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& m: k( H* ~2 r( W- aDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1138 \" R; x  s0 {7 A

+ m7 M; X. H/ K5 F7 lJapanese aircraft
, b  V! J* W7 \, C) k3 fA6M3 Zero x 27' H0 r) r/ o6 e6 l, x
D3A Val x 1060 r- |/ H$ |& H- @9 D4 n3 Y
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Allied aircraft5 C  u! H- m  ^
Wirraway x 21
" ?5 h) i0 C0 Y: W. GP-400 Airacobra x 8) r& ~! y" S& o
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Japanese aircraft losses* @! J" a; ]/ B, S; C$ ~1 |
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 r; Y, k) r, V1 U$ @  Y  k; RD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged( b! i/ N  N5 v$ |1 m

  y7 `. ^/ v8 ^6 @. uAllied aircraft losses* G7 y# g/ m- H  H. Y
Wirraway: 12 destroyed' I2 ~& w5 N' [1 ^
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
. y3 N0 ^9 Y" G6 c; z  M, eHudson I: 13 destroyed3 f+ k/ ?$ v! |" C- g
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
; Q. X1 ^( a) A* ySB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
7 c  ^3 ~2 w: O1 r8 z. [C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:: ^: Y6 }. j. b# a
48 casualties reported
/ e6 O; [7 i. h1 N  I, e' W( AVehicles lost 2/ m/ S; Q; h/ ~; S* ^, t3 X

* n; F( G7 f& h/ YAirbase hits 153 _! g2 X# L) E
Airbase supply hits 2
# O& X4 [. j, T5 F' a# ~4 \. K: RRunway hits 70' M  I  a  B* ^$ U# D8 i5 X

5 F4 V' B1 c% P3 ?/ jAircraft Attacking:/ E) S' j# c  Y$ I
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% i& W: q" B1 Q" S20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 m1 Q# I) a' S% I4 h! G! K6 q20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" ^& c* N9 H! x" P6 u3 ~4 B21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
  l' o4 p. y0 A) \$ a* Q21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& ?4 s% Y( D! ~, m( D
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. Y- X7 r2 I3 q7 u9 [Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
2 s; p6 D5 r1 n2 b- \. VA6M2 Zero x 77/ q; r  _! F0 e6 h0 p
A6M3 Zero x 270 Z5 l+ U! s1 j2 w* d# l
B5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft+ V5 H/ q4 o0 [4 W; o
Wirraway x 100 I. w* J/ C6 N- J
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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" N- V/ _  {% W: ]Japanese aircraft losses# a  A1 g* n6 T. S. b
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
9 i8 H$ s7 f* b) AA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged$ s( w. q' E% W
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged. r& G+ r! x; g: v7 w, y
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Allied aircraft losses; b+ _6 `, d: G1 b& @& y2 i" R
Wirraway: 10 destroyed( x0 _0 ~' P. M+ ]
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed0 `" N* \) L7 o
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Allied Ships
* A/ q4 a; y1 ~# }1 U4 sCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
5 p$ o. x, P% `5 ~" cDD Mugford2 G0 E8 C, [2 O6 i9 @
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 C& p: s8 t3 _: @4 c1 W: ~: g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% Y% Y1 Q" a* K0 T2 e 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& A1 z! L7 L# [# H- P' D9 V
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 R6 r. S3 t5 X# v 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 P) [, ?) b8 w, v! q2 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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5 ?9 p7 J8 k0 A6 d0 I" `% n, R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! m9 i4 @  a) i8 {# e4 |" @  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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+ [' t% |- U7 O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' m! I7 K2 l3 C3 S 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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" {) M! S; }' a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 P8 V" {- i& \: B+ F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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5 V- i0 M* A5 ]Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft/ z6 K3 _4 w, T7 O$ l: A3 P, Y
A6M2 Zero x 35
) }1 n0 v+ g! kA6M3 Zero x 225 k: r; _/ ^. K5 R' W! N
B5N Kate x 61$ }( d. N' p5 F; ?, o' d; |/ g) m
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Allied aircraft' n3 n! }6 Q+ O# S& s* ^0 G
Wirraway x 5
/ t+ y- Y0 @1 A: D7 a* t' @4 j; OP-400 Airacobra x 2
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, p3 J( m) q: V* z% k* Q! w5 C# ~- ~5 IJapanese aircraft losses& h, a2 R) ~" F* G8 K/ O& g% F: I7 z7 `
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
% q" x7 j; ~! j: e0 k+ h6 L; f$ FB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. q: D5 z: B8 B( @8 dWirraway: 5 destroyed
- h5 W$ I9 r+ i: f3 @P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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; W6 D: d2 {+ P* GAllied Ships& D  [/ G# H+ m; u% W8 N9 s2 V* k. G, f
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage( i! q' p: j$ t" \# o8 O1 [& u* O2 a
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:9 b2 P5 o) ?3 t( v5 ?5 ?. R7 K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# L# C. n3 W2 f4 _' I: I
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. m6 e- c3 X. ?
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. O; d4 C; v4 G% e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- u: V; S/ |  ^4 N, a$ e/ L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. L, j8 `" z6 ]4 Y! Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% p( U- n" j9 P$ A5 c- O5 i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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