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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！3 B! c1 ]2 s- m* l# O
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9 H* D5 k8 p% D9 ADay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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$ a3 c/ q3 j4 ^* BJapanese aircraft
& g# j' L+ a3 }6 ]$ t+ b' o6 hA6M3 Zero x 273 o& n7 r# e$ A2 R& j+ T( E: L
D3A Val x 1065 d7 `$ ~6 ]' z* ~  z$ O  N
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Allied aircraft
" s, f- V; `  _, v& TWirraway x 213 b& s% h- W8 g. q9 `; R. J; S: t4 h
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
- Z" l) O% V3 IA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged% h/ t! R, L1 E3 w8 h# e0 `
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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4 K; Y6 ^. }& I  @9 sAllied aircraft losses( z, L" ?2 O, v0 d
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
2 ~5 z2 g; v0 Z. kP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed4 I& x' V* t9 ?4 {1 j
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
3 _! v$ F& t* ]$ T6 w0 O7 |  VTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
# g2 d, b% |3 ySB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed5 }# ^: \. i" U9 V9 m) W
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed" S- }5 x/ I6 _/ t; A! ?
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" _0 g: D0 ~# H3 u( j# CAllied ground losses:2 V# C3 [* a: t; ?/ q
48 casualties reported( a# o* H" Z* l7 q! y! ]; D7 g
Vehicles lost 2: ~. N+ _, O1 U- M9 Q4 c
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Airbase hits 15& r" f; x: \6 R$ l
Airbase supply hits 2- z3 m% X/ m3 ^$ F$ L, @' ~/ B
Runway hits 708 V! i# i6 o" l* f9 N  L

% G, L% G& [- X1 o. bAircraft Attacking:
/ [6 N0 q6 S1 O- w) S22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ ~, a- O# t* Z/ ?20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' m' |# u) ?% Z
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet  p" @4 z5 E. r' ~& h0 t
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
  G" d. w$ w9 m$ q$ G21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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& y6 {! S% b! X1 f1 tJapanese aircraft4 l) J2 v+ {8 e3 |" ~
A6M2 Zero x 77
- m2 x7 I6 s% w$ J! OA6M3 Zero x 27
! b2 i! U0 A8 V2 e9 l( ^/ TB5N Kate x 95
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) q: ]5 n# N  q" ^( X0 o! YAllied aircraft9 `3 K9 y: ~1 `3 w: `
Wirraway x 10) Z4 |* E9 t, S. _9 L: Z- Y# X$ @( K
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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  v7 ]2 C' d: K2 n4 ^! a8 gJapanese aircraft losses
7 W# v# U& `4 G5 d( dA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
& l3 f, C( G, T, J. L& {: b. JA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged8 d2 G; V" @6 h7 K# {, p  v
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged6 T" h& p6 h8 f0 T" E8 d! t
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Allied aircraft losses
, O% M5 _. p5 F6 l. FWirraway: 10 destroyed+ E; n' _! a# t( K$ d6 e% J/ H
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed6 j8 K$ @& A5 Y' q2 A9 t" t8 L
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Allied Ships
  j" J8 o- c1 x- V; j3 w/ n' p0 \+ CCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
- c0 X, l* y1 a  @2 n0 l  Q* H& z% rDD Mugford8 t6 C7 @6 R  B4 V7 X7 s4 T
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage! S! ^0 U% ], e5 _
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Aircraft Attacking:, i6 a7 o  Y" C+ {! l1 H. F0 [
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 V) k" f. k% r. B! `1 e% J* n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 {" v0 V' W8 s  `3 h
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& S9 a9 I  b8 Y( J/ F7 R- P+ N/ g 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ E! {, t4 J7 e& L3 k% q 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ @# j- c2 A: A4 y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 u0 _* C( `8 Y/ S7 n$ H2 t$ J7 o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ ?. ]. Y' x$ `4 ~" p4 {. o5 b! c0 P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! \3 K6 Y, Q+ _5 ?' G0 u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 U! Q8 R! s$ L4 r& z6 ^# ], G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 S4 B. t, k; k' v' p& n/ {
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- V6 K- z! `6 v+ u2 Y7 I  e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& F+ B8 E8 `& R4 s3 {  L2 z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! f. {2 a# J- v4 n, _! S$ Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! }! T1 \/ f1 v5 h2 _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 _2 T1 `9 z4 j7 ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* R; x; r! Q; z" y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 Z2 C& w4 Q& H; }" K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: `8 e4 V* x" i5 e! M% _
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. H" _8 m7 i7 H5 o 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# l3 B3 X% W& R8 R5 B) Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  p  m" \" T4 ^/ D8 Z! A7 [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. g" n! Y5 a9 d$ W# p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- @" Q/ x5 t" X6 U+ w0 ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 `8 i: U& b+ Y" m. J' e  B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Japanese aircraft
/ `2 e8 p+ b) [/ E& y( qA6M2 Zero x 35/ A  V  \; c, `
A6M3 Zero x 22
5 \' i+ A9 M5 F" I% ~; g6 l8 YB5N Kate x 61
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- {9 {  f, \9 V) A7 |Allied aircraft
8 l; J' T4 k$ ^* B2 ^! SWirraway x 5: O% J/ ?( W0 A' C. i( ]
P-400 Airacobra x 2- ?7 S% ^3 q& _" }. }

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4 n0 Z! D, M' o* [; W& q. mA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged6 @# M/ ~$ _0 L
B5N Kate: 3 damaged* s, h* \9 h+ E: L3 w- m  m
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Allied aircraft losses  {, `& P- O1 K) T: u' `% O
Wirraway: 5 destroyed& d$ ]: V, t  U. Z: [1 N/ _! g5 f+ B
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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; z# n2 w+ N* l" [Allied Ships
9 F) p* q/ n9 v* H* V6 w; TDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage  K2 C+ k) g. E  i! g& e
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% {4 P5 v# `4 S0 t; t% V2 W) |1 l
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ T  N1 X$ r2 L/ h 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 W0 C4 {; t& V; A 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- E9 j. L; l7 h: i3 W
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ r  ^* d$ h. w& [5 U! q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ s! A. i% P/ n$ Z* Z7 e* f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ F2 V+ O# n8 d9 M 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. a. r) G- ^  X: ~  { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% g/ q" |, w7 t" u3 s9 v1 X
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 feet4 Z3 _8 t8 Q- E4 T& q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet