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! w1 `/ _6 s) ?; J3 v- ^* MDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1132 Y" Q: L. h- r( C+ Q. p: [# E
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Japanese aircraft
: O1 g) _( v# u8 J: gA6M3 Zero x 27
7 `; K3 w; @2 BD3A Val x 106
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Wirraway x 21, I$ \6 b9 @+ }$ Q9 Y( I/ h
P-400 Airacobra x 8# s3 r/ r/ b& M+ c5 q# p. P* q
. F* \% J7 h6 }; ^) _8 V7 vJapanese aircraft losses
- R3 c% w8 Q1 U: H tA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged! \5 {, J* Z" a# \* ~6 b
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* N2 Q8 ~& x# w) v4 S+ _% R, _Wirraway: 12 destroyed& a4 @" E3 k) q9 @+ b
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 j. U* K. H0 k. z c
Hudson I: 13 destroyed" N0 O2 ~ `/ \4 A) m2 L9 w
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed6 l# A7 V- U9 \" l' @* r; }& u
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
" e) W' i# F6 }: Q! ~C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed$ Q) t9 j4 r8 D8 M- X1 Q" H) h
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+ {0 ?& u: a- V' W* KAllied ground losses:1 J8 J- F, J+ h
48 casualties reported
( r0 M+ Z3 L. C9 {Vehicles lost 2 s/ z$ k6 e: Y
) K" g& G6 B9 c6 j6 D3 h1 g2 C1 X/ ^Airbase hits 15# i' T" Y, T3 ?4 V. B5 q
Airbase supply hits 2# {$ I. ~3 g: h7 o9 ]
Runway hits 70: C% R* U$ x# x9 u* Y) o. |1 l" }
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Aircraft Attacking:' ^( a7 l* m: [' x- x+ t
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& e. ^3 p d9 |) S5 W( C+ V8 _6 [
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 M; O5 M7 C0 E1 Y" G' J% L5 a# b
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 l0 s( T9 h1 H' ^% n
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 F$ Y, ?: B o21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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. E# f1 Y& e& w% `Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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( R. t% U; H/ p9 Z' JJapanese aircraft- `* v2 ~: w7 g+ J/ k |6 R( w
A6M2 Zero x 77& ]. S# g2 ~: C
A6M3 Zero x 27/ b( B; M3 J( @. H9 G5 A% d
B5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
4 |6 t# F# p" ], T3 Q" D4 Q! r9 ]Wirraway x 10
: F+ T: D A' H UP-400 Airacobra x 4
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged: E" `: c0 f' b( m' J
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged- I, Z0 X3 \& Q- c) X" h/ a
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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! ^0 ^. d. m9 q& p9 nAllied aircraft losses
/ A$ C f: l0 v1 N/ @( vWirraway: 10 destroyed
3 m# r" K, B0 ~( {* C# `; d, PP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
( L. q3 t3 ]# I9 ^; ^9 \CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage) W0 m$ D) |, { a9 ?% c# g. p" |
DD Mugford
7 \% r9 D! i7 j. mDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, I' K) K' m: S9 {- D; I1 w, l
& ]" |+ E) m* E7 BAircraft Attacking:$ J9 T1 u5 {; c2 l& }( I. O
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* t( e) Y q& a3 Q; k+ \, u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# {% x- h, R2 Q" P' D
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 c6 c5 {3 c$ _6 C 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, D5 @4 v# x$ ~9 i8 k) R {. Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 s' ~5 U! Z1 a6 P1 D0 S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) H6 {; b* R8 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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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 V9 } `" |, Y& a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 y* R- y; }1 U" r2 x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113( @0 N0 O: G4 N9 G. |
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Japanese aircraft
" s1 u. `6 Y2 [A6M2 Zero x 352 Z- s- U4 D r) `" X. `
A6M3 Zero x 22/ T& U, ]% b m3 w/ I
B5N Kate x 61* ]6 U. l# h$ P( E; u9 G1 Q
3 X: y/ N1 V4 h9 U y! {Allied aircraft
5 `- G, m9 r. _/ o% fWirraway x 5
2 |, _& f- J. C0 R) h' BP-400 Airacobra x 2: O: X$ p4 M) A; J; H; O
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A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged' P* L! f0 u8 z! U9 J, j
B5N Kate: 3 damaged: T5 x) C6 x$ u8 @5 z
+ N! U# C0 _# C% o( O1 eAllied aircraft losses, E' S3 C2 U: @, T
Wirraway: 5 destroyed+ v8 i4 H$ p: ~; A5 y1 J" E
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 f, \4 M* c3 [1 m7 Y* I/ UDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. w7 [0 K3 g& |" k; C1 ^! ^DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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5 a1 B) D& `% i* S" B7 p& M' a% G6 G6 q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 X9 F4 m: [7 m+ B5 M 1 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; v& R: h' I g: k' w9 l1 l( |7 {3 B
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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