日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!7 C1 p4 |# O( b& `
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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' ~& {) W! ?, t5 ^! r) L4 qJapanese aircraft4 z0 X; Q1 d! ~( U6 J" o' k
A6M3 Zero x 277 l2 @3 D8 P9 X6 e/ q
D3A Val x 106: X3 L) I8 E N+ e+ F+ n7 c( Q
9 k* _3 `0 D" u# Q5 k* g" hAllied aircraft- O$ _ g$ a1 \& t! G% ^& s% V
Wirraway x 216 x2 A! ~8 r7 X8 f( F( J E# w
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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/ ?: ?, r N U( ~: DJapanese aircraft losses! K) ?/ r% P4 F# l
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged+ N6 J" s; U0 g, [ H
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged, O6 \0 L" c y c- l
, w( [4 e9 K8 ?% a" TAllied aircraft losses
% S1 l" o1 e# I& G5 VWirraway: 12 destroyed5 O- g! O' Y5 d* a* u7 F
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed( w" u1 \2 B' U2 P9 G' m: G( u# f" t) ^7 [
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
n, y5 w* r& FTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed4 V5 h1 N8 H- s! x% n& ]. `
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
7 {; c, ?8 ~1 X6 d5 lC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed1 N! E- J! g6 [8 u( [" w6 ]* [# W
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* @& Y2 x5 B$ LAllied ground losses:
( u" [( H; d( D& w; z! G48 casualties reported+ h3 s8 b& }8 V! H* t% N f) k
Vehicles lost 2" T4 L1 a: K) P/ i3 O; T2 ~7 ?- I( c
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Airbase hits 15
+ G3 B, h; L5 o! @2 o9 x" G8 eAirbase supply hits 2) }# L- K- |) t8 T
Runway hits 703 `- O( g2 K1 X9 E
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22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- j/ O& ^ m; [1 e' o
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 ]% `8 M C* @. s. a% L
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, X# V( n, J" B0 }21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 Q3 n* G2 c; }* x' [: @
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 D& d8 i! Z C, c) w
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9 l, ?7 l2 r; O" N6 `: F& vDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. W/ \( y& I# e1 V2 d, M
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3 F% m% Q' ?7 b$ X: g. AA6M2 Zero x 77
, G' w7 t( y% @4 K/ L* P) J3 ?A6M3 Zero x 276 m& Z8 Z& C4 |) f; l; T
B5N Kate x 95' B9 V, U6 b9 O9 S* f0 M
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Allied aircraft( N3 `) R7 V3 h0 @) ~
Wirraway x 109 t" G1 F( {- H. n
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses- Q/ N7 b5 P+ h" z; h
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged; D- Z) h% F1 x2 |- ^" S) v
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
9 l9 ?( n: C5 g1 M) ]; ?4 YB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged- X1 R: S1 \* v. W
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Wirraway: 10 destroyed% u, t' ]: h( O- p
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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1 `) g, D- G2 v; @Allied Ships
2 d$ s4 h9 n- T( I' `: X7 dCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: g q V4 V- n0 m" z
DD Mugford
3 G8 s. V+ `6 Q! I: r; c" w% VDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, d% v* ]+ D' |8 x! {9 Y1 Y( s
3 M" k3 j2 t0 O- k. t* I4 ^Aircraft Attacking:+ L D. X+ a3 e- \. [# A. ^
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 h. p3 M4 X8 D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* ?, E) o8 |1 V, {; X; u/ x, d1 P
1 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 feet4 a- i6 D! l+ V. e
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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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* u4 g Z% `( m/ \: l) Y8 d4 hDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113% {) B9 O8 R- h' w& m# }* g9 h0 d/ A
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Japanese aircraft
q- Y! Y$ `1 y2 E; yA6M2 Zero x 35
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B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
$ I. j! f M1 gWirraway x 5' g& ^4 U& W0 r
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ` k: y) P2 d# p9 @A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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. D/ _9 M" B1 L' P8 d3 w3 L9 pWirraway: 5 destroyed. O% P, H3 X& a e* g% n$ s( P. ~
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( S. _, h, `" C$ O
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 n4 ]. w$ l. W) ]
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1 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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