日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
, m0 R& D8 z, ~& u! q x% S% KA6M3 Zero x 27
) f* M) p; \. c/ @4 W& |! }5 AD3A Val x 1064 @/ I7 N+ o/ X
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Allied aircraft$ H2 K; s! X, e+ u9 T8 Y+ s
Wirraway x 21
0 ^) y2 |/ [( m7 x5 L2 m3 }0 o5 t$ iP-400 Airacobra x 8
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' {; t3 ]9 J. Z9 {, \Japanese aircraft losses
! X$ p& i# C: _* s; QA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 r1 p: S$ J3 g \& s3 c: R5 [D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ T1 S, Q6 `1 s8 R4 Q
Wirraway: 12 destroyed# |6 i U y& h6 R
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
* {- ?+ L' P7 s/ _; n }Hudson I: 13 destroyed) v. ~5 f' P5 I, |
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed1 u1 A, o; Z$ ^3 t, M
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
3 o' R3 `7 X) v# N2 kC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed' O7 z- g9 t; Z* ?% q6 j
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Allied ground losses:# @! P$ T, m" S4 o: C" C
48 casualties reported# w- J6 F& }) \6 |
Vehicles lost 2$ _# y; q7 m: u2 Q
2 H" m: O8 v) W! P- {Airbase hits 15
" ?' t/ V- f' J6 eAirbase supply hits 2
" V. v$ D3 p4 u# o) rRunway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 i% @+ w$ H2 h1 `5 m$ F8 x22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 B: }4 N. V; q2 \: L' H( Y* m
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 p# E% Z! N. N8 `7 j# k7 |20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 `3 Y: m* X+ ^) {9 J21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 ^# R* A- I( s* d `. M5 Y9 n21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113 {- l5 R4 O1 U
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1 H5 Z1 ^9 g/ v7 U* b$ cA6M2 Zero x 77
5 p" S$ Z/ r, C8 _: {$ M& kA6M3 Zero x 272 x) G. {7 @0 t' k8 t! m- p' e
B5N Kate x 95: @: _4 {$ Y6 y- ~4 r
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Allied aircraft
# o9 G- _0 Z" S" {7 X4 f7 JWirraway x 103 S- h- z4 C; [& p: _9 P
P-400 Airacobra x 4% e( M: s; h# ]: ?7 I$ `5 E8 w3 x9 L
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Japanese aircraft losses Z6 B; X" N6 ~8 }
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
* P6 G, ~8 m" P( g! MA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged* n- A0 k8 u$ M; u4 o, o
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Wirraway: 10 destroyed1 R' T3 s0 }5 i! A$ ]
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed- R5 ]' F& Y: j) a
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Allied Ships
) u; |: c0 k( F# X; xCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
" \- b1 H0 q, O- e/ T% M+ N0 d" TDD Mugford
+ k9 E# J$ I* u) @0 _& Q$ HDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! P5 z$ S2 D# D1 I2 D8 u& o% B- HAircraft Attacking:* p9 M, w: G$ W# @7 L% G" y
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. M4 l9 R+ v5 e0 Q2 C& e& l
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; x1 W+ X( r9 S6 b+ q {
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 Z, j# i- @ u. |5 U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( Z7 A% R8 `6 t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: T5 ?& P1 E# t2 G9 e; Y3 e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 I* ^3 R/ f" o1 V$ w% M0 Q5 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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 v5 i! Z+ M# s" O# K; ~* J7 \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# U' `/ J! P Q3 q% P
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 J; X% j ?8 ~/ O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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- f) d3 x5 ^% X) b& o9 dDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1136 v2 L( L$ f) R$ X2 ]0 r; _
1 v3 A' P6 O* wJapanese aircraft
+ A& w6 e9 ?0 x* Z: B" Z! l8 }( V1 u# zA6M2 Zero x 35
0 M( e: T6 o0 |* F" U. dA6M3 Zero x 223 }4 N( S- |# H9 a! w) \* E
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft3 o: Y }# Q6 V( c K. t0 F
Wirraway x 5
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& p8 l# ~7 c) t( v( ~* y! i) ^A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
5 w2 D/ J* \1 y- QB5N Kate: 3 damaged5 z0 z- ~+ n7 l) y$ o' D. Q7 f
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Wirraway: 5 destroyed1 a" }1 }8 |8 z, Z4 Y
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. w( i9 t( m" @4 q! N* E3 y) ZDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 p' j" e8 G: @4 O& T, S [0 b% v qDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 h0 O) j- n$ U" }" R- \) t: w
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Aircraft Attacking:# a4 h/ s& \4 U
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 feet
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