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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！; C* [; c2 k! Q3 G
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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A6M3 Zero x 27
* L) G# }) ]3 X4 G! E$ ^D3A Val x 106, l* b- P8 S. G0 L

& V( i1 r6 ?) l; ?9 r! ?' OAllied aircraft! f: r) L8 d' {6 V  B. Z
Wirraway x 21$ C; `. d: ?& @* R3 k: |' f
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
) ]+ T  F( l0 m4 K% VA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 K7 f/ L2 L+ l" |. ^
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Wirraway: 12 destroyed
' ^: |% T9 X# v4 T) a2 e9 v  D# M: eP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed, e4 p) T% I$ y. V4 E1 @% p" G7 X
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
5 P$ ?3 U$ _4 p7 v: pTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
# ~7 a* M2 x( p' K" ESB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
# X. I; U9 U( ?* A& Y' ^2 `C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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" [- S# D, {8 d7 Y+ S# V8 iAllied ground losses:" {+ j: q! [; @: ~
48 casualties reported; V4 d* b4 E; M
Vehicles lost 2/ B- n2 @0 w* R

6 T5 ?7 v, r% S0 B" q! O7 `Airbase hits 15
& M5 L' s  O; Z+ d  a1 M/ xAirbase supply hits 2$ ?; l1 j: I0 W, c; S3 s9 q
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:
- H/ a6 i  E" h2 c22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! m/ V# C; L3 f5 S+ ]20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; J* o/ E; b# m+ ]0 W; u  Z3 Y1 M  M
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 I" m7 G0 e- b: G) Q7 Y0 h9 c* h: P21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* S8 {( m. O2 X, s# {21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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5 `. ]$ w: W( }& d- v& M( U  zDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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1 r# ]" h- W5 ~& A5 f, PA6M2 Zero x 77
& q; z8 R( F# O9 |& D" G+ L. cA6M3 Zero x 27
, W3 C4 a( c  G3 ~7 lB5N Kate x 95; u; H2 |0 j, ^9 u
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Wirraway x 10
, F$ ~2 I" ]9 ^* e, _P-400 Airacobra x 43 O6 v% S; Z9 ^( ], B

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* u3 ^1 `, ?  T6 x6 gA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
( M3 i& J& [( OA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
9 E6 t. A) Y! m, \3 kB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. S- y2 I2 Z$ q% Z6 NWirraway: 10 destroyed# ^0 f- r8 W3 h8 F
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed* J2 U0 M2 ?8 ]
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Allied Ships( u: c' c: O0 U- E
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage1 I7 G* |- t) `
DD Mugford
- E$ b# E  @3 @3 i5 Z# S4 u7 XDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage, ~. T( x/ V1 ^6 n8 K

2 a. p( D& y, Y# Y" m6 O# @% F" PAircraft Attacking:/ m8 m9 N" `. \! B9 U
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% z" q) ^" n  B; f" ?# i. P$ W
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 e4 t5 d' u8 h7 l" F' K& M 1 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
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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" {/ |3 @7 ?/ d2 ]* L1 X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  F9 Z- T# _. B, F- ?1 m5 W! n2 g9 O
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% b/ p* B/ K  ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' @- q2 g" b8 v. D7 o" P; T: X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ [% X( T$ w! P8 _' i+ \0 ^2 x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! ^; p( J) c0 I8 j& w3 e% ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" \/ z. Y1 i0 x% b( z. N( ~8 W
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1132 H% `, y% o2 P5 \& [

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% F& f( v7 g! n4 ^# dA6M2 Zero x 35
' y7 u4 L& v4 T0 N2 OA6M3 Zero x 22, C( h% \: H9 D, v
B5N Kate x 61
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Wirraway x 5
3 \) U2 {$ _; F' q. OP-400 Airacobra x 2* d1 o0 \6 G+ o, g  p
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ q% ^8 ?0 ~/ l) W8 fA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
2 k3 }$ J, F$ O! i0 j- R  a0 w# g" NB5N Kate: 3 damaged0 G! a+ ~, {  o' @# \
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Allied aircraft losses+ T) r& `' S9 ~7 |: L
Wirraway: 5 destroyed: Q, L  V' V3 w7 q
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed& Y/ ]( N; S4 M* a; j: U1 [3 {+ k

: R- |+ z& k1 L; k$ |Allied Ships
  K: v" k$ W. `: U' jDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
8 S9 m. p' y4 p- mDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 F. E0 _8 n9 f$ ] 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 _5 J6 x: c. {% ~; y- B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! ^8 |& f  u+ k/ z, F/ r. p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 P6 Y& ?5 I% m* L, F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  D* T1 Z& x1 R: Z  p
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