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Re: 24 October 1944 Japanese cruiser or battleship?
The strike led by Duncan took off from Essex at 13.00 and consisted of 8VF and 12 VB. Musashi was the target and hits with 500lb bombs were claimed by Thompson and Deming of VF15. The Helldivers claimed seven hits with 1000lb bombs, leaving the battleship dead in the water.
Duncan did not claim a hit on Musashi and the morning's Zeke shoot-down occurred in the course of the search mission that located Kinu.
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George Kernahan
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