日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!8 t5 y( d4 } B& e: M# }5 B: S
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft: Y' Q( I m7 l; Q; A: p; c9 b ~" x1 z
A6M3 Zero x 27, T. i- f' u5 y. o# ~4 g
D3A Val x 106- P: K) C: _" [* r
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Allied aircraft
& v9 \: {) Y3 t7 G) {; tWirraway x 21- u( N8 V: O$ B7 F: j1 g
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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- J4 }5 o! V8 l2 Z9 VJapanese aircraft losses
^3 b9 \: s% f3 P$ [3 C9 [A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
- h4 r" L" `1 `# h9 C( kD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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1 P. c5 m* h7 I' t3 G) D8 ZWirraway: 12 destroyed
' i5 U! T$ g: P: ^5 rP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
5 p7 R. H1 K6 A" G! _& Z$ z" C2 DHudson I: 13 destroyed
$ k4 m7 _! t1 _$ i1 s- f! D `TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
6 _# d9 q7 m. u5 G" p3 gSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
; i2 w m' Q) u2 ?- o; ^* J+ MC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed$ z( q* Q& m9 G
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Allied ground losses:# b, _6 M/ S7 P# j$ t% e. Y/ ?) z
48 casualties reported$ I5 g' _3 N' ]5 R
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
8 s" ]! z; x3 P% h; }4 m* ~: r. R% @Airbase supply hits 29 A- R3 I9 }, a ?) O9 Y3 B9 K
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:- N+ y. c9 Q$ n2 f6 ^
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: ]: N* K( f! G! ]* e1 v% f" \
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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) `3 s0 V% D6 g, p W; x21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 S, ]0 n, R: A# d
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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# X! x6 \* t+ fDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1139 w: h- f3 O8 |7 Y. t9 w
! {4 A% l8 b( F0 c9 hJapanese aircraft
9 C5 l2 W% i2 X" Q: _6 O" o2 \A6M2 Zero x 77& U& y' F0 r4 h
A6M3 Zero x 27
7 @. j- t, Q+ n# NB5N Kate x 95
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Wirraway x 10' [' Y3 a c7 |2 u
P-400 Airacobra x 45 v; b9 q' a. v
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ C- S0 y& [$ {2 {. _: Q7 E2 c, t' P5 GA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged! F! z; G' m# V0 ]6 \% e( z7 x
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged1 h/ I; O0 I O- m7 J. v
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses) |$ S r; R* K$ |, k+ I
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
7 r1 z( ?3 x; w0 U w8 o' s' JP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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0 I7 z& T$ t" a; K/ w7 qAllied Ships. l7 F6 q5 h' o+ I m
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
5 o+ `$ I4 {) JDD Mugford% [' O' x/ c0 `2 u8 t
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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9 A$ A5 `; f( |5 _Aircraft Attacking:
8 C, D3 B; D- x i( I4 T, w: | 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
k7 [, ]' }% m" _3 O$ v1 { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" G) _+ H) R; I) H [: S& m 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ D# j( ~' G O, E6 @) F
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. \4 |) }. y T; @* g C* w" N
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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2 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 feet2 d8 _; x1 K+ w" \- S4 e7 m: @% Z5 M
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft3 Q, |$ t2 C2 ~3 g! m4 k
A6M2 Zero x 35
t, d2 U6 f/ P1 I0 LA6M3 Zero x 22
9 A7 T3 ?- Y+ ^ n ~2 ~B5N Kate x 610 m9 @0 h2 X, o; E# [
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Allied aircraft5 y- Q4 M6 `% o2 ?
Wirraway x 5# Q R3 M- P [7 ^3 V
P-400 Airacobra x 24 ?. ?$ f+ q' U/ ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
& \$ D/ i3 | |: d S# m2 @A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
% _- h' W6 o/ C. `, t4 ZB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 C! ]. R1 F* U' U* R) jWirraway: 5 destroyed
2 s1 K, g; H, Z5 ]6 mP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed Y4 u/ I! Q/ l l# }
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Allied Ships5 A2 e5 e" r& I" @
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( h% N. i8 ]4 O B7 kDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
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( f/ l$ w# c# n 1 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
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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