日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!0 ?( j/ j. I* U: o" \" @
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' d- Y% E: ]$ u' v. u$ `Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
7 ]) M# Q$ n: m$ p2 s5 u; kA6M3 Zero x 27" j8 W0 A+ [ O" ^ q& B
D3A Val x 1065 \ Q! v- {. w5 s
- p4 I) L- R6 N: Q# VAllied aircraft
8 `' f; _: Y7 y+ ]# s I9 BWirraway x 21- r) @" \+ c( u
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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, o+ N T+ }" wJapanese aircraft losses8 O& B8 I7 X' g
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged, \- q/ V7 e' M) T/ W4 Y
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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+ }2 D o) w% J0 `+ JAllied aircraft losses% N, b: E {6 M9 B6 T) _
Wirraway: 12 destroyed- i0 h; Z6 W+ Q g. }- c! v
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
: \6 g. [; E! J8 c3 _Hudson I: 13 destroyed
* g& ?# ~" U* u$ ~4 S$ Z3 c: P& K1 XTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed8 K, s; c+ T$ v/ P. c
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed4 f6 G% U0 q3 f: v+ P* _$ @2 P( s
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed9 @0 Y/ A, i0 k; {9 Y% `. ~
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Allied ground losses:
h# e7 T# x9 y8 }48 casualties reported
E, D* e. z0 O( P% UVehicles lost 26 f" C+ X3 }; ^ p. m9 x
# a: G2 e9 J/ p( p; dAirbase hits 15. l* F+ @1 U& Q" I
Airbase supply hits 2
9 f: V, Q# T9 N) NRunway hits 70+ I/ A4 @4 c8 M4 B
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ z7 Y0 b& R7 j' C1 h' s8 _22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 H' G, u( e' B; O3 t' Z2 z0 `20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 \+ A$ G+ u2 g( o
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- B" T$ a9 n) E3 I, w; R& D21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- @" w2 w% x2 j. Y5 c1 {21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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/ Q" h9 a) x1 c0 e) b1 DDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113+ p, l8 l$ j" d! h. l8 o* s3 }
6 g& _' X& J# w. s) o; NJapanese aircraft( N' |' Z( U6 E+ q% \4 C* F7 r
A6M2 Zero x 77
7 q* B( S# B7 l7 o4 P& M- o- j0 M! jA6M3 Zero x 27
; n$ _9 l/ U/ O( d U; \0 _' VB5N Kate x 952 W( I! e2 w6 ^4 t! D
" P2 f$ u: {& E/ k" `8 eAllied aircraft
# o( X/ t3 p, p# U. o6 K/ a7 s6 ^: I: QWirraway x 10
2 T! Z% z, j3 s7 E. ~% r0 SP-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ |; }- }' G, F4 ?- K- [A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged" b- W9 A4 p. B& z. A
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
2 }$ b7 t! w9 h& LB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged4 T' E6 @8 [. l7 J/ {8 {
; W, }& ~* V! s0 ^3 P; sAllied aircraft losses
' s( E8 ^( S+ M% KWirraway: 10 destroyed
# I: F, p) Q/ s( I4 ~* s0 jP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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K& M! ~$ l+ @, u& i8 ?Allied Ships) K1 K% |, ~, ^4 U: K# e: a
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: A' T+ g5 z9 f* z- q! ^
DD Mugford, x" c* O" H0 ]+ b# a+ j0 i
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 o0 P0 m2 ]' ^2 i
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Aircraft Attacking:8 w" h& ?; L0 D1 j2 X6 D) P: X
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 P6 ]9 F5 H" L: n 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" h' X0 H7 {- f 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. x5 L+ U, U! x2 j. s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( `& C) |: K7 s) C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 N7 y8 k( ]* Z 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
$ g5 Q" N; \* [" O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 U8 a* B$ H) @0 a 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, {7 x% I8 V }" d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( r: c! j9 N* v, M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, Z2 f1 J; y* U8 P& a$ x/ E# e
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, A6 j& }1 L' N1 ?. EDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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: K9 R* O3 Y& C% DJapanese aircraft
3 P* T/ w3 b4 n# ]3 D$ GA6M2 Zero x 353 }& _6 c+ f/ P @1 m: P* T
A6M3 Zero x 225 D- ~, H$ Y: r; ` Z$ j+ _* q
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft0 }3 r- k6 r- Z! |7 ~8 a
Wirraway x 5
4 V" t2 _' M1 O( t6 KP-400 Airacobra x 2$ Z4 I3 Y5 Q; D( |: L' J$ w
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Japanese aircraft losses" z) U6 k, P. x6 E, }6 s
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
! Y$ }4 [ L' z9 D1 \. o. g' P5 SB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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7 W1 V2 |# _) |8 cAllied aircraft losses' S; T% ^/ a) D" L! q# W
Wirraway: 5 destroyed1 P" R/ H. ~8 b- ^, t
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed. S' \7 e: ?' z2 e/ P# F, M
' {' g3 h0 t6 b6 M* j OAllied Ships7 {4 S$ C+ v9 x/ n V: \
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 P) D( I$ g( m' n; U! L8 i
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 `$ h5 `5 q* V" H, `+ n
' I! b0 d: x) w9 K% ]Aircraft Attacking:* W8 O( {5 j: B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 o. z9 i. A& Y
3 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% f# k& f1 U/ \ [4 y( U" \0 Z$ g0 [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( A& H0 G! I @% g$ b! Q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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