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" T: ?) x% s7 S4 B7 |Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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/ J! o! {3 a N5 oJapanese aircraft9 c# z: T& H; l6 g8 r3 r8 h
A6M3 Zero x 27
/ V7 r' C: P$ E) N# W4 y! XD3A Val x 106
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) }+ Q0 r5 C0 s/ Y7 Y6 O) `# GAllied aircraft5 Y" [; [3 R: t3 `9 t
Wirraway x 21' x* \4 C' L) g' }$ n. `7 |( c- k0 X- j
P-400 Airacobra x 86 M/ e8 a8 A" v2 }5 v+ z/ i. t6 L
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Japanese aircraft losses: Q/ m- g2 ~3 p H# _1 a% V
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
- M" ^+ I `2 p0 c: ?3 }D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged4 }0 P$ F! U6 }# Q/ O
y# o$ N5 D, x- g: `+ D/ kAllied aircraft losses
8 `3 d3 k9 u: I- W4 fWirraway: 12 destroyed
' J* u9 h. m3 \0 P' zP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
( {. n( u& Z9 h% ~! eHudson I: 13 destroyed4 }8 p! |8 i. M- N6 L2 m) m& r+ ^
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
& q* j! F) b& p: f1 I9 j: P( pSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed' k6 s0 X" z$ ?2 T
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
) w( K' s4 x8 w$ @, T; R! G5 P1 h! a48 casualties reported
) C. e1 i- E! f2 cVehicles lost 2" T1 p# C' G- A. W$ H) i
/ t9 ?+ U& Q) a6 }) U1 ?Airbase hits 15
# ~- k7 W5 b7 x' ?1 |; w- V* SAirbase supply hits 26 j% `, T5 V* ^
Runway hits 70' v- s- u' g" a: |0 H
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Aircraft Attacking:
( a' Q O5 X1 i3 [22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# C* ]' s x4 g! p; a2 \# o- W20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. h* [0 \4 I M
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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. A% j3 I# s! c8 b% _Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft7 r; O# X* X$ I. I& U/ S( \
A6M2 Zero x 77
1 D: q# U5 F* x1 VA6M3 Zero x 27
# u; \" K6 i% Q( f: N6 @ DB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft/ m6 V3 d9 Z6 J8 X
Wirraway x 10
M% _/ o8 @, k, e8 xP-400 Airacobra x 4. x9 d; i( j5 s: m6 H
n/ y6 W8 D: t( z1 F# L; N% qJapanese aircraft losses
, {' Q6 z; f& t( A0 Y" e9 xA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged2 E& }! X5 \$ }" Q
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
3 e4 Q: |. ?$ m+ K" b% J( u' hB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 J# B; [( Z, C: i
Wirraway: 10 destroyed% ^0 l# Q+ L# I% s9 S" m4 ^
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed4 R3 ^: X9 Z3 D, S3 @& Z, W; Q1 M! n- V
5 ^+ g ^- e( @' f1 _Allied Ships. Q- H& v( f( i% j( p
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 v, A) z/ W- k t# cDD Mugford
2 }4 R- A% I1 J0 ?$ B' XDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:+ k% }$ e: {, }) ]" o- B
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x) r" w) g/ X2 W+ r. n4 O: o T 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 M4 v# l& v6 c3 O- L( {/ Y# F% N
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 D3 N) n% q7 H/ T( [- T% \. w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ z$ B& p) w: |6 Y: @; |6 ?$ n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 M U+ s! D4 M$ v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* z7 _3 T6 _- x2 z" h$ _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: h6 Y. ~8 e2 ~! e6 T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ` z5 I6 R f; E" Z, g5 O0 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 n/ I. E1 H2 _7 h9 k; H" G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ Q5 j; p4 k7 G$ P, b1 ]
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 |8 H5 E7 f7 p" {* B
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" D; [7 H1 \0 R& Y6 B3 F9 T0 P
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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2 p" @, }; S" D! J jJapanese aircraft* Y r. l$ r8 V+ m4 S/ t0 @
A6M2 Zero x 35
0 j3 j' P- L( V4 i; p0 }A6M3 Zero x 221 y* {' w E! U& x1 d! V; G! b
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
8 h& z$ o) X1 ~- d5 [2 k. vWirraway x 5
* c/ s0 T. H* \+ IP-400 Airacobra x 2# e7 ?- Y0 p7 m/ p8 P
: O: g; u6 e( J% Z: P/ |Japanese aircraft losses
' ?2 x- k) `) k) HA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
% Q, O' q5 R( i v" S: g; O9 XB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses1 Y ]' f& N( {7 s
Wirraway: 5 destroyed7 H! h0 m e' \/ E4 j- C/ |
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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* Z" U8 p- @/ z# i9 ]0 k& [; ~4 RDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 P! O! V. G- n; L' B
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" i$ W3 s, e5 M' \9 Q0 H
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Aircraft Attacking:
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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
5 i9 W7 y o" 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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