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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 b, d. U  x7 ~6 J& j6 z

, Y2 G  |  Y" p& ]3 EJapanese aircraft: G* g/ @7 l" Z2 j- N9 R* i
A6M3 Zero x 276 b( G( K/ F7 g3 @$ o
D3A Val x 106; X+ W# O/ E' x7 p9 |2 T7 T' w

1 F) m0 \/ \: }  cAllied aircraft4 T2 n7 Y& v; X
Wirraway x 21
. J2 u$ h* G$ T' |: l9 R$ lP-400 Airacobra x 8
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  w0 v+ A$ k9 f; {1 {3 uJapanese aircraft losses
- e, T# @/ K$ }0 Q, wA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
; n7 N+ o3 ~. K& D" H; u/ G' vD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged* @( v) \# H+ P. T* _; [# d

0 c8 Y* E4 Y* c: x: d3 kAllied aircraft losses/ \7 C! h& L1 A4 x1 ]
Wirraway: 12 destroyed; o8 Q' \  @6 ^7 i
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
2 u( G( H) o5 oHudson I: 13 destroyed8 {* n, }- w% w0 J- @; F
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed+ Z. {3 @9 u. m. M/ I
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
4 z2 j4 \* A8 g9 jC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed0 }* B2 a3 W: d; {" e
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Allied ground losses:9 H/ h9 Z/ o3 J- T; Y4 ?
48 casualties reported
9 L$ ~. l, z$ `) b; ^Vehicles lost 2
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0 m7 j! v& Y2 r: C2 bAirbase hits 155 z; A6 m; q7 r$ ^7 L1 z& [, u& O
Airbase supply hits 29 b# n" g7 u4 r9 ?0 G0 L( \( m
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:0 \6 V/ E$ I9 @! T- P! ]
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. [  v/ X8 b4 J; ~8 q20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 _1 l) r/ r- S* E: x20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( B) V% P4 ?- {( V7 b
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ X. E, A: Y- ^9 ?6 r
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 x' k- G, t) X/ z& m
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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  P2 Z9 k* S0 i( aJapanese aircraft
3 P: }5 @# T( R/ c' [A6M2 Zero x 77
. ?% S" l! `3 u: s/ WA6M3 Zero x 273 ]& I; ^, k  W
B5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
3 L/ O* q) j! ZWirraway x 10; B+ G" g) q! x2 q: F
P-400 Airacobra x 4" i. u2 Z2 q, s
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Japanese aircraft losses+ e) [) l) ?$ Q% s
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged. W% }1 l+ y) y
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged- W, Z6 {: u: c
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged9 m. u* B3 z7 G/ Q0 Y6 D

6 M( W3 e$ ]6 [1 a$ _, F' iAllied aircraft losses
- l3 t/ C- S/ A5 Y. G5 {( W5 hWirraway: 10 destroyed% F8 \* B0 c) S& t* T
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 e9 ]- [  t4 bCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage$ r& F0 c5 p: s' ?- P
DD Mugford6 V/ H- C5 @8 h0 P/ v/ q/ m
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:8 M' L+ G6 ?  W5 d. P; {3 u
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ }, T; @+ J' k8 H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 R! k; i3 ^8 Y. H 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 ~1 P/ ~7 b; U' R3 g 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- @2 j7 D$ i) |, ?! t5 a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- t# X2 i/ i* T' d8 Q
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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% i! P5 k9 }& r; N& C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 R7 ?" a3 D, v$ Q* h* I  A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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. i' M* W- U- ]& ^Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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A6M2 Zero x 35
/ p5 Z( {) d9 ]4 ZA6M3 Zero x 22" C: J3 ^2 P" T/ h8 h; r
B5N Kate x 61: b5 Q, X7 m* h

! ~* t* Z/ a0 f- C& l, ~9 OAllied aircraft2 i# {) e7 E) \% S
Wirraway x 5& l. t; a, q7 {, {
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses9 n2 e: w- Q. w8 `, x/ k4 ~$ ^
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 K5 P7 W5 \/ h2 O$ L! V8 PWirraway: 5 destroyed
& e5 w2 o& E' J  HP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed5 l6 B) d& N6 E' b5 s

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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
, Z& [8 K0 E$ Z9 VDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage0 X3 }8 x, f0 L0 H
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Aircraft Attacking:. {4 d+ n* o6 N$ o% k
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* S! O+ o. d3 a" h7 R
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 g4 ]3 t: n4 U3 [9 }
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