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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！5 S" b6 R2 K, E$ C' Y
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/ f6 C$ e2 n. L' u1 o! E6 |Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113  R0 \' A  o% D) o: v' k1 h' c" U7 x

; I/ C5 F* o; @% \! [" G- p/ uJapanese aircraft0 [% v: h4 ]: E( Q& d3 [8 m
A6M3 Zero x 27
* z" ]3 Z' w0 ?D3A Val x 106) W, F, |' K8 T. C

6 D: Q% s# W  Q- kAllied aircraft
- M' M# z" N. Q7 TWirraway x 215 ?" j  M8 ~9 b2 j0 j: E2 K8 [
P-400 Airacobra x 8+ M) ?0 c% v( K# h1 u+ M- k' ?
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Japanese aircraft losses! c' b5 i3 u* }9 l9 C
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
, U& a1 f; s* z+ P* fD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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9 A$ U  z; {& u4 [8 B* O7 R* sAllied aircraft losses# M$ X0 x( s5 V( N  U
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
+ y2 W+ S/ E, ~4 hP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
0 j: Y# N  A' Q: A! lHudson I: 13 destroyed
/ N0 y2 M  N: w6 w, q2 STBD Devastator: 5 destroyed0 r9 z7 V* S# e, |  `5 H4 |
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed( P8 K! h5 k, U4 |! u% h$ ~, m
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
" X) K. N6 o4 j  E$ e- j# o8 ~48 casualties reported
! P8 E- b4 V; V  U* XVehicles lost 2( A( P) q& A7 W/ X* c+ t
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Airbase hits 15/ q+ S& N3 @1 Y- H" g' ?
Airbase supply hits 2
$ b6 X3 k* F9 ~! ?* I' g+ _Runway hits 70" \' m! R: R$ f& ]6 X9 e
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Aircraft Attacking:3 }+ q$ B, ~. ]8 W$ @" n5 c& S
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 M7 ?; f; x. D1 q6 C6 A: |
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: O3 s8 b; z' G4 i, m: b4 G( b
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! D- E) ~" U, }$ B2 c
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 |; }4 r% U( R) z% a# r+ ]21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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/ K; R. I" l* z% x/ pDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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' D, C$ L8 @! sJapanese aircraft
. U1 B9 k4 e7 e% x$ H. y; k" `A6M2 Zero x 77
( v; v6 m2 d' [A6M3 Zero x 27
7 U' G6 w6 h6 a: v+ m. [2 xB5N Kate x 95' g2 M, O; S" {  y
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Allied aircraft
" q# b  J9 Y9 P$ F; mWirraway x 10: f4 ~, \' @' x2 g2 x% ^$ {) A
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses- z  b" P! l; h+ t$ K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ i* y; S: {% u  a. C; jA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
4 ]% V! x) ~- a1 j- X% N7 d7 u+ OB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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) k) t) F% l4 ~" MAllied aircraft losses
9 E: H6 `3 H) s* qWirraway: 10 destroyed! K/ s+ [$ ?4 J, `6 C7 `$ H
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 V1 J- b; t" n) v+ z# X

4 S/ U2 C/ C' r" T, ?1 K% TAllied Ships( w* K6 V& N* u9 l7 S  |
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
% i, w; L7 F2 N. O( ~0 k. ?DD Mugford1 j3 [; T4 n$ b1 a; F& @
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage& v% z" o- V8 k& ?* w

) e* ?6 x* e8 c( f, jAircraft Attacking:
$ A+ F. e0 `+ }' F1 J/ e! V 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 ^" g5 `& I. r& t3 J) }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; W% G( M4 W- X7 v" O6 r
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 Q' u* L$ z' E$ W
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 P* O  X  }( L* o) l0 s* r. \1 i 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  C/ T( [4 u/ L9 f( g# a' a1 S! B2 T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 s. w; a, J/ c& u( L3 p7 V4 p 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 Q4 V, |1 `" [/ f& ]# j$ e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! y! V  \9 w' Z$ x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 \& E7 x2 l9 ]+ y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& q7 Z+ ?! m0 x9 Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; w9 _5 M- v6 k- \* ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 b( k) d- F6 u0 x6 V  z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# y) w6 I( |% O' M. g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% P& R$ J( E. {3 c 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 u& Z+ z3 ?* }9 V: d+ ~  j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ b$ f5 R# {# K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ ^6 {  `/ A: ?8 ?7 Y' m0 U- s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& s" A$ X9 w3 d. h# B% u2 v4 p
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 f: Y3 w2 n& ~! W' `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 ~& S. K# y4 M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 |+ X% ?, z9 ]. U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: Y9 U9 i* Y& v0 U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% s8 h! T/ o: t2 z" r
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
" b. ]1 U7 Y! E6 o1 PA6M2 Zero x 35
7 [/ j* A( F: V2 i& \, r0 sA6M3 Zero x 228 C+ @$ f" `9 r5 d, R
B5N Kate x 617 Z; N+ g' m( ~: M( v4 ^- U
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Allied aircraft$ s+ f  C& |" E: u- W
Wirraway x 5
5 Z: |* J. [5 Y+ ~. l5 |P-400 Airacobra x 2
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/ C) _' }# ~. D4 r3 M2 [Japanese aircraft losses
/ Q1 l; j9 S( c5 x. z# tA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged& }1 \' F0 f% i0 b% O% k
B5N Kate: 3 damaged/ J/ C% u/ \' |
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Allied aircraft losses: o. \; _# s& k1 M/ C: a
Wirraway: 5 destroyed5 ?& [" b$ K; c: I1 l
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed1 i' b9 q- P) O: ^( i

: a9 i" @5 u$ e* G$ _, w" lAllied Ships7 {; Q% c0 b0 S3 s. k' ?, P
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage5 ^8 k3 [" I! V$ @
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage0 z5 h. K2 A) y5 P

0 [! q% k& F6 TAircraft Attacking:) E% y2 `+ X6 u5 f% q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 F4 t4 L& a5 s4 J 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ d) W, h9 q. w& @% c& {. N 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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  W/ |: q9 t0 r 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 K1 |1 S! U) h3 y. }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; C7 Q" x1 P2 J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" R7 X, Q2 ?5 A) i6 X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ C1 ~* H0 V% g) m" h! J/ k
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ a( @/ q6 p+ R; v0 x( I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 B4 M0 m4 J3 @) c& F+ | 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 i- k7 e3 J, g& R5 R! L  [7 c 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 R; \6 \# z* L: }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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