日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!& z* [) f( ^( `$ P* F2 L1 b% Q
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113/ ]+ C8 Q. x( u$ B: u: Z
3 {7 M/ e! Y) _Japanese aircraft/ D" q, n1 K* n
A6M3 Zero x 27& b# g7 \% ]7 Z3 r/ r
D3A Val x 106
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! |' }) w# r. V* AAllied aircraft/ i8 Y8 ]9 _" u
Wirraway x 21
0 m1 T9 f, H6 F9 B8 PP-400 Airacobra x 8: H2 `7 F1 j+ Q2 o. }5 i
2 l6 l2 L+ S4 Q4 o% O9 wJapanese aircraft losses# a# ^7 A4 M7 m" Z. _5 |- @: C
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
( y v2 Y* ~( v+ R( K5 wD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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' d5 i0 ^& ] W* ^( H, W' oAllied aircraft losses- k0 W8 U8 G- _! }) u
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
* u, _# P" l; E1 x e0 ~$ e) fP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
# H1 T- G9 I0 ?. [Hudson I: 13 destroyed
" }+ L& Y/ r6 [) Q$ P& DTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
9 u4 d# ~+ F9 L0 RSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
% d+ D& V$ S& ^5 yC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed# \2 B% I3 \, f4 i7 j$ Y
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8 C" W( }; F% W9 A+ Y" `1 I" T" ]Allied ground losses:
Q" |7 _/ P/ w+ J6 \0 @1 v! |48 casualties reported
3 Q, z1 q* [( e7 _/ ~( N, v0 PVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15' G, I. f( B. A5 A, v6 \% D
Airbase supply hits 27 v' z) M# r' X) h5 Q! r! U* j
Runway hits 70
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" d; `5 Z/ y! g( K+ ]/ O; gAircraft Attacking:
0 r8 _. Y/ u4 h22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: z( X0 _) Z( n. U& O20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 J; P3 T" X5 j, i. a20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 h. ]* W/ b5 |21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 h; e% q2 T! t, w# G2 e# h8 T
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113& G4 r0 t. {" M, A. B; v: S
|; l; c0 q, k& s0 Y5 gJapanese aircraft, _& L* g1 y) s3 ]
A6M2 Zero x 77/ z+ C/ h6 G; H9 E1 \; v6 O% U
A6M3 Zero x 27# O; E2 M4 G' H/ e% i
B5N Kate x 95
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5 W, C" W8 \. i: ^$ s; xAllied aircraft
- X+ Y) B7 w v+ @" s b3 }' AWirraway x 10: Z% r8 ~& J7 {4 w5 W
P-400 Airacobra x 4# R% V- W3 c% M! P
7 `: G4 g L; D2 K# s& SJapanese aircraft losses+ Y( e# c7 U. s# Y0 O" b
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged* I, K: U# Y2 R* E' k' `& {
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged8 J5 k$ \; Y$ s) ?! k
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged# ~* _' X, X8 w' r g. l+ d
% C9 H" V1 n/ vAllied aircraft losses7 o( P8 a0 @) I; i- F2 X. Z; \
Wirraway: 10 destroyed' b3 f7 b( ^( I
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed/ t) @+ K. Q, R9 ?( n
2 ? W$ y7 l: H- t& \Allied Ships
; w) F7 v" u0 R+ |& v% hCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage; z) q$ `' y2 p& I4 X
DD Mugford- j4 |" z) c1 f. e# w
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 }" `. h2 }8 k# f5 g u& D3 n3 T
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Aircraft Attacking:+ h# d3 A: d, L/ }" L2 f
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 b4 f( ^+ H4 L5 s1 R% z; B. E4 q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 `; I4 C8 U3 b3 Q5 d9 i& H
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 e1 g) c* l+ J) S4 S h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet ?- W# n& `' f4 s# z' V0 L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 t7 X* p/ p9 Z8 x 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( ?6 p( |4 {2 P9 @ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 X6 n5 ~# r- R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 [+ b# k- C$ @4 h" l# R7 w4 q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* @ @, {/ A+ {' N" m( |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ q7 P# G* `0 U9 ?4 m* [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) M( y, u; E: i4 H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ w d3 b( Y% y& r* {+ |, x7 N+ N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% D) y7 Z/ M+ Y+ g. U" h# _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 e: p! Q/ z: \! V9 {# Y
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% x: D" V. ?$ |3 T7 g! IDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113. m9 ?3 e* [2 y; T# b! `+ Y2 z0 M
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Japanese aircraft# R% B4 S" P! V# u- m
A6M2 Zero x 352 C/ D/ Y' I* y9 Q* z( a# A) o
A6M3 Zero x 22
" V' P8 s( |6 zB5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
7 O" d. T( [8 v4 [5 [/ w( eWirraway x 5: g: a; K* p, o/ _* O" h- ]
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses! \* g! x' \6 |9 k5 X5 ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
( m, ]7 Y* T2 |8 fB5N Kate: 3 damaged1 \( y1 j. c k$ T+ I5 D6 I I1 |
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Allied aircraft losses/ C% {+ x' ~! j" [( B
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
1 Y4 R9 @. M& C" e+ k) CP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed0 u6 `$ q! X! ]! n0 O4 p
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Allied Ships7 w! g/ A7 L# i8 l( t' H
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 Q7 }5 W1 O- O( _9 x" u; a
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 T: g& ~" z" ~6 O( R
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Aircraft Attacking:: n9 `1 d, |. {4 z8 [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 G1 R% o1 ?8 Z: a0 O' y0 M% a 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 A! F9 ?3 x& t# ? 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& _; @" j9 U. P0 U$ k. [6 ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# x& o$ N0 h" n1 B( G6 M: C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 I/ J: i+ y& d! ]! U4 I" @5 s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 [+ }' w( B4 u6 d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 f1 B! f u, e5 F* W% d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ W5 J1 Z0 p2 _& C/ |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% [( d. @; N5 ], D
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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