日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!% R |- _! K8 V) a6 o+ p
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113" n" s- W5 g6 a# g- k0 D
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Japanese aircraft' c. c' c! k+ r r- A% r3 g0 ]# u
A6M3 Zero x 27+ O* E6 F2 R+ Q: a, z% F8 b4 g
D3A Val x 106. I6 U1 L) U/ W2 X
! `) a* V: E# ?8 w9 @7 I+ DAllied aircraft
P4 c" Z8 D: h; [0 Y1 q% YWirraway x 21/ M; n& G: A" K6 A4 A4 n
P-400 Airacobra x 8" V, F) Q9 ?. z
% a2 | i/ g8 V w5 ^' T* rJapanese aircraft losses
; k" q8 B2 _, b; FA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged6 O3 {! N. k0 z) r$ N& B6 ?0 Q
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged0 J* @# C! ^8 M8 D' k2 ?$ `: y
! c* B6 T9 r/ \* x G& F0 }6 jAllied aircraft losses
f; q, q1 b( `+ d- v4 h7 RWirraway: 12 destroyed: ]- P, }1 p% c6 Z& o1 V& Q
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed4 H* A3 w8 s, d* b) f, ?5 ^
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
: c; e5 W# s) h( {3 Y5 F& ^+ t- lTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
6 s$ X' O$ P4 f: qSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed" R3 k* ?0 K: ~* j8 u- e( h3 z, ?
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
9 [6 R- B; G- C ) Q1 @, [6 A! V S2 U0 x3 _
5 N0 j8 s! h+ @Allied ground losses:
. p5 k \( g! V ], f- H% l" ?48 casualties reported
# n- d; f3 r+ {2 T6 cVehicles lost 2
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6 ^* C# E1 F6 z" O+ n3 |Airbase hits 152 S3 [) h k+ l* g, D+ D: p
Airbase supply hits 2
( ]6 C$ n0 e5 Z) i' h3 KRunway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:7 t- k# e0 v" q$ @6 _, _. [
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. ?5 B' _, e' k6 ?
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ b _2 Y$ ]) p6 R0 J
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# A9 \0 _4 I+ F8 I8 v, d1 g# h
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 _% W( q" t" J/ ?) U' @% v
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 J; e, T/ I) ^' r) e1 p
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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4 ~. n( W. E4 W9 S" kJapanese aircraft
. T* U( _) ?) G' IA6M2 Zero x 773 O) x6 ~4 u: q a
A6M3 Zero x 27
/ u% \! y) g7 \0 HB5N Kate x 95$ @5 P0 y4 h. G6 S& V
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Allied aircraft5 M5 O! B* } F, P, l1 l) U% e
Wirraway x 10
8 y( A5 l$ l# ~3 @. SP-400 Airacobra x 49 L5 `; c. A( ?/ s
) N3 {4 Z; p4 ]- XJapanese aircraft losses! t4 V: t, ]9 {4 {4 x
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged# }1 Q* ^0 f* H! V4 K, Y3 X
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged6 M7 o+ m% Y9 l/ @3 w1 e
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged) A& Q& c" A1 R, B
: T$ A3 y5 ?% ]Allied aircraft losses
7 F# ^0 L" J1 _" B0 D7 iWirraway: 10 destroyed
- u$ i1 t3 u( ]" U% d/ ?+ l' m1 mP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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& y! l/ V6 d3 M5 M/ N5 KAllied Ships
; L5 l9 d# W) L- fCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
! E9 w+ n4 v3 `DD Mugford
4 c' @( p7 ^6 m0 D2 S, RDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& ]- H2 P- N! A* x+ ~* l- a, F6 r6 h
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Aircraft Attacking:5 Z8 M! a$ X3 }0 o; w" Q5 V
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ T$ n7 `9 z- q2 s
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
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 v4 Z P" B' Q. _. y) 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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 n- F3 P$ _4 G, p3 q) D) ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ W8 c1 q- s! c
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, @& v$ W! S8 e" O. c' G
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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" X# P( k, _' S6 W$ }. }- DDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113* n c. K4 ~, x2 D4 E
' ?* b& k$ w7 pJapanese aircraft
+ O( w$ e! j& Y: t* vA6M2 Zero x 35
% y+ g: c+ u+ A8 d2 ^6 D! AA6M3 Zero x 22
$ K* @; {5 h7 G. G T3 pB5N Kate x 61/ C2 R9 l5 j/ p+ ~0 w; d
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Allied aircraft* o R( F! K% a- k. z$ ]
Wirraway x 5
, \- J* N# w) \6 _5 B& S& \P-400 Airacobra x 2, g0 }6 ]6 ^7 q& J9 W
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 r8 m! ]! ?! z! z( E# C, zA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged9 }3 v3 W4 N* y3 p6 L; i
B5N Kate: 3 damaged' @6 ?3 W9 Y* J! ~" S, n
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Allied aircraft losses, p/ B9 H3 \8 X& ~
Wirraway: 5 destroyed1 Z$ s4 Q' d; e- b# x2 D& {
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ Z+ R# L5 T' S5 T
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: i* M4 s6 u) n# N8 ~2 y- h
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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 A+ N8 h4 ]& y4 h5 _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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