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& ?. p, V0 y4 pDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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- e/ F* w2 A) D! B0 c' ?$ lJapanese aircraft
) Y9 ^% {( g8 K  V8 M3 s( _( \A6M3 Zero x 27; B7 t) R2 x, [+ K; i
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
" Z5 U7 F" c* \: C% v5 Z- S9 o; T- dWirraway x 21$ G2 y3 u6 h! k& k5 Z! F  e0 [' l
P-400 Airacobra x 8# \- N' g$ Q8 Y2 v2 O; |
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ Q4 z1 S5 Q6 D3 g! o. JA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 k( b9 T" t& |% t8 pD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged! B- s9 i0 W* l( K

9 D+ l3 {3 k4 _9 [$ \Allied aircraft losses/ p: w% I+ n& _* {  f
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
4 Z5 W5 P+ j& J3 P) e( BP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
6 T6 C, Q  ?; a2 j9 k, E: n( q# ?0 OHudson I: 13 destroyed- _, [* d9 @. y% X
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed) X5 z: ]# H# n# b/ U
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed+ m3 ]& V7 f) s! G* p) e. B  t
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:5 q/ M6 {7 q: q* Y8 K! U0 h5 s
48 casualties reported
1 U: |6 B; u& H) m/ `Vehicles lost 2* f- ^% Q- R0 }
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Airbase hits 15
% z, E" X& x/ J4 n8 `Airbase supply hits 22 P; |4 V; c7 x9 a, M- [
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 N7 @; b% A! D: ]; o; v22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
' z( l: E& A: H0 ?% M) N20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% w! e) K3 j5 \. Y* A; i7 O9 _- c8 I20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" z% E* l0 {7 J, D, O. S21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" d' y! _, h$ f" N/ n8 E3 u
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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% B' B. ]& K; `' z" D8 a# C6 BDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
& }. q( U% z% qA6M2 Zero x 776 M' r7 W) Q6 N8 v
A6M3 Zero x 27
) `3 o& _4 z5 E& _% i( K3 MB5N Kate x 95: L8 S5 X! g% y7 i$ b# T. @8 p2 J
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Allied aircraft) B7 \9 C) i8 h% }
Wirraway x 10' r# {8 @/ o3 [4 B3 u
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses% Q# ^: P8 S: g
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged0 q( U7 w4 |0 W7 w+ v9 x3 J
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged+ X+ F6 R5 Z& l: p+ }
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged& I$ b" }( s8 U$ j2 }
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Allied aircraft losses/ h6 j, I. |/ t
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
/ [8 A$ B( _7 l' m& p6 ZP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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! l4 q' B0 \4 A' |Allied Ships5 P' G7 o! A, h
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage. Z% e" `8 g% `) B
DD Mugford& l2 u/ B5 P8 h' P% B, W6 t! |
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:9 u  }7 ~" B9 u6 X9 X4 ]
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 ^" Q$ R4 X, v! _7 S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. ]8 ]6 s4 e! G, z3 P% T
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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( [' |0 |7 ]4 x; v& }. U! ]: D 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet  Z- U1 @3 ~7 P) ]; W* u! X7 z. y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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5 B5 W& Z* o/ C9 T  N" J 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% c7 u: x6 D. i8 j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 [2 A& S/ _7 N 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* Q/ L$ V) M, f6 j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 B0 w9 C  h" \0 I2 ^$ _+ ^
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 F+ l- Z1 q# A5 {! z6 C- H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( }1 C$ h) A9 p; K
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: O( }+ E) t3 r, g" ]* P, yDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113- g4 Z* X4 g8 j1 z& g* J5 Q8 J; @% l$ E: U
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Japanese aircraft
8 X+ H1 l) }1 cA6M2 Zero x 35
2 G5 _) V+ m8 zA6M3 Zero x 22
) C$ j8 f5 \* \0 a1 ^( [B5N Kate x 61" f9 }; B9 k9 Y: }* W- o1 h; l
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Allied aircraft4 \% e; i4 @, U9 n" K
Wirraway x 5* L+ T5 Q( t  |+ k' j7 ^/ T& k
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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. S4 I# z1 `$ r) |' D. IJapanese aircraft losses" |5 D5 X6 d5 ]$ E; x: }
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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, w2 \+ H# V  R7 ^& aAllied aircraft losses
1 u- [+ E7 C! F' Q! q' s- d* [Wirraway: 5 destroyed
1 _% t! D5 V* P! A% oP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
4 P% e* F0 G! D* j' [9 o* F# P9 NDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage% c0 X. Q& u1 v$ i. |$ y

( U: m: ^# O9 M. s5 H* wAircraft Attacking:
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 k. }, X5 o+ @  o0 i! d2 @( f/ K
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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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 M1 [# Y( j& F9 O$ w! `5 }/ l
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# V! h; o4 q. ~$ J' P2 {7 c
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 G: W: s* N' V& G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet