日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113 C8 G& X% r' {' P
# R9 j( j- S! f: F& f7 lJapanese aircraft
4 o9 m$ y, o# Z9 ^3 Y& eA6M3 Zero x 27, V$ q3 i* Z# F4 a$ N
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft% B9 e6 y, W6 O6 W
Wirraway x 21& E% w! y C# w
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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, o; \; h" @+ l- n9 M/ g' s/ vJapanese aircraft losses6 E! u$ b3 i" y _2 g
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ \" F& o8 V* T3 z' UD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged7 C4 l0 R" y0 k* F' R" z* ]
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Allied aircraft losses8 H& U4 k# R; T7 ~4 f
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
7 Q0 S" U X% O' N* N9 |P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
B/ Z( D) A8 u3 e2 w9 i7 BHudson I: 13 destroyed
* y7 }7 k7 c3 M2 V! U& |* Q; eTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
: b. z" s6 ^7 u+ d8 @+ [SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
7 q/ X7 R- M* D, sC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed' b# P6 [) F8 {$ b$ F
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Allied ground losses:! J$ d& A: Z$ C9 w$ a) _. _
48 casualties reported3 Q4 Z" I# a' e, Q
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
( b7 P. D& y; B& r; Y6 U' JAirbase supply hits 2/ V3 ]2 y( J- i* p, F+ V" J
Runway hits 70
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8 Z; O7 [1 ~1 b' |5 uAircraft Attacking:
; R0 N0 {3 {* ^; H" Y) C22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 j0 ?! Z+ o" y/ O H r7 ?! h& W20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: S, ]$ i$ E* ?' _
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- L6 W7 a k2 O3 }; R( q1 {
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 P' r* j6 P# B& Y( J7 Z3 s x
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 w0 n8 M p: |6 }( {, Z1 u
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# f- h; i2 n- I- E5 b) SDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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A6M2 Zero x 77
/ E0 @. N6 ~) @; X4 x7 LA6M3 Zero x 27$ P, o/ f; [5 d0 A4 Y9 g% P
B5N Kate x 95, f6 _6 s. t) t: ~7 S( Q6 W
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Allied aircraft) |9 R* Y) [" G
Wirraway x 101 ]# G3 f/ D, K
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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5 Y* D0 {$ w; Q% i4 ~. O. `7 yA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
- [" g$ m3 M% j4 M4 o, bA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
/ a! B/ W; O- Z* qB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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, G; R& _- X7 z; b9 xAllied aircraft losses
0 C7 C6 J& J9 M0 z$ B* R8 `+ U8 SWirraway: 10 destroyed6 x/ M% U( O6 B) F8 t' O q
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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; s& {# S$ T9 W2 {CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" M. r6 Z$ z$ F- HDD Mugford
" F0 Q- [! I0 [+ D2 mDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 j2 y9 ?- P1 q7 U3 U- F* j
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Aircraft Attacking:; |5 @* |$ ?0 h* v/ V1 M
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& N) U3 R1 X+ d& [, s+ f6 [' Q5 o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ n; B% U4 E" G9 Q; U7 _+ \9 X
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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" M0 E `$ v3 F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 A$ `- _/ P4 z
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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 feet1 i" [2 G. w5 }: P: B" E' f N. ?
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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 feet2 y) a/ e/ @0 k" Y
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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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
- B' {. B& V1 D( {' UA6M2 Zero x 35& }* I1 d# P" t; Y
A6M3 Zero x 22( } o, l1 p/ D: I# w1 ]: q
B5N Kate x 61) w* ~+ y2 j' u- v! }7 T: X
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Allied aircraft
& a! z5 z2 f5 s: {' F( E. f) cWirraway x 5* s. J* D! Y6 z6 m% N$ z
P-400 Airacobra x 2, O* R) c4 |+ j( y1 W: ]: j
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( g/ P$ N) [! t3 aA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
0 @7 S: r* z9 p8 @" V* yB5N Kate: 3 damaged( [; N9 ~( j) n# n
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Allied aircraft losses& _* {- C7 f; v! W( q
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
8 p( D% R6 M# g, rP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed1 i. ^( L. K) u
: \' [! q1 w6 M" wAllied Ships
3 |: X* a. F1 x: IDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 a1 z9 J) h6 `
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) P7 \' o$ a7 m; A: D* E+ F, m
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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 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 |% x$ o9 t; U) J" V
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