日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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" s$ G, D1 ~( Z, g! V8 MDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft% V8 y; [9 d, \$ [
A6M3 Zero x 276 O7 {) ?0 Y, r- I
D3A Val x 106, b+ ~6 n) A* ^
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Allied aircraft2 T4 H& \# q: P
Wirraway x 21
9 @. R; N1 \: m' F$ oP-400 Airacobra x 8$ A9 V- j" M0 u7 a. ?: r0 t! M
6 e9 z; F" K+ a( w9 \Japanese aircraft losses
5 u& l# K5 D2 |A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
' R: i3 U. y8 v4 LD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Wirraway: 12 destroyed$ c$ F( C- u5 S- L
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
+ u; \8 n, \4 B' z# }6 RHudson I: 13 destroyed& M9 { _) `; O1 V: R
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed- r' d, R* ?$ n/ X
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed' [# V( T5 [& Q4 `* Z! |
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:3 x7 s( ?5 k! Z% Y7 \( i# C
48 casualties reported/ v/ v7 `( d4 X
Vehicles lost 2
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/ @/ K) q3 z' t/ wAirbase hits 15
2 Z' J& b# ^$ z0 |Airbase supply hits 20 k3 R( o6 U3 @) n4 L
Runway hits 70; {# P2 {, |# V. x$ f" Q8 R0 L
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Aircraft Attacking:9 g* G# K3 I! V
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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7 c. h. q, U2 q20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 S% [: y) C0 @8 L' Q% \: @
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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: \ M4 ~# V! ~- k4 gDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113) n9 b4 j. \! D2 r2 g% b
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Japanese aircraft! p* z! |5 c$ n" {. D
A6M2 Zero x 77
( d; I, Q" o: ^A6M3 Zero x 27
/ g+ ]- O( @ ~& j. H* uB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft( q; F* v9 c' }) H
Wirraway x 10. [$ M6 O9 v: ^ O0 Z
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses5 X' c7 T# [) x% e
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 e7 f, R4 ?1 C! h% WA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
+ K3 Q$ v% n6 RB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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3 h+ I( S- t, g& CAllied aircraft losses
% A" B, f# Q. v$ ?/ f; l8 {- E' [Wirraway: 10 destroyed0 p' C q# v5 D, }. v7 s
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships# o6 w8 e2 R+ Q* R6 k* J
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage9 M9 C. B9 ~! @$ m9 ]. |
DD Mugford
8 A% O) G: I4 D* d' a0 n1 jDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: l. k( u3 J2 x
! z5 _ w& j+ O% yAircraft Attacking:" Y( P4 t2 n* I J$ p( U
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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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 E" { K" C! l; O. S6 {, n8 ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ c- \7 r' e" `5 `; C& n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 }$ u" g% E/ F( }" w) u# x 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ w2 R5 u( V6 c3 m7 @2 J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 K* z* m6 ^( H8 O& l: P7 C1 r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 M9 a+ U' b2 H) o8 d3 j
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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, p' y. [- I8 ?; X" w 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ l& F; E( d: F4 b
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, u C. n/ b% q; b
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0 L4 H5 F) ^ o2 A: }7 y2 xDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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# O' E1 q( j/ r& @- rJapanese aircraft9 g3 z; N- ~) `4 O: [
A6M2 Zero x 359 r- r6 L- a, Z# d3 `3 O9 P+ d
A6M3 Zero x 22
- u0 {6 q# h1 m. o6 n/ t( hB5N Kate x 613 p8 h# p1 h8 K- _+ [
! I8 V0 X+ ~' \- {) M* N7 f* VAllied aircraft, d6 D# C; D8 X4 Y& J
Wirraway x 5: \- I1 \7 b' I; \+ {
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses% m! u: T* d' r% D+ N# g
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
( A# U, n" _% I; M' ~" j% [B5N Kate: 3 damaged+ J0 A* A% Q! [
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Allied aircraft losses) Y- j( Y \; d2 Q0 r6 ^# c
Wirraway: 5 destroyed3 a, I0 P5 h4 O1 X0 h
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed/ O" R0 v2 b5 D2 A) T
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Allied Ships# K2 i- U, L! z [1 U! F8 ], E
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 }( L. m/ ~4 n+ BDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 s1 E/ a+ N" |
$ _3 ^1 e$ q+ P& b8 s4 _, s0 cAircraft Attacking:
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$ E3 R0 i1 \9 n 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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8 W) g9 O# p' k 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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