27 December 1943
P-38s massacre Nicks on CAP in the Palaus
Burma
Air raids:
Pisanuloke (sweep): 19 P-40K vs 15 Georges; each side lost 5 planes
Pisanuloke (ground forces): 15 B-25s attacked after the sweep; there were still 5 Georges left on CAP, which shot down 3 B-25s. 116 enemy casualties on the ground.
Rahaeng (ground forces): 9 casualties
China
Air raids:
Anking (ground forces): 34 casualties
DEI
Air raids:
Koepang (ground forces): 0 casualties
Kendari (airbase): 6 hits
Philippine Sea
24 P-38s swept the Palau islands, shooting down 18 of 26 Nick fighter-bombers on CAP there. One P-38 was lost on the way home due to damage sustained in the fight.
Pearl and West Coast
Princeton and Yorktown have arrived at Pearl for repairs; Princeton will be ready in a couple weeks but Yorktown's repair estimate is about 75 days. I'm sending it to San Francisco to take advantage of the bigger shipyards.
Reinforcements
ARD AFDB-3 arrives at Seattle
708th Amphib Tank Battalion arrives at San Francisco
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