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- F/ R: \4 V0 WDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft/ B7 `, N1 W7 z  Y
A6M3 Zero x 274 A4 M8 t  d- E- [4 S
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
8 w! g8 C2 l2 k8 ?, ?# \. XWirraway x 21: q  A9 E1 f) P4 x
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 X! L, w9 n+ yA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged6 t4 Y. V( V' f8 P% z) [0 `
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged# `! A4 C) L0 e  l' }

; k5 J" t9 }3 y4 N. k6 qAllied aircraft losses0 v* G" w2 }; B  {5 t/ \+ i9 q$ W6 W6 f
Wirraway: 12 destroyed- D7 z! N0 i- u
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
- C, D" u* ]( \3 GHudson I: 13 destroyed
6 K! C# n7 i2 w% w& _4 oTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed) L- _8 \% m9 f: f& m" ]# I
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
: ~) u- t" _, o5 `4 @( t: yC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:: `1 B7 S2 L. `3 F8 ?4 a4 H: M
48 casualties reported
, A0 {( w+ H5 j# Y- z3 K5 MVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15# h6 |7 ~8 ]1 e$ t9 `: i$ J$ t% Z5 O
Airbase supply hits 2
; O" o5 I' g1 O  `. g% |8 Y& jRunway hits 70: z8 y- C) k5 U  l& C
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ ?  Y! k( L! U( l) a4 i  K22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ z; r# x9 s+ D5 s6 M8 {4 v
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' S6 ?0 r& [  ~* v2 R) G
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ {5 f" o) w. W+ \3 t1 p
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 aircraft9 }, b4 P3 Z# \! J) }8 D0 r
A6M2 Zero x 77. c8 H' z8 y. v# L
A6M3 Zero x 27
3 m2 g& k& a9 L6 A  VB5N Kate x 95
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8 v; j3 u) M- F7 e, QAllied aircraft
- B& g  q7 z& q3 g8 b$ ZWirraway x 10
/ A. _5 J2 y  X8 N0 f6 N( cP-400 Airacobra x 4/ J" E- W1 G" a5 j6 O

4 Y9 d  f$ e8 e* ?  PJapanese aircraft losses9 C* H. T: A! O
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
" }- M5 ?# H( a" EA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged: k2 d& A; Y, L! J* C3 h
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 l7 I! f7 j3 S& k/ Z& Z5 |; |Wirraway: 10 destroyed
. p4 X0 J- d( Q1 fP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
) h( S3 L$ N% _3 k7 Z, _' d; I2 wCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
" I8 F) n# p' ~7 \* f: c3 wDD Mugford: g; y5 E6 y. A8 X  |3 q' ~
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 s) o  [$ G$ t4 E. d! E8 a" V! {' | 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! y+ A0 M3 X0 _) |# z
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. m. i6 E* w" t: G) ~! g1 a
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 ?! P& \2 m+ F- 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 feet' d4 L' G& W. f$ ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: L$ a# c% Y) T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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9 \* q4 v" V( Z. m. r 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$ @1 [5 D9 J1 i& A2 c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, w& }- [  j5 c6 f  [1 Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ F" p' G0 c8 [' e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 k+ G! {# s  c8 H* { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 A! F0 f. u! l% z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: @: S: k0 \; \) p  M( y
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  t) D' y  o5 |2 `- ~* C, WDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113* }7 s2 p5 K/ `/ I7 ~+ w1 J9 Q) h
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Japanese aircraft
% W* d3 _$ Z* J7 n5 n  a0 CA6M2 Zero x 35
, {" h# ^# K, u; T" ]A6M3 Zero x 22
' I! W' W& l: T$ G: ^$ w( `B5N Kate x 61* N7 C2 V" d& N
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Allied aircraft1 V. x) @" e3 j. L
Wirraway x 5" r" C& H0 u& b7 C# Y
P-400 Airacobra x 2) L. F/ C9 H  A& c! ?+ f% y

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- B# N7 k7 o$ kA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
, f6 E- U' `# n$ \" gB5N Kate: 3 damaged: F' P% {9 u/ p1 z: h% _+ R7 t
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Allied aircraft losses4 K" `7 d3 y* T8 Z( K0 j- u! X
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
2 p2 z# a% d: W6 e0 p# DP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 W* V9 I$ L9 d5 `0 \! N  r$ H0 |7 r  A
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage; K  t. u3 x; o" ^
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage3 I/ _. @. W# g
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Aircraft Attacking:
; y/ `" F  }- V) M# C. w 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 w7 b0 T. ]: z 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# Q& i& R8 r* d* ^, [! i
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# v$ O, S% Y& L- N! m2 |( k7 `2 W5 v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 N7 N) T; M: o6 ~! W1 l$ q) }  ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 n$ O2 V! Y$ ^8 s% g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% J$ Q* }5 C2 g: M
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( m; H: C! B8 j& n* [/ D5 G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet