日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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: z0 T! |4 n2 ^* L( cDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1136 s+ l9 Z- g3 P7 a8 r& o, O
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Japanese aircraft; o) U" ]' ^5 Q$ W7 b& N
A6M3 Zero x 27
. e5 S4 z* @4 c" d( x9 X* G/ e0 [D3A Val x 106- }3 r: `8 [% T6 ~9 k2 u% L! s. x0 |. ?
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Allied aircraft
; u" L1 R( x/ V6 h3 I, VWirraway x 21
0 _5 ]4 ~6 k, Z) oP-400 Airacobra x 8
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7 @ m/ q0 v* n$ P9 L9 AJapanese aircraft losses
0 b0 T2 P- ]. e: h* ^A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged) j2 b) A& U! ~) K
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# h# \; e- f' `6 FWirraway: 12 destroyed
! }+ e) r* `$ m4 j' Z( uP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
0 N; U+ C6 ?0 `1 Y+ dHudson I: 13 destroyed0 n& D" h7 `; v7 j. z
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed8 O) k; F, q9 l3 D
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
X, @" ]+ U, s6 P5 G" E% J/ cC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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7 v- {( |! p' A; A( @- K/ `5 nAllied ground losses:
; Y2 I+ R* H9 Y, }; R" ]48 casualties reported- y/ ~% {9 U. q4 R' I
Vehicles lost 2; z# v& x# N) b7 x
; h* T3 ]& w* y" P1 `9 A- UAirbase hits 15
, B( h% u3 Y& X8 a2 j& VAirbase supply hits 2, ]7 w h! i3 I4 E* F! l
Runway hits 70' R6 }; Y1 i3 i
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ P$ J5 \" n& l: I& s" Y22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, W) `1 v3 g8 j: A- g7 d$ m* R% l5 K
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 V9 ~2 h [( C; Y20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ r3 H3 e3 V7 z$ w21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 D0 @7 S1 c5 f% f$ s21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113$ \) A+ B, l% z7 G- X h
" Z% [* j4 c. q. T+ ~Japanese aircraft
+ C4 w# u" I. Z# e# e/ o. _6 aA6M2 Zero x 77
( v4 ]% f' K8 k: m" VA6M3 Zero x 27
: v) U- Z( P' {7 kB5N Kate x 95: ^' S" A/ T& J3 ~" i5 h L- Z2 S
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Allied aircraft
% N" A4 I) J1 y) B, t* @1 aWirraway x 106 D5 ]$ C) q E
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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. H% S# r) }! d8 KJapanese aircraft losses
' p4 L- c$ N# A2 u8 ]* U- c( eA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged+ F S$ m d' i7 @+ d5 g: i0 K/ ]9 k
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged0 A d: D' G8 x7 S r
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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- [& C# Z3 s0 u5 V6 e" w0 TAllied aircraft losses; @9 e/ s1 @, X* e- G3 `3 O
Wirraway: 10 destroyed t: O" A( S% o* P3 o: E4 C
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships
+ t8 `7 }' j; hCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
9 M- Z) t6 ]* [* Q, l% pDD Mugford- W$ v, [6 n( z
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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9 U4 w$ L+ C* J6 a9 CAircraft Attacking:! S$ N4 v" }/ u
1 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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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 s a+ }# Y. \8 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ N/ V% r! X; E3 i; J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 @- _3 f* F1 f1 l: ?( _" t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: P# K9 U6 i2 c% ^: T0 d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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; W9 `: G) K3 H 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- _( Y# @, {2 F! c ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 g9 z: j8 ^ n" R0 t2 C9 B S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ~4 b/ ?. [ b5 V
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* d% h8 \, o- `* N8 i$ I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* U" H. C3 \; Z5 B6 J. ]
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. X2 J [* d$ W y1 g+ C
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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/ e3 H: ?* [' Z: B8 oA6M2 Zero x 35
* x+ v$ @' U+ _$ K, P1 d1 ^A6M3 Zero x 22 H: R/ G) z; |" ]/ x1 [1 i
B5N Kate x 61
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( @7 M. v; E' e8 s! |9 cAllied aircraft
( g. m. d; Z Z. H7 AWirraway x 59 t) ?6 b/ Z% s0 O9 K
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses; C/ W/ C, M6 g
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
( \& G, V E) l$ EB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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0 d9 C/ r* j X z0 EAllied aircraft losses* r6 t* i5 N0 |" q$ T! Y
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
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Allied Ships
4 {2 ]) M1 B& }3 ^8 q( CDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: V V) _) |4 {$ d; o2 j
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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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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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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