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日本航母首次空袭努美阿！！
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( n$ X5 g2 y) O. D; O7 r% o8 ?Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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( [" g, o3 t& h0 I) eJapanese aircraft
" V! W$ n6 D5 j5 ]A6M3 Zero x 273 t8 b, `1 J  |5 c9 t! ~6 l( S
D3A Val x 106- j. B# V; s) w: U4 x  Z

8 s2 M$ ?5 X$ C! K, xAllied aircraft
) R* }& ~$ b7 X6 F% j0 qWirraway x 21
' T7 l$ d$ |1 }  jP-400 Airacobra x 8( G$ l1 B9 x$ U/ P
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Japanese aircraft losses$ l3 p& j- ]. C( f
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged/ [3 p; |3 m4 ]3 [. a8 G- s
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# G& E: |  X- \. ~
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
2 M- M" U, |: \7 ?4 Y. B6 fP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed0 P0 U9 W4 |% @. R
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
* p6 d& R1 ~6 v0 ^* iTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed" `, j! h) @! ~" j2 y3 Q; k
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed' G0 v- N3 B5 O6 l; ]( ?; i8 j6 R. L# G
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
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Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15: G" L8 P% m& C/ o) w
Airbase supply hits 2
! ]9 b4 D' T, u9 C6 P% xRunway hits 708 Y/ e( [7 |. ~* \" K  F- [, n
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Aircraft Attacking:! G: X' g0 ]- s0 k
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 q  E( U& J7 f0 j! w0 L. o20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; D% q6 Z( H: C+ K
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 r" d3 E+ y" _5 R* I& VDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1135 J9 e2 K: h1 V2 i
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Japanese aircraft
- R1 o# g8 c/ s4 O& N+ R2 @A6M2 Zero x 77, Y7 Z/ x/ P! r
A6M3 Zero x 27/ L( B9 ^3 s) q% u
B5N Kate x 95
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Wirraway x 10/ p7 m5 _0 O0 |2 F4 P( C
P-400 Airacobra x 4( m8 k# o% o, D! c: }, l3 _

( O4 E$ i7 q6 E3 Z, j) @Japanese aircraft losses% G) d  Q  I% u1 Z$ ~5 Q/ F
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged4 Z; d$ |2 m# D
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged7 p) J/ H2 A# f/ Y$ ^
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged- T% h6 C- c( }  U1 y
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Allied aircraft losses- G9 N+ Z2 x& o* y, s* m
Wirraway: 10 destroyed  O! y) k8 h) h# a/ Z
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 g9 u2 @/ G2 `3 uCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage
: S5 _6 i) _$ w+ Y7 ?9 J" fDD Mugford
& H, y1 l) e3 y2 W; iDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage9 A$ u4 I+ I$ s, Y% m+ D
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Aircraft Attacking:) R; s+ E, |3 r9 F4 [$ l
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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5 P/ D5 L% r# l7 s 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' L' J5 _. g" K% [" i 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 p) {: Y( T! g- P  V9 V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! }% e7 X1 b# J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( m; ^' `6 Q( ~! x) P6 b# y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! Z4 q( _/ D0 g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" A8 E1 {) w$ q( y& h
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( d5 Z: W' r9 ~' _2 Y) B
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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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1131 C0 @( g; [! f9 [

5 a/ I( P$ Q: @' w9 b& M& lJapanese aircraft
, N- X! a# r4 a8 o& B: ]A6M2 Zero x 356 e, U$ U) s7 O5 f3 z" L
A6M3 Zero x 22: v: |: {4 F. k" c- K$ x& k
B5N Kate x 61
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" @& U9 ]5 e  Y; Q1 b6 F8 B7 LAllied aircraft/ W/ e! D' T* x7 K$ P, z0 C
Wirraway x 55 ?. T2 T6 j# Y8 A; S
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses4 i. |# G- ?/ k4 J" _$ N' Z; I
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged" x+ K# {6 y. N
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; D, Q" w  _% O0 I! d! V
Wirraway: 5 destroyed+ K8 W( f8 C& W8 A0 r3 m
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed: o6 L& \+ d/ c
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Allied Ships
; o& g; }7 a0 E4 v' YDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage6 ?1 i' E' b) S6 M
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 `9 i/ t9 m: O5 Q
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 feet7 q' L8 D( b  ~/ Z* S7 Z
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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