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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！9 }' M5 G' y  A* i
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft% m; \  y! _; c" G: o
A6M3 Zero x 27  i6 a+ a1 C7 l. D$ n+ j
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft0 }1 q1 w3 @4 y% `$ v4 n
Wirraway x 21
. `' N( ]( A% x- eP-400 Airacobra x 8
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+ S) B+ ~$ G! g7 E3 o8 }Japanese aircraft losses) v) }8 \+ m5 q' {
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged0 l7 w1 F0 ~4 E: {1 i+ i1 V
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged$ M; d& ^; f4 w% a) m

* O7 X, k9 w* p( L) VAllied aircraft losses
$ k( t. `3 D$ X1 x. c1 S5 G3 dWirraway: 12 destroyed
+ j: [& ^8 H4 w" J8 p2 JP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed2 `) B6 Q# `% W. Y6 Q1 b0 v& u
Hudson I: 13 destroyed9 b$ @% Q* v3 ^5 g3 u+ ?1 `
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
2 c$ @) k) {2 N1 J+ y4 w# a' BSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
2 a9 q% A" V  N8 b. N( y. _9 j; LC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed0 s$ R& @4 x. g) k- \9 b

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( q; [5 |8 p6 K/ _. XAllied ground losses:
: K1 _0 J  O4 ?# |! K7 d; b48 casualties reported
- `& x* `& i2 I6 tVehicles lost 2
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0 ^  e1 M- \+ L8 sAirbase hits 150 U$ a# ~+ {( F8 b) t) E
Airbase supply hits 28 q- A& E  q3 I, {( z2 \* K
Runway hits 70$ t# p2 }2 [; `+ U0 h! q; h

0 \- Y/ B$ A2 m0 w4 nAircraft Attacking:
* q9 r' Y$ G: r4 A5 Q22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 M1 Z7 G/ [5 I- u  l( A
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ V4 }( M' M/ h- X5 j6 s3 @
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' B* F  |5 j, Q% V& ]9 t
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; D! Q, f: m3 Z" v9 S2 P' 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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Japanese aircraft
2 {8 R, i' a# N4 V" r0 ZA6M2 Zero x 77
2 p/ R5 a% n1 z9 `A6M3 Zero x 27
! G0 g# Z* b  \( F" i* i' y$ C0 f  z/ uB5N Kate x 95& Y5 d4 j5 ~1 M" @4 V7 o

) n  D+ ^6 n( fAllied aircraft
" m2 o* j" |  @+ a+ p& G7 O6 BWirraway x 10
5 V2 F& i/ G$ l( J$ e- \& q& CP-400 Airacobra x 4! S: M. V9 ~/ O* ~& D. f- _' m- a- b

' y( r1 [- B* B# p! z! bJapanese aircraft losses- U& z( B) p5 ?0 V2 D" @4 M
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
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B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged5 n# {( ~) M  b

  q" \2 u9 a7 M+ }, i& q5 @Allied aircraft losses
/ v" B; u+ r6 X4 u: N: C/ AWirraway: 10 destroyed
/ k( p2 V. ^) \+ `$ Y0 w  n* b, NP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed, {" q( s3 `) P
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Allied Ships
3 u8 Z; W1 Q' j8 iCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
0 j1 Y/ B- S* _3 z- l6 GDD Mugford" v- Z2 v; D8 _7 I7 \1 M; x' }
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage6 r3 {. n; ~( p, }

7 b& ^0 k$ Q' O( o3 @1 a# `$ qAircraft Attacking:2 Z2 l+ ?9 b; l- M% I, {+ \& N' u, I5 P6 u
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ n6 U$ _7 q# B. g0 H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% a4 D+ i- x# h$ x/ x
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% B8 K( r# `) z 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( K. [# A( ]7 |/ W 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ e+ ?+ A2 x2 M& a+ b& 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" N, V* ?7 j* 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/ O* l+ |3 ^) Z
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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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1135 H$ q& b+ _' i& H7 Y; V8 z
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Japanese aircraft+ w- L6 |7 [# m% \9 Q5 k
A6M2 Zero x 35# h( b& H+ S: V- J, j4 x# b' B
A6M3 Zero x 22
; s$ K8 _, r7 _; X: r/ I6 iB5N Kate x 61/ @# W4 z& `, f/ i; k* t' X

6 X4 K' v3 l4 C- AAllied aircraft$ M, B  e( |! k' M5 X3 e1 v
Wirraway x 5
3 A, y; @$ J" GP-400 Airacobra x 28 x* ?1 U3 ]! v( Y, C2 o
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Japanese aircraft losses; {+ Z; ?7 F  y- B6 x+ O
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged6 |" |- F$ s1 u+ R
B5N Kate: 3 damaged% ]" g: B+ b9 E( _  w
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Allied aircraft losses: _9 F0 m4 N9 k7 L" c) s
Wirraway: 5 destroyed/ l1 i! V7 I( a$ U
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 R5 g' Z: V# `DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage" |$ @. ~# B3 ?3 Y& W
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage% {% b9 P/ o' M; v  S9 ^9 J/ Q4 [- `# v
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 n9 B! Z9 }4 \& M 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 V# U% |; \2 P
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* W" T- b+ x- R  c. H$ f: o
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  h  `! a3 j7 P& V$ k/ ~. V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* T( w3 D* {. 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 feet