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- A8 o/ @6 ~ `) UDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
, Q$ e0 h; v# R, U W% EA6M3 Zero x 27
+ I' i2 d4 r% K; }D3A Val x 106
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& Z* u6 L6 K2 u2 {- H) UAllied aircraft
4 @- I" r$ K" ^Wirraway x 21* _3 {5 a$ [. ~8 r/ ?: S
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
% z: K; |) d& J2 v7 D5 L/ h0 eA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' }$ R1 X5 l' O' o% l' t( L
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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7 N% z% b) i% g7 U0 E- C" R2 t" N# m, xAllied aircraft losses
5 F2 }. y% H$ L& V' IWirraway: 12 destroyed
$ U) l \% u* L/ Y( z" pP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
0 }0 @7 Y& k3 p$ rHudson I: 13 destroyed
( z% N) e) g! ^TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
, [: E& c; _1 e1 {! KSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
R0 B/ X% y, mC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
4 F# e8 R; n% h! Y a. s48 casualties reported0 K2 H _* ]' T) Z+ X
Vehicles lost 2
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) D; |$ K3 }3 r- K2 H# HAirbase hits 15
# U! M. ^% \/ i8 R5 Y" r+ ]; Z' Q2 p) LAirbase supply hits 2- T+ U0 v4 L9 |( \) a3 o8 i
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:+ p! J9 V1 u4 s) u4 H9 K; ?$ d# Q
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# E h! B. C8 z5 Q2 w% V20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 \ F: V2 a7 e+ j; \4 v1 e9 E' {
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 K! @( f9 ^# f+ M1 A4 q( K/ U0 y
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 `* z0 z7 k* N' N q# w
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& R- U6 }5 E% F, y H$ k
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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. F& L. V6 O ?2 Q& f. `4 XJapanese aircraft9 M! W5 x! A! G B
A6M2 Zero x 773 ?- z1 W1 m; o" V* Y& ^
A6M3 Zero x 27( H& h6 h3 ^- H( L- D
B5N Kate x 95
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O! ], p1 v$ n4 R3 NAllied aircraft! R- I! @- g; {
Wirraway x 10# j4 _3 |, H0 ?9 f
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 ^4 ^& a5 X- Y8 `6 FA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 l+ e+ N2 d! w0 d( KA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
0 ~9 A- @' k: l; E: {) ^' NB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged- }. Y; \$ K& l$ \: m
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Allied aircraft losses
) S8 R6 {7 I- `* l/ ?7 R" d( z/ JWirraway: 10 destroyed7 O7 U7 L% B3 W/ g% f! v3 t8 f
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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6 h6 H' e: @4 j2 tCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage5 @ C+ l9 V. M2 E. } x
DD Mugford
1 |2 p% B+ I/ D! O# `DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:' {' u4 D9 U$ f: I8 e
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ |# l. T- i6 h W! P3 j- v 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& X7 ] l9 c2 i- x% Y- ?+ ~ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 E" I8 T9 i- d4 c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 L) ?; B% ]* ~1 y' [; \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 [/ F+ c0 g; Y s* I* _! j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 H1 O5 |/ J, x5 `0 W& i/ R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 K( l. E9 Y/ K3 X! Q! R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 `4 u6 p$ v5 s! N3 N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 F1 [; I; t9 b( D( i7 j( U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. i! V6 V; j: J! X0 G- @
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ~ @: B! T7 _. Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* d2 ^6 J+ L5 N. F7 O/ ?/ e5 t
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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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. |" N: m/ Z S7 K: x& YDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1135 V+ O; C4 ]/ O: h) I* w5 a4 q6 B n
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Japanese aircraft3 |8 E. m0 `. ]' @7 Q
A6M2 Zero x 350 k9 f( X' d" Z7 ~6 `0 ^/ D9 L* a
A6M3 Zero x 22
! ~6 `, c$ J$ M/ D4 L- TB5N Kate x 61
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# t' ?4 A8 j6 b7 B8 KAllied aircraft6 {) w* B9 F" F( `
Wirraway x 53 Z4 y4 @! T; D( C5 P, |9 |9 Y5 v( I
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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9 A& {1 `5 o7 a9 |# Y5 F8 {Japanese aircraft losses% b$ @* u! [. C& H7 V$ [# j
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
& Q7 M& X, C. z% S* zB5N Kate: 3 damaged2 y' u7 x$ g% y
4 O8 l; I/ f" d+ NAllied aircraft losses, Q8 Y& t( c* w) ~
Wirraway: 5 destroyed6 m' z; a! _0 k9 H' X2 c
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed/ J. L! I- P, ^+ x, v0 C6 @
9 e8 w5 K m! [/ ? s" e9 R+ y qAllied Ships
( N& I/ a. M1 TDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" S7 E/ ^# [$ C- P( M, ]- K+ _DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
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$ o$ l3 A* P. t9 Z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 F; n& ?, K5 O: |9 S
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' F1 p: W: c; z& ^+ ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ E2 `- Q/ {+ c' l+ I) p# y$ `- Q* v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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