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7 m5 o2 e* ~9 Y4 f2 ~8 O6 mDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
$ x4 @, H8 l- X+ [. eA6M3 Zero x 27) s, |5 D# S; J. p5 j
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
+ x. h! I: n/ ?% mWirraway x 21$ H5 w' }5 o* m: X; u, i: l$ c$ n
P-400 Airacobra x 82 ~5 a5 _& ]3 o7 _9 t
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Japanese aircraft losses. @- G% o1 O1 r' F+ H
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ q$ ]3 u2 O" T$ d" iD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged& P& f# J( n+ e+ w( u2 z
0 E" u; f( `, X# A# xAllied aircraft losses* ~2 p3 F% u: S1 l. [# Z
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
* b& q5 p- b H( m MP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
# o# y D9 M x w; h( F- d4 EHudson I: 13 destroyed! y7 R0 L$ @% f" w1 f4 I
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
( c3 x4 E- s! |, f1 ~2 e' BSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed) G$ F+ J/ h& A$ s, K& ^
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:* _% i" ?$ y$ r6 J/ _
48 casualties reported
" e1 U- Q7 G9 ?, N( T. g+ j1 SVehicles lost 25 n3 |0 G6 s0 Z- @: G
4 F8 `0 E+ q. v. H2 B7 NAirbase hits 15
}0 E0 }. @% [) `& S/ ]Airbase supply hits 2
4 r0 L- Y' [, }) Q, s+ E- ^2 cRunway hits 70
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. @( S2 A: b- e: h$ oAircraft Attacking:* W3 R$ |( M. V3 x1 \
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 F1 v- n9 W" r6 F o20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 h7 a) c1 S# ~- e" }" \. v, Z+ C
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! a8 ^5 p; I9 }& ?" E21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 v+ S' t1 _% y1 d
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113, r( X; t) H3 X) N! P1 R+ B
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Japanese aircraft3 D$ O3 e9 H q
A6M2 Zero x 770 r8 ~% Z# `3 k% K! F
A6M3 Zero x 27! E v6 l) ?! J, |) v
B5N Kate x 95
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2 M2 r6 H7 x: M. L2 HAllied aircraft. e1 S {7 f3 i
Wirraway x 10- m+ o' e" g+ ^( ~- b/ e
P-400 Airacobra x 47 ?% l$ |& H/ R3 O6 H
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Japanese aircraft losses0 j+ [( @, n- i( }
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged9 ?/ C7 S/ n* \6 F u, D) S, N
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged! W% n' f1 N) p3 n
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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& D# }7 v) L2 h+ A0 g! I. bAllied aircraft losses
@( t* a9 Y9 d B3 G* ~Wirraway: 10 destroyed
* E; c( g4 U; H# N! rP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed0 J, G5 O8 \! ~: _/ {) c
5 W3 h% i# ?7 W- `8 V& s2 l# dAllied Ships
+ K0 C7 v6 Y& N( h' QCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* F$ J+ `' _2 d8 h2 \* r& L/ g
DD Mugford
7 Z0 d0 M4 ~+ f0 m( X7 h. S9 L& _DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
, W" n9 b& p6 o, ?0 a* b' k* x 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" D* ~+ [' N9 K7 ?; A) M 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
H% U* E8 i5 e+ e B 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# ^2 i/ ]. O$ n; u8 ^9 I$ m 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 y2 j5 d- |6 {0 ?( b% Z9 t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ i' l0 M" @: c+ _ R4 b 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 ]7 K6 y& J3 N9 V) e 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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2 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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* @! I* n' S H, k! q1 lDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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+ B8 m- Q; K) U. T6 _6 HA6M2 Zero x 353 F, n+ }- [8 O
A6M3 Zero x 22/ z0 Z# e6 C3 H' m$ @3 O. b
B5N Kate x 61
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Wirraway x 5
% U1 Z z3 k+ \* V' A+ L8 O7 ^P-400 Airacobra x 2* `: r0 K% u, f, Q4 R! r- D
* G; W) D7 V* x/ I z! CJapanese aircraft losses
$ x Z- P3 R; r9 gA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged/ f, C3 V. @5 T/ `* ]# |! {) v' i
B5N Kate: 3 damaged* J+ H2 C- h/ K5 Q
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Allied aircraft losses
1 |, E( B5 K# G' w4 g- }5 B, X( RWirraway: 5 destroyed
2 W8 D: u" [" ^0 B9 T. N$ BP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 G; x+ j! e7 W) V3 D$ R1 J+ T5 q
DD 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 feet3 }& r" c5 _2 u: j% e
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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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