日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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3 ]2 C' B0 f8 o) w: ADay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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0 q$ H! [- x" H4 X# z" y VJapanese aircraft
5 V0 l9 r+ ?; t8 k# e5 k, ?6 BA6M3 Zero x 27
y$ D8 g+ V" e1 Y$ DD3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
, K* O0 g; e) z4 J2 B1 SWirraway x 21
, D$ h8 f* q. u- r& CP-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses9 x3 X6 m0 s1 q0 ?: t* L* @2 L' c
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
* a/ d' f1 L0 xD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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7 \9 o# g" B# Y0 i& WWirraway: 12 destroyed% p" K# J' i( k+ z1 ]/ X
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 g8 Q9 Q9 M8 i
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
8 z8 `4 h( v* b% d& G. R7 ]1 nTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
$ U+ V4 I% T, ^& [ u; i' n YSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed" x; h; _7 B4 p7 S
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed2 @, o& m+ |# N: @
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Allied ground losses:
% H K# r. O, }- Q4 \48 casualties reported
- C7 F1 H0 y/ f4 VVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
# w- v+ M I. c, s( [ AAirbase supply hits 21 K. _! e& G/ E6 n
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:$ }, W2 O% Y f3 W s3 z
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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2 K) N& F2 ~( b1 k* M6 _20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( p1 ]+ X1 q9 r3 D6 P) Z
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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l9 [) |0 ^/ r3 rDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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A6M2 Zero x 77
1 @" }4 ]) b+ sA6M3 Zero x 27
# \5 @* k9 s ~+ M0 QB5N Kate x 956 I) U6 H! ]1 Q- [& t" q, _
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6 `, K( o- l- t9 JWirraway x 10
4 M7 G" |& z) LP-400 Airacobra x 45 y) C; F! \. e/ [ O% Y
6 ` T/ S# A/ l* M8 B- wJapanese aircraft losses5 r' h6 g% ]( M
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged- o, q. i$ F+ [7 s9 U. @" H# a
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged1 h g$ D/ p( _
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged$ z) H7 X; v# p3 Q* `# F# ?
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Allied aircraft losses+ _9 ]/ }5 P7 `: a, f2 E1 B+ K) a
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
5 ]& V, `* _. S! ^P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed0 ^/ Z: J7 u0 T/ M
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Allied Ships
( d+ I& H' o- K' Y L+ \; vCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage6 G G/ N y w. Z
DD Mugford
) D+ e: i3 ~# fDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ X: }, w: |0 P3 r& z
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. b1 K- j8 V! p" B$ Q, L, J) P
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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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
& c8 S2 l' I# y3 eA6M2 Zero x 354 `1 s9 C2 i9 m2 T7 r0 @
A6M3 Zero x 22( ~: ~) ^. z" U) @4 l' [; R
B5N Kate x 61: y. m' \4 H4 \. N
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Wirraway x 57 `* ~" ]8 B9 a" |
P-400 Airacobra x 2+ n6 }- {) ?: f8 }4 a: D
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Japanese aircraft losses I) v" X" k/ I; t
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged& R3 g, r; q' T+ T# a- l( H
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# I, q; l' E, C5 |2 y- v' n3 O! `Wirraway: 5 destroyed
+ Y2 w2 K. a/ b% J: o8 K ZP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 \" G2 X Q# S) d @DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 _8 x: j# C; N" L. q1 J( `DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 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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