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9 `! q4 G, I) ^0 JDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
6 z& l9 C# ?7 j' g* D. [* ?A6M3 Zero x 27
% i" A; ]/ u4 i+ U9 d( MD3A Val x 106; M5 K: I2 C4 e- j% f h2 N i
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Allied aircraft, `. r0 Q; ]' q% A
Wirraway x 21% a$ t1 e9 h9 ] }0 j0 r7 n
P-400 Airacobra x 8( i. `0 \, I0 D! A7 C% e5 k
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A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
" Y# \3 Y/ @8 C. m* RD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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1 b6 A" B. ?2 }$ x+ iAllied aircraft losses) I7 n( B; x5 m* B) {+ ]1 o
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
8 D, p- i& m F0 ~P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
/ W- `9 C! J2 O; D: i0 qHudson I: 13 destroyed. u [; a! p* G/ ]/ E& b
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed I4 }: X7 ]$ ^- C1 d2 _
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed2 A& ~! A& e) X
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed7 ^- n/ i: p( u7 {6 p$ g/ F
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7 m5 A" t. k2 A. }5 L: ^2 ZAllied ground losses:7 x1 q+ j% e/ `) `0 Z F' @7 f
48 casualties reported
* [; m1 l, j# m/ ^Vehicles lost 2
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1 u; y( X/ j/ mAirbase hits 15& o, }$ w7 n( ?6 t% [
Airbase supply hits 2
7 g$ @2 p5 K; y+ W3 g, IRunway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:
% C3 g$ ?6 v6 g- s) \, y22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- W$ m+ |# X K# N. Q7 Q# S& l1 y$ \20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# B+ k. ^% q4 `0 e3 u20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 C3 |, F! U. I2 a/ r! q21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ M2 H: R5 O) [ {. ]. M5 X' C21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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% A/ A4 `; H4 [) l! V+ @( e, |Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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A6M2 Zero x 777 k1 ^& U {3 p! T3 Q L h( I
A6M3 Zero x 27& H6 W8 C# t) m. b$ N! t2 f$ }0 F
B5N Kate x 95
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l4 |6 E- Z/ V6 ZAllied aircraft+ J! z- V% Z$ g
Wirraway x 10
- V: u6 z3 A1 F- b, s1 OP-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
' j3 _, b& A( h1 y% [A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 L% v+ G! Y( z/ I/ NA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
; E! x; h/ ~* x, O" p# z; \& _B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged3 b6 M' L* Z9 X/ Y4 Z) E
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Allied aircraft losses
/ h+ O5 J5 m, v" k; T+ q' E3 _* QWirraway: 10 destroyed
8 y# j B& H8 ?1 L- d9 ?6 P9 t8 A) v1 ]. TP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed' [7 [- a5 E' x3 X1 f0 X* A/ H
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Allied Ships+ v; w6 U3 c* Q* X
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
9 l8 [- y* J WDD Mugford" q0 [3 z; Q2 |- B4 e" \! Z) r
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:; f, `2 Z* c/ _6 |8 s8 ^
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' s$ l% Y! H% t3 H1 s$ m 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 ~2 Q, B! S3 q E: L5 p- M 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% K0 i6 T2 [- @" {- l: a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 j1 H; M. I0 k# S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 \ b5 W( z9 H3 |) o: B
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 s5 l. Q8 p" y& S( ~
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+ {2 [2 l' c2 p4 s& t- h, I+ a% i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 c! \/ N( u# V* I 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 L) d' k+ E9 O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% D1 Z( K; }" u, F2 ^ j9 @5 j+ Z 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* @# X8 }3 H) H% E+ l& l1 ` 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 Z# D+ T" j- y- c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 s% ~# d" H# [; r4 R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 R* O3 q- u4 j( a; }+ v! 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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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
) t M# x: `) S" k, k- lA6M2 Zero x 35
5 p, \1 q; G( l5 W# \- K2 ?6 dA6M3 Zero x 222 |- T0 ]$ I6 }
B5N Kate x 61/ r& P1 i8 u% k6 @; d
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Allied aircraft8 c" R* \% o" y, u& ]( i( q
Wirraway x 5/ h& b: Y% m8 D8 c! w/ _
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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1 [( i1 l1 z4 vA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
" `7 K: F6 E. R/ G) AB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# K$ C1 I7 j7 x2 b) i" XWirraway: 5 destroyed$ ^/ f3 ?8 b, u
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships4 U$ ]" q1 x. t- N
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! K& Z0 h; T* i0 rDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 J9 B4 Y, T" \' K4 z- a4 v
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Aircraft Attacking:. s. E5 h8 P" `) ~# U1 f: a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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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 feet2 C$ c% _+ ]9 w( ~
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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