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Data Section: Sept. 21-22, 1944

Philippine Is. ____________ Sept 21, 22
Luzon______ } ____ air strike
Manila Bay __ } ____ Clark field
Subic Bay ___ } ____ Nichols field and Canila Naval Base

140 aircraft Destroyed on ground
144 aircraft shot down

____ Sunk
1 large destroyed*
4 [large] oil tankers
1 small [oil tanker]
5 Cargo ships

____damaged
1 destroyer
2 large oil tankers
1 large transport
20 cargo ships
1 floating dry dock

Clark and Nichols fields were on the island of Luzon, not far from Manila.
* Probably meant “destroyer”.