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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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5 A# E$ \; O* b$ `9 gJapanese aircraft
; [3 \( U% D+ ^A6M3 Zero x 27
2 ]( f+ _8 Y/ z  o* i1 C2 l; S# D4 m: OD3A Val x 106
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9 C/ z) m+ Y+ ?. d2 W& UWirraway x 21
( q% p1 B) |' d& q' U6 g& DP-400 Airacobra x 8- O- p% D# g: [  {( X1 i  X) W! E

2 M: m. U4 T0 ]! YJapanese aircraft losses' r! x- m" }* X6 D" F1 M0 K
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
. r4 w* ^8 D# G9 {5 c! SD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# V9 g) w* o9 `  v% z/ tWirraway: 12 destroyed
. l# w+ X# t1 b8 |P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
* ]5 K5 _  i$ f$ T: @6 j' sHudson I: 13 destroyed
5 B# B  G+ b) r6 t& KTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed: S0 N& L6 z' p1 A0 u, N
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
5 J' b6 `% B, ~3 g! {C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed+ r3 Z, ^) _' o* ]
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Allied ground losses:4 A& d6 I- B. h
48 casualties reported
. p' W) |' a' rVehicles lost 27 h3 m3 k, v2 Z8 ]. |$ `2 E/ x! q

  ~) {; Y0 f, X- L$ Q" CAirbase hits 15
6 E+ ^, N2 I4 O" ~! E# A0 r+ wAirbase supply hits 2
6 K' I& m5 A9 e4 G( N3 F  ORunway hits 70
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4 z7 P1 `2 _* p8 [* ^Aircraft Attacking:
0 O9 h* g$ p& Z2 G5 F4 S22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ y% D/ R6 }4 F! b7 j, h20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( R! A" u6 Y0 Q. N# T0 m0 j% ~
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 ~9 W6 k& C6 M6 c
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' }, {( Z5 V3 M! x) [9 v/ l" N
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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. y( d6 S2 g) W7 TDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113% m* z: [/ K: p2 y, [

4 E( b4 J" n: FJapanese aircraft
! l1 F) f# B# n3 M6 d" o+ zA6M2 Zero x 77" \+ I8 G( c( H3 A9 Q9 ^
A6M3 Zero x 27& K7 F  a) Z( ]. }
B5N Kate x 953 v3 i, q4 W, l
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Allied aircraft
8 B) M6 O9 U; P* H! N3 V9 UWirraway x 10
$ w% M5 G8 t  `5 ]P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 Q1 U* R0 U: @) D2 oA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
1 x: Y9 c6 i1 q$ \A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged7 y  ]3 }7 K/ X* Q1 e" N& t
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged5 g0 H/ g( E8 p) M0 h* o2 \/ B
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Allied aircraft losses
, E6 X2 X; i: n, {; v4 l/ KWirraway: 10 destroyed
$ Z' w) K5 o8 t& i" I6 H' xP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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2 X" d; p2 j; T  l/ R9 vAllied Ships2 b8 _  v6 `! F, g. K6 ?' P2 w
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage8 @+ s2 Q; u. J
DD Mugford4 U4 A5 j+ x+ B- C
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:! m9 h" i5 K5 V: V
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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8 k6 p" l  Y8 e2 x) X3 | 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 V6 x$ z8 z; [! n! T: x
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 M" a& M  Y/ [/ T
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% h" v4 C! ~4 K7 C1 D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. _- U/ Q: _  j, k7 ]% \, j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 [% W1 y' J9 a. O8 b
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 ]' u/ d6 O$ ~7 {& E% O6 T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 P$ s9 ~. e+ ]- E7 E5 ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, G" |: V2 T* Z$ X! j% i! W0 V: t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 p$ _# y9 z5 N5 L& z0 |5 O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 c! |0 H' N! C2 h, c0 Z1 J) `4 V3 g7 ?9 |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! M* A5 ?0 ~1 v8 R- ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ m/ H/ K$ I3 R5 c  a  l8 B
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ f5 m; I7 R6 T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ ?6 k! h+ {2 G5 C" q; ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ U% v: o; w- d! }" A 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( S9 f9 ^4 u: b4 y; z$ r* c9 ] 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 e/ c7 w1 @, X 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# b: ?! p" P' V; I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ m) M$ k; S% |# q; Q
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
9 W4 C$ A4 |: m1 X; R6 f- V" Z# ]! S5 q6 z6 HA6M2 Zero x 35
; Q0 z: i, z3 C1 F, z' T8 o$ {A6M3 Zero x 22
3 k1 K6 t( c9 kB5N Kate x 619 _$ `0 b$ W; n  [# K% m

2 Z. B, C0 z' U. vAllied aircraft
+ [8 s& [( C7 `+ m3 }! z: |) l' AWirraway x 58 `/ Q5 M6 R' Y$ Y# f, X! Y2 x4 e6 J
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
- l0 _9 B0 v- _, M! BA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged9 C% e8 N) Z" X
B5N Kate: 3 damaged  D8 g( c4 e+ K3 ~6 _4 @* s$ Y

) K# d+ a3 m- sAllied aircraft losses, S0 W5 A# i0 ?# N
Wirraway: 5 destroyed8 H2 O; `) U/ X8 Y' J
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed9 e4 z" b3 [. Z6 g) W5 W8 J
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Allied Ships2 E" j# Y' I0 p3 e# H2 x/ j% g( |
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
( D+ x; ]/ i2 G) h6 h: vDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage% d4 @4 L  F$ c/ T( O4 }
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Aircraft Attacking:6 d# O* l7 p0 F' F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 W! t$ u0 f7 a4 T  l0 F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 w' x8 e3 u' `. v 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! }* @2 |/ V# y% p) c$ s: a
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