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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& \6 m; o  \! n# s6 E8 y

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A6M3 Zero x 27
' @  f0 ]) N7 yD3A Val x 106& X6 k. l9 C9 A9 Y! R0 m

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Wirraway x 21- M- a* I1 J. B! o; t: \
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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0 p, p3 s+ O1 BA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
. C7 P9 }! F+ F1 ]  ZD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* _: p$ d" l8 ]; JWirraway: 12 destroyed3 k6 L% I8 G4 H" P; l, Y. L9 l, p
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed+ e# ^0 G3 R6 {# o! b( \
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
$ H! R# g0 K6 d: cTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
3 j/ W! L, s' d  {# |2 XSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
/ I2 o& ^' g2 w$ R" yC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed% i4 l# s+ \7 f. T; w
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; E& x% a" J# _( o48 casualties reported" m( h) V+ f& B4 `
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
$ M! _1 X  H% l% {* c$ S% x: vAirbase supply hits 2
* B* ^. c& L4 w6 {4 Y" x9 E( h/ h: wRunway hits 70
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/ Y. E# V& h6 ~* h. j22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 _) Z/ D1 F0 G9 j
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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' D( n; M+ P  o8 r' s21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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$ P+ f$ `, z& B/ HDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1135 w) B( A  {0 o+ r" {7 a6 e

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A6M2 Zero x 77
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B5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
9 e) d+ f& O: w4 @- Y7 FWirraway x 10
( u9 X. t) x6 V7 ?8 Y- D. mP-400 Airacobra x 4  Z" _8 c! G4 T- F/ ]/ A

. s: _- K, A1 oJapanese aircraft losses
6 Z  O6 V% e- z' e# i- AA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged  G0 F$ Y# ^6 N4 s8 d; U
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
5 p' J: K5 Z. }; i3 R) R4 ?' NB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Wirraway: 10 destroyed5 Y5 b+ Z/ ?2 ^, U8 N$ Q3 R
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed) h( m' Z: t4 ?8 a; J/ t5 u6 d
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Allied Ships# i% j0 ~, f9 f
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage1 {3 G6 \! P. A$ b4 D5 J/ Z9 U
DD Mugford7 `. h% ~6 `9 K; b7 P6 k& M
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
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1 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' W) M( _4 t$ C# r1 R3 H, ~7 J
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 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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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft2 C% Y4 b* `# z
A6M2 Zero x 357 U- c7 j! K! M4 N
A6M3 Zero x 22
6 {. Y, e/ ?' K, |8 O7 F+ cB5N Kate x 610 ~$ E2 b. g( }& d

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: W* S6 @6 V, C* {+ h1 _Wirraway x 54 t, @! w: T* {" f+ p
P-400 Airacobra x 27 v0 d/ j0 u* d
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Japanese aircraft losses' R+ Q' s% j0 o: k* @7 C8 E% V. ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
9 r7 t* x, Q, |4 S; k, @B5N Kate: 3 damaged! t% [$ p: W, ]9 o+ U

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Wirraway: 5 destroyed
8 |, O& i  L2 i. WP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed6 v1 b5 m+ Q* E+ A6 ~7 H
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage; j3 `- _0 h7 s
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage  x5 d$ k$ q' o) ~! G: V! ]' R

1 V3 v4 @/ _& k! p8 h, FAircraft Attacking:
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1 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
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