Operation Hailstone (known in Japan as Japanese: トラック島空襲 Torakku-tō Kūshū, lit. "the airstrike on Truk Island") was a massive naval air and surface attack launched on February 16–17, 1944, during World War II by the United States Navy against the Japanese naval and air base at Truk in the Caroline Islands, a pre-war Japanese territory.
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| - Operation Hailstone (known in Japan as Japanese: トラック島空襲 Torakku-tō Kūshū, lit. "the airstrike on Truk Island") was a massive naval air and surface attack launched on February 16–17, 1944, during World War II by the United States Navy against the Japanese naval and air base at Truk in the Caroline Islands, a pre-war Japanese territory.
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| - 40 killed
- 1aircraft carrierdamaged,
- 1battleshipslightly damaged,
- 25 aircraft destroyed
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| - American victory, prevented the Japanese reinforcement ofEniwetokgarrison, key Japanese warships avoided destruction
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| - 7 battleships
- 8 destroyers,
- 10 submarines,
- 3 light carriers,
- 350 planes
- 45 other warships,
- 5 cruisers,
- 5 fleet carriers,
- 5 other warships,
- 50 merchant ships,
- 589 planes
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