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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！% A' W* r0 ?2 K$ I
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0 |% I8 _$ [6 f7 {8 N7 mDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
- F0 L3 ?8 N: dA6M3 Zero x 27
9 O5 H" j9 G! s2 tD3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
* T+ m! W2 j# B& [) ?! K1 U0 T( KWirraway x 21) B& x3 b0 `5 X, d' N
P-400 Airacobra x 8& Z" t+ s8 K5 j  p. u

" R% c; M% v* Q: c, l. _2 GJapanese aircraft losses+ b- l  O1 ^+ u9 M) V
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged, h$ K# g  u, B, {% ]& w
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged& _1 v! S/ b: v& {  ~- e

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+ r9 m/ O1 V, b- ^1 k( p: C+ }5 u; qWirraway: 12 destroyed
. ^  z9 w& O) Y) ~& j1 b* p1 uP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
/ h( E: Y6 _5 wHudson I: 13 destroyed& Q# Y4 y8 S6 o) Q) J0 \
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed9 b9 x% v! [& G* q+ d
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
# R8 B( u* u( H5 `C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
: F% y$ X  Y' B3 R' e  Z& w  x48 casualties reported
) Y6 K* z7 t, sVehicles lost 2
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' S' ?0 u& ^3 L: i7 }, ]Airbase hits 154 R5 @7 K7 u( {
Airbase supply hits 21 P: I/ \! i$ H5 n: U
Runway hits 70& G0 t! P9 ?1 N0 M

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22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
$ z6 r4 x9 B1 m2 H1 E- |0 `- @20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" N1 d0 x: }; m8 l20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) u9 I/ ^% k9 x9 n( e6 `21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, h/ U+ I- {# r7 \7 s- N! z; w7 ^* k
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 c8 [1 B/ f9 f; L& ~6 J% v
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& f$ f. O, u' o/ q6 p+ H; vDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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. z5 j) X% S  `- e( n+ gJapanese aircraft5 {) S, x; V' e3 o7 Y6 p7 X
A6M2 Zero x 77/ B* w* t8 f- c2 q
A6M3 Zero x 27
9 w  J, y( u' F( F- s( |$ d1 MB5N Kate x 95+ Y' ]4 X9 p9 w) _( g6 T' S* k

1 W& I" ^% J* Q$ R- Y/ Y7 n' W9 ?! KAllied aircraft
7 s: S; p9 _4 Y2 }) tWirraway x 10  l8 W8 l, A( r- ^  H6 [
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses& T& F: n5 D4 f/ f, W
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged) A3 s" h: T9 }1 `2 z3 z: b: k
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
( n% {! ]: Q8 D2 y! r2 dB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses! b' M; E' R$ b3 M4 X2 z# r
Wirraway: 10 destroyed4 i& v7 K! T; v6 D
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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0 r5 T% g2 t5 E6 L9 O- N4 Q: j6 v* EAllied Ships
, l( X) T( r( KCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
) d7 r) k8 Z0 `4 C% EDD Mugford4 G, F- ?1 u( d; W7 k) Q9 [
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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1 z% ^; y) m/ w- M6 O% F# y6 LAircraft Attacking:
7 K0 B% ]# ~& R7 {) E" i  c2 C 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# _, p; L9 c, ?  i2 p' a5 n+ F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 _7 M8 V9 i8 L
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# E$ D  J$ Z- s  H' Y% }
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ P6 j# ]- ?8 ]' F5 v3 L: [' Q
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 z& L2 x) r0 h6 H: i7 ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 ?- }; m. ?8 S1 G 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' J; p3 d/ I. i& \5 [% C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 @. \) P4 C- C# y* z) {9 X0 X3 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# b) a& g" V3 G5 u3 v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 U9 [; |* \& O! A 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( r: y1 S- K1 b0 [1 g$ m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% J: [) A( t: r, x
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 X9 T' G2 ~( E/ z* N# U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' K, h4 F* U3 _6 h' V 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( N0 q3 {, {, h* q1 V1 I7 v9 D  e8 m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 p& K! F* ?2 g( x" }3 R1 P8 F 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( [5 b) H; ]9 u8 Q' E1 p3 k! `
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 h4 @/ v8 A2 F- D 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: {3 G; r. [( I8 d2 v* R0 Q! c5 ~9 T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 z- O' y  a  D
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" ~+ X& `- W1 [9 m; {Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113% g/ Q: `$ z) ^6 N

/ g) r" X/ A- H7 U' R1 TJapanese aircraft' x% T' v0 Q. V& O
A6M2 Zero x 359 o" T: e1 k7 z' f' v
A6M3 Zero x 22
5 U# H" G  {  ]4 a2 f9 Z! NB5N Kate x 61/ s5 D' ^: }" X. U2 I

7 M" u2 Z* c7 _- ZAllied aircraft% l& M- }2 G6 J4 Y' g
Wirraway x 59 ^: s5 u" c; }+ m7 L
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
! Y: }6 ?) r0 I8 c% Y$ W, j! D2 jA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
7 S4 V6 A- j9 CB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 E0 j' _( @+ z& m9 bWirraway: 5 destroyed
: R& k6 ^3 ]- z- S: L% S1 V. }$ uP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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1 V/ w- r  w1 u2 u' x& i* {+ J# xDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage5 k+ l/ q6 B8 S) f5 P& f
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage: c" [5 h9 m7 n

' P; a+ \. t/ {4 FAircraft Attacking:
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 _! E/ w2 w( Z
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 feet1 `& \; ^- S  c6 h7 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 feet6 F' U  ^/ y" q2 Y. M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 D! I& o! L7 Q# L1 c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 O- c9 h1 \# P2 E. _; ~) B6 m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 \. M2 _/ W) h7 Y& N! |; D: I 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet