日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
" w( `# }. Z- p# [A6M3 Zero x 27
( e1 a2 l- t. r( mD3A Val x 1065 S& G+ z) ^- W8 _# Y, ^. y: o2 s9 h4 P
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Wirraway x 21% u! _! L+ R4 f
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
; L2 t8 H/ {, |3 M( uA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 Q4 G' |$ \* n& H
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged- j2 S2 Q0 |8 j5 i' V
: X2 p& s2 h4 \* cAllied aircraft losses
5 a/ N! t @6 q0 ^7 k/ m5 }# FWirraway: 12 destroyed' v" E' e0 t2 C8 X, _0 P* @
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
7 Y, f: N& ^* r6 e% J* u/ Q! IHudson I: 13 destroyed
! t5 u* [9 D( d5 M% h! k9 [TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
5 b% e+ C5 u+ H* q; jSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
. ~+ g" F! c! |6 a: H. LC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed' z$ l9 h: M- Y* r9 h
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Allied ground losses:; K4 ^ u ]. D9 m E! f" F
48 casualties reported, D* V s" w$ M; n9 d3 v( ?+ N
Vehicles lost 20 D; z+ w4 D. y; Y" ~* P5 t" j
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Airbase hits 15
' A; H. e$ Q8 jAirbase supply hits 2
: b( O5 I' V- Z+ Q5 I; b+ T) zRunway hits 70" I1 a( F, T1 a6 E. K) v5 A
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22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) C: r, I1 q9 @' k! L7 A
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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, ~6 f) P2 ?0 b" q& B QDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
' P+ i$ g& a. S `A6M2 Zero x 77
1 ?! x2 \1 M* t+ J$ iA6M3 Zero x 273 ]1 @% P; D( `1 Z1 b' R! c
B5N Kate x 95
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Wirraway x 106 K E% e1 Y: c$ b; ]: u7 r# Y
P-400 Airacobra x 47 X* t4 ], j1 ?
# T9 x% t6 ^6 B* [Japanese aircraft losses
& m; p# R: [2 {& K4 D7 |" P; wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged2 N; m# }5 m6 N2 {9 f
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
u' H, ^1 W- K U5 ~B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged- P. f6 E' c% ]1 }5 l( `
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Allied aircraft losses
|3 ~# [: a- L. b5 TWirraway: 10 destroyed
* w$ A8 K( n4 CP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed& Q3 {0 {- T/ k" D/ H
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CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) @7 q5 j/ O2 M$ Y
DD Mugford
/ _9 ~- _& \ ]: T7 A9 `. tDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# j5 ?" b# h- \; S; K# Q$ f
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Aircraft Attacking:5 ?3 |; |3 h& w9 Q& o% F
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 j9 s) k# h5 J1 I/ v" z. {
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% L0 T4 u4 X+ V# _7 p0 i8 ?8 c3 t- V' V7 M
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. L! H1 U9 l% F. Q* D) S
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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 68,113
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Japanese aircraft8 P, K' w% s4 K7 H
A6M2 Zero x 35
0 l. j( ]% g# V' F+ e5 QA6M3 Zero x 22' c+ I+ \% X, i' c
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
8 T, a& U$ p( a8 ~Wirraway x 58 T0 S J$ y5 Y6 @; C3 H
P-400 Airacobra x 25 \. z- Q |) m/ ~; I6 {6 |" x
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 u" t% S9 o6 _A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged1 k/ _+ Z8 o& Z) L/ q6 T
B5N Kate: 3 damaged; O) {; ]! r5 o
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Allied aircraft losses
0 I; |5 ~ f' n- a1 K0 }. p2 tWirraway: 5 destroyed
+ H7 [/ n$ ?, [$ XP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed% D& Q0 ?+ h) u9 x6 C; {: i3 p
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Allied Ships
6 Y; T' I4 o$ v. I( nDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 z6 M! o# d g' T0 G; p
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:# D7 R) y3 M5 P1 O' m) n( _
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
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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