日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!* c2 t0 J2 t {, [& ^% ]: j6 e
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D7 y F( ~+ J0 j$ bDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113- p) Q/ ]. ]4 b
- J9 ~( B0 F$ |4 w0 xJapanese aircraft( [) c) j$ K7 \/ B
A6M3 Zero x 27
# E, B; @; n- ~7 W$ R# nD3A Val x 106( m; q. f1 I; P3 N
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Allied aircraft3 }# u* t$ j, j' B
Wirraway x 21' U' l3 z; s6 e/ F. O3 D( {
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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: {, G6 m% I) _Japanese aircraft losses
- b. f m8 O9 b: }+ BA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ c1 S b. T/ lD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged9 l3 {+ q) J% M8 C5 |6 u7 ]
" d2 }$ t0 ^1 X8 |/ C8 JAllied aircraft losses
/ H* Y4 Y2 c. `1 ?- hWirraway: 12 destroyed$ X B& O9 H! E
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
* J# _. A$ U, H" M- S X( ^" b5 VHudson I: 13 destroyed. ^ `. k# \5 Z m
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
+ s* u: I: ~, o/ |SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed) M( d' R4 y( l# A7 N+ I8 r
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed3 C* @& l3 m$ U* v0 U
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Allied ground losses:
* x; t- ~ ]1 l/ j48 casualties reported
7 x5 t% @8 a: Z! K9 T, aVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15) M. O9 o; }" [8 q+ D% O Z
Airbase supply hits 2# B" A* V) W2 R* z4 E8 [, Z
Runway hits 70
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8 {7 D! o- Z( I0 S9 t# z: O: rAircraft Attacking:
! ]# R# a* @0 B1 P( h3 p, q22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, v9 |- A& f1 I% l' |2 t* y
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' v1 d3 o2 W7 f- u20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 A P: `0 {4 \8 k* ] @3 z3 P, N7 m21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 x/ p( l. F8 u' R
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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6 I+ w0 \/ Z5 ?Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113: e+ t6 N3 ~: A" F4 @8 w9 n
9 v& c3 ~/ G& y8 v) C1 u9 z0 H/ sJapanese aircraft3 T9 X, q1 i1 Q- |
A6M2 Zero x 77
2 U# ]/ ]. M! i% a( HA6M3 Zero x 27
6 p; Q' ~. J4 p$ Y" L6 ?2 EB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft! V) R3 t- O- Y9 H
Wirraway x 10
' u. v2 c9 F" L& GP-400 Airacobra x 4% o( C) L! n+ K4 w. l$ m& x& H# i( g2 b
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Japanese aircraft losses \: x$ f! M* u6 d
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged8 }. [: W5 n5 _) S
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged. o: f: Z# J: r
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ U, h P2 Y( @9 L! [( v
Wirraway: 10 destroyed4 U; q2 b* g9 `* o+ S# g
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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# n W5 L. m0 b6 BAllied Ships
9 E' m& G2 r0 e+ x2 `, B+ X: mCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* i o: G* w/ P3 q
DD Mugford
7 }3 Z0 K( b2 o% HDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( ~7 T# z W. t) @) I7 @) h
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ b& P: F7 g. X; E, \% m 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; c' R4 s6 [0 O: M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% M7 O" x; y0 \# Q/ {5 ]# A- z
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 j3 Y1 U+ {5 [
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! i/ y/ y# h3 V6 r! R( C6 m" b
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 y7 N9 X5 E4 ^0 q6 o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 q3 f7 l9 N! ~# }9 T* k: I; ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 }& d# g# D& O3 o- m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 L6 n. ?9 C- @: L9 ~# E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 a& k8 i+ `. h$ N$ a {6 r 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
j4 @. Z% A% Q( k* J3 e$ G 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 m; u+ G% C u, R- w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
V, ^% U3 N( w5 H3 L$ C/ X; ]/ o 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( K1 x6 e( U+ p. k [# ^7 h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) l3 @% Q# J: s( j9 n/ Q, @* d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 R+ s) m. }( e r6 G 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. E% H8 {" v/ L! h8 b3 v7 X 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ e& R( s8 T3 _- J) Z: }" W 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 t7 e5 z, L! }! v6 E& }% n7 ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* L2 G: w' S% n& f% k( ]7 k' Q2 m* Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 R# l. E5 S2 V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 i" v/ o6 {" V+ e* N8 p$ z1 i+ u7 Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" q* j1 l1 N8 F1 h9 R9 S: d! `: g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 y; p% G, C% n4 T' Q) p7 Z4 u6 B$ W
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: E0 m. a1 [6 C. x( @ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% y/ d8 I3 v# E; i% v
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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+ @/ j0 T: M( h& xJapanese aircraft
1 ~* K( \ \; p; m RA6M2 Zero x 35. o* ~$ _. {& E/ \
A6M3 Zero x 22: v$ Q( D5 e& _3 R6 }$ M" W
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
9 a% p' `; Y1 Q' i! vWirraway x 5
) Z. ` W. m: U3 `. Q0 UP-400 Airacobra x 2
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, s3 P. v0 B. j1 y6 R# AJapanese aircraft losses7 D" l9 n" w* g; x
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
- `( h+ O9 D0 e" z, _7 e9 RB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
$ e" z( w9 S6 P% _. |( \! n4 pWirraway: 5 destroyed
8 I. T" s! S0 _/ s' c' g' x' ]P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed p6 M r- u; @* `
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Allied Ships
, u) ^' U( u0 g+ lDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( C2 @9 O5 F2 l9 O& u. gDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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1 M8 O& k# x0 D( A3 n' n: vAircraft Attacking:
; A) R D: ^1 t2 W3 q1 A9 S 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% T+ H; M% L0 F6 h3 e 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 z$ @9 u" M& w6 K6 L1 c! G 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! J( |# z7 M/ y% z 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) ?' H8 t; W$ ?' H/ j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 Y6 g# j) X8 w: S" F+ R- [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. [( r+ R9 G% W6 l6 z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ?3 b, g/ Q# Z: u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! n) S( V+ o4 K" P6 D) i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 y3 O+ G+ J; `8 @, m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ r) M- O6 O+ o
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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, W. W/ G1 P0 ?, F" \6 Y+ D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |