日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1130 t2 P! R$ @; n2 y
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Japanese aircraft
* J L1 p# h& UA6M3 Zero x 27' q: s/ t8 A' K. S5 J( I% {
D3A Val x 106$ x' F% Q1 ^4 Y$ r3 t+ A
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Allied aircraft1 g+ x6 ^& n. C- v0 Y$ q* v# Z
Wirraway x 21
' r7 F/ y2 c9 @3 B4 |& aP-400 Airacobra x 8
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A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ T B* R+ Q3 }) d. Q
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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& W' u3 Q$ V- n+ I1 `Wirraway: 12 destroyed
" `6 I0 o& U: qP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 ~4 S. p' J+ l. d- K
Hudson I: 13 destroyed1 e/ y& P7 |8 R* w- ^# r" e
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
" G* M! w4 c) ^8 c0 a; ^SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
$ [! S1 Y( X; j- yC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed N# l1 @ M8 _5 {8 ^* _
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' r @' s5 Y: _8 K. c0 h( c) N" n }9 jAllied ground losses:
/ I4 V( G4 Y6 K48 casualties reported
* ?9 @/ D$ H' g: F! s0 M8 oVehicles lost 2 J3 f: W" w1 b- r+ Z
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Airbase hits 15
I# Y% ]& M1 J; sAirbase supply hits 2
- a' Q2 T% i3 G, `0 VRunway hits 70, A f. K+ @1 |1 h m; S
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 Z. @+ R8 S8 l- t: K3 M22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 P5 ]& ], Z0 T9 P+ w20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* _7 B4 o5 i7 X. u$ |# E/ Q
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' J: F" D$ \$ k s3 W# d21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ z- P# V' S& J. g3 h
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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+ n* i, ? G1 Y/ l$ z' ~5 QDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1134 f. J6 n* x) v/ C, l
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Japanese aircraft. n% u% D/ G& n3 H' J7 P1 Z5 X
A6M2 Zero x 776 _# _- P% k+ m3 `$ y* R
A6M3 Zero x 27
b# a& I, W4 TB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
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P-400 Airacobra x 4
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8 @- L' _7 Q% E3 F9 wJapanese aircraft losses
. B# J* Q. ]% W! NA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ K3 U3 J' y. L1 y7 r2 R5 N( S ZA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged# a; ]. f) q- k2 A* w
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged3 I1 F/ h: |8 C' l/ V; \
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Allied aircraft losses
5 G9 _8 y& f/ Z+ n) Z. g0 a& DWirraway: 10 destroyed
$ q/ B' B2 N0 ? H9 P, v) TP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' C$ `: `3 |+ W4 [. ?" P% B7 @- _
DD Mugford
$ k, g/ q/ A' ?3 Y$ cDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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7 r4 a6 ^6 z0 _% X2 W C* {5 {Aircraft Attacking:
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1133 l4 s+ L3 ~8 o
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( v/ j+ l- b) Z: nA6M2 Zero x 35
" @" O9 B' G! Q3 r5 v+ w `A6M3 Zero x 22
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Allied aircraft" d9 X. s0 v! m/ x1 B
Wirraway x 52 c4 s$ s; O& q/ B3 x h' s
P-400 Airacobra x 29 U2 d6 [4 U$ H T
1 _1 Z& Z$ ?0 K( |, O$ i+ ^. y6 LJapanese aircraft losses
( d( k8 A" R! {8 K& m% QA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged" ?2 F G9 ^! m( f
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
) }5 q) |! V5 u( M9 xWirraway: 5 destroyed
; b3 U( [8 b R' W0 UP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, n( M/ s1 X% k7 SDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 I0 `1 i! D; b& jAircraft Attacking:5 p* p& g ~3 R' J, o+ V
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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