日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!% J2 x5 _0 r( H% Z, x. |6 ?0 W
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft% c; O! M( J4 S
A6M3 Zero x 275 T4 ?! u$ o/ Q0 n. i' v* x) J
D3A Val x 1060 E0 }4 Y( d. L3 i) c; o I
3 a: K7 v) g5 \4 e3 C }) MAllied aircraft
" I l; ~* }) t9 iWirraway x 21
$ }0 B' d& Z* zP-400 Airacobra x 88 o, i' T2 p2 q, k
8 F% r* `6 u" O3 H6 q! e' KJapanese aircraft losses5 p: W: a. p* j. t% Q: S
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 ]) v: R6 m$ ~; x$ S0 w
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 Z3 ~5 v! D+ Y5 l; WWirraway: 12 destroyed
) V0 ~$ J' o, xP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed/ @3 K' D" G4 b1 q
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
5 G6 g" }+ ]% k# HTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
# o1 x" ~0 k8 iSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed' k. y. n2 o( s3 @7 v0 \% T
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:: M( Q" M* F* B; ~6 `. H" _5 W; Z
48 casualties reported+ D) u2 O8 D8 W; i. a- R7 o! V
Vehicles lost 2
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/ f7 `) _- P& ZAirbase hits 154 P' n6 n6 @' y& i) m" n
Airbase supply hits 2: @7 v4 d* u/ v; y. Q
Runway hits 70' ^ c) A2 v% W& d V9 C
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22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- i) j7 [! m6 Y s7 e
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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8 x9 c- W2 L3 A+ y7 x% P7 D, pDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1137 v. f3 g( H+ P: N: B% g
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A6M2 Zero x 77! |! [" |/ n. W- @" o& y4 X
A6M3 Zero x 276 O# z9 O* v2 J6 o" I4 q- u1 q
B5N Kate x 95
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9 M- n% f- u9 K6 s! _" n9 d+ P: pAllied aircraft
- y, U# s/ Y$ m3 {4 z h4 sWirraway x 10) n" s. @. m& p( |! c
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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$ E# \ x) [7 p: {/ G: W! oJapanese aircraft losses! P0 p3 q |9 o6 |
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged3 y3 ]+ R/ x. k- D
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged6 ~" y# K2 E- G: r; G; [
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged& o, ^/ s* w z$ Z& ^
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Allied aircraft losses, d, F* ]+ ? h
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
5 N/ s$ \# K5 nP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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[1 v# K% d! H3 ?+ s2 S% ^Allied Ships
8 ]% S$ m7 q1 @& p e! x7 aCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
( T) [. |3 \: k9 S6 u: w8 SDD Mugford
/ u" V4 \) F. V$ S; ADD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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( ^$ t4 a: R* I+ {Aircraft Attacking:
2 l0 ]2 W- P. Y0 K/ ` 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 Y4 l7 r& j L8 ` ]4 g5 h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% \7 I4 ~1 @0 ?% k# C$ i/ H# ?2 V
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: p+ c" @4 [) u; o; ^$ K* P& S
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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 aircraft; Z4 p R* b z; b# t# w
A6M2 Zero x 353 j' K: e: c1 P' Y
A6M3 Zero x 22+ b. L, y m) B6 R8 \7 `/ x
B5N Kate x 617 q4 E _" r* |! z* Y* N
8 b# c. p- D0 u: l# }6 V9 a- tAllied aircraft
8 W/ J+ \$ d" a. A1 WWirraway x 58 w1 Z3 s5 z0 x; u+ M% y1 f
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses# V' f6 a% L5 U9 t& y* J' T- s% h2 R
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
0 I7 m, h! O. BB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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/ N6 P0 V' ~, kWirraway: 5 destroyed& }) M' p- p- k. l" x6 h" K. I p
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed9 Q$ a6 u: @) n2 [/ a# u" w. d* c9 p
+ p% R2 o6 K. g5 SAllied Ships
- a5 l. ?% `; C4 Y0 fDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* |" v3 J, |, q+ }8 W
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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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 feet3 T) C% p* B! c N' ]$ N
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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