日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!" R- n# Z1 @ V. q8 J* ?
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2 v9 E$ M: `4 n% b2 wDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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9 H& ^' |4 p! z& `- b" t# UJapanese aircraft8 p) D' V, t" d |
A6M3 Zero x 27
- x: A, d7 U/ w$ A7 t! `$ H% |0 m" M! DD3A Val x 1062 W# F! Z3 m1 [, b. P" w5 V# u
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Allied aircraft% M8 N: a1 W4 E4 z" I, h5 n
Wirraway x 21
, {, Y6 m9 ? ~- KP-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
" d! C- }) d! PA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 D9 ?9 m" a. Z6 AD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged8 |; l# a8 G7 k( r6 B
' I6 I$ L- ^; n. u5 Y, S' jAllied aircraft losses3 `+ d' r+ d9 X3 Z
Wirraway: 12 destroyed3 r: T, i) j) Q; H7 G" w
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed+ e( @& H% K/ V$ r* h4 E" J
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
/ Q& `. N: {! U! Q& l1 @TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed: h( i0 X" K4 B U- c# V3 V
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
: ?5 w! A, X" u# ~6 P& R' Z# uC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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, l0 o9 Y3 G3 G5 cAllied ground losses:
) i, k6 M' ?' g8 E' v48 casualties reported) n' d/ d# C' U5 V% K' B
Vehicles lost 2$ m! n: `5 d( L3 f* j4 n9 h' B
& B) {& }3 J# Q: P6 r3 {Airbase hits 15
0 |0 y$ L3 h- A( v$ XAirbase supply hits 2
. n0 `$ j5 \6 l5 U$ \3 U3 q( ^Runway hits 70- O) i( ~& p* k$ P# y
; f4 h. m' _, q P& R. C. WAircraft Attacking:
/ x" }: S# }' s, J0 B1 _6 d. \22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. k# s6 x# d' R. N4 y+ r* K" g20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% k% S+ s: a2 s# w" M6 O% ]5 D20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: k( z8 k( t3 q9 b ]+ {
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 {; P0 q& f) a/ h2 Q21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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& g/ W2 R7 w% ]% cA6M2 Zero x 77
1 e4 N/ j$ }. [3 Q0 k/ n2 ]A6M3 Zero x 273 m3 S' L" H& I( I
B5N Kate x 956 T' z' c# a+ b' r+ p6 U8 `8 d
5 O) C- O6 f% iAllied aircraft
, q! \7 y: _3 O6 U5 }" rWirraway x 10
" ^' ]9 [* \/ z, ?4 n3 \P-400 Airacobra x 4
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5 r. r8 h( r5 g/ |Japanese aircraft losses
2 [2 v& D8 c) \/ M- r+ d/ }* V7 |* `A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 Y# k! q! V: w/ m. ?A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged, X* E: C* j* s. v9 G
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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& F2 \0 S$ }1 [: [Allied aircraft losses
( h6 N9 X7 J, S& ~; S# i8 bWirraway: 10 destroyed. }% d) _# W1 Q% l2 j: N* s4 y
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# f. U I& A* ]) l, rCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage! I$ y3 H" @% i6 t7 m
DD Mugford" `% Z3 x/ V1 Q- I" r" c& M
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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9 {5 Z# Y" S6 V. W: J3 ?* m8 _Aircraft Attacking:
9 K0 b# ~! Y( D; a8 y 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 y0 B* L' Z8 |6 |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% V: v- l% K, g0 J% M c7 e
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, {1 _' A- q, R& Z/ R; j6 c3 B
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" W- n+ I+ G% u1 {9 z5 D+ x
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# Q G ~& i, c5 j) E( ]# `$ N2 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. J3 B! h5 W) G: Y6 |. U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% x6 X& g$ a8 r0 l# M& Q0 V6 Z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' {7 v3 m. h9 ~0 P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: M$ P& F4 o( o! Z. ?1 f, j, ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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5 e6 A. ]9 w, x! Z ` 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 p7 h2 t2 s0 Z6 ]4 Q# D9 b% m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' `5 P* `5 ?1 L% t 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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/ J3 k$ ~& f% ]- i+ y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. p; k2 c4 L7 a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 U7 I6 a/ J1 i) f+ u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 {& k, A# s" m: D( h1 A8 I1 j 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 J0 v2 {$ [0 N) v0 `1 b* ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 X; @( U$ @1 j* L/ {, e+ d3 @$ d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 Y0 W% ^" t; s1 Q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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7 S2 j6 |9 t, t- k# Y& {( vDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
& f; g. E# z) d4 JA6M2 Zero x 35
1 r* n/ p5 c3 a! \! T1 X, EA6M3 Zero x 22
; y' Z( n% L7 x" ~# D- x4 DB5N Kate x 61" t$ y1 T+ u n+ r) h) t
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/ W1 D" w# F, C( CWirraway x 5
8 D7 t q) o: c2 f; M8 X0 WP-400 Airacobra x 21 g' }0 v* Z. f- ^ q9 ~* c& i
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Japanese aircraft losses
( X5 ^: I4 d+ n& L9 hA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
6 @& P$ I' p2 i1 {; ^" GB5N Kate: 3 damaged2 o- j- b- k+ v/ x
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Allied aircraft losses
4 y, O4 \% m. ~! OWirraway: 5 destroyed. u7 ^7 g0 Q+ d
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed( T& w+ G$ d2 }9 R/ _ ^7 D1 }
* o9 Z# g. F7 K6 TAllied Ships
3 Q, A2 g2 {5 u! ?3 a. FDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ }# c3 |# c) j3 d" y
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- J: I# t% `9 p5 v+ c6 |( n5 H
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Aircraft Attacking:1 D. Q! i4 G; j1 k) p! t1 U4 w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet n* k. w: W- Q# a' p
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! G2 {) V) x1 ^3 ?& 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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 w" F7 I! F4 B' p; W, s/ l# K Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 S* H0 I/ y B! ?4 u+ p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 D7 i. D0 z/ D$ J7 J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |