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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！% i" P  h! `+ X1 e7 _( Q4 P$ V
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Japanese aircraft9 D, L# `' l8 F5 X
A6M3 Zero x 27. r6 l2 K- d, |  u0 A* f
D3A Val x 106' Z9 {- s7 T! w! x
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Allied aircraft
& c( Z8 m; q  n4 q8 NWirraway x 21, u" C& I4 u- e* i% B& B4 o, ?* G
P-400 Airacobra x 8& s9 i2 t! O6 R! C8 G

2 x6 ]/ j* m6 _' e" XJapanese aircraft losses- w7 a1 c4 @1 \3 y- [! ^, P& F
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged  T# l, n8 h! w5 C! {# i, d
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged' M8 Y& _5 B2 y1 ]" n3 ^% x

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2 X- A( a6 n/ X3 U  V7 _+ qWirraway: 12 destroyed& F, W2 s0 V* |# z( y7 i
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
( p2 ]& e4 T& b6 Z, @7 b: N! nHudson I: 13 destroyed
& @; `+ `: ^' H$ _) _TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
) C9 h/ X: b6 ~SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed' w" t9 S' m* o9 @
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed# ?0 K* ^2 x0 B9 f- _7 B

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Allied ground losses:) u$ N. l' i7 D0 B: ^1 {' z
48 casualties reported
8 @: M* Z, X% k& JVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15  G0 q3 o# J, g: s6 s0 f
Airbase supply hits 25 E) a7 m% _! X
Runway hits 70" ?$ d4 f! P: N. J( q1 e0 ~
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Aircraft Attacking:- Z4 d  F3 J' M; n
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 B5 \' s2 G/ u! G3 Y4 @: t. E20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 R+ g( q0 d/ K; Y4 v0 N
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, V# R; v7 m" w& V- s# N6 L21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 @' z; \& f( _# o
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1131 B5 d! A/ b7 T: \
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Japanese aircraft
' j! C- \! s! c# d8 m1 HA6M2 Zero x 771 w- Z( B/ @6 `$ w* @
A6M3 Zero x 27  x6 p- K& i1 n6 K6 l" _
B5N Kate x 95
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Wirraway x 10& `1 f' ?" x% i# x8 ]
P-400 Airacobra x 47 k, y& ^' H* ~, H+ u1 |0 T8 x
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Japanese aircraft losses3 a# p* X. G4 q) Z, V9 X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged, [& w2 u. L5 G5 G, w
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged- Y3 q3 X# Z6 R4 V# Q1 k; C
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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3 G! ?8 V9 x: Q; f0 O- W  LAllied aircraft losses6 O/ ~; B7 r. e- A
Wirraway: 10 destroyed2 l) b" L. Z0 p8 j: y  m" `( q  ^
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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3 U4 [4 n6 I8 L* J; S; T6 JAllied Ships
  z$ A0 ^; H. f) {' P5 t. i8 h( {CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
" n; `7 E9 s6 A0 t- _' [DD Mugford& J6 j4 e+ `# U0 s3 d
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage; |% J. i' q9 j# N! g5 o1 X

+ Y6 N# E5 l( y! S; dAircraft Attacking:& H+ _, [9 y1 ^* [3 i) ?
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ f) Q1 _# o5 z' C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 \, g: N$ v5 I( _# x* v: E
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 x2 h$ r; F6 E" d  F! {7 t1 Q; a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" y+ [6 i, y3 `' t8 F9 Y- q7 t: |
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
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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
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( I& J. I* R8 ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 C/ O* c9 I5 c" R$ j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 h1 a8 m3 N7 b2 I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 @4 R7 v# N: p/ U6 M
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4 A, z( T) ]$ e% V( k  WDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113+ z7 S9 \) O4 Z( y; p% l% ?

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A6M2 Zero x 350 O0 X" k7 q4 Q, y! }
A6M3 Zero x 22$ Q$ w. g2 n2 g' E
B5N Kate x 616 ]7 H$ o2 i2 S5 w2 k* S2 f8 _
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Allied aircraft
2 Y  B# x( T$ D, q/ R" q) kWirraway x 5
9 T% A9 `; X9 x9 ZP-400 Airacobra x 2$ F* m* x# R9 t$ x9 Y0 h1 ]. O  G  M
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 C( Q# n5 w* D6 \7 x- hA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged% |8 S  c: ~/ Z  Y/ O
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Wirraway: 5 destroyed5 Q+ p! M1 u  S( F0 Z& p
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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9 O7 c, N. ^+ `( TAllied Ships, A5 P5 S, s4 q5 N& V
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
  `4 e, i+ B' ]% A  u8 u4 B1 S1 pDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" Q9 |, ?4 y; X- C: G; z: 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 feet5 a7 B0 x  ~& m! T& C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet