日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!1 u& U" [9 Q% R
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. M) v: G; }# i7 R9 A1 I; q0 ?Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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1 A! }) \( w+ X* _; HJapanese aircraft
8 \$ w. _& W, o8 E1 Z7 b: eA6M3 Zero x 27, g; \" e: z9 f$ o
D3A Val x 1062 _* c" Y6 l% O) t" R
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Allied aircraft
+ {' g4 q( u& n3 \- g yWirraway x 21
( H1 R8 w' V6 }& {9 P% zP-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses( s1 e6 u- q% q n3 _
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 i) _7 [! i1 A8 g$ ~D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged. X- i' O' j) B9 s+ n; u
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Allied aircraft losses- \+ E* Z6 ^1 P) h$ a( R+ i
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
- m! C% W5 ^2 {; N7 pP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
8 M/ s! Z* ~5 ?Hudson I: 13 destroyed
& q; H5 E8 b9 q, v* o9 K: dTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
# [7 O Y! f% L9 a' j* {SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
, [7 s0 Q- e) }! n: uC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed+ b1 M! P! v6 i9 e! [# V- V) t! Z
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; J' V9 L: D. ^% M/ oAllied ground losses:5 {6 \; ]9 Y3 h1 ?
48 casualties reported
" C7 p ~3 m/ zVehicles lost 26 V6 M: M) e# q3 {; ~3 {: g
9 x' e, b. Q: D+ w6 @* |- {) qAirbase hits 15
; E$ b D! J2 P+ w- ZAirbase supply hits 2
5 M6 c5 Z- P* z e0 u% BRunway hits 703 G) f" @ [& W" g; [& X6 t: M; }
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Aircraft Attacking:
c7 x4 I- T/ Z4 Q- e22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 H9 [) E1 I+ S
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ _" w+ j: {5 W9 f
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ g/ e4 J2 u. ]) L" O8 y
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 e" P( L, |' E; g) p
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! p% v8 W$ k1 o! i4 m1 g
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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$ o# ], A, s/ HJapanese aircraft
$ y0 U' T! s8 g/ k; C# uA6M2 Zero x 770 u& h5 P' k2 W) z$ S
A6M3 Zero x 27# h* O( @7 N: ]! \* ]
B5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft. |& J6 f6 P- o t9 u" ~
Wirraway x 107 y; K* S9 ^2 C, ]8 _6 ]/ n
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
- w5 W1 D% S3 v1 ?A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 Q3 X: S$ }8 G2 l8 Z
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
+ l3 r: h+ Y/ }4 q N& Q: @ jB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged/ D; ~9 ]# W( o* m6 V: v. r
/ e- v9 a5 ~/ J1 H; bAllied aircraft losses
$ Y/ S; _5 H8 |& s- O- Y( r5 TWirraway: 10 destroyed
% G# I2 u. C5 k+ W) W1 GP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed. u1 c3 P# e# z2 L) {
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Allied Ships
3 R* {% `- g G' p+ VCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
8 U6 [& b C; P5 m: q: sDD Mugford: w2 x9 l& D5 v
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 B5 _) H7 t" V# y i5 J
8 W5 K% M6 t H- yAircraft Attacking:) y$ i2 S+ }3 O6 j
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# y- a/ \; f& H" ^+ v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 u9 q: ~/ \* _1 i
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 \9 ~: ]' r g V9 R 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 q% m2 t" L x" \
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( l7 j' }8 q' [. i9 A( S 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ K* G7 ]7 E9 u' M/ V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 \8 b" q% Z# v: Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& Z& C ?/ l3 ^9 ^) ^' M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! a$ `$ T9 Q( x- t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" s: ^" _( h( K" q- D/ I
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 feet8 d3 G" y4 }9 ^$ O5 ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ B9 j' ]" n8 d* G/ S3 _8 z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 C& J4 E8 w7 ~8 j9 u. {1 U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 b' l' V# P9 _3 J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113, \2 R) _6 {. y' t1 q. c
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Japanese aircraft
" `) i S5 f; _& y- SA6M2 Zero x 35
5 D8 k) T+ X8 m0 wA6M3 Zero x 22) {8 `# \( ]% Z& N9 G
B5N Kate x 613 [# l m7 l# o5 p% R
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Allied aircraft
) T8 d1 p# w8 g* {3 k2 z2 YWirraway x 5: o+ D+ l6 s; N* \0 n+ \
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses+ z; s! ]5 j: o0 [# F# v
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged0 I% \% Q6 P0 x5 L7 Y0 M
B5N Kate: 3 damaged: W0 ~# G9 a, K7 i$ Y1 L
2 a* N! U% Q9 C7 N) Z) YAllied aircraft losses
4 F* W5 F- ?- Z) pWirraway: 5 destroyed
+ g$ j o( p: v2 H1 F% uP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed" y/ f) V( L# W, m; j! Z
& c1 {) ^( ~& F; z# j MAllied Ships
: J8 n2 C4 S" D6 K6 p. [# F/ GDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) k/ t2 a0 H8 n2 N( ^: `DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
) L6 p* X: ]0 k* G6 R0 j+ q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' o) ^ K" j( t
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 Z i* U, Z8 m7 i 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 feet( D% |( z1 T+ e; A! n& h$ f2 r( y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, }$ w5 a' v) b9 b6 q& R% q; m* w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 G4 ~. @6 a" ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |