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; U( u3 I" b6 y9 L0 pDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113/ k) f1 ^( w, E+ Y
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Japanese aircraft
1 J" }* s; w! c# |A6M3 Zero x 27
( J" t2 F, f, ]/ ~  sD3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
2 }3 O- g+ K# `: ?2 ~0 SWirraway x 21  W  ^3 h7 u: T# @( H  S2 |9 ~
P-400 Airacobra x 85 E# p. q- C& L2 s$ e8 p

& I1 a$ P) q) }; \! r$ J; _- nJapanese aircraft losses) y. @1 O! g7 R/ `9 }6 n
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' }( g8 C9 o! ~2 v! o8 O
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
- a+ [* F0 w$ z9 ^" @* {Wirraway: 12 destroyed7 a" v0 h# v2 h" Q" P
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
- P% |7 ]; k$ @& z; h# rHudson I: 13 destroyed. ^, {* k1 H7 h+ e$ ]! h
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
- B& |/ Y, }& U( A; e! G( ^3 KSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed4 g& x! T& W( ~9 Z) z8 o+ O; y
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed, }* n" M9 z- t5 N( i

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Allied ground losses:
$ e7 {/ ^( O, w, I' P3 @* |48 casualties reported6 W+ B) D: u. {! M( W2 [
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15) U  J& \; z) O/ p, T
Airbase supply hits 2' B+ }$ g3 C& ~9 S3 j
Runway hits 707 N: I7 \/ i9 I
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 a$ d+ r  ~7 \, J) B1 R/ F+ @22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- X( a; P0 K$ R. t3 F
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- b) W3 n1 \; p+ S6 n6 T" Q0 C9 a# ~20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# h1 C) I% Q& d* ]9 Y6 s/ v; H21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" b# t* z; k$ _4 S; a- u  R4 M
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- u: [; Z, k- a3 K2 ~; u+ I
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1136 O$ P; K% v7 d8 B1 b3 `- `! [6 G

5 ^( W4 m* E, i, p8 GJapanese aircraft  O4 T- C/ n# [8 N  x
A6M2 Zero x 77. K: g* o" g! K" ]1 ]# t0 o/ g/ ]
A6M3 Zero x 27
5 H# e6 c  T( J* H( f5 Z6 SB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
% z+ f' r6 |# [% ?9 SWirraway x 105 S+ U! \6 t( [
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses0 |( `9 N0 A: {- X/ {- g
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
' L5 A0 |1 J8 K, F* n4 |4 O5 OA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
/ P+ p) V% O& L2 `1 ]B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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  \4 U! k# e7 _6 s# p! {+ jAllied aircraft losses! z0 q- U: H+ f% P2 J5 ]1 q, ?
Wirraway: 10 destroyed/ o' _  a: W5 p) l. I! Z( _
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# c4 H0 N* d  i" sCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage# x& w9 K, k* D
DD Mugford
# L7 O: U) ]1 X2 v) _' E! xDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 ?5 d$ S5 J" q

% u, e+ Z% P- O$ z5 q' C7 N  RAircraft Attacking:
$ l! k8 P9 H9 Z* N7 q 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, N+ }9 f8 J5 h 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. ^$ j' r$ U9 w0 `
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ x  ?5 W1 D9 U/ X
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 G) A0 j6 j2 j, r& @% D5 d( I" S
2 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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& U- r' u% s; K 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# `( J+ J/ }2 v' w6 U4 g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' I- y; A9 J4 C, F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; E" |- O2 s% z) 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 feet% S- q' |* J+ T3 I! Q- F% i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  \$ b) ?8 {$ @& A, U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 \# b, K* x9 U1 k, A5 p3 s
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ ?% S" j, P/ H( x7 a/ q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 z0 ?# P6 ?8 s" R! I6 p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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7 M0 h8 D7 w' q# {9 b% _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" r1 j5 T2 ^4 L2 C( X9 r9 F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 c; u1 C" N  B# h' f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" E* ]' n* m  v1 r+ V3 ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 [' {7 L; g& k. M2 d) J  v
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113+ d! h! A* T5 @% A

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A6M2 Zero x 35/ x1 u! u4 V9 D9 I) L8 V& K/ j: E
A6M3 Zero x 22
+ U3 f7 c1 }1 oB5N Kate x 61
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Wirraway x 5
: {/ z8 Q' @( [P-400 Airacobra x 2
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A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged5 }, O9 d! ?, w% {3 v) }& L* q
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 h( g( \) M, ?4 eWirraway: 5 destroyed
/ t. b' [; c# W& ?9 W$ g" ?P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed8 r5 p) a' F- U9 h

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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage1 m/ Y0 Q. e' A3 Q5 Q
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage6 H0 t7 l" B8 a2 K, [1 ?

1 X, }0 M' y, O1 v  W4 o9 j- yAircraft Attacking:
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 ^$ e$ b* Z2 W. p# s8 M% a 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 feet7 |2 ^! P3 H6 Z7 w, T
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, b+ F- e7 u' j# H  v0 _+ a2 a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet