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... enemy planes , now down to about 3,000 feet , passed directly over the ship , strafing as they went , the bullets making pretty splashes close aboard . On the fourteenth , we discovered Lanikai's talents did not include heavy towing ...
... enemy planes , now down to about 3,000 feet , passed directly over the ship , strafing as they went , the bullets making pretty splashes close aboard . On the fourteenth , we discovered Lanikai's talents did not include heavy towing ...
Page 194
... enemy was against a mist - shrouded coastline while they were sil- houetted against a starlit sky . Little damage was done by and none to the cruisers , De Ruyter not even opening fire . By the time Piet Hein , Pope and J. D. Ford ...
... enemy was against a mist - shrouded coastline while they were sil- houetted against a starlit sky . Little damage was done by and none to the cruisers , De Ruyter not even opening fire . By the time Piet Hein , Pope and J. D. Ford ...
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... enemy and the expected landing sites . 27 February At 9:30 A.M. , Doorman's squadron , low on fuel , spo- radically bombed by enemy planes , turned back toward Surabaya without having contacted the Japanese convoy or its watchdogs ...
... enemy and the expected landing sites . 27 February At 9:30 A.M. , Doorman's squadron , low on fuel , spo- radically bombed by enemy planes , turned back toward Surabaya without having contacted the Japanese convoy or its watchdogs ...
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