日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!4 Q  E( s. L+ J+ c/ T 
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113( S) y( m' [0 N, Z# s) h/ C 
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Japanese aircraft 
: _) A/ z2 S! ^A6M3 Zero x 27 
' B6 Y( {2 s6 e) N- V) ^D3A Val x 106- u! Y& U. P& r0 ], k' B- j0 [8 T 
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Allied aircraft 
0 r$ W) P% r1 V8 VWirraway x 21 
* u  W# X" A8 T, C0 \P-400 Airacobra x 8 
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* G; ?9 l8 H1 B7 TJapanese aircraft losses 
7 {0 X3 K9 ^) \2 K- X% YA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged. a# b9 a: {! m8 A" h+ \ 
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged6 F* T/ s5 k! z( U: t- Z; c 
  
- j6 ]- z$ U3 k/ y2 ^. J2 H3 sAllied aircraft losses1 e; q+ W' V& a' L 
Wirraway: 12 destroyed 
& s) _5 t( |! W% [) }( L1 vP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed  a* R* s  i, D3 ~6 b 
Hudson I: 13 destroyed# G1 f% K0 h5 n! L$ v2 d3 F1 o: Z 
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed# |2 V. {2 L$ O/ L 
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed+ p( `2 _: |/ D+ t3 r3 N% Y 
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed 
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Allied ground losses:2 ^( v5 O7 B- m" b( f* }: V! j( j 
48 casualties reported/ x6 t( W" x( |3 U) O& Y1 T 
Vehicles lost 2 
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1 M6 j7 i* B2 x2 X/ z4 N2 ?( TAirbase hits 15 
' k7 X4 f, _" p) ?5 \, E5 P; iAirbase supply hits 2 
( W) Y; Y& T) X/ |( aRunway hits 700 ^2 H  ], e5 s3 \* [  E+ I4 u 
  
# C+ p$ V' o( W3 gAircraft Attacking: 
, y6 E2 r& ~8 [" M22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet  q; G  V0 F8 g# Y7 C# d% q6 ~% r 
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 
" v9 D" @' E( @5 T20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& z2 p5 S9 k( F$ U* S9 x 
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 K9 A1 T8 H+ K- }/ B 
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ P5 n& H" i/ ?8 D  B: A- T 
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7 ^! }8 l! G6 qDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113 
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Japanese aircraft 
7 X1 m  h$ R$ F( P4 `2 CA6M2 Zero x 77 
6 z: H' d& |, r& |+ mA6M3 Zero x 27 
4 j9 b" J) |' U( n4 r3 \/ cB5N Kate x 953 u- ?8 A: j9 @4 z7 o; ` 
  
8 v/ V6 v+ u" m' A7 y9 j# A/ c. uAllied aircraft 
  R& `% G4 B8 ^6 g$ x( LWirraway x 104 J9 g1 ~, J' O$ g 
P-400 Airacobra x 4. j) _' T4 ?! Q! e 
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Japanese aircraft losses9 [0 ~+ ~0 R* z/ h  C 
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged# i; ^9 V0 x6 e$ m 
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged 
% x0 w- B( J! k# {5 BB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses 
) M, C. Z$ W- i6 G! t) H3 `1 {, EWirraway: 10 destroyed 
8 p. {, D9 K% G8 @* G1 g* Z( u0 @8 R3 P. [P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed" r' H4 I6 @2 E- \9 o' e$ P& p 
  
( V% C. V3 _, y6 Y% VAllied Ships% O: x, q6 |4 D. _/ B! w 
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage: n0 s0 D0 g( c$ Z$ Z 
DD Mugford2 N0 y2 y. j7 e% _. `5 R8 p 
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
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- R9 e! K/ e* i1 m$ AAircraft Attacking:0 x  @% s$ }# Q- L, V! G 
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% Y) V" ?2 f: r$ [/ z, y 
 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  O/ h4 B* v, l- M 
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 z1 H% u& I; |" b5 T 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 S% O0 a( y: b0 E5 t/ I$ ?' | 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 f  t4 Q' T5 I4 t5 }1 x. E2 H- b 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) ~& O9 L; X* F  g/ [ 
 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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 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, u" r6 s( w% }* M* O2 E4 ?& |) c 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
4 K0 Q( g+ z. {6 ~- p2 p( _9 V* y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
+ {5 O, @5 G+ n2 F7 a: N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, }4 Q+ F5 Q8 E/ x& Z( o& d* G 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. Y: |3 Y1 V7 F; ~ 
  
2 M) p! D( Q' OJapanese aircraft* _; R" ^8 i3 o/ y8 @ 
A6M2 Zero x 35 
- U" P. R& G, TA6M3 Zero x 225 C3 t' H6 ]* n8 \. [" B 
B5N Kate x 61 
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- w( B# U% N; {# J& x- c3 jAllied aircraft 
3 ]2 E" M+ H2 ]# e; d2 e* v$ Y  CWirraway x 5 
2 a2 ~2 R6 \0 K, NP-400 Airacobra x 2: O9 }6 i% D% H% d- { 
  
! W1 B0 N! r8 jJapanese aircraft losses 
' G1 X) ?5 u3 W) p' x6 h8 JA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged 
1 [  m. C, I  V2 R* C; S2 jB5N Kate: 3 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses2 e2 o% Y4 R- ^: ^: O; y) { 
Wirraway: 5 destroyed 
8 w6 s. Q1 |# k$ |: @+ H3 L7 ZP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed 
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage3 Q* {( `! Q3 P- s- ` 
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage; p4 M  e  K8 }, s 
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Aircraft Attacking:4 G: ~  a- t  A2 m 
 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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6 v+ A: I/ C  E+ G; L' x! l 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
6 r" m7 E4 o" U3 i/ ` 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
6 B0 J5 k) w' T6 H 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |