日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!. X$ U7 M, Q! Z
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8 t5 @5 |5 d+ ADay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113! v. B9 H% y0 N* k& Q
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Japanese aircraft; r/ w% Z0 t8 i4 v" j
A6M3 Zero x 27 E g' W) C4 e* I8 y% ^& Z4 }! x& {
D3A Val x 106
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, A1 K n ?# Z+ ]Allied aircraft6 q; V1 ?! _ g
Wirraway x 218 p! q+ L' ?2 p6 x! T8 P1 O |
P-400 Airacobra x 8% V. X' b, n. M0 ?1 r
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Japanese aircraft losses
, [1 \: n* a2 |/ \2 @$ n' a g& JA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
% }1 @/ p4 b+ ]7 iD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged9 O" ~+ [5 Y, o/ C* S& C
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Allied aircraft losses
/ @9 X! p8 o, v. P" d* \8 N! {. fWirraway: 12 destroyed, U/ \* n+ w# o, ?
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
8 Q$ o; w, G- j& O. r$ lHudson I: 13 destroyed
6 m( w- e/ _* J- P) k2 ] \TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed, I1 _$ S/ M" I/ [
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
5 K0 i# }: B3 c" x& aC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
/ ]4 @. \( d$ t7 d4 l6 _48 casualties reported- ^6 ?, q( M* S0 n
Vehicles lost 2$ F/ m1 r/ u% A3 g9 K8 ^( I' P! k+ F1 l
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Airbase hits 15
: Q8 D8 F$ H- K8 DAirbase supply hits 2
. R/ a! _2 Z v0 N1 l- LRunway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:7 ~& v' [) Z( K& R- q4 Z
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
l, x2 Q9 }$ K6 n20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: x( Y: w7 m' P3 x$ P
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, s1 d( T& `) a9 Y) n6 H; X6 @$ I
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) l( n4 Z& V) s: x9 @! G
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113# I4 ]9 {: d0 v S3 `/ L; n: s
% P7 z: j: z& J( [0 s' tJapanese aircraft
/ L( v: {# ^. ?0 Q7 r* R- \) QA6M2 Zero x 77
6 C9 p& ]1 Z# rA6M3 Zero x 27
6 X$ h3 R6 }5 O8 h( PB5N Kate x 95
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/ r1 M- k9 h: D2 k( O7 o. zAllied aircraft
+ W% t ~) A' B1 R& \$ pWirraway x 10
3 Y7 g, S$ }3 O1 O9 b+ W* E% F4 fP-400 Airacobra x 4
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! T. \! A# E$ Z9 `Japanese aircraft losses
% t( @# u* i L1 hA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged) r4 d, [* J* }% v5 [, m3 g
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged2 Y) y1 B4 Q: k
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged! R. f! a9 i% O2 K1 G! y, [8 }# A0 m8 ]
4 J. b9 _* f3 H( kAllied aircraft losses& H2 H5 K0 s+ X% I" S5 D/ j
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
t& s& s7 B, C( K- ZP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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; ?: X& U! O8 `# W4 `Allied Ships
/ i) [- d% ^6 C- S1 C; {CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
3 f2 L. }- e( i! R p, P0 v3 RDD Mugford
1 `( s. N. T7 S4 J# n2 U% R) EDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:8 l* N+ ]! _0 Z% X' }
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# B3 s( W- P, e7 |/ D# _ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" n/ m, `3 f, I: }5 A8 u: b% X 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 E% T1 B; N6 v% m `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 y: c3 w# a( j3 w; W5 ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( \6 G) v; `5 x4 Q, g9 i) E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 c& X: m' k' e9 S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. p& G5 P/ ]8 a1 S# Z- W. S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; ]) z. P5 A8 a! O0 Q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 M# E. K, C7 r0 v4 O2 Z& c( v5 ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ B0 d- j1 ]( X, x$ ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: e% b% P. k: D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 y! k* \- k; b* c" Y 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 y x/ h' w8 n/ } 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ ~ ~. y( G# G" O X- A; q; | 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |2 z' t1 C2 o; x& H: I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 x/ J2 O! r* {, h
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1131 a) q0 }% `8 i1 E
4 X4 `: z! s$ fJapanese aircraft) _* x1 P6 J( Q2 `- K0 \# ^2 T
A6M2 Zero x 355 }# |9 j4 w5 X% @( C
A6M3 Zero x 22/ {2 O: K, w# O! |3 x( h" A
B5N Kate x 61, ?- @; Q$ u, O" k, d
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Wirraway x 5; b! U" p) U# I- Y3 \3 d' q8 x
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 v9 B! a( Q" M9 g. c* y3 SA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged, U) D, C; I2 x4 q/ K
B5N Kate: 3 damaged) ]+ g( h4 X4 k! _- y4 e$ q! v
' L* ?" q! o. pAllied aircraft losses
; ^, _7 s* z5 O! A8 w% ]Wirraway: 5 destroyed
$ h" g( _9 O8 \9 nP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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$ A+ _3 _8 {8 cAllied Ships
1 S% i# u: d8 D' J) T. N cDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) ~8 `# k0 N3 M) [/ h
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 O$ E8 V/ N! M2 @* M" { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ z* N6 T! O, m. |* Q! C7 z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) H2 x0 R1 L& S/ J7 D0 C2 x0 d$ ~. l
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# L1 M0 J& i7 E. k
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 _' y7 \! \6 M/ [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 d9 } m& [5 `9 f' |1 k
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |