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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113) {% B2 W& P+ _4 Z7 @& N
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Japanese aircraft
5 Q$ n* p6 _/ Z# C1 T6 M" k% M4 yA6M3 Zero x 278 M2 O' r7 X" m( u B+ p. O3 A
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft2 ~& B- X. J' N' @2 M9 \2 t
Wirraway x 21+ H) B! [5 S) T5 l- e3 h
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
c3 S* L* i! R: G2 X8 ^4 ]A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 N! `2 c2 C; n3 ?. G' W: kD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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0 o6 O. W- S& y; C k& B* h, t3 }Allied aircraft losses/ q K) p# k( I$ x$ e3 `
Wirraway: 12 destroyed% F/ _" X- N9 \4 B
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
3 K4 s4 s2 z. @Hudson I: 13 destroyed9 U) I. h& h4 d5 y0 F
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
* W; P. [" a! b. f" Q& d- c% Q5 M4 qSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
; R* M9 C3 J0 IC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed7 T* R; _+ @! Y! g/ P% q) N
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Allied ground losses:( X3 [' y! j' i% \1 @& g
48 casualties reported* g* h0 p4 D( r+ l: S" r3 F$ r1 F
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
, ?/ d, @/ { t$ ` q2 A: ~Airbase supply hits 2$ s/ H$ C% U- M( b$ z
Runway hits 707 w. C/ t. `1 K! E2 r0 @+ G! j
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Aircraft Attacking:' _8 P$ [/ f% |8 ~. E) U
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
k; w0 a2 M$ e20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 j0 t0 d5 _0 l$ k* n0 [
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 G, G8 ?* ^2 J/ c- ?+ D% c6 r21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 S( [3 x& }' i9 L3 {# `# s21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* Z" q( }1 b3 j5 m' }( Y4 V5 h
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1131 _2 }8 a2 E) H6 {6 a/ X( C
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Japanese aircraft9 ] ]! z( ^; F1 O6 |' y
A6M2 Zero x 77
" r k9 s: f: n3 ? nA6M3 Zero x 27% ]1 x" U9 a u' b% g* _, e5 D
B5N Kate x 95, Z4 q0 k( G- y, U- [
7 X4 S* Z, W. ^6 ]% c, e5 H& wAllied aircraft% R9 {4 Q7 O5 a+ ]
Wirraway x 10. w$ [3 W* N; p" a
P-400 Airacobra x 4) {+ {# l" u- a* y/ }. O1 a
# _# _* V9 s& sJapanese aircraft losses% x+ @5 a. k- m2 ~; `
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged F/ e8 o- Z4 K1 f5 p' c
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged& F/ X9 c; O6 j( M2 z% l
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged4 O% h) L) s3 ?5 T0 r7 ^8 N
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Allied aircraft losses: ^7 Y- ?+ r. p
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
( C; z- x& t) ^; D1 Q. u+ Q9 GP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed& {1 P* A# U' m5 v5 A1 p' J1 p; i
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Allied Ships4 D4 u( f+ z1 v' e2 f- I" d. c4 w
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
5 Z! x! B; t' R! H+ G/ CDD Mugford
0 u) S M& B5 GDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:/ L: E# A4 Z2 E9 E" b% W
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( q' @- N( R& J: W; d1 O: {
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ [& A/ s2 R- C$ ^4 w6 P
1 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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7 Z; X+ j' A4 r" l4 r 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& Q& x* g6 k, F3 C9 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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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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4 k. l( i( v* ^0 y" } 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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" E6 Z' O& _' G1 sDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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, n) V6 t$ N1 W7 SJapanese aircraft
. L9 M$ J8 s9 HA6M2 Zero x 35
* m( S {* A' g9 q: VA6M3 Zero x 22; T* i! l% \, _* s6 g: O4 X9 K* L
B5N Kate x 61
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Wirraway x 5
0 a- J1 X) K+ f5 qP-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses6 z$ v8 i5 v& s9 W5 S
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
7 \0 [. `/ X+ o! IB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses5 _7 z- x6 [( n+ f$ o L" R5 W8 S
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
3 e/ o0 o: |2 }4 F" GP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed2 q- f% h. J' c% _
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9 H# P9 K. I' Y# l: D( @ N- EDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ f- i- e6 a/ S/ J3 n4 Q
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ Y" A1 ~% E* r8 Q& P
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Aircraft Attacking:
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3 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 feet5 E7 [$ k/ U! n& R3 c6 L3 r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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