日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113/ L7 z8 G# S' E: `5 U* m' {0 ^/ U
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Japanese aircraft
: r7 B, v1 O4 A% g1 |- z7 oA6M3 Zero x 27% `, {8 B; P; C7 I N/ L1 @1 _# a
D3A Val x 106' i* J3 B! E% [6 \7 i. c
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Allied aircraft) n, X! s) x9 {* P
Wirraway x 21
2 k2 w- Z/ r4 A9 |7 B8 N: IP-400 Airacobra x 8: e2 j. X2 S3 o) s( M. t3 L
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 S1 O* F. Y! O( M% X, OA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged* b, m- C8 ]+ t5 P# D5 f
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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* `) e0 h$ V- R3 hAllied aircraft losses% c* {9 ]5 ^9 \4 k: x5 H1 ~5 N. b
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
/ \. {/ y: i" \1 ^6 R. j7 l# l. _P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
" M. |; {0 r: w8 PHudson I: 13 destroyed! z; n2 q7 J/ @
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed. g: C$ b, `% I% m- _
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed7 n; r: [( u" N' T* g, Y/ g
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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6 _/ I! |9 [! _& ^5 H & P5 _! U% b' |2 p) E+ W( b& Y
Allied ground losses:6 J1 m8 v, r; a
48 casualties reported: C O! a. ], S
Vehicles lost 2
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. B1 o( n9 g" H- sAirbase hits 15
" J8 B5 o& P' W4 I: [, }Airbase supply hits 2- z9 g6 X% [: }/ j
Runway hits 70) r" O! {2 G' s+ c$ Y8 X
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Aircraft Attacking:$ m' j9 w0 M8 Y4 s5 W2 h
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 S8 S4 j% ~- S* f6 M& Z
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ f* u s5 E; t! f( H
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
x( M- }5 G7 ?1 X) Z21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% j Q t# n7 o6 R! L/ {
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ |* J6 R7 H0 ?
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1136 }8 S6 d8 r7 d4 o5 u8 u
2 \' r- @# e! D1 {Japanese aircraft
) J& M' ?2 N( [, c1 o& TA6M2 Zero x 777 }* H) d' a: C) B: r
A6M3 Zero x 273 y& w" Z; x, h8 q2 s# [1 o3 N
B5N Kate x 95* U n! f% F+ o4 `! v! X6 U
: k9 _. F3 ~# E% cAllied aircraft% u4 M) x. d! d5 H5 v
Wirraway x 10
8 y3 }& i. M. I4 RP-400 Airacobra x 4' W$ H7 n3 t7 _6 i3 S& F, L b/ h6 S
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Japanese aircraft losses" r; U) X4 c8 c: [0 n. P
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ @- [- m; e3 ]A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
5 P. V' _) X& @. c/ VB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% v) b: D( M$ i4 d
Wirraway: 10 destroyed) G! Z7 H/ M; I! w# [. t0 ~1 f
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed/ q5 }5 c: [( g$ n% ~+ y% f1 Z
; G: u* w. y) I4 ]" IAllied Ships0 W" ~3 H, n" P* ?3 U9 L
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) g' y% V5 C$ ^1 ~6 K
DD Mugford
: {+ o! C1 u+ R6 XDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ H { S) ]+ z3 X; x4 I
2 t! _1 h+ g5 P: rAircraft Attacking:9 r) p* h8 ~! a. _# }4 g) h& r! h
1 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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8 H4 Z! s& w) g) p 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( B; I! w8 [, x f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 A% c2 z" J1 A: [# i( X/ P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 a* k8 e# j( ~( t$ H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" ~ r) u; X, x8 l- m! S/ `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# d' H0 p% m3 m% J, u( Z1 L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* V/ [: ^( a) O; o: E$ \, I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ I w& y' Z/ z; ` R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% D+ d; m9 U4 V- E( C0 e5 Y
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1135 Y' V& I$ ]! q; w
) |0 ^3 c- D7 ^% E4 m) `Japanese aircraft5 i. F; U% N' n2 j8 m( [
A6M2 Zero x 353 \7 ]) r+ N7 R
A6M3 Zero x 222 ?6 `+ G2 f$ ^* w5 b/ b
B5N Kate x 61- U9 E9 s9 I6 N, R7 W
# Z1 j3 u" f. V( PAllied aircraft8 X) R! W" d A: \7 J4 V
Wirraway x 5: a; w, q* h" U" P3 J
P-400 Airacobra x 28 j+ O4 f4 I( g; ^6 y
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Japanese aircraft losses7 ?+ @- Q& {. X
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged# N2 O0 y) h9 `
B5N Kate: 3 damaged& O9 x, y7 ]! p4 n( j0 q. a0 w! Q
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Allied aircraft losses2 y% h8 e: p1 B" T. H
Wirraway: 5 destroyed! a- h) t9 @8 n$ }
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed. Y5 t9 K# g6 S
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 n! u* c3 o: ^8 ~- FDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 c. g: y% z# G/ T! L( P9 S
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ }( V0 O. e, g+ D+ v" ^
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
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