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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！5 ?8 i& Y! W* i  d% E
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, G' Z  ^9 P! v- P' @, `- m( fDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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! M2 N8 d! I+ y" m, o; @Japanese aircraft- ]9 Q% u6 {' T( P/ m. W
A6M3 Zero x 27) E% _' V- x# {0 b' N' Z9 `
D3A Val x 106& |8 V* a, h' y8 b! b# V
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Allied aircraft* g- F$ @8 V4 g; I, l! f* V
Wirraway x 21. ?1 L- l$ u/ Q$ p- y/ t
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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0 }5 C' _% U3 L4 Z; B6 eJapanese aircraft losses
, o) a6 D0 r, g" T& eA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ ~: [5 K% ^' l9 Z; xD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged3 @3 @# a3 ~+ g) D$ Y

+ ]0 @8 ?- O1 @) Q! d6 r) UAllied aircraft losses
2 _( n4 B! o7 J! M$ D. KWirraway: 12 destroyed
$ w+ r& s' E# z" JP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
4 U$ @: @$ X) b( DHudson I: 13 destroyed
, f& d2 Y: g2 Y, u: i6 V) Z) jTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
. r, m( W5 V! ]. v/ hSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed2 @2 M: j6 U- w! b  Y' g: O. h; K
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed1 e/ W1 ^, b$ l& G0 P

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Allied ground losses:
8 o0 ~) G) B3 |( z1 r* h48 casualties reported
6 k5 E  b6 S" L9 i7 hVehicles lost 25 y. N3 q4 L" D

! e, ^) W, H! K9 `7 Q6 @4 _# RAirbase hits 15; T+ x  R2 L1 [* M: A+ e( n0 `, l$ U
Airbase supply hits 2+ I8 U: x% I' M0 R- I  q) b2 o
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:9 O! q) Y' O3 H5 L4 h. M1 a
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
- ]; U8 ], E: U20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 E/ z- @3 N) _) N20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 u/ u7 ]6 A; D; C5 \21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! |# I/ b. W4 h5 K( L" v( U* y7 r21 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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4 G* o6 u. h* X  c8 a) E$ @3 N5 iJapanese aircraft
/ j7 W' f# }( S& u2 pA6M2 Zero x 77& ~0 Z" S; q) \; _0 R. `
A6M3 Zero x 279 b+ m) z9 {$ t. A
B5N Kate x 95# s* q" @. t$ J, H. b, h8 V  a, z

8 ]$ i$ i+ }" ]Allied aircraft) E) `" f; K8 w/ l) G9 _" v
Wirraway x 10
. U3 I2 P. t. \+ I, i. gP-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
' X" i) ?1 {9 M/ l8 x3 ZA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
- w6 `' W/ ]7 q( b, ?0 oA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged7 S/ P6 }$ z  @
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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; e, y. _  L% YAllied aircraft losses
3 R0 [) N/ |9 y9 P2 t8 Y+ `5 EWirraway: 10 destroyed
/ n9 H* }2 w! z4 s- O- AP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed' o: i) B( q3 N* `! K
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Allied Ships1 y5 T. k& _6 Q  y' l0 f4 j: i  h
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage( i$ H8 N4 ~! ?% g
DD Mugford$ _' S$ \# M( o6 v
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 b3 C% `: n4 \  g: M 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; Z* ~* g. V( ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" W( @% J( L1 c, W( D, I
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ n" M! `. D! f! b% b1 b
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' S( F0 [" `7 C0 A0 U9 c, a) v4 A 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, C9 Z0 ]( G* V4 r8 v 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ A. V3 L0 R: ?6 M5 e 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 n( j' N6 |/ b5 B- r" U; i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 ~$ J! ~2 l4 Q0 `, v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; p# K: b! U3 p9 p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 Y. x: A7 F9 b" O& r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 M, ?6 c" q2 [& P8 q* ~ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  g0 K2 ]4 q6 ?, u1 u0 f+ _2 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 |& s: Y7 `$ e; x6 b' E% v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( h, A: _' g0 Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ z9 R( W. s/ ~0 R) l# { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 n' ~2 J" V+ Z$ k! X9 ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! Y8 S! A( e' ^. u( c  e+ ?# a6 ` 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ }8 x! f; I" Q* r 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! a$ O/ b: k& B 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ [+ R; b& W, h- h  L 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 d1 o( ?8 M2 ]  y5 j8 `$ P) Z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ o. _8 D: F, ?: k; M3 j 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 t0 T6 Y6 Z  U/ ^8 w6 w2 i1 oDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
* }( e6 n2 D/ x6 s3 ?0 U% I9 VA6M2 Zero x 35. _, I' u$ H& ~! w8 z
A6M3 Zero x 224 E( o$ T* t4 ]# Q- H  @( q
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft$ a3 N% `- K* Q  [, M' U! v
Wirraway x 5) D: D( K+ Q( W4 J, E$ R- L0 D
P-400 Airacobra x 28 u" R' J7 Y) {) B" e! f9 {2 p
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Japanese aircraft losses6 l: C9 `2 |4 e6 L: ?
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
2 u1 b: K$ a" [- D+ d! ?$ dB5N Kate: 3 damaged; a3 v5 F% p6 a0 h4 Q4 J! U2 x, Y; l
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Allied aircraft losses
, v7 K: @  E7 A4 P: A: L- i( WWirraway: 5 destroyed* K" h3 p- q3 z1 Z
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed- m; J3 C. Y$ s' G
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Allied Ships
9 |: m& }0 m3 W- j( S! T$ dDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage9 v4 B+ @* @8 u  J
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
( M$ c3 Q' b: @- B 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& [- m0 Q5 G" }4 n 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ s* |" |8 z  n$ k, U1 Z8 o1 u
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ ?. O0 u1 Z9 x
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" I& h1 B; n5 b# V9 }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 L4 {0 C) v) c; K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# R2 A* ]- h/ F; O4 H# m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 t3 H2 z0 S9 J( W" e3 }# [+ `" ]- s1 ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ], |- k3 z& r4 e) c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet