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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！
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& U9 p) a2 M/ L* I  bDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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9 y; c5 q+ I) }7 r! }1 M% V+ D9 A% GJapanese aircraft
' O' ]: }8 f- MA6M3 Zero x 279 J0 s4 y2 J& H. _" _' L2 {3 J, v) c
D3A Val x 106) R! {3 l. |; _

& U0 s& I, B% X0 x8 VAllied aircraft
+ O+ F8 e1 X+ t' X! r2 U  F$ G0 |Wirraway x 21
# H) D: B1 i% K5 i7 nP-400 Airacobra x 8
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3 ^) I* U8 o0 \Japanese aircraft losses
0 O' g' G" C: ]! ^A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ k. B% l2 s4 u! Q' j) HD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 o3 p6 L" C5 M$ i) H
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
( Y; E. _4 ^7 u6 yP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
" j+ R/ A% ?0 cHudson I: 13 destroyed. W" ]* o+ ]4 [; s
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
1 X2 N$ l7 y& K' V& MSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed) y1 @6 ]/ [+ @% H: H- N
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed* L. Y( _: {- c. h5 T0 n1 a
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Allied ground losses:1 B; o- u& D) T% |" k7 r; A. J. b
48 casualties reported
1 S+ S/ v1 I; s1 u( H. PVehicles lost 25 K) F1 ^. K; T" y" ~& X$ d

9 I4 q) b( s# T; O  rAirbase hits 156 p: m3 L  l& |  R6 f. w+ ?, [
Airbase supply hits 2( Z2 K! c: A. n
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:7 @( M, f% \! b1 O$ H: F
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 S+ M" j, T& Z
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 ]' S/ W9 P6 w. p1 E20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 H# n* }% Q+ N' L4 C7 w. F21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 t+ I7 L5 k0 p6 [9 Y. u4 M2 w21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' b8 P1 g/ Z5 H6 r2 n* a$ Z
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$ E1 y1 B* g7 X+ `  j5 C/ aDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. n5 H- y# H; g) M8 V5 e5 T  x' S
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Japanese aircraft. l( p) s6 C; p
A6M2 Zero x 77
: X7 e% B) f& m: Y3 u# d; QA6M3 Zero x 27
/ @* \0 [% ~. E- d/ }# S$ H% pB5N Kate x 95
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1 c& O' ?1 {3 zWirraway x 10/ W& ^7 {; B6 X- T3 ?2 z  B
P-400 Airacobra x 4# @- B& {) Y5 I- |- V

& ?1 [# q4 E5 H3 u  NJapanese aircraft losses
; U0 ]0 d: \! V+ F% TA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged8 d; E7 F. S0 I3 t: a
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
5 v+ j& {7 Y. m1 ^, Z) V0 rB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged  \' O" R' S8 ~

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" \8 L. F5 r; ^Wirraway: 10 destroyed
3 R+ y% t/ R& f, Y8 _P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed; a/ R, ^" b6 e

& c/ `; T- k8 p. }& E' @Allied Ships, f8 l8 X  E  V5 _5 `) X5 N
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage$ q! L7 N$ _- p2 m& C
DD Mugford0 Q( T. @3 y# Q. L( S9 B  c
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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5 `( _! A- V* ^+ P$ FAircraft Attacking:% F, f! b" W0 z4 w
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 X/ K2 X: h& w) K4 B5 e& |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( _7 R) V2 x/ U0 ^% Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% a& S5 l" p7 A) r
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 feet4 t2 c) U/ v' B" ^$ a9 G* F' N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 h5 p, E4 X8 [/ a  ^+ K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 s- n" v% e+ x" R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 V& |  d2 v, G9 L6 G
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
/ t" a! Z$ f: RA6M2 Zero x 35+ s+ d9 e- \6 X  C2 E: Y) j
A6M3 Zero x 22
6 d3 S8 z) z- m" a6 X/ T$ NB5N Kate x 61( x7 j1 S8 U. F7 `' |+ K" {9 A! ~

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Wirraway x 5; N3 c" l6 O* n- T
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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3 t4 n2 P' _+ G4 A" o1 R; eJapanese aircraft losses
. o" I8 w# E* C$ p# I7 J' }; O0 OA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged: M& {! L9 ]% Q0 r
B5N Kate: 3 damaged# z7 K* P  k! k) h' Y9 P
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Allied aircraft losses, `: V* W6 h9 B. w: h$ G
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
$ E, q! K3 W+ M2 W- F+ JP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships7 \: R. i; y/ q. ]8 B5 d
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
8 F8 v* e- m+ P5 V2 l; f; i3 eDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet