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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1137 c2 a- D* S8 n; p; [' Y 
  
( ?1 l6 g. d# jJapanese aircraft 
- Z; n. r0 Z/ i: L4 ~& R) MA6M3 Zero x 27 
3 ~* }, @; k, @7 lD3A Val x 106 
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6 H( y2 j6 r/ Y# w6 OAllied aircraft 
- i: b  Z: F- k0 |8 B3 W/ HWirraway x 21$ @0 T. m. X4 E; s, \% z 
P-400 Airacobra x 8( M/ [0 X8 N' E$ Z& k+ v 
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Japanese aircraft losses! D, n( _6 B, L* |- t8 |2 {3 Y 
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged6 Q  l, V' U! M6 `% Z 
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged8 O! \0 J- C% n$ T 
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Allied aircraft losses4 C2 {# a5 q( r 
Wirraway: 12 destroyed2 n2 P1 @2 i1 W4 b 
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed# I8 o5 I, J, P/ Q) a, i+ }/ ~1 I 
Hudson I: 13 destroyed, l) F( N, T9 [ 
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed 
* x8 p: t2 d) t) M& ySB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed2 h" G3 F6 N( M: R# c 
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed 
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$ i% B- j, W, m* _7 E2 UAllied ground losses: 
* o, E4 `+ w# `6 m7 ~. B5 x48 casualties reported 
( q5 f; t4 A0 ~3 iVehicles lost 2 
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  p4 `' p' U3 \0 Y3 O8 VAirbase hits 15 
0 D+ F" `9 h$ Q0 z# g$ eAirbase supply hits 20 K$ q% F8 g5 X) c: m( v 
Runway hits 70" n8 a% U2 u5 n 
  
5 z6 _  x. }6 N5 K$ B# q' ~Aircraft Attacking: 
% B7 [/ ^" T  U7 e# m1 ~8 }' n4 ?; H22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 w8 i3 G. T* j  e- n 
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 
! o/ i  \5 w3 u20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 
8 u- S& u, \* s& r0 y0 W$ `21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 O9 t% ~. Z% j) g4 T 
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; N  A- M' ]) a 
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2 o4 A. S7 B  R8 c8 KDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1131 Z  a* z- `8 M0 i7 t 
  
6 s) T1 @/ f2 v5 t3 cJapanese aircraft 
9 j, T( j- g9 n7 G/ KA6M2 Zero x 77 
4 r( _6 ?# a; d; dA6M3 Zero x 27, q% O" ]" \  w 
B5N Kate x 95 
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' R/ Z" W0 W; g) PAllied aircraft 
/ `: B9 h3 W: P+ t3 V  eWirraway x 10( S. V1 |) Z5 l' a 
P-400 Airacobra x 4  P; B; [4 `; @  j* c* Q+ f) L 
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Japanese aircraft losses7 e2 B2 @, U+ }' O$ d 
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged 
' L' g5 z/ o& a9 }% H; S& b' m0 z  Z  PA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged+ m) Q- z4 W2 w9 L' ` 
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged* c) H# r) K$ }( c9 O  L 
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Allied aircraft losses 
4 Q# r  M* u: G' k: ]3 U" O2 i  FWirraway: 10 destroyed% x" p9 K2 S, q  @2 U0 | 
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed 
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3 t! ~& w% \7 Z/ O8 OAllied Ships$ z# g  f3 W4 w8 U 
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage0 K" q, v: i" u, d/ j* W3 A 
DD Mugford 
& r3 B, _) J# T3 j& }DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage. n4 R1 ^! x# P4 y; g 
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Aircraft Attacking:! A  b4 U! C! s0 v" O; X 
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# x0 W7 g, b/ X6 t0 _ 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# y: q# m! E3 e1 u$ n 
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ o4 f& Z+ Q- l8 h 
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
( G+ ]% V. j1 j5 y/ r: q. ~2 C 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
! V$ W! h& _8 ~' {" o5 ]( I 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ ^" ]: _3 R) C' R* O 
 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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 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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( E1 F! O0 S( T 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( V* ^0 h% N9 ?, H2 W  d8 P 
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 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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/ C4 ^6 `& W9 F: YDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113$ Z0 G( d0 k: H5 N/ h 
  
2 H. z( ?9 D0 C5 O% O7 PJapanese aircraft& F; B. {- w/ A 
A6M2 Zero x 35" U( S' c% v9 d) G, I& A 
A6M3 Zero x 22) D& s9 C" F: P5 ^( e8 H 
B5N Kate x 61 
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Allied aircraft 
$ J: w" a; B( c$ A  s8 T5 i" gWirraway x 5  u! w5 n5 X* R4 F) h" i$ q/ { 
P-400 Airacobra x 20 `. H0 @0 n0 ?3 \ 
  
: D, `+ D: j2 i- y6 aJapanese aircraft losses" H3 ]+ b4 {$ k+ [. n 
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged2 B! F, ^) \4 {( a2 w' Y 
B5N Kate: 3 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses/ z- P  z9 w' P7 ?& f 
Wirraway: 5 destroyed6 u" J6 \9 y1 a: H7 P 
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed 
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; y. b. v& Y- q" ]Allied Ships1 h$ T- K9 Y. o1 @+ T 
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage8 n+ c- E6 j+ E9 q* o8 n* z 
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage- d" h/ k- S) Y3 S9 x" O7 H6 _ 
  
6 I1 `# `# y7 [& e+ |9 R0 y: lAircraft Attacking:) ^7 a6 K7 O1 d- w# x! Z- O 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" E9 G- |0 H( Q8 z6 t* U 
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 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ]6 Z7 z+ _$ ^ 
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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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