日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!4 g0 [/ }6 D2 G# M3 @9 u8 I) ~
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8 z( W; ^" K( v. H7 |/ EDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
4 P: N( Z1 D0 \% FA6M3 Zero x 27
* P9 \/ O1 M/ i/ u8 l |- cD3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft+ E( C4 F+ c* h/ Q$ c- l4 U
Wirraway x 21
0 l! J' b i- M+ p" J" BP-400 Airacobra x 82 N, B j, K0 e- t+ C
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Japanese aircraft losses i! l4 ?( Y/ R/ g
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 k: L2 W! s! J8 o5 l# m* a: `D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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9 O$ \3 [0 ]+ W/ @Allied aircraft losses( k" Z# F0 h! c
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
' H8 y/ F M+ O# {1 BP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed6 g& D$ n7 M/ j3 n) `
Hudson I: 13 destroyed3 i2 h3 m* m3 N- B6 Z) L: @
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed' T1 k: t2 Q5 E6 |. e* `- I
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed3 V% Z! ?/ F) w/ R0 \2 ?
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed+ Q- d3 D, Q8 k# B7 L, g1 |
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Allied ground losses:
/ X2 q. p( B3 d! K) k3 Y0 Y @48 casualties reported
8 Y9 x$ [, k A1 OVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15, V' j; ~/ h+ z+ W9 Z8 D# W
Airbase supply hits 2% w; T5 W+ l) w( m, |7 \. u
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:
* h( v7 Z7 o' x0 t8 f a; P: F22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: b+ s0 n4 b ]
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet' g8 z# z8 ]& q& F$ D0 w
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet+ z% v& a+ N$ f: S. F
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 [0 X: r- u$ b& ]; \# c Q j& M21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- X9 h( F* {9 \1 Y
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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. x; t" P) c% o( TJapanese aircraft
# R* f9 y4 u# O! M$ ~A6M2 Zero x 776 N- ~3 ]% h1 D" _4 F1 e( v
A6M3 Zero x 27
/ o' ], p: D; u7 bB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
$ }3 g8 k2 A0 Z( [* _ JWirraway x 102 P/ J& `5 `9 ~- K
P-400 Airacobra x 4* O; z- I- y. m2 V4 v
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Japanese aircraft losses
# ~. t+ D) G) N8 B9 t6 E0 t0 H9 TA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged1 u. e* c) U8 r7 b5 |7 M9 J; g
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
; P7 s) J+ [( ?1 ? ]8 W* @B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged2 a) D0 y, B: {6 S B
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Allied aircraft losses
& t" Q, L+ q4 ]1 y u6 t+ ~Wirraway: 10 destroyed$ v3 }! ]7 ^4 [" q
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed/ s+ C& _) d5 p
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CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 q5 _& A. o- O& S! u( DDD Mugford1 ?1 Z9 D* J, l& `) c4 }9 u2 g
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" I! W r# F4 n! T! \
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Aircraft Attacking:
* s& P6 t$ w! n( C 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ k3 c/ ~4 l4 a9 b& O2 E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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U7 x: |4 Q8 y8 J& Y 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 k3 Z/ {# h9 c) j1 Y) z1 j# ^ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 {0 J {* x3 ]' n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 e8 x }0 s! ^% n% q( `8 n* |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 R) ?) @3 E$ J- Z% C4 p$ D
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 Y8 i& Z2 L+ t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ b+ p4 }) S& W3 l
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ o: _( j6 A9 E; l3 O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* z3 k4 J' W- b! l! g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* w; y5 P# ~1 R; {
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ w% A! q- j7 R3 w; M
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 68,1136 g7 P( ]7 S0 A8 i7 d( Y5 t0 Z
. I/ e: y7 T- E0 L' S. |Japanese aircraft
) z0 D& \( X1 B% R6 [9 P8 eA6M2 Zero x 35: i" B+ w+ x% f, t# \5 z. w+ }
A6M3 Zero x 223 R p/ F2 s6 F2 ?
B5N Kate x 61
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Wirraway x 5
" C# m. X. D3 B, sP-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 q$ `$ x3 _# Q: wA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged! ~3 k0 Z0 }- Z# r
B5N Kate: 3 damaged p0 n% m( \* E, `
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Allied aircraft losses, ~' J9 _% E1 C7 J
Wirraway: 5 destroyed. ^" Q1 w7 g/ ^4 w$ E T, j6 K
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed- B4 m: [+ z z' ~' s2 `& _
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1 N2 v' f$ Y* EDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 J' ^! [7 Q* m3 ~% ?* }7 kDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
& I$ I4 f' N) k5 Y' m* b& s 4 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/ B, s( r |( E* Z: k
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 S1 |* x0 K6 l2 v( Y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( a; D% A: k% \' p6 y( Y, }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 ]( T' ]' c! v+ `* W( G2 s
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 C& ?5 ^# [! J ~, m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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