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0 w x; I% M0 v) J% ?/ J$ ADay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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' s3 @0 u2 V; f2 SJapanese aircraft$ w$ x: ]& U/ I$ w" ]7 v5 s2 ?
A6M3 Zero x 27
5 ~8 H4 T. F! v2 mD3A Val x 106, e$ b2 v* }& `; l+ Z5 D8 J* Q, k
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Allied aircraft$ b) F8 x; }6 @/ o7 d! E) e/ \! l
Wirraway x 21
: T0 }. ~- D- l5 Q: sP-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses4 i1 }& b3 P' C; H ^
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
( ?% P% ?1 B. ]1 F, o% cD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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* {& ?3 w+ O5 x2 k/ p; {0 PAllied aircraft losses
: _# U* `& J& y7 e9 aWirraway: 12 destroyed
7 V' _% c0 O5 j. t* k# M3 V. dP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
; z4 H# v7 V% sHudson I: 13 destroyed" j5 C' L* g( g; f( ?. V
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
8 l- |5 h( n% K3 U) }SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
' q$ V1 p" p+ c, g$ rC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:- G6 V. B- T4 x
48 casualties reported) |/ ~* {1 ~4 e- \# m
Vehicles lost 2
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1 }& q: Z6 b& u" iAirbase hits 15
, j" d# e6 n# o' J! x5 g0 r# sAirbase supply hits 2
( V- e; F! E% b0 Z) a6 d* uRunway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:7 Z+ V+ E: B7 A0 x0 E
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 h# F! R" v7 v: w& P
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ L0 Y* r/ l- M8 n/ v+ \ i% }
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ p8 }* d1 g% O5 W9 f- j
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: a. n) i) W7 h) T) R$ Q
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) s% n; l1 k7 y3 A/ @
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* v* C& d( J8 P2 J6 pDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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9 W5 T* _( ~4 K1 H: T' X' pJapanese aircraft
/ P. ^6 C3 L$ U* zA6M2 Zero x 77
7 Z4 R6 | X- UA6M3 Zero x 27) l4 i% d, T# n1 k$ f
B5N Kate x 95( P$ C- O4 b# k, v3 L
2 g" c- U3 B& C0 t0 h* R5 zAllied aircraft) A" c# l+ J8 _; V3 ?0 |6 o
Wirraway x 10
* Y( ?2 i, n4 k9 N" A7 b" SP-400 Airacobra x 4: D& M0 l4 M# a G( \6 i
6 }/ k! c% P2 q5 O3 LJapanese aircraft losses- S% X* C/ F* ]- J K; Q$ s& Q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged; Y, U5 h3 `6 R2 S# u v" {
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged/ Y: V7 f2 J) i6 L5 Y. w2 z$ H6 T
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged1 U1 X |9 g" A: D
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Allied aircraft losses
" M- L, b* e. s- |: [/ S. N9 R: kWirraway: 10 destroyed
) R6 Y7 H+ x: H- ^" S. I* c2 uP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 ?0 v8 ?* r0 Q# f0 Q1 S8 a% f
* H8 m5 W5 _1 \: I; RAllied Ships
`; u& A: u. D# M; h; ]CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* x0 c8 W! u$ F7 U" s* u
DD Mugford( Q8 ?, B; U9 u" w
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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. L9 m/ E1 B0 sAircraft Attacking:
) j; g" |% @) S8 F+ u! a 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' `! Q5 } L, l) z, Z% L" h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ r9 g- g B% i" b7 A 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 l; N. s" X. e" Q# W 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) u) Z2 ^4 _: `- F 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: h& x6 H% U7 D( f: r 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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# _9 E# p0 j) D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ F' A: I% b" `$ a w2 U8 ]3 l 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( o8 X" W; ]8 @1 f3 f W
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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% I6 W/ L1 I, f7 n$ x. q [ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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h9 r5 h" Z/ t; E% F9 z2 g 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ]& {7 {" ^* j' V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: c% Z* \9 h- }0 l' N6 }# t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 _2 N) k6 @. l( B 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: ^8 g, d$ D0 j. e4 r
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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4 [) Z: y# ^4 D( T0 f3 kJapanese aircraft
. W N3 Y# `+ t( P. jA6M2 Zero x 35
6 i( y" k, d& @8 e- k9 h/ k. gA6M3 Zero x 22* O* k& ]! }" i) O$ W: F y
B5N Kate x 61
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Wirraway x 5/ j6 ]1 w$ y1 M$ p4 k6 P- s. V% Z C$ e
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
. B( J8 ^! P% Z3 h3 m& T" M( [A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged X! j3 z1 b; {+ T z6 ]$ M
B5N Kate: 3 damaged; X# Z: Z |+ U8 n
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Allied aircraft losses
. U# f" O9 {3 p) |% MWirraway: 5 destroyed
) M1 K' Z6 G9 e0 Y% NP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships: j8 H. F: l8 e' J
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* n5 ~9 U# Q2 t' X- `
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:/ U% C7 i" P r4 L' H d q1 `2 E+ A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( B' r2 L* s1 f
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 |% ^% s/ Y2 F3 `, M0 C) y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" Q) y1 F2 M9 \. S) O1 V
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 feet4 j. ^2 t! \+ ^0 \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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