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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1132 V3 k4 V  W9 E9 Z. F

" x! E" T+ O8 SJapanese aircraft5 T* _6 X4 T/ a+ e, c/ t1 I: o
A6M3 Zero x 279 }9 t+ _% u) V2 l- _* T/ U
D3A Val x 1065 a0 y5 Y' x4 H2 A6 ?  J% w
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Allied aircraft
, a: c5 [' O$ \6 MWirraway x 21
" ~2 n  ?* [' ^) X& r- y7 oP-400 Airacobra x 81 X4 V8 z3 R# W! ^/ v5 p
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Japanese aircraft losses/ \' r) [5 b1 y: ^
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
" R, O  S9 ~, MD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
+ ?- a8 V5 v* T! B* sWirraway: 12 destroyed
5 P% x# t/ U$ wP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
7 w8 v/ A, z# ], D' \9 @Hudson I: 13 destroyed
* }9 y8 z5 P  d+ lTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed# u: b9 u6 \' K* S5 b5 @. d4 h' Y
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed, j% @( l9 M  [: r) t: I6 P/ d% K
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed" n  W1 H/ v! |; I% \+ j) `
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Allied ground losses:5 E- d8 X# b2 D- m, N$ @  S
48 casualties reported; D$ L+ Y$ `. F9 S5 T$ z+ `0 A6 O
Vehicles lost 23 O, Y$ o7 x2 i; C) b

$ i* R9 `# a& X3 ^+ Z" nAirbase hits 15
' H0 I0 S: e! A& vAirbase supply hits 2
. ?! [& G. o) d" u7 b( \Runway hits 70
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6 K* f  n! q- }, f- V2 B" GAircraft Attacking:7 m0 S' _! U/ r. f
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 s% p3 q/ k' b! C: o5 Y
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. N4 W6 z6 c1 r& E( \- f1 y/ V20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; g/ o0 }6 a5 @  c2 ~1 ]. I) k
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 ^' U5 f; b5 e5 _# M" `21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 i  x3 q" j! W1 h- a* W
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5 ]- j; o8 N0 h/ u( hDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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, z. |: y2 G% W8 j2 d- o4 G1 d$ Q7 wJapanese aircraft( ^, t5 Y* d3 R% I
A6M2 Zero x 77. D  u7 ?  X. U3 y( t2 N/ b' a
A6M3 Zero x 27
* D7 G2 }/ R7 n* N5 H# n9 zB5N Kate x 953 E+ n& s6 a# w9 w
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Allied aircraft% t7 b, Z" f2 A" ?
Wirraway x 10
; ^6 G6 @" k( M8 k/ n' M$ n6 ^0 m0 F3 IP-400 Airacobra x 40 ?$ A/ r( L" }

, t. f8 h: L" MJapanese aircraft losses: L5 Y* l& J' p% A$ W
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
# R; J# B7 p2 U( bA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged" ?  N' l4 O- ?+ D9 b! S. q, m
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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  Y+ i/ L. O1 Y" Y* I1 Y3 x0 ?. tAllied aircraft losses
/ T( h1 X( N0 j$ D, L4 zWirraway: 10 destroyed
# V$ n) ]$ o9 n# K& qP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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: @( Q6 g$ W8 i* JAllied Ships( Z, ~; I! p  F, l
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
7 Z( D; A$ p! Z% a, \# rDD Mugford
4 w, y4 R* e5 y' ODD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage) {: p0 V8 y! P. ^$ a- S/ }
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Aircraft Attacking:6 a# x6 \/ n+ h. E* r. L
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( z0 ~. ]. \5 e! J- k$ W
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ O- C4 L6 z  p! h% J: p/ P
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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! {1 G" c  n; u: i: e 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, e/ z0 ?/ _% \" ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 o) \8 H3 ^$ E1 u( T) U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# C/ T1 \" q! _( ]. N8 T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, A) o& ~' r8 j! N- C, |3 o
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; ~3 z# ~4 D0 y' m  h! V5 r3 n) O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 K, s; n8 y6 { 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ b4 e8 k# f  V' E& s" q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" H) t+ b3 \' \+ b  ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  _" k+ j5 `! x2 y, \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ s3 j* h0 Q' `1 w% s% [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# S. m% y6 I* e4 V6 n( M$ _
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& Z2 Y' m% H3 j( P" QDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft  Y4 L1 E& _# U4 L
A6M2 Zero x 35, [- \0 X0 s# H8 z) [
A6M3 Zero x 22" ]1 ~6 M( s2 |4 i+ @7 _3 G
B5N Kate x 61! U7 A0 M, p+ ]: {4 Z4 u* o

$ r' ]( `2 o+ ?' nAllied aircraft' ~, B1 y, Q8 m/ x# [
Wirraway x 5* H. s+ |  \, _: Q5 W  d9 s! [
P-400 Airacobra x 25 N9 F+ J- N2 Q

+ D7 j$ ~  n" U/ `- v, jJapanese aircraft losses
* [0 C8 l+ H1 D0 BA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
4 o/ }6 L: X6 ^  p$ nB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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0 z& K" u* _2 w! N. FAllied aircraft losses4 t. [6 |! n3 o% k2 w. [
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
! p. F  E8 B8 [4 y: J. z1 d1 p3 MP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed3 m' j. G" f- W7 l; p1 U) {

- u* Q8 M7 J8 T6 GAllied Ships
8 o/ t8 j7 |& @7 PDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
. f7 k& ?1 g* h( N) ~9 FDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage4 ?+ K4 O  B3 W2 Z
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Aircraft Attacking:* X9 f9 n9 x! I( }/ T6 B* Z: S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  [$ u9 i- K% a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 s! i1 n6 D7 S- P1 S- ^% D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 y& q: `& f+ ^, E. J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* F; g. a. Z# U; u: @# u- z/ [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet