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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113- z- _5 ?% Q# R& |. s# u5 F+ |
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Japanese aircraft' ^* u) l( o9 X% ?$ G! v
A6M3 Zero x 27
, S, L7 }2 ?+ M) gD3A Val x 106 ~: R! d! J9 i! A/ m: L' q1 m, k
2 y+ {3 f+ x' L. G7 G( I" T' {Allied aircraft4 D; F% n2 I* N J- f8 V
Wirraway x 219 m. L7 G3 S9 W& N( p! X
P-400 Airacobra x 8) d0 L; g5 D2 r" G0 R
- Q( I5 @* c# c# K5 g$ iJapanese aircraft losses5 Z3 j" f9 [' G
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 b6 ]/ m% b! v; r. FD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged- P& }- m8 H! S3 P
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Allied aircraft losses
5 e/ N/ ]6 h, Y7 e2 u1 n: q, KWirraway: 12 destroyed& {0 g9 A1 _6 t9 ^
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed$ J2 g6 s6 Z, \% B3 Q1 I' c" W
Hudson I: 13 destroyed# Y) l+ x8 k6 C( `7 |. Y ~
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
# {( w/ h/ }9 ^0 y9 J4 W+ |SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
/ u) `- {& T2 A- bC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed9 E6 s3 m# c/ E
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Allied ground losses:+ @* u& p4 u% ~( ^8 e! n! u
48 casualties reported
: Q) }' ?4 d. h+ h5 }Vehicles lost 2& j7 ~0 L* q1 r; |
; v5 {& H* v! V$ k5 ?Airbase hits 15+ h9 H) f! p9 v' y1 e
Airbase supply hits 2
) J# |9 k, z A2 S6 XRunway hits 70
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22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 e9 F4 g s! w; i) a20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* H X" Q/ x$ a# q# T4 u* }, [
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
F/ t7 S; B+ o: z8 G21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 m3 a% ^0 b3 I5 C( G21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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$ Q/ Z) |- w: V5 \% }6 yDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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9 Z( H o$ j3 t S3 sJapanese aircraft- n0 j0 |. ^- t) E5 _+ F0 a1 k
A6M2 Zero x 77: k' k% [1 T. W# D( |+ k0 X
A6M3 Zero x 27( l9 x9 f3 {2 r z
B5N Kate x 951 @ N4 _% R2 o" b1 J5 U" ^, Z
. s# K% c2 R* Y% _ t; Y( tAllied aircraft; @% n: {: M \9 {6 u$ V$ N# I
Wirraway x 10
) O% f, E) K1 s* j# z( w! iP-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ M3 I6 v M9 O; q }9 PA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
6 F- y. [$ n4 K8 D- {A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
% g; q" m0 u( p5 O! `" pB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged6 a% H6 y' D/ ]: i
+ {! N) Q4 L( W0 tAllied aircraft losses
! d& ^0 K6 M; E; D! fWirraway: 10 destroyed
- A6 n$ S- [; I: g9 d/ c5 N( ^3 LP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed4 n6 W/ M v$ ^2 H0 b
4 e4 S! w6 L" ?3 \- zAllied Ships3 B& @$ r7 i. Y- O; i( V0 W
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& X$ K- |4 n" z" Q
DD Mugford+ N: [6 _6 \& C' _3 J1 {2 ?
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
, F1 N, `" J4 Q V1 |0 \: J/ j 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( x. c- R. @8 G% r' D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 p8 R1 X; C3 L
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 P1 @3 w+ Z% y$ r: W; t
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 ~; e J e* N2 m, S# a 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: F) n% l) X, c5 E! v) T; C5 D% f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 d/ b" e9 k# F+ J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet d: j- a9 G8 k( V8 I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& w e2 w! L0 m5 a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* o7 e7 s& `$ ?& ?( U8 G( n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. h1 Z" p. r9 B5 R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& j# Z! y6 s h! P6 @6 c 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 g3 F! E/ V! {3 U* B1 y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* _6 }; a q2 d* d2 m! z+ I4 p3 F) E
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 feet1 V; t# B( {+ f7 o/ L$ c5 q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# | u2 i) u( U* X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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9 T1 {+ `' H& ?, [' N3 iDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113( f: R5 _2 @7 A0 y5 `5 |; F
& C$ V% J8 \6 G5 @Japanese aircraft9 N/ ]: k! q' t& {0 E2 L
A6M2 Zero x 35
: [. N3 k: i1 }0 h1 g$ NA6M3 Zero x 22
8 C: s d. ]7 e/ h5 ]9 s4 TB5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
- e& [+ |- r5 u. S; DWirraway x 5
9 t8 J& b: m: f; a! F0 ?. lP-400 Airacobra x 24 q" _9 a8 A0 |5 L& T2 |& Y* b
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 n: R; }; d5 M! w# rA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
4 x s' o+ c2 J6 b/ A; e+ y2 TB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, ^) n% c" F9 M# R: `
Wirraway: 5 destroyed+ t' l2 Y6 M0 m& @! [
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed. s7 F: m/ R! K7 {7 I
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Allied Ships
+ K9 l- u6 R) l& t6 yDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# A9 m" e w9 k+ z4 JDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 Z+ z/ f: f2 n% n8 I nAircraft Attacking:
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ i( @) K0 b/ q+ r+ d0 _
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 U6 T) @* y7 U, a4 K( A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 s1 m. K2 b E4 w% c
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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