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, p4 o4 S. j+ o$ j. i, T# h! kDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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. H& I; n% Z9 WJapanese aircraft
5 `( S5 b% z) c- q- q4 g$ S+ x* PA6M3 Zero x 27! |2 k; f: Q3 K! c. m8 k1 p- ?* v; n* c
D3A Val x 106& W' J" i0 r# M4 l- c0 g
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Allied aircraft
+ |7 m$ `7 R5 P; C8 V: T% sWirraway x 21
* R5 d! b" K& Z) k! s1 BP-400 Airacobra x 8
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- x/ `6 r- ?- P/ F0 m! Z( IJapanese aircraft losses
: {3 E  B4 ~( [. M% u9 W; LA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged+ z% F/ t9 M; N! v5 `4 ]
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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# G1 _, M& v5 N* m; |) m5 ZAllied aircraft losses2 Q* [8 k3 w" ?9 L$ ^' a, b
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
+ u8 n/ x' ~8 N7 c) b8 BP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
$ G  ]7 e2 F7 O) t$ BHudson I: 13 destroyed
9 L0 Q; C4 A3 h2 xTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed& R) d. D. a+ j
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed9 W' ~# O) w% ?' D
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
. K2 h# q" Q! g( f: R48 casualties reported! p$ q/ a/ ~* B  t. E$ B9 j! u
Vehicles lost 2: I. i# c. B& r3 ~1 o' t( A
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Airbase hits 154 V8 h) e) z5 z. E$ [
Airbase supply hits 2
. h( R# D6 w5 y! @9 Q4 tRunway hits 70* R) u  R0 B7 k% ]; v
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Aircraft Attacking:) F7 J2 D9 R8 v) u4 T3 Y- F
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( R$ g- x- O+ C
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( P& [1 d# c+ f% p4 [% h! j0 A
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 d8 }  S- v, N2 G- d) ^21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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# l: U5 |. h# Q& rDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1132 _0 I7 [2 E; k# R* f4 s. [
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Japanese aircraft4 b$ H2 P' t' {. x
A6M2 Zero x 778 A3 v/ N2 [; d! x0 [
A6M3 Zero x 27
( l8 P2 w( G; \/ P6 z* }B5N Kate x 95# B7 R9 I4 o3 s

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Wirraway x 10! @/ H1 g3 R: {$ ?/ h( v
P-400 Airacobra x 43 a" A9 f  [5 @) [' u, F2 }# D! L

1 j1 E! x- v# ]. NJapanese aircraft losses/ ]/ p  ?6 ?- e9 U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 P+ [: z( ?! WA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged1 }$ G' R2 Q0 S9 `1 u' R) d
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged! Z1 B- v5 b) z/ @) B# `! Q
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Allied aircraft losses
& P' t0 `) Z' B. B& k$ [0 iWirraway: 10 destroyed
' ], U6 Z9 w" d& t' G7 pP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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  F5 g: U0 K# k/ v0 f# T- GCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
  j4 C+ `6 k, }! h. ODD Mugford4 D4 M- j! M# Z: W
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage( F" U1 l6 u8 O7 A$ [0 B' B: w& F
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Aircraft Attacking:
( t$ N- G: G9 r# g9 \+ ~. q- _ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% D' q1 l# I5 B! t- E- P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 s( Y3 r: L" ~# T& h+ ]) S3 C
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ }! a) j! d; W* H0 ]3 R, L  y 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# |" a1 e" h8 P! @
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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% t9 O3 J# ^6 }, G 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  h- S5 d+ {! o- r  x' I, x5 J& y! s
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 feet4 L8 N/ V8 a9 o7 F$ D2 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* D. n; V+ r' p2 ~2 }
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5 H6 R" ^6 M0 n. F+ UDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113  P7 b- ^, `; X" \2 G: z" v* s, W

  Z5 |* k- y& ]- PJapanese aircraft- |+ o! s; _. y: x8 D9 Q* i
A6M2 Zero x 35' F! V/ E7 A/ |# L8 w6 |' P
A6M3 Zero x 22, u5 g% q! b. u
B5N Kate x 61
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# i6 u4 W, J4 c$ g% ]# v9 oAllied aircraft
4 k5 M! Y- u. _Wirraway x 5+ d+ @& R1 p% n* ]# _% W7 C1 G
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 U9 o# Q0 [7 T( KA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
* H4 S; w5 @1 b' FB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses$ s, v2 {8 J& `) j8 S" s
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
4 i  b; t! R2 h. `P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage2 j  y* ^' V8 e8 `" Z
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft 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 feet5 E& i/ N) n$ V) w% ~
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