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$ v) {3 k* Q: Q3 l" VDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1134 [6 {4 T6 a7 i' T w) L( I+ I
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Japanese aircraft
, y5 v; B. H1 m7 W6 K% lA6M3 Zero x 274 v8 Q5 i! R+ a# w6 j8 D+ |: [5 K% Q
D3A Val x 106# X# n; k5 _0 A9 Y* [$ B
; {8 C7 Z, x6 s$ a; E6 O& rAllied aircraft7 G R( b, L' Q4 E( l1 \8 b0 T9 ?
Wirraway x 21
4 g& v% R9 N# \$ jP-400 Airacobra x 8- w( c- h8 k& w* P$ W9 z( |
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 r i; x! N7 z B! X5 FA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 v$ l9 O! |2 [5 N
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged. |% d3 T9 J& z
+ m; P& k9 z! s% NAllied aircraft losses
. v8 v1 m& S- {* z5 FWirraway: 12 destroyed' g B3 G- H; L/ T. r6 }- B4 h
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
. f4 t/ w, o: j" G) M. I d7 V- eHudson I: 13 destroyed- J$ Z/ S0 o* J
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
/ ]* U& E: n! s% B5 GSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
. P% p) B0 z3 v( ?2 `C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed, N# y! Y8 N2 y" E% f8 u4 B
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Allied ground losses:
0 O9 [3 Z# b( ?48 casualties reported( K: h- f2 n/ A. a& B, ]
Vehicles lost 2
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2 n$ {- N3 i+ L( l$ X. v$ ?# Z+ p7 \3 VAirbase hits 15) [4 j6 q1 M: H5 o
Airbase supply hits 2
; Y9 `3 k q3 N' RRunway hits 70
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2 d+ p0 k4 R6 z& x; tAircraft Attacking:7 G- h+ I8 D1 ^ q; J: E4 \
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 `) |4 y! ^& P7 ?20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: }* s, ]" ]! D0 g( X9 Q
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ B5 h6 R, t" o1 i8 M% T; A
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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8 [! S7 n: {( m9 ~ O. Y( _Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113' ^. S7 J& L" ^4 ]
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Japanese aircraft
: j0 }8 }& ~' n8 E* pA6M2 Zero x 77
T+ e: b; N6 F8 n4 r' B0 {* eA6M3 Zero x 274 ?; |( I; I9 ^/ q; N4 b
B5N Kate x 95, m# P9 a/ I3 M4 H1 h# p; j
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Allied aircraft
( e5 e# ?3 @/ Q2 O, ?Wirraway x 10
' M7 Y: K2 X9 z XP-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
) D- Y# q2 [2 LA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ O; E+ c1 H0 X$ g9 v* JA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged2 U5 i# ^5 ?/ v! Z( T& ]
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged9 |: J9 a' q: Z1 X5 J# I
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Allied aircraft losses/ P( P4 e" b2 v: ]/ }5 T* @4 W7 V: r
Wirraway: 10 destroyed# C% _6 o u# c7 p
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed% a4 K# }. }' i; O1 S! x! g! j
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Allied Ships
% b! N0 R9 N8 I. g# u8 ~5 i) G' [CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage& {( S/ q/ i& f" o
DD Mugford
/ q9 ~! w* T3 @5 iDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:* v2 x: [) Q# P
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' C) f5 U! `/ @" d$ m* ~1 U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 f b" i2 g4 {( x
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 S+ O) i; v1 M% P
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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9 ^# ~1 m( N+ ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* h: [" d1 P% _7 W U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ v0 @0 c2 f" h7 K: \4 R2 t
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 feet3 u- O+ P4 f/ F$ i* _- ~5 ?
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 R1 U8 G1 o, O. `/ G7 T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 a- l% ?4 z! Z/ c# F9 Y6 C
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# m7 Y' x/ `7 z
& I- U' r' U" V: D% x) ZJapanese aircraft
% h; o. J9 X( R# D" V, {A6M2 Zero x 35" }. Z$ [6 ?8 x
A6M3 Zero x 22
% E0 {1 }; d8 E& l6 U: MB5N Kate x 618 u# V+ H Z6 ^, o" J: ~/ v7 E5 U& a M
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Allied aircraft5 z, U* `' ~" C& U
Wirraway x 51 K: q/ s5 \3 o6 `- J5 \& U
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
: D1 q! v4 }* X- Y0 k( b1 ]A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged2 N) a) V+ N4 d+ g3 w% A
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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5 _: F- K0 N- T' W& |9 m4 KAllied aircraft losses
3 u) q" q! E/ j1 l! _. {$ r4 O+ T6 NWirraway: 5 destroyed
9 E" J t+ `4 M/ Q/ YP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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. Q4 l8 E& J* d+ T* f. k2 c1 mAllied Ships7 ~; {% {# b& d# j/ _' N9 A: B
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ X7 @7 z6 a3 _( @/ DDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 R2 P0 n4 K/ u7 L5 @
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ T U" c5 K* _9 A4 k- r5 R# T
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 L, t: v( s& ^9 C0 m
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, ~3 i1 ^* {6 T" a
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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 |