日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!7 r. d& M# U; A$ L
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
% S2 p, w: L5 E: n- D6 PA6M3 Zero x 27
2 `' H- H+ q S- C. I+ k. L uD3A Val x 106) \% m& _* L" Y. P) X$ e9 a
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Allied aircraft5 E4 L" G3 j# x0 z
Wirraway x 217 Y3 a% B, s$ _) h
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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+ W8 S' d1 a, a* h1 h* g/ nJapanese aircraft losses
% x3 c0 F' f I; ^: mA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 K. a( I i$ P: T
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged5 Y# j2 N& z2 z y) ?% @( q, p; z6 C
6 |) ^2 s+ ~8 NAllied aircraft losses# q& N9 s$ C* x( Y
Wirraway: 12 destroyed1 p$ N; e! @5 c9 q5 N4 w
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
: @" y4 s4 }3 S# I6 S) Z# A% i" b8 vHudson I: 13 destroyed% X; d1 ]; H) q+ y+ ]6 O5 j
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
, v8 T- H. y p! {7 cSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
l/ I2 F5 u* Z6 \$ h" AC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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" N" b; S/ n& b: ?Allied ground losses:# T1 e4 l, x# C6 U4 G
48 casualties reported' ~, S J/ i s" y# S
Vehicles lost 2
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' B' f( r9 L) c& R; N$ IAirbase hits 15
3 n; n2 t7 @" fAirbase supply hits 23 ?( ^ a: c! M o7 F
Runway hits 70- f8 S; G. i, m1 t2 m0 [" l7 M) d
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$ q: l2 M2 i4 \22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, b0 K! Y2 ]# R% G7 s, k! d4 `! R9 V
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; I4 {) j9 W |( {3 n- E8 N
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 e) _! Z; R) Z% t$ m21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 K& B8 {8 b. Y' K6 B7 \21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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: h- t, c1 m2 N* D* ?Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113- _# @/ X. E( ]) a) H2 f9 ~8 U
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Japanese aircraft6 f8 h0 @. @! [3 d: I: P( [
A6M2 Zero x 772 K- I5 A0 y( O, B- s; v
A6M3 Zero x 27
* y6 _- ~' a+ w! q I4 d& a$ q8 L* }B5N Kate x 95
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% C9 n M9 G/ }3 o) l u0 V- nAllied aircraft
. F" n5 F% c$ i- bWirraway x 10
3 j- Q2 c$ s+ A! t6 _% y% \& }P-400 Airacobra x 4
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" I# ^& i% _% [9 W( _A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged; ^' X/ j8 p" ?$ {& _
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged, P3 A9 |5 ~' j. Y: i, F) z, l! S/ ^
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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# A1 p, N' q8 j9 W/ NAllied aircraft losses; a. w0 A5 y9 V6 Y3 F
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
: ?; p5 i7 W7 e. XP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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6 x0 V- F" Z4 j4 g* fCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage% m1 u# j2 i* I5 B( o4 q1 Q
DD Mugford0 G" T* k4 s$ n* J3 R9 u
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% N3 N' V$ G3 o; r5 i+ ^
: P+ B( \* U: PAircraft Attacking:
5 Q+ c* v9 [% z5 C& x" ~ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 B9 I4 h% H( U3 _. E2 k8 l* u 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 D$ D2 t# i: Y 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# t+ q' x W. W
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ d. m- q i1 P) h$ Q: W, o
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 M- y `" N" Z1 O* N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ a% c& h: w9 R- j$ R. z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 _0 ^8 {+ ^9 G+ f* x3 g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 Q# l- [& x% @ a! P7 T9 }
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 feet1 c! ]/ z7 T0 p3 b1 e) T# m: i! E( g
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; }) [' _% x& p& t. g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1133 W; r% s: J. D- W$ Z: l0 h: r
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Japanese aircraft
8 c1 c' b- }8 c6 I( ZA6M2 Zero x 35
0 n. X3 y4 B! X$ c0 V4 V- [ qA6M3 Zero x 22
+ X6 l1 P4 N+ Z' {& @, A' Q) p- xB5N Kate x 61: H- S8 V2 u% ~" l" j) G. Y# _1 S
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% c9 L( G' E3 \, a" pWirraway x 5
3 a+ R5 j# B3 a" o% HP-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses# _3 G! G1 N( p
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
7 e F+ M; u7 e7 n% ^. ~/ y: Z/ kB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 H9 D( R2 B7 V8 n; }- EWirraway: 5 destroyed
" U3 h% A2 p% {: d' y9 T6 `0 aP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 V5 I/ q4 ^. x: y0 \DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
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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
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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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" O: O) w" R% u: o5 @; m4 i 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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