日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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3 i3 R; N( r; tDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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& y0 i& a: h! ], I; v1 F, ]Japanese aircraft. `- S0 x: P- {/ n1 V. K+ y* I
A6M3 Zero x 27/ e1 p8 `6 i$ ]+ o1 o
D3A Val x 106- U1 e4 |) b* ]; C0 ?& }
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Allied aircraft0 i* L j! M, u4 e3 k
Wirraway x 21
, G2 R6 e5 `5 {& S' _1 M! X: o. dP-400 Airacobra x 8" Z, v1 M' d/ m7 M! u- g8 h
3 j6 g; A: ?) D9 O8 n CJapanese aircraft losses
$ {. J) [. o- \8 s5 H1 P1 T" qA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged" F, D1 M3 y6 Y7 n0 ^; v
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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4 Y' `. t' j R, d/ K9 EAllied aircraft losses
" Z% |5 L6 p) w, n3 b U: GWirraway: 12 destroyed7 }$ {. I6 ~* L* B' P* K1 ]
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed& F8 g: P# }6 }1 K! C/ d0 ]4 Q
Hudson I: 13 destroyed0 \& N' L- G: O& K
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
3 R, j8 T! ^% o( c4 n+ D dSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
G: L+ [9 }% i) x( ]$ Y) |8 V' HC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed6 Y g- X. z- M. R$ K3 R( |( }
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6 q6 Q3 h& g/ f2 Z* p& kAllied ground losses:
2 @# b% i4 l) F5 M6 n u# e* R48 casualties reported
5 }5 Q7 a9 l6 ~3 NVehicles lost 2# y2 |! n+ p8 h+ L Y6 A
- L/ N6 l( K$ oAirbase hits 15
3 }4 I+ s+ Z/ ?Airbase supply hits 20 |; c9 m5 P9 r; v* y/ l$ F
Runway hits 70: ^, s5 Z" f( W- m- h! j% T5 J A4 L4 Y, Z
, j/ t$ m0 R7 `Aircraft Attacking:
$ J) Z6 I% Z# j( t# T# F22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ z# \/ x; @5 O# H
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 s6 _& g" H4 {20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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* E# f! f% L2 u0 kDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft6 q+ N6 n/ n F1 `
A6M2 Zero x 77
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B5N Kate x 95& M6 c! @6 _, N2 t& Y7 B9 k" V) q7 o
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Allied aircraft
% {. ]/ d! ?) V3 `3 ZWirraway x 10: p8 P L" r# C' Y6 o
P-400 Airacobra x 4; m$ h4 i3 \8 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 f3 H* O) Q5 H. D" T( R, [A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ f6 x/ g$ Q' X q) X+ S! vA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged: C( y* Y0 [3 R1 _ ]
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged0 R& O; U9 `5 d4 _) z7 }
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Allied aircraft losses
& C3 B: L2 D, T1 X( F9 W& BWirraway: 10 destroyed& j* w6 l* E# o" B8 Y
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships8 C7 j- L2 |2 o( O! k" b7 w
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage! D; l7 f$ z" i' l1 h
DD Mugford. l$ m! y$ B2 u: Q/ a. f
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 t {& i% ^" v- e1 M( R/ D$ c; V 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 S' J0 B" T$ C- `! O3 z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 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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6 m' T8 {0 Q+ ^& ?, X2 l! _ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, M- b; m4 R9 |; f) t* u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 M: d* { F: r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 k0 o' d: T* L- p
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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6 l/ o7 x' H4 j* w) Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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" u( K2 F4 \( W3 J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
J7 y2 M" O2 K9 { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 r* b' r1 U9 b( Y
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 H p2 a, h/ ~' G& V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 B' h+ }% c; E7 Z2 u 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 [) e s( }! E$ E, D4 e) z
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113 _6 M* i; g4 N# Q i9 A
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Japanese aircraft; w2 g, z$ ?* b8 |9 Y
A6M2 Zero x 35
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0 q# Z- W7 P0 v6 P1 l- EB5N Kate x 616 T8 R3 `# p" [" y. ?
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Allied aircraft
6 p2 l5 v; j, z* iWirraway x 5
6 T/ z4 n! U1 ~$ \4 JP-400 Airacobra x 2
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1 b+ b/ K! v' v" R0 l( i: d( Q1 @Japanese aircraft losses6 W3 H, v' U/ _0 g5 R
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 w! Y9 X: D! l' q# zWirraway: 5 destroyed
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6 p$ E. N/ N; }+ H2 IDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 k% }. ^) N5 u2 O3 h
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
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3 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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