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' [. G9 ?4 a1 k2 U) l& [Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft0 l, C3 E5 X. z6 O
A6M3 Zero x 27* S  z; ~9 u2 m8 u9 v
D3A Val x 106& R6 ~- Z7 S0 Q* O- ^
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Allied aircraft
$ @# ]. v; r. @2 {Wirraway x 215 L5 k3 e- `0 D5 p* b3 {
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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- c9 e% {0 S' D! s+ L+ Z* T9 ^4 RJapanese aircraft losses: a' h2 ?' n3 f; P: J9 W/ Z
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged, |! g3 j- x( m- D) E
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged) A) e; F. U2 j
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Allied aircraft losses
9 O+ ?4 R6 u# ]  E( @" _Wirraway: 12 destroyed, t  T0 T" X! ?# e$ P% g  C! ?
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed1 G4 K4 t9 _" B' i
Hudson I: 13 destroyed% l2 Y! z! B7 `2 p
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
( I: J3 V# u# ^, E; NSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
  k5 _" T6 i& Y% r5 L* c" _. ~C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed) ?. l: V1 N  g# t3 ]# D+ z

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Allied ground losses:. E  d( s' q# w' ?6 q4 c* Q
48 casualties reported1 x/ D8 t: @8 @) S
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
* y) F( Y( ^, y6 Q+ _6 v. T. cAirbase supply hits 2
/ \9 {: d/ N8 [6 q$ g: Q0 @Runway hits 70* g; m  r" F  q/ A: {

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4 g  v# y3 y; v9 n; M22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet! H8 Y; k% \9 y
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 j7 `! S# V4 H0 S8 k: F7 z& j20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, r& u, ~" d4 h
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' [- L: E0 R9 _6 S
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 l; W- W) B% J3 T
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1133 C7 {* j6 ]% U
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Japanese aircraft
, |1 P/ Y7 _! K6 p# r: BA6M2 Zero x 77
: G" A1 ]- G) W% l0 {! RA6M3 Zero x 27
0 a  `1 ~0 d9 `: }: wB5N Kate x 95
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$ r  f" Q; F/ ~Allied aircraft5 q  k* h' d. u0 C
Wirraway x 107 \! i7 p$ x& L
P-400 Airacobra x 4. O+ F/ A; d! ^  v% H

4 i7 r! E6 l3 R) WJapanese aircraft losses
; p. R$ m/ X9 N% f% u$ nA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged# K7 M+ T" E# g% w
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged! d; G8 e0 U7 X) |2 C9 |
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged- x: O5 v: |0 R; P
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Allied aircraft losses
$ B& x( B# r6 t+ hWirraway: 10 destroyed0 D0 R8 g4 k  L
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed5 |! _  C- ?9 \- b! d
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Allied Ships
. q7 @9 j" ]) o: P% ^# j+ vCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage8 j5 U( ?) W" o$ e7 d
DD Mugford
7 R( m) U8 @+ V$ p; K1 d$ ZDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 n& _/ R  c# ]3 x" j" k% D# S8 ]( t

$ o' d  u3 w( U2 OAircraft Attacking:4 I/ b  ^3 ?5 o' e
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* K7 d# B: [5 j( j
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ Y7 R: }' u) ~$ T8 G$ L
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 s! C4 A& I# j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 `% Q$ i5 c5 |( h1 H% h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, q. `5 l8 B9 b; c+ i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ?" l  T# P  d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- B7 z1 W: i: u2 g) a  E9 s
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 feet7 u2 n$ r* }+ A* g2 N. o. \
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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+ |1 T- A$ {6 KDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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+ ^8 t$ M$ {  oJapanese aircraft
% {$ {: z: g" y1 C3 W6 D) CA6M2 Zero x 35
! D& N  W& F- E' d# }) I' \A6M3 Zero x 226 Q8 c1 t& G" s! P
B5N Kate x 61' H5 x- G3 ~; C, r# H3 n

/ @# K3 y, K- i; |1 H  o9 X% YAllied aircraft
4 o  h5 g+ t2 h" U5 A# I8 J6 s+ jWirraway x 5
, C6 P9 }9 z1 a$ n' |3 f1 YP-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
# M5 h1 |- @8 w* L" WA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged+ ~1 {2 e* V# Z
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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# m! y& M% ]( b6 V- [0 dAllied aircraft losses1 w1 Q- c, }$ R; _$ F$ u0 D! }+ ?
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
2 s6 M4 v3 ^* O# V4 H7 e9 VP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed5 S7 t- N8 `1 g# _: O

1 {4 O/ }7 P/ m. V5 o, bAllied Ships
2 A8 y1 R, |8 rDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage) r# E8 B/ c' ~7 [8 l# X2 s) C0 N$ w. h
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage% i  C  x- u7 E/ N/ {

7 t  x3 ]0 I3 s+ f; jAircraft Attacking:
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. Y- M$ d; ]4 V7 i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! i9 r. Y: D8 r* n& T" N" r
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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  u. Y) c6 c9 \0 p3 h9 X
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet