日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!+ B/ N( X4 N3 z
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, \+ W: _. _7 m% M' ?Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1133 _8 b6 o1 L2 n h1 e
: X/ h" c$ P5 O- D/ k" n* HJapanese aircraft) l& b( O8 C" g/ j: u' A
A6M3 Zero x 27' \/ @9 j. K# A* v5 f
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
4 u+ ^9 _ o! JWirraway x 211 \* w6 o+ t& l5 }. N! |' J5 M% N
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
: Q/ s6 n4 w9 J% ^3 IA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
, r' w( w) m5 B# v" R$ _8 Q- G9 FD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged2 Y- ^3 g: \0 X
1 ^5 E: }1 x/ F
Allied aircraft losses
% u$ i3 R5 C0 ]* b0 d+ AWirraway: 12 destroyed" z. o. o" _) H% {- Y
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed! Y, p' F! y) p, {8 e% L
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
M/ N" C+ w9 {0 }3 _+ p. p* {TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
1 i; X1 v4 {) ]+ r1 G5 Z6 l. {' oSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
I, `/ A7 [' y; `& QC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed: |4 p# ]+ D$ ^) B, X% y1 h1 Z
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Allied ground losses:
' r8 k# [8 w5 z8 f, `48 casualties reported- I' h4 ?2 h" G u% H
Vehicles lost 24 T- u8 t. W- `6 A
5 u+ g1 Q; I$ m5 FAirbase hits 15
6 G1 q9 c' N/ g0 l& P- C( jAirbase supply hits 21 y7 U9 i3 Y1 ]6 A' D
Runway hits 70/ h7 ~$ A2 t7 G+ J5 i
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22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 X( O& f/ r: C. o- l' P( C9 T20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 U% P9 W8 g" ^1 w+ T$ M
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% d6 g9 q; w9 @& R# K1 O& V21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 |/ ]3 F0 a. u; ?3 R: R2 {21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113! T) R5 t; |+ `3 H
) x& K8 [( F1 K0 P0 `Japanese aircraft8 f$ J" T0 P1 S& m: `! v
A6M2 Zero x 77! Y7 b- |7 Q9 D. B
A6M3 Zero x 27
" I. R9 L% T$ ^4 h$ _; S* mB5N Kate x 95
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! I, r2 f9 y+ RAllied aircraft ~ f- R H$ `- c' F6 k
Wirraway x 10* D& a* ?5 f. |8 H9 \' k
P-400 Airacobra x 4' J7 r: O6 q/ X, ?9 h8 M
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Japanese aircraft losses
# e' Y3 i' V3 _% T* V# o- SA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged5 b1 ^- [2 p& u* [: z1 Z4 y8 c
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
9 m& {1 F' k1 L/ gB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged/ S( t1 _- d9 W2 e$ ~) X+ k
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Allied aircraft losses
' P) m# B7 n. W2 | f) `: dWirraway: 10 destroyed
/ p$ |7 P- [* b1 b+ m: b! [P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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" \3 L9 r- v7 @) ^1 v, XAllied Ships
. e. o$ z) b+ i& g- t8 e8 QCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' g) g8 m* |( X0 s5 G' e
DD Mugford! g: d! y5 b3 z. x; w" X
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 B9 R3 N% A7 @) u o( X0 B: Y
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Aircraft Attacking:
; L. B4 c. Q7 F! A( N 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 h- s3 m% D2 T. H. q3 H2 x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 _; h# p$ N7 u) q3 m
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 B0 y' f5 p. ?0 X$ g
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) |1 Q; \* l' v 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- G, O* L; S7 j8 C" c0 Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- p& e1 m- \7 ~. S* Q# V+ d3 o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# P: S! E) D& d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 C+ j0 j: h/ a* O; W/ O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
`1 {' x1 E- m. k @* v 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ s3 v% C# b0 H" j4 e+ _0 H 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- m$ D5 h' f* D s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 w' j( o$ H+ V$ E1 ~* v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: ~' G7 V, h" g2 W8 Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 p; _$ e2 r* ]2 r0 |8 O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 M; x4 n0 F: W0 {$ I9 l) w 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* z6 U0 D- z0 F0 w3 v4 E
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% k5 [/ o, h8 N: h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 p W& R( j+ M% }! ^7 y9 ~' A 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( l& `. g8 W7 M& z& w; \$ U! I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; _" k$ z, b `$ E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 `- G* c/ |3 o( Z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# z& ^9 e f3 ] 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
B g2 Z' M7 E, J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- d3 r, M- w/ Z7 p% E0 T- J3 k
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/ @: i; X4 C, ?' e/ \Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1130 U7 k( I4 U3 A% n) Y7 J( V5 l' O9 H
2 N1 z1 H' \" w2 ^, Y; T1 C. z PJapanese aircraft, |- f" g9 H8 q
A6M2 Zero x 35- I% f/ w/ W5 Q0 G6 ]4 j
A6M3 Zero x 22$ i8 Z3 S0 p6 X: S* ` H
B5N Kate x 612 \+ W) Q3 I% k4 z
c% M. Y! @2 b' J# }9 u, N; N& b; rAllied aircraft& E, i4 i( k7 i" z! K
Wirraway x 5
' e+ A9 E! |! `; j. `: uP-400 Airacobra x 2: N+ w/ f( f- a- ] s3 W- C9 X
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Japanese aircraft losses2 L' V8 D. j% S$ {+ G" N2 p( I
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
2 h. [' L$ n" Y7 hB5N Kate: 3 damaged2 v/ E) H3 \% [9 B w1 z
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Wirraway: 5 destroyed
% W5 K$ g) a0 X6 b GP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed6 m2 b E7 |1 K9 I) K
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Allied Ships
, G" g# X3 t1 i8 N) ADD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 S. J8 \/ n# d8 E5 n; H6 [
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:/ M; o) f' ~4 v$ s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 e& Q) R' s2 y7 `
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 b' }5 \2 M- V3 d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 B6 b0 s* ~, V8 h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( c1 }$ ?& a- f0 I7 \: q8 i$ E: U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. }8 t' |" p/ }2 j6 ] a7 { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" B3 [" D; i; Z; D k7 w9 e 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* A# |( a8 m) n# {
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ ]' G0 q1 W' y
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