日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!2 E+ ^! n9 p. Q3 T
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! B- B! |% g$ r1 _+ R' d! N) CDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113" G* ~: |4 U5 R' W
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Japanese aircraft
* e) q& t! x% F$ {& l: lA6M3 Zero x 27* D2 l; K- z$ R' t" `
D3A Val x 106
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+ I0 |, d" U2 F, p* Q+ G7 zAllied aircraft' `" d, q9 V7 u+ q; G5 R: P# |
Wirraway x 213 l) N9 ]& F! l3 I9 P
P-400 Airacobra x 8, m6 n* O ^2 f7 Z* N
7 q) H3 L# I: N( h, OJapanese aircraft losses
8 N& m2 T' j X* Z* M0 WA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged _( T, I* [( u2 H w
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Wirraway: 12 destroyed
1 N2 _1 u- d% e. i' _) ^P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed7 k: s/ G( X0 R( |. Q, u
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
( M- w. p3 _: i- {! |TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
- L1 X9 `# B; q: p, _SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed: m# s) J0 t5 E7 B3 ^: T
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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; I0 h+ v2 [& V* K3 r, BAllied ground losses:5 p r$ r; _) P: o' U
48 casualties reported, b2 u. j3 I; X v+ s/ G
Vehicles lost 26 q; a% v- ]: E. p0 |5 B6 i$ w
1 F6 v' J! X8 @6 kAirbase hits 15
( W7 ~1 h' h: |Airbase supply hits 2
9 U8 k' m5 z! q- f5 B4 ^9 z, jRunway hits 70
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5 o* Y: X8 U2 E8 aAircraft Attacking:
4 J+ \# X: a+ e, w22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& p Y8 }9 u; ?5 q9 N
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# `: B0 C/ i9 Y* ^: @: s8 e
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! s$ _6 g; W! ^8 {2 ]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1139 }6 K1 z2 I2 r* l G3 x6 V$ M
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Japanese aircraft
K; C, _" v) s- aA6M2 Zero x 77
( G E$ K' Y6 {1 a2 I2 A9 ~6 WA6M3 Zero x 27% U8 _3 c+ }/ x& s9 t; G8 h
B5N Kate x 95
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+ S9 ^+ r8 n" |7 t( r, m! o2 @Wirraway x 10
% c. o8 \8 ?0 a5 M- t# oP-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses& k# s$ {9 c9 N) P
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 ^" x! A i1 r# ~1 [A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
9 i2 i2 m- v+ LB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged' \3 B! j7 {2 w; j. c
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Wirraway: 10 destroyed
6 v v8 G2 b: H: E: KP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( P+ I4 }1 r/ V% J/ |2 `1 BCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage! I' Y4 l1 E- ~: b: J
DD Mugford
3 K) g: t: @3 O* I+ @( t7 Q7 yDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
& q% g5 s! g5 w/ N% d 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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@- R: ]) _3 L) H 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: Z% m5 k/ Y6 i0 l, b& G( h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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+ ^* j8 c3 q, {9 R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* {9 B; s* k# B( J% ^9 [
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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. }8 K( L2 Z" d( U9 {# [# i
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Japanese aircraft
2 F8 e) s( [4 S$ kA6M2 Zero x 35/ g7 {0 f) E1 K. V+ s5 s
A6M3 Zero x 22" E$ p% H& k, m, j2 F
B5N Kate x 616 B Q0 P9 h8 P. ?
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Allied aircraft) U( i+ F9 q7 y! A. D
Wirraway x 5
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: y* O5 S9 c6 \- w( q, `9 M3 O! TJapanese aircraft losses2 W- s7 s! e3 ~& j, ]! H2 C
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged0 P; w* k: O% p& d, ?
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses) v# a, _! L/ G' F% `) g; d& v0 i
Wirraway: 5 destroyed; q6 ]4 o! b' `
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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+ a) ]; ~# e( d" XAllied Ships
! C$ Q* V! ? d! V# r6 P9 H5 e( G1 Z! ODD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ b) R* w6 a% W% O( IDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 v" [/ j( q6 [( I
3 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- `: O+ x" w; x5 m/ ]( N7 L$ N& E
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