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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！7 U. ~% K! M* v* S9 Y: n
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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; w. _: V  K$ @: P) {" C2 |: GJapanese aircraft- S5 T1 ]/ N8 Z) B! K" V
A6M3 Zero x 27, ~; U; [) a: w! m, G
D3A Val x 106" U1 J* x2 `0 x$ `6 L( u

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Wirraway x 21
8 ]7 t+ P8 s0 c4 }8 v% }P-400 Airacobra x 8
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' u" q+ k3 X" z, kJapanese aircraft losses
, u' f7 v8 E; |$ [3 I, jA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged- [+ V: ~3 ?" e9 M, {
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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7 `% m, m" ~1 N) E4 IAllied aircraft losses
/ ?  E, |: |1 ]; e7 k/ U5 IWirraway: 12 destroyed3 \' v/ a4 i  s$ ]. E, b, u% W: Q
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 _" Z0 W3 @1 e
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
6 {* B" W1 i2 n* cTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed" B- z9 [1 m+ s* l
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
! v2 R+ J  \& n9 C  r* DC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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3 w( G, H) Q0 m: fAllied ground losses:
3 Y" `7 G  n" }48 casualties reported
( ]2 m; ?5 q" |3 H9 c: u8 _Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15* t8 z" d( b  \2 ~/ W& Q* v0 X
Airbase supply hits 2# W3 p& w+ m. Z" H8 H0 ^
Runway hits 70+ T7 C7 e  D5 N6 j7 P" t) j2 l

( V( ]6 x. {! [" G) cAircraft Attacking:
$ l0 t1 X1 D5 a/ O7 S3 Z5 m- t2 x22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ q2 E) J5 D3 A9 \7 T
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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& a# [4 Y$ u6 U6 f( d9 n1 j4 o21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 W9 H9 r5 ]- s+ v21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 Y7 ]4 @0 |  h3 n" _/ b9 `; Q. W
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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A6M2 Zero x 77
+ W) O2 v! A5 f+ nA6M3 Zero x 278 Z- y3 Y+ d. J/ W# ?8 ^
B5N Kate x 95, g% `2 j, s/ ~' w0 m0 O

; m, L) g* d1 ?! iAllied aircraft
3 w0 n+ G8 @: v; G$ iWirraway x 10& Q8 _6 g# `" |! Z* v
P-400 Airacobra x 49 L2 F! v0 V- O, c! m6 T
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 O4 M, C9 ^  Q) @: P8 @A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
* t! H) v: f# OA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged) g" ~6 D' x" c2 o3 e) d! x
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Wirraway: 10 destroyed) g9 Q0 Q+ S+ n+ ?
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( C" ~: Q5 {1 \CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage6 N1 _$ c( |8 B# R2 g
DD Mugford5 G( A1 E. t% H, t/ }" p- S
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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. E' F4 n5 n$ S0 x5 c9 b9 yAircraft Attacking:2 r1 s1 H: E6 ~  e( W3 l
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" m7 M* u* q: I( Q' u5 w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; g: ]3 V8 I' f, k
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 G) z" J3 W: x
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 p: P, Z5 j# p2 G1 L" }. j% z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 Y- a2 k% K' W# d0 k( W2 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 L' |9 W0 p- C# U3 y5 ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 W* O  G" M8 |9 @
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 z5 y/ x. `) W! ^# ?( C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ?2 \: \, D- k$ R, 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 feet
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/ G# K2 y; `+ I) lDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. G) B) V+ c* q  ^2 F( I* e
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Japanese aircraft$ ?! w2 X: `$ `. h3 N$ M
A6M2 Zero x 358 G6 `3 M' K& p! \5 B$ b" c
A6M3 Zero x 22
% q! z( o! y) r! v4 @B5N Kate x 61& p4 U5 U3 w; b9 w  S- N0 n5 {. e( {: A% @
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Allied aircraft
  B2 B9 {! K$ U! w2 aWirraway x 5
  s; H" w4 N7 M9 f3 o: K; rP-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses3 b' E8 L0 F; f* g) ]$ Z
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged) p1 A4 b& n* Q# S8 ^$ S
B5N Kate: 3 damaged( g! B% T2 ^+ U2 A" A
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Allied aircraft losses
+ s( g7 c# Q' o( TWirraway: 5 destroyed. X. X( G% w3 `% d* X& G
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed. A8 I. k( ?0 P6 m5 L- c6 Q

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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
7 Q& J8 z' ~9 G  k$ VDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage- U) D7 j& a+ Z" E9 M
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Aircraft Attacking:9 K8 |7 j" i, a4 s9 a$ n5 C
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 f: F" d9 @& R/ q. `# m( G; 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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