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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113) f: L2 |% l$ C9 W) g$ D
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Japanese aircraft
+ ]0 R) r$ g2 w  q6 M+ s4 QA6M3 Zero x 27" l( C8 m  p% n5 d' J  o
D3A Val x 1066 N* n/ h3 Z$ k. d6 V
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Allied aircraft. D9 U" j9 Z3 E# |$ H3 s
Wirraway x 21
4 T+ P! l, u' ]% I0 [P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses: \. n8 f, p; p* F* T% ~* r
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ \( \# J/ V9 }# T0 W0 B( D* m/ ?D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged2 v5 u# W1 [4 f6 d  A

# m1 N4 H1 ~7 [) Z. z9 H; u9 r0 VAllied aircraft losses; A# G$ [* d0 T. c
Wirraway: 12 destroyed, G1 s. B; O7 t7 Y: O) S! ^
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed' n, H1 A7 f5 \
Hudson I: 13 destroyed' M) M% u: i, i+ }
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed% h# x, b8 @% s" w& l0 f# c, j* A9 B
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
  C) S; ^# t+ Z2 EC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:; Z6 N$ R6 p1 H( x+ z
48 casualties reported
  g9 o& |) w1 |7 y! HVehicles lost 2+ q8 `5 \9 \$ E! H/ j: {
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Airbase hits 15
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Runway hits 707 a# g* A) o* k/ E3 x8 b0 g

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22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 m- Y% }" p& n  C/ P8 F# Y
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
+ l5 f9 y/ W8 y' o$ Z" U9 x20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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21 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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Japanese aircraft
$ c7 D1 a: l$ KA6M2 Zero x 77
* D8 D6 \+ J  |# q4 Z" v$ qA6M3 Zero x 27
5 `8 f5 Y" l/ H9 [, S, c# _B5N Kate x 95
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Wirraway x 10: u; ^7 M5 i" S5 R. ]/ F
P-400 Airacobra x 4- K; ?3 [5 \. r. s7 t" x
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Japanese aircraft losses
, A7 l) Z' c4 W8 \- IA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged8 E5 L2 Q+ W5 i( C6 M5 \/ p
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged( t6 A( I; j8 M& ^1 h
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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7 J4 q6 `3 f0 s3 {" f: zAllied aircraft losses
2 }, h! }9 h1 D1 D% J" JWirraway: 10 destroyed
6 i; u, V/ j2 P3 ]P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed  L. j  s* e- }5 k" p+ t( O

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CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage5 d, U7 k+ Q4 ^& n% J( q
DD Mugford
7 S  ?7 K- ^$ t6 B5 l5 \+ v8 \DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage, Y+ H. c7 I0 ]0 R7 J6 t
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Aircraft Attacking:' o! Z( N7 f0 C0 h
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 c( ?  k" m" a# p! M! c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: c+ ^% k8 s1 a8 J" e
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 C; h8 p; h4 s' s% G. X: a
3 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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: Y4 O4 u" G7 K0 v
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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 P% Q8 q0 t. d) [% n8 y) C/ L* v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113' ?% u9 [  d  S
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Japanese aircraft$ O5 g: z- C. c) N& K
A6M2 Zero x 35
; Y  x9 ~3 c( l+ r0 Z  x5 P9 gA6M3 Zero x 221 w1 G* d- i  a6 Z# U# G) h
B5N Kate x 61
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0 m3 d6 G8 z* l( fAllied aircraft
0 j$ o/ e4 r+ M5 \; GWirraway x 5/ c. R" H. z6 x$ V) q) N. F" h% V! y
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses" w& Q5 T9 f; b+ M. {9 E
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
5 T, m$ A& P+ D) b  e3 L  LB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
  }: z3 {# I: F9 E. jWirraway: 5 destroyed
: c8 W& M) z/ ~  X& d4 @" PP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed' t1 {6 [. `: d! J* D# \9 m, l
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Allied Ships
; E! ?+ V! ?7 ^2 SDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
2 f9 n' [1 y5 E0 f% a! xDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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1 ~1 D. x( E8 A1 v 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 @0 v1 y+ p5 \3 {6 q/ ^4 o
3 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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ k( [& d9 v8 ^3 |# y# T! u
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/ ]+ J1 Y9 R9 W6 f. k6 I( o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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