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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113/ G7 y* D( [6 h2 p

6 C% b  S6 Y2 X4 a- s# UJapanese aircraft
7 e; G8 @* ^) c. e: s) MA6M3 Zero x 27
- r$ J: H7 {4 L1 Y5 aD3A Val x 1066 x  U0 ?. m0 o( N9 y; |6 V& P7 i8 E
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Allied aircraft  D* x$ O# ?7 u: D5 p( {$ t
Wirraway x 21
5 I7 @1 m9 N% f6 O9 t$ \P-400 Airacobra x 8
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! X% T' ]5 P, T( s- \( UJapanese aircraft losses
9 E6 t+ T; ]) q' d. f7 ]* ^A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; x  X9 T6 ~) r5 p6 p, V7 W: j7 u
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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, |+ \9 k4 r0 ?& e8 B8 ^. _Allied aircraft losses- ^* ^+ Q0 k7 O" I
Wirraway: 12 destroyed4 F- O% k3 U- ~, Z+ d
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed4 N1 e7 D& [- T6 D
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
" E$ ?% ?# k' MTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
. H5 p/ U7 @5 v8 ^6 Q" a+ f! H! hSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed6 }( y/ n. ~- M  Y( ^# ~
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:3 }- y1 _: Q4 L. g- A& l1 b; u
48 casualties reported
8 a( D: I( a2 ~' ]5 ^$ m- o0 ]- sVehicles lost 2
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! D4 i6 H" S% a' D# G7 X. GAirbase hits 15
5 ]0 f) O5 J1 B2 W, fAirbase supply hits 2
; R: q, x6 L5 [" R; t6 b3 NRunway hits 70  b* o1 x' B* G0 M
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Aircraft Attacking:
, w; A  N+ E9 N, Q  ~& y; ?22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ o( U3 j# M3 F& M  _% ~# \* D20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# o  J% O/ T7 V( n0 u5 w& e20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. h$ G' v9 i: D4 g% C' Y) G21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 \' P% G- h3 X# Y5 u
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( B" ?/ z/ ^2 \
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( j) p! i( I5 D5 `! [Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113, _7 H, c9 H0 @& R3 I& w( {# v* x- H
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Japanese aircraft
4 S7 {8 o0 x0 o% k& o/ RA6M2 Zero x 77: k4 ~. D/ \2 k2 |( J. b
A6M3 Zero x 27
+ `/ C9 ~% m; E' AB5N Kate x 95+ z  A8 }+ E% t
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Allied aircraft) A  j" B4 s0 ~% g/ [% n* O
Wirraway x 109 `# ?) D) d/ u& l
P-400 Airacobra x 48 n; T" |; U) W
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Japanese aircraft losses4 S7 e* l& g8 D/ B1 S
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 y( I* v1 b, x  J' ?A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged* w. @: k2 {/ |) i
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged, m' r5 M2 r. m

1 k: M% @4 t( n  LAllied aircraft losses: i+ ]$ X! r! ^8 x& M+ O+ T# @
Wirraway: 10 destroyed, v1 [, N, I3 [$ o
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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3 ~* x! f- z3 M8 AAllied Ships' M$ g+ c2 ~/ z3 |9 o5 ^
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
( p4 q0 z+ ]0 aDD Mugford
; e+ s, ?0 V7 W% w5 d! tDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage' d" s# p4 U4 C/ k. _$ k+ c
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Aircraft Attacking:, h' @; h( I/ }
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* i4 c, z' K. C4 s' N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( b" B: d" I+ e$ |7 b: C
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 M8 |' v3 J/ e) g% e
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 O+ O$ E4 N. x  F, M 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 B: A$ y$ p4 @) J$ V 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 H$ a% D6 q' ?3 i6 l* ^+ g# d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 M9 D4 s1 D; D) N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 C$ `% F4 H% m- E, P) ]# C  y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: b5 i! A" c+ B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 q2 w0 k- y; {4 m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 L/ J' g- U$ `# b* X' |( Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, y) z- h- Q# m/ W  F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 o2 e* A+ U# |" o& y' p/ I 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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- Y) Z# C- G0 `! Y8 _  ?. g 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 i; Q$ `6 i: {7 f  E; [ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 O. j; _( |2 c" D5 T 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: i4 ?+ x( e1 D: n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ n4 B3 h* G+ h" y' b0 m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, I/ ^( {% _9 j( S# F, b4 w* Q$ X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 |$ k6 a% h6 n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 \; D4 q1 }: N4 j6 @ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 h) N( Z* R0 S6 v! a/ B# d7 O% l
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113; W8 w4 [9 M% D+ z7 z) E# i
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Japanese aircraft
# F4 j. e7 ]( k% O  Q7 t, WA6M2 Zero x 35
6 Y0 R7 u3 {4 ~( IA6M3 Zero x 22
/ V$ `8 ]: z' h3 F& K& i5 h( @1 xB5N Kate x 61
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. B, @+ M  M6 U6 A! BAllied aircraft
% P  }( ?0 `% G, w4 u1 N$ f  nWirraway x 5
4 {8 \9 e9 z# \8 Q' @P-400 Airacobra x 2. k$ y9 l7 {: v" n

6 V# B1 y$ s0 x4 V: I$ PJapanese aircraft losses! f- U* ^1 K8 O- A$ o! c
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged3 G% T- U/ b3 i: j
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# i7 Q) F) L( Y5 e' B2 k
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
  n6 w" F: ?; D+ [: {! ^P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed5 n% a! D& Q$ `* F4 N. q4 H- O& ^. H
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Allied Ships
+ L" p  k; M4 qDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
' K* }" U% @, ?: s% ~DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage6 d( j5 a- x$ D2 Q

; ?# I+ R$ N; Q( Q: TAircraft Attacking:6 s- W6 m) l. O2 O1 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& Z/ j$ Q; s; m2 l; q# D; T" N- h
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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+ w4 N# A: A/ K. T$ v- q 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 x9 E% D$ K! `: {0 Q$ ~ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: C6 l( R2 h. u0 g5 b
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& E  i, q+ v0 @$ C: i/ ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 k$ G" H. M$ N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 H; @" n& ~3 K) H; P0 l8 K: V 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. C% ~0 j, K/ N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet