 {' D# ^6 X( F# f( R- `" R% _9 A1 O E7 ]3 M" @9 f
Japanese aircraft losses
& `# L' j) o, A0 J/ ^B7A Grace: 1 destroyed/ Q8 z9 |' `# E( f6 _
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 X$ \7 \. G% Z! M( j5 qKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
$ h& Z8 p! C7 |$ {, \ T2 P, n1 nKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
/ }8 O( M% L' s& d8 iKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
5 c0 ^8 e* s* } d/ `; O& ZKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed9 I% r" Q1 i2 c* j' ]
+ a* c$ X j8 s M- c$ d
Allied aircraft losses2 k8 D4 f' m/ u! `
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged3 ]! U5 ?0 F+ ^/ H9 N) S
* F9 s$ q9 _+ r
Allied Ships! @9 v" P! g& w$ _
MSW Grebe
3 F) d4 p9 d$ Y- c& FAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1% u6 \. d; } x. h5 v
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 f5 O7 |! q0 s2 A+ E2 [4 Z5 r) L0 C# j9 c3 a& n
Allied ground losses:
8 X2 \- D E; X5 ^* `21 casualties reported
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/ A# G+ A& b$ P+ {2 x, hDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25& n# t* m8 M* Z
, K+ K4 `9 _4 D: I# QJapanese aircraft; `6 [, E; j: i4 W, Q/ `
B7A Grace x 3* \$ P4 l, U; Z2 u6 o+ f
G4M2 Betty x 6
* ] K8 s4 x. F ?9 `, j$ b: r( fKi-43-IIa Oscar x 186 `8 e1 j: L& Z* Y& P7 N/ M
Ki-100 Tony x 9
6 x2 Q% W/ e2 h8 |% K4 M' n9 CKi-49 Helen x 2
' T% R1 I% R5 @# A, m4 M) O4 ^0 wKi-67 Peggy x 36 m# A; @. D& }
1 \& J8 \$ B7 J% xAllied aircraft9 \! t- \' e b1 w4 B H
P-51D Mustang x 5
+ n! l2 U s7 ~( P/ _. N2 O/ x; M6 p w
Japanese aircraft losses
6 o! ]" a7 I- PB7A Grace: 1 destroyed) W; A4 a4 `7 K. t% O
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
3 [' _ p9 C% jKi-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
: Y3 S+ A4 A9 _! PKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
5 K+ l6 Z b) }& a$ R; S7 uKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
3 K; ` T4 B5 S- J6 V* B7 v9 A/ GKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed% [& Q8 i3 O9 e6 c# I' c
; P0 u$ ~, @* p/ d p. m) HAllied aircraft losses, e% Y2 t/ F2 b) h. P
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, p/ g$ U) G: s1 u9 n3 t
* V1 `4 y- L) y; F
Allied Ships* U# |" X9 p; Z1 h# w
MSW Grebe
; Q4 M- Z0 k6 a7 ?* SAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1; U; n j+ P. a( _% c; J, e
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ P7 m" b% n1 ]# b0 e- ]# S: A3 A" k7 P/ t
Allied ground losses:, m6 S' e) K. e
21 casualties reported- H4 o0 s/ a! f3 t
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,30
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Japanese aircraft4 p' I) {2 U$ e+ l5 d& @
P1Y Frances x 3% ~5 [" @+ e& T! V, A& }5 q
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Japanese aircraft losses0 {) m1 T$ k9 [7 B0 K/ S
P1Y Frances: 3 damaged& ? ?; A1 @, N! Q' ~9 h
1 t5 d7 V* K0 ]; f
Allied Ships
9 D2 q; R# Z5 ]3 \2 sCV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 g& r' L, s0 S' I! p0 }2 U, c6 y& e
. n: S6 N" x+ c' ]Aircraft Attacking:
; f5 J( |' C% V# y' R; w& O3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 q3 x/ K/ i) s' D
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3 X9 H; V" ^! e& P4 dDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft0 i8 h- W3 a; s, J r( N9 i
A7M2 Reppu x 5' d2 x6 P7 m3 v# y. T0 B2 E
J2M Jack x 6$ A2 `5 c) X9 b: l! R
D4Y Judy x 37 y! t# J, C- u$ r
B7A Grace x 67 R9 y; V, X" f1 k% E
G4M2 Betty x 3
6 L# r# p- Y4 BP1Y Frances x 6
/ h, [1 @& [: C. DKi-67 Peggy x 11! z5 J3 K' X# Q; M( M6 M/ ]. X# F
* b" a0 d8 q# NAllied aircraft
! O6 ~, j* v+ V2 {/ g- vP-51D Mustang x 4$ s3 [* [7 V: R9 C$ Q1 F
5 ]* D: ?1 o4 d# N. ]/ F' y- xJapanese aircraft losses6 X+ v* a! {5 U: Z
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed( W/ _9 [/ `5 G! F: W5 W- l' F
J2M Jack: 2 destroyed
w5 w) |. q3 z7 `7 b9 K% f! zB7A Grace: 1 destroyed$ c% r) M. H+ {$ K
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
' K: A! X9 B, O+ y B( F9 [Ki-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed& n! w1 `$ R% e' Z
- l- k e, f! n5 CAllied aircraft losses
6 C( g' V% T8 |: q$ @+ l9 XP-51D Mustang: 4 damaged, E( }, j- S" x
" R& ]! ~2 x) @* ?0 LAllied Ships
C3 o5 K; v" M/ gDE Lovelace3 u. s# N4 |) K9 Z2 S
DE Martin7 m; |5 I" w& G. x
LCI LCI-436$ g5 p2 |6 E! Z# t, c
APD Blessman
+ Y* q7 S9 ?$ x* |APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 [8 T1 H2 ~2 p' _' {AP Laurens* N; I$ {" m1 R$ @7 M1 S
DD Mullany% l% i9 E0 f1 A; r+ a
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft \% M, J6 m" ^
G4M2 Betty x 9
: _+ D8 r: r# n" P2 \4 M- ]6 o. w# k' U3 N
Allied aircraft
5 m& @! k% ~$ K G0 `0 z9 S) r) RP-51D Mustang x 2
9 o+ J# \, Y+ c& j# n3 O% \# R5 n% p. a4 {/ t8 b. Q& n
Japanese aircraft losses
; ~3 T9 ?: m# i2 i* w9 ~G4M2 Betty: 5 damaged1 h7 V# H9 a1 @$ i U/ l% ^5 N
: `" c2 m4 H \! Z$ {5 T% DAllied Ships3 @/ ?, N7 R( D' a' Y
AP Henrico
: A5 N1 |: H" U! G1 w$ | tAPD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ ~" `/ J) y1 t( f( F0 ~LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 n: G( j4 s' }# P9 o
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: _7 G$ v& {* q- p+ Y1 ~2 |+ m) zDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25, Z3 Z/ G8 _7 k! s- A* E/ j6 l
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Japanese aircraft& V- ?$ Y) j9 ^, s I4 l
A7M2 Reppu x 5" @9 C) w f/ C8 x! I) v* x/ T2 K
J2M Jack x 2
" o9 j1 a# n+ C4 EJ7W Shinden x 6& O! I* F8 V3 C& Y. b. L, X8 x [
Ki-84-Ic Frank x 4) s @/ ^' w P2 F
1 j9 d8 P6 u2 z) QAllied aircraft
2 D) b6 x+ t- ?, d* c; RP-38J Lightning x 163 @: m: L* B. s: B* |( f* i5 Q/ A
4 B: j1 W2 a+ ]
Japanese aircraft losses
; {( w: c$ ]+ ]6 n' L6 W) lA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed9 ~$ V! a, [+ b* A& D! V; v- c4 V
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Allied aircraft losses1 z7 Q, o9 L. Z Q" V, F/ \1 f) V
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' _) K% ~% j! {% u! V8 e
J2M Jack x 2
" ?* X# a- y0 H5 H9 [5 z- Y4 xG4M2 Betty x 20 K5 ]7 j) z6 k" _9 e
P1Y Frances x 2" ^' z' ~ ^6 G3 D$ a
Ki-67 Peggy x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses4 U5 y7 t/ h1 \8 U
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged
Q3 H& N: @! N% ~- z, F3 y
1 c5 V2 E0 B) @- ]% Y ?Allied Ships' U0 X( I6 t% V. n4 p
AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire/ M# K/ \+ I( p0 G0 R$ O
MSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# m8 \- ^" z+ E, u
DM Gamble, heavy damage
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23+ }6 f& M2 R0 y; u6 n
) Z# v; i3 S) w: }2 i5 \Japanese aircraft
" @3 h e# M0 MD4Y Judy x 24- L( w4 F$ V- h+ L' D, a6 z$ j2 @$ }
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7
# l4 V7 v7 R. O$ C u7 }Ki-100 Tony x 6
6 F/ k7 c9 t. i# sKi-30 Ann x 51
- p9 {/ }- I) ]. f+ {% m0 {; j% Y9 M+ o9 ^
Japanese aircraft losses
" {$ E# ?* G# A1 J" M f+ fD4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
/ E, p9 p9 m }4 J- Y$ |0 EKi-30 Ann: 3 damaged
4 T4 j. E5 c; A: u( z v6 a+ L5 T/ f
Allied Ships
6 p" y* K J- ]4 x" q0 P- _/ y9 ~: ]( KAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 w* A, k2 J; G6 z! r9 O4 B" @/ ?8 E
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, |( ^$ H& i9 Q% F' V0 i
DD Irwin9 D# C) n! x. N: Y( R1 n
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage- ?3 | {& U% m# |- ?# Y
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
1 P8 u, g$ [ L3 r3 Y2 [) DDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 W) u4 p5 `" @/ \; l
DE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& ^. z' N% _1 HDM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 H0 @ w9 a: I9 U) }AK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: a7 _6 e# v9 E R
DE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire3 d! P- }) e% T+ i) ^3 I7 G( o/ f
DM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ K, Q* h+ B" @0 K) ZDE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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1 W7 J. ~; a. _2 yJapanese aircraft. L" g. i/ t" p% A
D4Y Judy x 12' h d v c1 m3 _
G4M2 Betty x 3. m! T$ ?! Y2 u- Q# n+ O3 j2 ?9 u- f
4 }0 e1 |6 U# m- x6 d+ \
Allied aircraft/ z5 ~. |9 O. L
P-51D Mustang x 2+ E) D; e1 d% j) y
! Y( {% K5 Y- M7 E4 NJapanese aircraft losses
6 V( [5 F* d! B! ^D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed0 _- i# w! n3 {6 K2 f/ y5 X" d
6 z% l) a0 _' y' c8 ?; v/ L
Allied Ships5 o3 m! L5 v. `/ g6 s Q
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79! \4 O# u1 B& p* l" q: z. o
DD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 f4 u2 m" R/ z- I, t1 S
AP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage4 y2 ~( |. X {0 Y& E
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 p9 _" ^$ l* ?4 `- E. GAPD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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0 U- ~6 z5 A( oDay Air attack on TF at 12,28* o% p8 v+ p' h W
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Japanese aircraft
! U; D7 n. C& B5 c& |/ X- UG4M2 Betty x 4
5 H) O, I5 H6 F/ B! u% r+ `5 R% D; |# Y; l3 M8 [, R! R' b: e9 u$ Y
Japanese aircraft losses* `$ Q; V# _* I- z1 O' n
G4M2 Betty: 3 damaged% }0 i# P( C+ m' ^9 [7 H3 X
8 L6 t9 }; C$ {- P- Z( EAllied Ships- w9 X: n H- t, O8 b* C. _0 Y
AP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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