日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!2 f$ {3 h7 Z2 A9 n/ E
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5 f. p) J0 N' K9 p, {! I" fDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
1 a1 v7 j9 w9 Z( C1 F8 W! O9 ~A6M3 Zero x 27
" z# C( Z( z6 \: F7 x/ mD3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft3 Y7 G+ J; U2 a- y
Wirraway x 21
3 K4 S9 Q$ _: k4 VP-400 Airacobra x 8
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6 x, l* h4 s. l7 }. b, DA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ w9 a$ k! b i# W7 y2 p1 G& `6 hD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged# S" ^( ?1 j; P' S7 z6 M
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Allied aircraft losses- y: |5 C6 t3 i
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
: @, T/ n+ f; m& }& r7 OP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed( M( ~, L, ?7 g+ X' z
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
) f O- n' e3 t MTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
" f. c% B1 _$ h2 S6 y1 Y5 g, lSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
$ f# Q7 h4 W3 E2 C4 q( FC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed( X' A; O7 |/ Y& B& ]( G6 z
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Allied ground losses:
" q7 c* G. v4 c48 casualties reported# N l$ m, ]5 ^+ a/ l
Vehicles lost 2
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; d$ Q( p" M! iAirbase hits 15, b% b S$ ]' L& [6 K" l; P/ f
Airbase supply hits 2
6 }! x: Q+ N7 O2 P8 s$ q. xRunway hits 709 v( a- V; i' z$ f, r
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 \: X @' Z5 A22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) `( C, @2 j8 Y# C* D20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( i5 q4 ?1 l* T20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 x( u) ?$ i# L. x! y" b& Z: l
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; y% r* M: _0 a1 S7 ?3 E% t
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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8 L3 {. r5 ?) y9 fDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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7 y) ?; U: C, i' }2 D# dA6M2 Zero x 77( u* w! Q5 s" t" y. O
A6M3 Zero x 27+ x" I7 }( n+ o: H7 W: J# T- l
B5N Kate x 95
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* I s# B# S: [ n. D$ TAllied aircraft
0 A$ B/ |0 ^' c( h+ W" @Wirraway x 10
& J @& V: s. \0 f" aP-400 Airacobra x 42 ?8 f( z1 Y, F/ ?7 l' d
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 {1 b0 a t" D; L7 |+ l) IA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
2 m, c; s" o9 m: }B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 B1 P ~7 P! I: QWirraway: 10 destroyed0 t( w) D, p" N( g
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed% V% c4 r6 m# r) ]
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Allied Ships
4 ^, y9 F# _! ZCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage8 y3 n( t% I$ \& z3 o- B
DD Mugford
9 O8 T/ Q: i9 W3 yDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 V7 M# }# I h) z* _$ U
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Aircraft Attacking:$ E: u% b- `5 ]
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 y2 E c6 n- y& N 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 x, p2 `* u- f! U) Q 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! P P+ r. T+ y1 o. [# B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# {- @+ b+ o/ j' G 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ Y R. H) x: ]+ y1 h0 k: v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 a2 g7 ^& l2 q5 O# U' ~+ f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% ~5 O t; [. ?) F c4 Y. R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( r! z9 `: S- [, ~$ U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 E+ {+ w; a, q2 f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' V0 m! z6 v+ S8 y3 X5 U$ b
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, b, X! u8 J! K, c! R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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4 B+ G1 }# Y* o1 i# L8 HA6M2 Zero x 35: p8 j# X0 `" n) v( `9 r1 d6 q: r- D
A6M3 Zero x 22' I3 c, s0 O( y: `. N/ Z2 d
B5N Kate x 61
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4 c* d- r1 d; O$ `( CAllied aircraft7 w2 y" e2 A5 ~1 n, Y5 E
Wirraway x 5 d6 p/ W% R. L/ }3 G1 I
P-400 Airacobra x 26 @/ j5 u/ P; X. A/ l' Q+ E: T" v
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Japanese aircraft losses
, @2 ]" O3 [+ ]' D! _! X: P9 `A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged6 r7 }1 o; ^/ v; M
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses9 X% T. @9 U/ \3 V9 [: u
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
+ u9 T: L0 u. EP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ f! \& \1 I) h
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
# G% R! T6 X, [8 X" X. g/ e 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 B* @, M C) Z5 L# D3 k- V8 q 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: L+ G+ j$ R/ \3 A9 r& M' Y
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x) R$ [ I! u1 u% H# U& }9 j 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 M% m5 ?; ~# }+ P. m4 Q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ `7 }5 r# M3 p% }6 X
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 feet
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