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Old 27th February 2017, 13:25
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Re: 29/01/44 :B-25 victims of Friendly Fire

The B-25s were spotted by Enterprise lookouts at 17.51, local, and identified as Mitsubishi Type 97s starting a torpedo attack. Almost immediately the identification was corrected, although the carrier fired two 5" rounds. Destroyers in the screen, closer to the aircraft, also opened fire.

During the period 12.00 to 20.00, TG58.1 was operating between 0815N and 0819N. According to the 396BS report, when the ships were sighted at 17.45 they were at 0810N, suggesting that the B-25s were further north than their navigation indicated.
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