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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！  l8 @1 a+ ]9 W* @( j& b2 L
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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  m% J9 L# s- a9 V6 r  oJapanese aircraft8 K( c1 s6 ]' [2 ~) a6 }) `6 U  r
A6M3 Zero x 27
3 s% F; s, |/ {5 DD3A Val x 106
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/ r0 g5 ]. G! a# W- IAllied aircraft
& W4 F; ]0 f8 ~/ P3 rWirraway x 21
5 E9 J3 a8 [6 \/ U9 p6 vP-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 S" X1 W1 F: m3 Y+ T; K, JA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 k8 A$ s& E- `% MD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 }+ q- }$ G, [; m. k5 D7 q
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
! f* \/ }3 F8 N" H" _! m1 I( vP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed: R; z/ ?# B* d' [/ G0 D- D
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
1 V, r- c% N( ~) R% r; g$ yTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
- u% S7 U; E8 `9 ]  XSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
, c* f4 D; v% X1 _2 V- OC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed$ Z/ Z% \; y* R  Y( t& T
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" k; g* ^% z9 ?8 e+ L8 ^1 WAllied ground losses:: Q" K, P. L' V- P
48 casualties reported, h6 D- j; _# n% |( F
Vehicles lost 2
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( ?4 ]2 @6 Z) Z9 N5 X' Y7 DAirbase hits 15
; |$ O; B" r# [, l; z( M  B$ h% G, zAirbase supply hits 2% B4 l2 P+ ~, I7 B/ c
Runway hits 70
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5 T; I8 ^% O% CAircraft Attacking:
. x$ o. ]4 P# x  Q22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& Z" [' M8 V  e6 h4 v! A( Q7 b
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- E- I8 B6 T! a# J6 e. ]20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet  m0 N# y5 _& W
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ o5 @8 L! Z( p6 ]2 m: g
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft4 v* o6 q0 V1 v% q$ K& w# [
A6M2 Zero x 77
& q8 |4 z# F2 c& S- RA6M3 Zero x 273 E" t& D3 Z9 x8 x$ l# F0 {! y
B5N Kate x 95- C1 g5 z4 Y  m; n& }$ I9 T

. S4 m: g$ k8 y; _Allied aircraft+ |7 v6 S9 I3 K+ k8 E9 j+ P1 m3 ~
Wirraway x 10- i5 l6 Q, A- g( J; n) _
P-400 Airacobra x 4. c3 I3 C9 E! J6 O/ V

+ ?! j# l% S, X$ |. t: d$ O( |: d) X9 HJapanese aircraft losses
! R# d5 T( j$ z* hA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged4 \, t8 |$ n/ k% L
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
, k/ b" Y+ k/ N0 iB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 \9 k0 B$ V5 U  N! m0 b. vWirraway: 10 destroyed
3 d- w  w% ?) z0 r: TP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships1 w- E, [6 J8 \5 R: c+ q
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
- ]( s4 N) j0 F- ZDD Mugford
$ P" p% }: K$ g0 s- }DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage& ~( Z: }, N$ ?, Y
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Aircraft Attacking:
. M; N# I6 k7 U' y 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# z1 w3 E$ v; Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- K, ?: q& U6 T7 C; h9 i( n8 B
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" w! g) B: L/ N# m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: ?7 b$ a: N1 J1 H9 g7 h  R
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; N+ p, N$ E# e% L1 O$ `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 F7 Q& f( r- y5 { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 w. B& U3 x$ J' z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 @, |0 X! J: }. {$ _. M) U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' d  m8 V. T8 R8 V5 n8 ~( r( a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 b% O# A6 m# w1 u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 n: v5 S/ ?+ }- d& e: O; ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 ]. H; d; {+ P 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 Q( n' H0 r1 G9 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ h5 g' \6 O& T5 w. A+ @5 G0 n/ `
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- u" S0 a1 X4 u5 r0 @/ L0 K$ v8 R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 `$ i5 [' a3 {# \) v0 |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: j4 F* S" y9 _( } 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& N2 [8 t' a9 H6 G$ ~2 B5 ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( H+ f0 u5 K2 z8 q/ Q9 x( T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 F7 }8 l* s; k, u( 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& @: S5 g: K; E: d
A6M2 Zero x 35
  a4 P0 _* p( }, _; @, O# |A6M3 Zero x 22
! N# M- m/ F. X  y( t8 BB5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
3 D' G! H% E5 b' G+ @0 }6 zWirraway x 5
; h5 I3 [0 m1 N: j4 WP-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ h! n2 ?) G* ?A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
, ]1 B2 k/ v3 U) V! b. P- VB5N Kate: 3 damaged7 }- }& C% ?5 O8 v4 f
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Allied aircraft losses
2 \) o' F! w+ J5 P7 N3 R- GWirraway: 5 destroyed
  X# B! }5 P2 W7 I6 C! X  S+ @P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed9 d+ P( W/ z, y2 W
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Allied Ships9 s* E5 V9 b  g9 H$ T9 ]( t
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
' l: k: L# y- bDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage6 u8 k3 [! T" M9 U( U
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Aircraft Attacking:1 C% Z2 N" e1 W) w, z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- @0 p) g9 J3 x/ U7 ~; {
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ e  Q4 J, t6 f0 `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ l5 I$ z( K; j$ R, p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ S) k& Y8 X% u5 B& W 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( m9 h6 {) e& x% |0 b
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 @& e  G+ J8 _5 @  h# K1 i+ `, l 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( n0 d+ I5 V$ t5 S: G. b7 q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: A0 B0 c. r8 G# f7 ?9 c$ r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 `$ ^" A3 i( P" p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  x/ F* n2 s& \" f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet