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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113' x- z! u. |/ K4 [. d$ g
! y% u! x% P" B# D( S) n1 G$ wJapanese aircraft" J( A3 J+ j" t0 t" O e. j; f3 |
A6M3 Zero x 27& q" U+ L0 m L- l- A$ w! R
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft g, [1 I' b6 @3 o
Wirraway x 219 v* f4 A! L8 u/ K f
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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5 v. i+ J# q% u+ y F' r. Z3 I! {Japanese aircraft losses
: `$ i4 D5 L% A6 d0 w3 p6 GA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 U' y& F/ c: ]2 `; l3 [
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged" H4 x6 A) _0 R. o+ \% |
d. \: w. p# E3 cAllied aircraft losses! r4 g, ^6 c. U2 i
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
6 ?4 ~0 n# c2 xP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed8 B6 @+ q) z2 v. w) k. V+ s
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
6 a; V$ l/ H7 U1 k& TTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
0 C% U: I) D' j& i7 ^SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed/ H: X x+ v8 X
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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, I; Y8 L" v- l) U0 L4 ^0 e/ ]5 k+ `Allied ground losses:
2 j, f3 Z1 X% j. c0 l" ^48 casualties reported$ G! X- c1 `4 l' ^- @* X$ S
Vehicles lost 2
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. S5 }8 e! L! F% {; gAirbase hits 15- Z+ v. O+ \+ T1 @& J. H; ~; Q
Airbase supply hits 2- E. D3 V; s: y; z! ^5 n
Runway hits 70% B3 C! ~" R- O6 c
( }' e; \1 A" d# b( b5 eAircraft Attacking:
8 a; a$ @, ~' }( G+ F# d7 f% C9 Y22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
: ~8 W7 g C5 m) b0 _20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 `% k& i: V8 t3 B9 H5 U& D$ ^
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 X* ]2 G' K/ ~4 u21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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& j' M- o" U) d5 [4 QDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113/ t) Z% O* M: U$ }0 l8 G5 ]: j( F
9 H; j- z" m6 r0 j4 _Japanese aircraft* R+ z+ U& {& g C! k7 G
A6M2 Zero x 776 e G! D6 P5 Z) w
A6M3 Zero x 27
' x# V" [; E' B6 ?) P( GB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft* p: ]8 M% L5 {1 _2 w% z
Wirraway x 10
0 z: ?' J" W# f% Z NP-400 Airacobra x 4. V, t) ^+ H$ W
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Japanese aircraft losses$ T5 v4 R" P8 T }
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged$ b) k$ _- C) Z: k ]7 k
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged; D& b. X( Y( T* z! N' y& I/ C
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged" M, T3 p' ^3 c' r$ j, m* r
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Allied aircraft losses) l: b Z$ b6 a
Wirraway: 10 destroyed: O ?5 i* b7 J
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed9 t( N; V* \; U, n, x
- F2 m2 ^9 f8 }8 Z& v& b" H" HAllied Ships a' ?+ m {' k5 T, i
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage! Y+ X8 [2 t; s6 m' |
DD Mugford7 P+ m. [; l! R4 T* \0 o
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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0 Q7 `7 e# k& RAircraft Attacking:
! g9 j; |. q& a/ ^1 f+ o. e: O( B 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet N8 p4 W- g) n4 n
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 H6 S. F" v4 y, Q/ Q 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, H; P. x* q7 i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 C; {# R* ^! Q; F) v 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 feet3 L! Q' T. T! f k7 }+ i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 r, y& v" w! _
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 y, |% {$ L6 x6 [
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
9 {; X, y/ M/ `7 ~* c6 p9 aA6M2 Zero x 35, j4 [1 @" v" K6 G
A6M3 Zero x 22
7 R" M. a1 o* ]B5N Kate x 61
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( ~4 ?3 m- ~4 n" a* q0 LAllied aircraft
+ W! O% e1 Z! ]5 WWirraway x 5: S: ]0 f1 G& V" {
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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% A7 l! M' v* P* _& G8 c% fJapanese aircraft losses( f e+ e4 K, N. F+ m+ r5 Z# X
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged% G# k1 \& a+ c. }/ v* }
B5N Kate: 3 damaged ~' W6 ] I: Q; ]6 ]7 s: r) r9 p
- \$ K1 s& m5 S4 @" p VAllied aircraft losses) J! V- W; A' M9 X8 g5 \
Wirraway: 5 destroyed1 h7 K4 \" u/ U0 m' }9 t: X
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships( z: h; G: i( n6 v9 q1 g1 q
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* R$ h1 D% b% G) V xDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 F: \1 J* x+ u' {( a
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ~: z9 V5 W3 K% r
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 W% O% S+ Y* [6 v& _0 H
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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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