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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！: e$ z& i# P. J8 F/ h( p
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1135 B* r. A3 p3 B9 S- o" I" W

" K+ d) p8 h( W" o2 o1 [Japanese aircraft
+ L9 J; K& R" lA6M3 Zero x 27
& D5 y; V' l. W& V. {0 `1 SD3A Val x 106  q! B. u. y8 i5 w+ N

3 B6 h# A, g" [+ OAllied aircraft4 w# g9 ?, V0 v3 O; @" E
Wirraway x 21. t/ P4 g5 L; s
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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5 P7 ~& w) |8 z: g, P/ o4 qJapanese aircraft losses6 R( S2 E. w$ F
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
, L/ f) T) y( Z: q( O& U7 ~D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 T# x" w/ U! \. jWirraway: 12 destroyed; A; b/ G( H1 W8 p0 D9 r- F  c6 |
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed- O( ^% z6 ?" p7 d' ~- |( u
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
; c1 e: z- x. z3 g0 sTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
7 y2 r, K% q2 _) hSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
% I, P& l% [# \C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:' p  z" ^! ~/ J; l
48 casualties reported1 K9 N6 Z5 z  K5 M% j* M
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
: p( B7 p, V" x' T% sAirbase supply hits 2  a) \5 f6 z& |" O/ A1 ^7 k) _
Runway hits 70
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% s: O) T: [5 X0 _Aircraft Attacking:
7 z$ L/ O4 H! w4 A- M7 l6 Q22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 V+ \4 {- t* ~+ b. v4 x6 \) F
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# p/ [! E; H6 x( B# @; A20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ v  U; E1 q4 j# X5 K3 h) y9 r% F
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 {( `/ j6 Y. q) ]5 w  `) }* I21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- C% t$ @4 Y" j# {0 f5 y7 @
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/ y* \; q! x) H5 |2 N) b* G  R# t" oDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113, X5 g/ V9 ?/ y; P0 l

0 s! c1 F( u2 \# c- m' ~Japanese aircraft9 \' A8 ?5 e' W% n7 u& K3 x
A6M2 Zero x 77% h5 d2 A6 O  f
A6M3 Zero x 276 V6 p% v3 P) u" h: [9 d
B5N Kate x 95
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( y( r" D. k' vAllied aircraft
  d( S  j  q: _9 {Wirraway x 100 g) I5 v$ \0 j
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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) S: p* p* a3 X+ x9 _) vJapanese aircraft losses
5 N" }. P# `: [0 B; D; CA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 T" |/ O( f! L$ u5 q' ]# jA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
4 n+ f" L/ P- T, \, `' oB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# I) H" M0 S  S4 d4 lWirraway: 10 destroyed/ s% K1 S7 Z" e2 p- g; J  m5 _( I
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed% K. p& c, L  o  v2 y) b5 X

0 {5 ^9 Q+ U$ P7 LAllied Ships
1 z; g# Y" o$ [, [/ J$ G; pCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage' Y! {0 P! v0 P9 ?8 V2 d% Y2 H
DD Mugford
1 a, i# b9 W! P/ KDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage9 l9 F/ J3 k$ W' U2 Y9 ]/ q" z

4 e; u9 i4 @% O5 w1 r* N4 PAircraft Attacking:
+ Q! |& y4 y3 X! N/ v/ i4 L6 Y 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 Q. l  \5 f1 r; ]  `( E8 `; d4 c. y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ?& X: M" _) \3 V5 \5 ]' N, U+ {
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" `% r' I. l7 {8 l 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ C4 w! I$ k6 _, ^' `& s0 \
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 E; d0 S& b  r5 M- R" n. y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ ?: `5 d& j9 K& p0 s* U' }1 h
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. Z) H- t3 U' y2 i$ u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 ~  e+ K0 \5 W. F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( C) g0 Q. n0 G/ ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 {/ N" F, h! S3 @( O* J/ d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 U, |+ @, Y* e3 l+ _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. s& X- |: U7 a4 r3 |7 u" d& T1 L 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 G  r" |3 Q1 k* c8 U6 L! X$ j) x 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ E9 u5 t8 t" L( r! J2 x; R 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( R  j+ ]* {7 K$ Z& G" y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% O! v3 \+ S. a  ~- @0 P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 V& u2 }1 j! M; `; } 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  I6 A3 A7 l5 [; N0 e! z: C7 K7 J% g1 d2 j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x+ q: {+ F3 S) ODay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
# T  F; p6 j$ L" `4 b; yA6M2 Zero x 35& v; t! {7 l" J( ?2 F2 h3 |5 \
A6M3 Zero x 22
1 s8 i( ^( }, j; g$ }; gB5N Kate x 61
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' X+ K% h9 `* @5 m7 x& S( zAllied aircraft& T/ j; w3 @: _+ ?" f6 F
Wirraway x 5
# C7 m, z' i5 S' v. G9 L1 h* LP-400 Airacobra x 29 r- I! b7 |4 _4 K) [

! H2 T$ m+ O3 RJapanese aircraft losses% @! g( v2 c$ Z0 a. h9 J
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
4 u0 h7 f  f5 ]/ j: G) K! Z0 nB5N Kate: 3 damaged* L, O* e/ N+ \1 J
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Allied aircraft losses
& w" [' g1 V$ O4 o. HWirraway: 5 destroyed
: ]& t, T" M7 Q8 X% ]: ^) DP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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$ m2 B& h5 c: d( _/ ?' xAllied Ships! ^4 Y; j- M& q( Z6 f' ?+ r
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage' S6 K: h2 D% j& k- H6 m
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
# c* x) P% T1 O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' b1 m2 r# ^. [$ h0 E, L- G/ D) b 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, X4 U0 R  G0 w* I* n! ? 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 v; y/ I- q& a$ h( _( \ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# |% _7 X- j( u4 Q( W0 c' Z  I 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 P' |' N$ V) h2 G; Z. K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, J: m1 E3 _0 P: @
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, l5 x6 o: w( z! d1 L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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0 O1 A$ ?; Q& Z; o* Y) E( z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 E+ h7 h) ?0 U. g1 I0 j! j( F0 C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet