日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!8 ^3 ~$ h) H8 N- D
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' V x( v+ L; ?4 C) z( K- [Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113. ?) [9 H3 C* M- |
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Japanese aircraft0 f; T: P0 L$ K1 a# T2 \& Q
A6M3 Zero x 27: n) M+ ]% B3 h0 E
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft* Q2 b2 g% N8 V) k7 x8 J( e& Q! i
Wirraway x 212 N+ u9 K. P3 h3 n+ c9 ~
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses/ @* l0 X7 j: d2 P8 O A1 Z; F: @
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
: \1 I# F8 E5 g) iD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; U% W% C E+ k: j
Wirraway: 12 destroyed# M g+ Q. ?7 }5 _, k9 S
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
& P4 x& c3 L& v8 Y/ Z9 C2 T' c' XHudson I: 13 destroyed
5 l1 j6 @; v) t/ |. rTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed' r- O; Z' D0 ] {
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed& @& S% ^5 W+ f" T
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed0 z* E+ R4 n P/ ]
7 P3 g$ d [ I: w7 I f# }3 Y
9 r, J, U$ w$ U6 |8 O j iAllied ground losses:$ r v$ D! S N+ T& g
48 casualties reported4 W9 C" H! J4 q/ G
Vehicles lost 2. W% Y# ? {, z: j3 i
7 ]% Q" s9 O5 K5 LAirbase hits 15! s/ s( y1 l% M
Airbase supply hits 21 Q4 B2 v X/ [' T" B( I- S
Runway hits 705 c3 l/ e. Q$ Y. c5 Q6 g' `
# N6 f5 P9 G$ Q, sAircraft Attacking:
& d- {* Z( b: ^/ J% o) M, ?0 T22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) I$ j& }1 |5 @ p0 u* f* d' s5 N
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 H' P: t5 w; y3 e$ @% t3 n
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( v6 _3 ^' {" U
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Japanese aircraft( N6 v( Z2 t9 `8 m( \$ J9 C- ^
A6M2 Zero x 77" F( s. x* {6 B2 k7 n! z' _
A6M3 Zero x 27
" y+ Z: b r! n9 E1 f mB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft* J2 K# C; `, e# E) z6 b
Wirraway x 10
/ \7 E, ]4 S p3 ?# o6 @" h% n9 vP-400 Airacobra x 44 r" o [4 z7 C
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Japanese aircraft losses: e: j6 B8 L' H& p9 \% w
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
; M) H+ w7 Y' N, R l% v: kA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged1 a7 n# B1 z9 M, K
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 }, m2 M" H, A( z2 H5 MWirraway: 10 destroyed
) F- n6 Y ]; T8 Z" v- u$ C" YP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
) r, T8 O. o& k4 C0 D- I6 fCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
5 F) @8 n, W9 f: ~9 |1 GDD Mugford1 U2 z. _3 ^4 ~6 Q
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 @! D5 b2 T( {# D# l2 H
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ R1 ]& [7 p- Q' {/ N3 }
3 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+ ?3 i; Y }& `. e$ {* 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 feet6 z9 `- W$ ~6 k+ w% L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# V5 v$ d2 J% Q) {) ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 G+ ^9 l9 r, b5 H& h* A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& e! `& l: u: J( y& `8 G
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. Y( c* v% c' Z4 i. }/ t1 ]
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" N6 {& G: `6 ~9 o$ ?. {
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
9 [9 J% K: o$ Y5 U6 dA6M2 Zero x 35
6 P: r1 P! F& `7 W) Y* j+ CA6M3 Zero x 22& H2 B( Y3 i; W! h6 ]8 {
B5N Kate x 61. e2 F- I( D* y! {2 }5 d
) ^7 U8 J* S. |" A. AAllied aircraft! l/ J# ]2 x9 f. @ V
Wirraway x 5
i U- v! [0 v/ W# Q- x6 z. _P-400 Airacobra x 2; y& b# w( B, r" l4 r: D* ]- T
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Japanese aircraft losses
# [# o- y( \2 @7 G9 }! G" x! DA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged) o9 M! D# z- y+ y' k [9 `
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ X+ H& u7 [1 z: a; N
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
! T; C& o" l- @P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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0 A9 G. S5 }+ R, `- e+ rAllied Ships
2 d4 H4 v* `* FDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! _4 U5 c6 R- PDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ i1 W7 q4 s6 C2 b1 y: m
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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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