日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1135 B1 U. j0 L" W) Z
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Japanese aircraft
9 l5 A- y9 y" D. p( `" uA6M3 Zero x 27
! w/ L0 M; `. [D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
- m& K3 L4 T, Q( K5 oWirraway x 21
- `+ N3 d) G/ {" ^6 W/ [2 mP-400 Airacobra x 8
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/ z7 t$ V, \8 f5 F4 ?A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged. s" l E0 U. j9 x, U# S
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged, x( x( p: q, R0 Y( |
3 C- Y3 w6 {, Z% v; O) zAllied aircraft losses: b' _; Y6 B x8 M
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
( X3 E! |( e3 C% @1 j9 \P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
, O1 e! f8 b) u& W/ N- r5 z- Z, iHudson I: 13 destroyed+ F, g. \( O) t- H" w: ]! ~. ^, J5 Q- l
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
! P: E" z2 X( i% sSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
s1 |. ^) P) F2 S6 QC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed7 W" E4 a+ A% M# A
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8 W: ` F/ x1 _* U2 V4 n( ^Allied ground losses:
0 _) y+ t9 y5 ]* O, V# f48 casualties reported
& Q/ z* m' e \$ Y! S% T; SVehicles lost 29 U" Q/ P3 V- p7 R
1 F) S' h$ D2 ^4 l yAirbase hits 15
# y. F3 }) h' ^$ L0 N: i+ zAirbase supply hits 27 Q. M8 r0 ]! ]3 a* h& j
Runway hits 70
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2 ]+ h5 u6 W) \6 H& XAircraft Attacking:: L. r2 I. w( a" d0 b! M
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) u0 c# _4 f9 k5 z K
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 }# s R* E3 [$ Z; P20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 X* |$ _; Q' p$ e21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- |( l" a @& A% F
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& i2 }7 s2 x: q0 Z1 x
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft) R# M% D8 K8 w+ b) N0 a
A6M2 Zero x 77
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8 E" w& O" b+ F* tB5N Kate x 955 @9 v* f2 Y7 P+ L r
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Allied aircraft' N! K5 [* z3 s9 g4 z6 Y5 r
Wirraway x 10) J( |4 W/ B/ L5 e3 [
P-400 Airacobra x 46 S. G7 `, }& Z& H$ _" j. i0 G
7 U% ~. l: V- qJapanese aircraft losses
! j9 y/ y( m, v* r& y. Q/ wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
N) _+ M8 F3 ?2 l R* y: tA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
6 Y2 B7 R9 N; T- ZB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged" x9 y2 I- [# p( J
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Allied aircraft losses8 y) q1 Y2 m0 H8 q. U1 a9 X' _
Wirraway: 10 destroyed9 X; T& x3 b! G; N
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 ]; e, ~! y$ o6 L$ d4 F: i
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CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
+ Y* D' Q# n, h& aDD Mugford! J6 i- Q8 ^5 N# @
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:5 y) ?2 s6 w& @$ E8 \/ m/ |9 L
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 I; C: v* l2 p& t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' T5 a( S/ e1 p; w: m, I5 j 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% r# I v+ a" `/ [6 a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 \, |/ }4 Q2 ~0 W" _+ ^! b
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
5 f' U$ x6 G$ i- u1 O 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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& G9 G2 O* d) x) t* C! [Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. |% D4 o# [& @0 L3 [2 Z% {
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Japanese aircraft& p8 S, \' G7 U( B, n
A6M2 Zero x 354 e s% u- F3 \% ~2 ]
A6M3 Zero x 22
3 d: d' f! {9 ?$ @: H! RB5N Kate x 615 [% @+ W4 l* D7 x, C8 z
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Allied aircraft
* q, I; o7 n( f4 EWirraway x 52 L+ X+ [. R; f+ `# x! m
P-400 Airacobra x 24 Z$ l4 h# K" `; K
# O- e, Y j; [0 t3 `Japanese aircraft losses
) O1 {. n0 i: Y4 ]A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
$ R% p- U" U1 JB5N Kate: 3 damaged( \" g' a9 W: p7 R
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Allied aircraft losses9 |* r3 \1 s t8 m- f
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
8 V" {9 Z0 S+ E+ o, uP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed- U6 M( X7 Y1 u" P8 I! v5 z* o
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Allied Ships
6 B; R: \: |8 U7 hDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; \; d& ~2 {! KDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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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 feet2 L/ e' O/ p% o1 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 D) R+ O) R' J4 E* b) J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 X# ~% j9 D' k* i6 ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" j' ` d5 y0 D: f) e6 {+ I# P
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