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% A& V# n! R8 k3 B" Z9 [Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
% N8 W& u5 U  \( yA6M3 Zero x 27
$ @, H( C, |: z; ?D3A Val x 106# u% s0 j2 W6 w- ~
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Allied aircraft* u, \3 P  w) W0 {3 y
Wirraway x 21
3 H$ c5 ]9 k1 n* Q- @' z4 GP-400 Airacobra x 8: ^: S$ Y: [- Q6 H2 V

7 _$ |! w( u3 FJapanese aircraft losses* ~* O2 u; ^8 W' h/ m; e7 ]
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged. F5 |9 n! ]$ H0 d
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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  \, r2 @8 M, A1 K' U# [; c, HAllied aircraft losses
# Y5 r+ Q3 t) B9 m, ?0 pWirraway: 12 destroyed1 |* K2 J% z: z1 M0 K
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
4 Q" F  m9 E4 u2 SHudson I: 13 destroyed
7 c2 d, f1 ~/ Q  ]5 PTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
. }0 i0 A! x5 B" G* ~$ MSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
. a- q: j5 P6 O* f$ FC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed! P) @; J2 W. t5 O/ W2 O

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Allied ground losses:
. v( B1 i& \2 q5 E6 |, e! }48 casualties reported
7 d, R3 h+ ^; }( {Vehicles lost 2
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  r: a7 t  R# xAirbase hits 155 D7 _6 j; H( ]. n3 W. m6 ~% m4 G
Airbase supply hits 25 Z2 m, ?- I4 @) y. {. g- o
Runway hits 70
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3 e4 z% X7 ~5 X0 OAircraft Attacking:
2 v* B% r( `& L/ [8 ?8 i22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; H& S, `% Z& R8 O( R: C
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 V- F8 N; D- S8 g$ V/ J* z
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
  D- s( a2 E: _5 z21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: h' L7 c1 c7 H5 U$ Z21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 i  _& m( T. s3 s2 m1 _: U/ o% C
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+ l3 Y' @4 A# _  K5 bDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113' L# s, [* ^+ i# ]1 I6 W/ {$ F% D
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Japanese aircraft; p4 j1 W2 X  J" r  C
A6M2 Zero x 77' h7 }! U* D+ T  @! e( I( \
A6M3 Zero x 27
& n0 j' }7 ~# \2 I" }/ ~B5N Kate x 95
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) X$ O$ N3 ^& X  H  M9 wAllied aircraft: r% u# g/ E6 w" S! p+ f: K5 y4 Y
Wirraway x 10
$ V$ [: M! N+ `! R) OP-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 b7 Y! H) {1 v: b& S+ eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged( I* \3 Y- s$ r7 z
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
. r( d' U9 z. u9 Y+ RB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 D- L; T' @8 [% L- SWirraway: 10 destroyed+ d* }) w7 e& i7 s% T& o1 I0 k
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 r( d* e  N; j% @, }! ECL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage1 Z# G- i/ y0 i3 Z3 y' M
DD Mugford; P' y( i1 F6 e; F
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 y8 T; V- B& i9 F/ k
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Aircraft Attacking:/ a4 x7 P; c9 t9 G1 L5 V
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 z# b5 s6 E5 e/ H$ p0 l$ w* V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 X' w, y# E( W8 F6 b2 f 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 u' F, H! }' n% k- f+ G  h0 }/ x, y+ ?
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 o+ @  }, G: d; ^7 p+ L8 H
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 P7 B$ q3 S% J# _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' W0 @3 {5 V# s5 ~1 ]: U; Z( c 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) q$ A( M/ `/ _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% h& R5 ]. r1 z3 N% y' s5 G 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# `% y% B/ H3 d8 v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ^# l: Y! M0 U+ {5 J' e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) m7 R0 m4 W3 G, m& F& T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: v4 }0 I4 G! }9 C* O% p: {8 ]9 k 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: \& U. V3 F4 D. o9 `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 {+ r. v0 z: n% i' U2 D3 p3 o, N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ C: w* w/ _7 W" a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( Y2 b( o& O9 f7 X0 q# {, J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
  V1 _* P7 E7 l  {* K$ ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" K' }# ~3 `  x- f- T- `
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) o9 S- Q7 V7 o: T9 z) _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# h1 x( g9 V0 F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" L0 ]* X. q% ?  K1 L' \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- o. E: }/ \* s2 X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 X% G/ X% |9 X2 R7 H8 H0 { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 V0 N0 q/ S5 ^" w! b8 |
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. J+ B' Q) j+ \" I; M
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Japanese aircraft4 m& {8 z: o2 M5 Z6 ]4 L
A6M2 Zero x 352 I" j* T' [* I
A6M3 Zero x 22
' @+ ]' ]; h7 ^  t) GB5N Kate x 61
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Wirraway x 5
) O6 `$ b+ x2 kP-400 Airacobra x 23 I3 T& i( t0 `9 ^" t; a

# n0 @8 V% l) v( ~4 {0 s" cJapanese aircraft losses
1 @& l% n0 j8 i% ^& R$ E+ L! mA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
' k. Z3 I+ N" M6 {, nB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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$ g# _0 L% j' S1 @3 h  w: wAllied aircraft losses
- e, c- \# Q5 I  W- \9 eWirraway: 5 destroyed# J0 X. e3 B$ P# }. f. V
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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- I3 J% B8 A+ ]/ ^Allied Ships
' g: Q/ s8 Z- E% U& ]7 N+ Y. ~+ W# DDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
% E; l* h! a* D+ R0 ZDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
) d% F9 f/ T4 f" t: U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" D6 Z" f! F- |7 z9 j5 m. F8 e
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ?( S1 ~, g* \6 N* y: a1 V8 [9 |  c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. C7 U; J1 d! V* ?' g5 J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, p$ U( a* d3 @1 r. G' h. |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! l# N" G2 i* j+ N" G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' H% F1 J7 H" T 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 k* \% x* e/ I/ e, w4 ~ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 ~" W8 h; K. _; D8 r 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" r. Z4 k' K8 n, F0 g0 `; w 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; C! l9 e/ @/ k1 L  {/ F8 n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* \# h* P" I8 `0 U, {+ c9 |1 H% ]6 ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) l4 G) W$ O% Z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet