日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113& p/ p. i f: j9 k8 H
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1 ?6 @" D4 S- f* V2 [A6M3 Zero x 27, n0 A' Z F+ e3 j! ?
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft S1 W2 d! J8 C' [( w
Wirraway x 219 M3 ^/ u# {! n( f) {- `
P-400 Airacobra x 8: [1 s$ ^0 {2 A, A" P' N7 q
6 Q# t9 s# z5 q) z- I fJapanese aircraft losses
0 J9 x$ G2 u( MA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged6 L/ f/ X9 l) z2 N" F
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% ]5 K% p1 N: z2 K/ v: y& g0 a
Wirraway: 12 destroyed) Z' J: b# V' g4 z5 M
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed5 A& W& }- K/ ]7 k1 u* L
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
+ g! s [' T2 I% U0 u5 N' JTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
' C& q6 ?% B2 _5 ~3 t1 x: }" ?1 P5 YSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
6 A. [9 D0 A- _- GC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed" P( }5 t8 n; }, Z1 N3 h% y" h
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Allied ground losses:
# s1 L5 X7 }- P' \. D$ X48 casualties reported: X0 i) n7 N3 ~0 f! @+ B
Vehicles lost 22 n+ U' Q; H/ o, f- P9 d6 s' R( d
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Airbase hits 15
' T! @' r* k+ I$ i; s' jAirbase supply hits 2
' j% b0 j) V$ y6 c6 I( ERunway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:9 P3 v, @0 [# p4 r. U7 x
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 e& Z9 z9 ~3 A! L& c$ N20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 G8 c8 z: I- D$ v6 p
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! q$ T. Z& t" c7 `* p1 L/ L+ T21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' Y7 w, ~& Y. e$ v! D
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; P; H$ V: s0 d3 a8 G
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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/ M+ i% `' j) p+ v& xA6M2 Zero x 77
4 U# \, c7 }8 s) k5 k0 [5 xA6M3 Zero x 273 f( m6 x/ L' i% Z% J1 {1 S
B5N Kate x 957 |& s* d7 T$ K( H
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Allied aircraft
8 ]; j+ r' Y8 B7 EWirraway x 10% o+ l3 A* b: ~3 T5 `
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses9 m2 \7 h9 l, ~4 x
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 P0 y6 \) y" K2 {A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
; |: C1 p% D- u# d! wB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged3 L0 {# |3 s2 E4 U$ b9 g9 i$ A
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7 n5 b$ c5 k* g/ p0 }! XWirraway: 10 destroyed* W6 @& ~0 c3 W+ V: ?" M
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships' V6 k4 _' w6 K9 l1 _+ U& ?' u
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
% {3 P- `4 [- D9 ?& W1 GDD Mugford* T3 U/ x/ N0 w; k; N) [
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage r5 e$ M" `) J# b
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 u7 J; ^% ?9 G6 }" v K" p& {8 M! E4 Q 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& h/ n" O5 ^7 c! e* \% x
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 feet1 _! l) W' c/ K( B* i! A5 x9 @
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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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 U3 \! g$ ~0 _4 T7 G$ z! M1 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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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# k) q( t. c0 ^; BDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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2 N$ U/ P; z9 \- W3 }% D4 }* KJapanese aircraft
" t8 f8 W7 g4 T7 v! j1 dA6M2 Zero x 35
I0 w& w1 \# B$ v0 pA6M3 Zero x 22
( _ ?: r3 z% E: QB5N Kate x 61
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1 \5 E9 [) j+ lAllied aircraft9 Y1 h, Y0 \& g$ j# o
Wirraway x 5
Z* a8 z2 e: N/ E. A; ZP-400 Airacobra x 2
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A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
0 J( r7 _/ ~" X* J' B6 vB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 A+ @1 L) [4 tWirraway: 5 destroyed
5 I( E6 p* O( I( X+ i* G- XP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed) `2 i2 @( |8 h
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Allied Ships# l% V, x; V5 Q' {. ~& K# c! E2 K1 z1 b
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" L# k5 b7 `/ ]) Y
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. D1 k- Y# y7 O- v2 [
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Aircraft Attacking:7 g% R$ E M; l8 X. I2 A( t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 \* ]3 e! r t4 ?3 u
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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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7 C0 _! a8 V" B/ h 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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