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* H6 R' b  H* q3 y) [Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113$ H& z5 A/ ?, X7 k1 h

5 v7 Q: j7 Z; V5 i1 E! PJapanese aircraft, a( z8 q! E. B" C+ f# |# k
A6M3 Zero x 27" h: S7 C& m4 e
D3A Val x 1065 P9 K* b' t$ n$ P

& o) Y. J& B7 e: u* c" Z5 B& [+ Y2 p0 yAllied aircraft! B* r( w4 \( S* b1 ]
Wirraway x 21
2 y0 f" S, ~. F" [; U( qP-400 Airacobra x 84 E. Z( r; y- p8 H; h

, [2 N1 u, l$ D. k5 TJapanese aircraft losses
7 [# [" I4 a2 i8 J" ?: D8 uA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ A4 U- y" k+ I; s$ t' R6 _$ GD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged% x; W! [% g  F2 I; S

) x: I+ ~8 y# Q: h9 O* ]; J& c3 i9 tAllied aircraft losses
6 }3 k# z. h3 e4 {' H& HWirraway: 12 destroyed
1 ]0 B! I; ^6 a  E+ A; jP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
3 j) I: P& _/ Z! {Hudson I: 13 destroyed% I: l& b' G6 T* x3 J
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
$ o  |  p7 @3 @& D, ]! ?6 ]: K& {: \SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed7 y% ~. F( g& O+ q/ y& O
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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+ k( d) F1 G: p7 y8 ~' cAllied ground losses:
' c5 ~- h# I7 p: b' k; z" A0 ?3 d48 casualties reported
- _. c# I- I) J9 W4 I& O9 m) _Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
, i* q6 I- A3 a% I( l: Z) \  T  IAirbase supply hits 20 D" |  X8 b7 V3 V5 Y) f" ~
Runway hits 70: u  f: m0 |0 W# }2 w8 [: k9 V

2 v* U! N: N. Q9 D! Q& xAircraft Attacking:
" ?* K9 i! G# O5 X6 I22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: ^# I' y* ?2 G7 z/ P% x5 `0 C20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 w4 }/ p3 I4 d9 }
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 [( g& U) H6 _0 `6 T21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! [4 z0 \+ |( u6 j6 ~
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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' Y$ o* ?" T9 iDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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; D( ], U2 k( QJapanese aircraft
6 ]9 E2 O8 h' m) I. s5 [A6M2 Zero x 77
2 ~) l% h9 @7 ?A6M3 Zero x 27
/ O  K  Q! `6 p5 U* s" oB5N Kate x 95
5 ^4 w3 [, I  K9 d: n& r
! O* q1 j) r# R) Q2 rAllied aircraft/ b- N3 N$ P/ b/ [/ k: E
Wirraway x 10
& v( y1 q1 S3 a9 x; YP-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
' D$ k6 U- D  v5 k$ }A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
& j  l# p# T3 i8 `# b0 [' UA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged3 {9 W% O6 S( j5 f( X9 [
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Wirraway: 10 destroyed
2 I4 l" q$ q: Y6 jP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed7 L% s$ I8 R: |5 u

( Y- h  M; Z; h4 h) [/ l, I7 E/ U' PAllied Ships. p" U* g: ]) o6 i! p2 _
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
  \( o3 x" K# h4 \* ]3 s) \DD Mugford" U5 J8 K9 H6 v: n4 ~* i8 v
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 n; X' k$ O2 p2 P2 N

+ N% l1 P- J% kAircraft Attacking:+ y* I/ V! @7 A. `" l. i
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) y& L+ Y4 |; y- I! T2 h% p' _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 D3 a3 l2 W0 S8 D0 u( [) ]9 a 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 e& I* D3 h0 n2 m! X2 s
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 R6 x( j+ L/ F( d 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! `* e7 B. X/ D: x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: j9 ?6 b7 Z8 r/ z# p5 c6 s- `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 L5 u) O! K( W* }/ j/ y, S2 ] 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 [# w. u( p) v0 B5 ^' l 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# n: S% o+ h. X; @ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; w0 A9 N# x! j- @" ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) \# d) c3 |( N8 q  s$ V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ D# B% L4 O8 _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% [+ g, K- m+ l7 E% h1 u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. M: i/ q7 S, M# @7 E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 J: N6 }: N( u1 s7 w& x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ^3 V) T' w& D/ |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ t0 Q& j" L/ y+ n1 A' N6 J: T 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  e& e7 g; ^- |# n
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' X$ `, Q+ ^2 X; J6 v 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* P& d/ R8 H8 ?5 v( Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* U6 S) e- {9 v! K" j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 T' r# Y, o, R1 i$ x 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 a; b% n8 N' P, I. b 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! @; Y8 P$ _5 A. Z8 n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- K+ w% |6 N. m. K+ m6 C& 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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4 \% e' \6 p* D& m, @) W/ E* ?- dJapanese aircraft7 p; x- y: X' {( A& V( S
A6M2 Zero x 35
8 H6 O/ q1 V( z) F  |! wA6M3 Zero x 22
3 n, `+ e3 s2 A; eB5N Kate x 61+ f$ J2 [, A6 V  ^! J

% m1 _: H8 m7 s' FAllied aircraft6 B9 J. J; f9 N0 C& s9 l  u
Wirraway x 5
; C1 f- R7 T  v/ Q' yP-400 Airacobra x 2: S9 F  {- {) Q5 w. t' Q0 Z; w$ _

+ n" }5 \2 [; C7 W! e% OJapanese aircraft losses  p: L! C1 i. D7 x. y
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
; r$ l. [% @2 \# @6 U3 Q$ n! u: I9 IB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- c" q$ `. y" o
Wirraway: 5 destroyed4 T+ {& m% X, m3 i; {/ W+ \$ ?
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed' {" G. D5 W5 u% y: X

  G3 [- V  v# E: ]* C4 aAllied Ships
9 Z) i0 {) V8 j+ A; aDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
/ |' m/ R1 X) u* i+ FDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage2 d6 q) V. U1 x- H2 |

& t7 R" Q: J, J1 wAircraft Attacking:
6 p" `; j( W6 V1 @5 [& }& C/ { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" I! d! B% w( t: T3 ^2 K& j/ x5 Z7 }
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* P" g7 y+ f- |9 S9 p
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! W" V0 q& Q, x+ j# \1 E9 \ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 H( g% o" U$ `- N1 n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ F. \  W( r* Y6 U) F6 P" N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 }- o7 B7 ~$ |) _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 q6 M' K: E1 c7 E8 h: {& q! V9 y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ p5 C: f! a. r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 Z% ~$ i- H# ?/ X& V, l  |7 ]. J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* ^$ l9 N! Q( w0 q, ^6 _0 L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. w/ T" j0 g; D' @5 t& a) C' i( D5 ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 C9 }3 W% C* b' F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% j1 @, Z6 m5 w& w4 a7 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# ?+ [7 w4 r  ]. s, j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 T5 z" B# [' A$ O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 t0 z6 `2 D3 x/ l: U" i6 o( E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet