日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!# |& ^, i$ ~* ^1 k. h. _: ^( v
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
( X2 U/ H4 W' C" ]A6M3 Zero x 27
& V! |2 d# Z& e1 t' Z: pD3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
o# u# O& z( s3 N; G' zWirraway x 21
& b. t* J7 c- P. qP-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
b+ G" E' r6 V. K2 c6 x+ J0 P, X$ RA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 D, S0 N( ^, ?5 ^: N% u' i
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged: y' B k% W7 G e3 N: ]+ g7 B
; ^% f B) h- T/ n4 o% ]Allied aircraft losses9 E/ G: Q" W1 N; V
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
/ p& H6 L5 Z) E8 H2 v6 I$ _, dP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 ]' ]# \% ^0 A1 f t) H
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
: j8 \0 S; t/ ^! _/ v$ YTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed2 l" l3 l5 D7 V% B6 b+ i
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
: ^8 i& S( N* ^3 B8 n, D4 a+ p- pC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed. f+ f1 Y5 _1 e7 x
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Allied ground losses:; o( d" R3 ^3 I& h6 h% V4 X3 \ W
48 casualties reported; X- D0 Y$ e' T2 N+ `# B. O, n. Y9 c
Vehicles lost 25 T4 O* Q; Y& ~9 q/ H
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Airbase hits 15& B# g+ }1 j3 k$ a
Airbase supply hits 2, Z3 _+ i! f9 K0 r! v* X
Runway hits 704 {: u" [7 F) R
K# I/ s9 p, @& m4 d7 V% `0 |Aircraft Attacking: X) c3 h! b! F' g5 {3 H/ G
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 ~6 c+ L2 ]+ a20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: r! N, }1 m: @; A+ y Q3 M/ F9 Z0 {
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 z; o u/ e$ ~, g* D4 F21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. \1 }7 I) U& z. H3 N/ Q j
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ ]6 P; D3 H5 g
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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& Y' h# }- w. s; tJapanese aircraft2 j c5 p0 K9 g* }3 C
A6M2 Zero x 77# x# o& ]0 P# p/ C$ z( r4 T1 C
A6M3 Zero x 27" Y8 v( ? Z( [0 X# }) i
B5N Kate x 952 u6 O- A( Z% M: |# i- _6 U/ w
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Allied aircraft2 P8 X5 `% w% X# ^% e
Wirraway x 10
! Z$ v3 T8 L. g8 V7 aP-400 Airacobra x 47 s& @# J) ?0 N8 P# Z8 Q
{+ `8 v) P1 [' D- k: CJapanese aircraft losses
X1 @5 c U4 B4 {A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ {. g. p$ x1 N" \! pA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
" W# ]$ V" ~! o! u* v& xB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged2 Z, y( L8 H) n. |' M1 O' g
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Allied aircraft losses7 I! m6 @1 E& p2 S
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
7 D- A2 H$ z2 k- j* S1 C* vP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed' }# _& W& x& u7 X8 p
9 I# A% F6 o$ G5 ?7 C& X: ]# BAllied Ships
! ?5 Z7 Q. K& N6 M% A- I- aCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 ]4 L. R, g* ?5 G+ XDD Mugford3 m( c9 N9 p6 m! X8 j
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ T5 p: i/ r1 L# I) {+ h
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 R1 e# y' _& z0 @- {* }6 A 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. T+ g6 w% z" L, v' S& [* f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% y" x1 J* p/ }* v8 h* }
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" J- G' i) C* q( s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' ?- I$ i. z0 h. U( R- d) E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' a9 `2 ~ o$ E6 ^$ A6 \0 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 |* c T4 Y! }) h* U9 k
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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1 K, n& F1 }5 S( ] 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* ~1 p1 E! k$ I/ y& @9 Q* t& A
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- \$ d3 N1 C$ {& j3 @
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7 {. _8 L. D7 p, e% I5 |Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113& c* s7 g/ p, X& c* S; q
7 X" p$ v' D3 S% RJapanese aircraft
9 K X: \! S4 s& dA6M2 Zero x 35
h3 p+ J4 Y! J6 }6 t1 |+ nA6M3 Zero x 221 O8 |; U. l* V1 |3 L
B5N Kate x 61/ Y; m A% X3 I6 R2 C8 f5 j- v
1 F- F+ i1 z" r. ^8 s) sAllied aircraft
3 t/ ^$ q' u5 q2 O1 ^Wirraway x 5
9 r1 o8 G/ i/ qP-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses+ W3 q7 C: C+ t) s) }8 i
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged7 I6 @4 `) b/ @
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! z; R: ]7 n: D9 u; Q3 x& Z
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
# V# R& i O/ `; r' U3 vP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed' `3 b1 s/ d( H
( q5 G6 k3 n3 _Allied Ships
/ Q+ G7 t" U9 T" z8 R: TDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 |6 E, ~0 l: F5 b# @5 bDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 D3 c; X _; ]( R" i7 w! p
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Aircraft Attacking:, e$ L8 m I! _3 a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ P+ {* L. U# ]( d6 O1 |# S/ f
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* H+ x; B% V4 q
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, d( a7 q: p) l2 {
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! Z8 q8 q* v" V. x7 Q C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 a: P1 k( ~7 q4 T3 z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, S1 n( V* I; w0 ]+ f3 m! J# O1 ~: T
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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