日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113$ `7 [( L' |( v4 |% b3 L
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Japanese aircraft
/ Y$ t/ M# f! l- O& j0 ]# PA6M3 Zero x 27/ h# r, O2 v6 d; o
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
# u) H( H" O8 s9 Y# B; B+ M* k0 i p( NWirraway x 214 j' r* a* h8 K* ~
P-400 Airacobra x 8: }1 L1 I$ X) Z. \; f } m; E
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Japanese aircraft losses
) ~! B$ t3 J" H; u }: cA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' @7 G* g6 h% Z% R+ P4 R$ J
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged' U z: S$ Y. s# O; U) H8 Z W
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Allied aircraft losses
( R. s5 g. D' ~/ q( u' `0 GWirraway: 12 destroyed
. ]* M" V7 h. a- [- I5 n3 O! MP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed7 @& {5 P" }# J O' s7 e; G/ A
Hudson I: 13 destroyed4 ?$ B% w1 U7 s- k$ z" k1 L
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
8 W, U, _8 d6 x7 i& qSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed( `# Q$ e0 | N/ z7 j. f' S
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed- p* m# ^' L5 ]: {% c/ J2 s
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Allied ground losses:' M( x9 i& y; c7 G4 c( O6 q
48 casualties reported/ A6 w- C) Q0 o$ u5 [( r8 g
Vehicles lost 2( G( q/ T8 V2 B3 s8 A7 l' N
3 k3 O# r( F# j, X/ O" i8 ]Airbase hits 15$ H) O( e: D0 g- q7 h! p6 L
Airbase supply hits 2# F6 S' _% X9 w
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:
# u6 `3 k8 f2 T22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. y9 o a5 c* D6 i0 u
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% U) C3 [. L( K20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 o+ X& L# K1 ~) v0 r1 a
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 k) e# r7 C5 m* H. n5 W21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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9 Q; c8 A5 }8 `5 D/ B4 V: kDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. B9 ^# y, v2 d6 |
, m4 m7 ]: `# d, S+ hJapanese aircraft
" @1 X/ b: |2 a$ T7 h5 oA6M2 Zero x 77
% N( Y# p6 s# E( YA6M3 Zero x 27
+ ^4 I) x8 S0 [B5N Kate x 95
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Wirraway x 10
9 J$ Q) w" a8 l% U" Y& D1 \6 @P-400 Airacobra x 4
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: ^6 V, y5 k6 r7 v A2 b6 YJapanese aircraft losses
4 Q5 L* b8 p4 L; s, T, IA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 _4 p0 B$ U& \5 MA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
/ G+ e. j1 }! ZB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 f' G" s+ U% A6 C
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
) ]9 h( @- r# J$ |5 i/ |% bP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 F$ c. r1 f2 o' t0 B. ]
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Allied Ships
* O7 l! \" x; D) @/ wCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage$ _, j6 I& Y/ b$ I% [6 u
DD Mugford
0 {* d3 Z8 E0 Y$ e" | t' R. r5 b* dDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:, f$ S ~$ |0 Z. H c" d; Q
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; }6 j4 a' ^, O) J$ N P
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# ]' P, C Q- T* b9 Y; t+ R K
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( d4 b8 Q5 i! I1 N' r2 z6 l
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 feet7 e/ R3 Y3 k( K4 I9 F( f7 ^. 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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$ e2 @5 v: w- L$ z9 Q 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; G! c: W: t e2 V$ w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 Y9 E) q) ]3 ]& \- z7 X% Q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' B) d9 B- P" B! Y" {& U- }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 N" B; ]% G+ G9 C 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 Y' @# r5 O0 a- `0 c d! S
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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5 E" A/ Z! }9 R- d% S, o6 DJapanese aircraft: |* M: R: M* U; m% y
A6M2 Zero x 35
3 @8 X# [9 k s% Z6 h \" pA6M3 Zero x 22, i2 z8 q7 `/ `- P; g$ \" [
B5N Kate x 61
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% M% ^( s1 x2 qAllied aircraft
# J# J/ q- a4 Z; f) v8 l Z2 \5 |- hWirraway x 58 ]1 T- O+ f, ^) ^# o3 } v% H
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged; f/ B+ \. Q4 w) P/ y. k
B5N Kate: 3 damaged1 S8 {/ H8 r3 Q
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Allied aircraft losses/ I: @" e+ N q# m3 R( G
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
# a. i: }- u7 y, p- VP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed$ v9 t/ F! ]/ u
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Allied Ships
# e+ C: m9 V; `DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. {7 [- N7 b' Y+ X5 x" e3 x
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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# x r% N7 Z! m3 @& p) JAircraft 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 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: b0 N# O" S. j) s
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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