日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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- Y0 n9 D, p7 ?: V+ r+ k4 |Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1139 a% t1 h/ o% Z A. Q
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Japanese aircraft
1 g1 C4 d3 z8 f# ^9 D5 ?A6M3 Zero x 27
0 h f6 U' [" vD3A Val x 106" ]% {/ G1 F# ?: m4 ]% I6 R9 @! d
* t; O2 o* E, ]/ {* B3 ?: gAllied aircraft( V: L! i0 g: S6 {+ I/ R! x
Wirraway x 21: T9 M5 u W4 `9 I7 J& T/ {/ |2 u9 }& h
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses( c& [% Z/ G0 c2 M. J2 n
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
) H. ?. d. a+ A8 n7 ]0 sD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses& U) \7 T w. k9 P) k/ I
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
0 f; h* D9 ?8 e/ I5 [) E9 aP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed6 Z5 J$ N9 T) O8 f+ k7 R+ y$ M; r$ r) r
Hudson I: 13 destroyed* V4 W! T4 Y. H* _+ ]9 g8 v! j( q
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
; M0 ?2 q/ L( U# R: TSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed/ [" b9 ~6 ^" T7 t5 B' J' R" Z
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed% i& z! w# m9 K+ M1 P! ? |
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: ]' ?6 f& i8 M/ ?Allied ground losses:3 s* n& O" w# a( | ~% n
48 casualties reported
) Z$ {* U2 h- z8 z: \Vehicles lost 29 N# @& K" r, x5 G# N
# @: o- s) k3 G- H* y" jAirbase hits 15( H4 q& ~4 ]% |
Airbase supply hits 25 a4 _4 _5 p- H1 R7 D; W! p) E
Runway hits 70) K& M9 y- p. x- K9 X# r7 N/ l
% Z4 r) ?, h" ?, Q" `5 T ~Aircraft Attacking:
& n! ?" M7 O: M6 V" R8 s$ }5 r `22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ f; x* q) p( s20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 g+ F& m J, \. z2 ~$ B' u
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; ^; C- g9 V! G8 Q5 g( l21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 U; M4 r+ \! M21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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7 k/ s* ]9 q# t) z1 QDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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8 G; c4 w! P% y6 ]8 C& y0 iJapanese aircraft$ X& L5 _6 j! X6 D2 }9 a5 X
A6M2 Zero x 77
8 c9 A& j' g d- ?( ~) o( K9 zA6M3 Zero x 27
0 z- F1 ^+ X; z9 G; O, @ Z/ GB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
8 u7 O4 `7 G. M, i- u3 Q/ D% OWirraway x 10. ]7 ~/ j; Q. r* G7 {
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 d1 b: \ S$ vA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged- j% n! h. _ [& {+ x' ?9 V. B; Q6 [
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged4 l& ], Q% `. F! ~ D. N( D3 ^
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Wirraway: 10 destroyed" b! e3 w. N! z. H
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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! D# B( X' T) n3 y# A. K! [1 R$ QCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 n/ H3 _; O* M; H3 e& ?; G
DD Mugford
5 ^( o: N4 Y( w7 kDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ j- Q$ ~5 H7 S8 h
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 @6 k$ Y' s# Q; D" F; r 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 D; H& I- U* `' o' y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 A+ k( L L1 \; C3 z, O+ t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 e/ |' Z4 s% L. c+ ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 @4 l# y; x j0 C% [" K7 w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ v: E9 v. }2 j" X
4 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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 \5 Z) N9 m+ ]# N& W% B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet h- o3 m3 Q$ r& ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* E4 i* p9 T$ _3 G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. n6 f7 b& H! i) G
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. f+ C, J! p' ^; E/ }! i
0 l" I& O1 S8 d, u: DJapanese aircraft
4 f9 u) A( z, Z6 r: C4 GA6M2 Zero x 351 O, x$ j2 |% m# P: M9 i! h# y4 ^
A6M3 Zero x 228 g9 f! Z4 T5 H7 h. J6 l
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft+ K' o# B4 ~# n9 X# ]! y$ q- L
Wirraway x 5
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A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
9 }% C. e9 T0 E2 z; ~, RB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# b6 }1 o& _) x. a" b! L% {. l( ?
Wirraway: 5 destroyed+ k0 ]1 I2 A" \0 j5 D& w- I0 }1 Q
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
" r: I3 F' h2 IDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' q8 j& ^% ?" W" @. {1 |4 }DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:2 H7 E9 o( M# i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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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; S8 \$ k# C7 X
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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