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# I1 f1 @* J" H5 ]+ j: ` r2 lJapanese aircraft, r/ @7 I% a& r4 ]
A6M3 Zero x 27 d6 d' V: s4 ~7 z, @; [6 Q- E
D3A Val x 1066 [6 b: k- Q& H9 Y' Y k: |
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Allied aircraft% [ ~% O- _3 W4 K! p7 V, z! d+ ~
Wirraway x 21
) E- Z# y6 I1 @7 PP-400 Airacobra x 8! g/ f& b7 a* C* O: V2 c
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Japanese aircraft losses. p: N, p( ^0 m
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
- |* [9 e5 t9 Y0 q ^5 fD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" a% m4 H2 H/ J7 z3 E1 [% _
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
: ]7 |$ D8 ]/ f4 V( j: g9 S' hP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed7 u+ H% [: f' X$ m
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
( }8 {6 k7 W/ w6 `TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed! q% S ~6 e0 D6 |
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed4 G( y7 k! w6 t. V1 B
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:2 l& s% o* D$ V, @( D. _& t) O
48 casualties reported5 d, W1 j& `% w' ^
Vehicles lost 2& F, C: |, ]. j' R: Q
# v' \& w4 o" K2 n* SAirbase hits 15
; V+ B" k$ d! f4 ^: wAirbase supply hits 2
4 }, W/ r1 h$ t; ]Runway hits 707 z6 x3 K9 t0 D7 p
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Aircraft Attacking:" o- U: p8 p6 P1 r0 W7 Z! t1 V
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 p6 Z% X9 C/ E) Z# X) L
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 A; `& d3 m2 F3 [
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& E. k' q( c5 h- s5 f" I" q
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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1 H) T( i% Y5 H' o+ o2 hJapanese aircraft3 @ ]/ H. l: g
A6M2 Zero x 774 ?6 s2 N/ U* ?" y# o e8 M! i
A6M3 Zero x 27
% q( b, X/ D$ I) sB5N Kate x 959 f D; {6 }* @2 e
, }& ~' C' ?$ \8 I- JAllied aircraft
d8 l" X \# [6 Y; R0 DWirraway x 10
3 Y- }8 @% L+ z6 _ [3 K+ L' s3 wP-400 Airacobra x 4, R/ M P p9 v# P/ G! S
6 V+ y1 k2 S+ T+ X J4 QJapanese aircraft losses
; t$ \: G# K# r/ G% J$ B' n l' ^A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged1 d4 R, v9 t8 b, F
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
( D2 N( Z' U( G$ q, Y) F& IB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged1 Q( q, w) g) i5 N) m. j0 C
; H2 J$ j0 f z; J, \6 |- `, |Allied aircraft losses( Y& a6 t, p6 `4 ^* F- d
Wirraway: 10 destroyed! q* z ^- T( g2 r& A6 Y9 W
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed% H: f- C# L# {' y
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Allied Ships
! U: e. h4 k$ Q# ~- C3 s+ a; ?CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage, g) d( q1 r/ K+ d
DD Mugford
7 q$ A1 g4 J! j, n C, `DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' ]: U0 f" l3 N
! G9 }4 t. Q% Z$ rAircraft Attacking:
8 B6 R$ q7 p, C3 G$ f* h; ] 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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. ]4 ^/ n Z' j( B7 ? 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& I6 X1 `& S( q$ q# 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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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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2 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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Japanese aircraft9 S! @* g4 S* c: w2 r- n6 [
A6M2 Zero x 35$ R* s% j2 _/ G) j9 t# R( N! _$ O
A6M3 Zero x 22
" }6 r' j- i! H8 LB5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
1 s- J( E, \& h5 G- z7 W# M- oWirraway x 5
% o0 I1 x' _& O" ?% Q9 _P-400 Airacobra x 26 @2 e* y" }8 [6 q) v( ^
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Japanese aircraft losses9 E' f5 y V6 r- |1 j. R
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
i& J" S$ N* J0 W: h0 X% hB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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6 |2 {8 e. l: c HAllied aircraft losses
$ A# p; x- P' p% lWirraway: 5 destroyed
+ W9 P0 \) O3 K% G0 O3 R$ PP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships; W/ N3 t: V5 Y) N2 r# ~8 |
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; l C7 B; e( h+ { |- l' _+ c3 \DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; d$ |1 v9 _ }# [
, z% |0 H) L: e- e- YAircraft Attacking:# G7 g; s R5 h) N. Z# J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 H/ [5 y0 b0 k5 D: y+ z/ C
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; m/ |' H" ?5 O) r( E7 ?+ x3 _
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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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