日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!- J; m0 `% g; V2 P) \0 S1 T: w# [$ N
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113$ T4 z: n; {. K6 T5 z! {) o
1 q. v1 Q6 q- Z0 P4 e! [" PJapanese aircraft) ~7 ^+ j W# F: o, j. v
A6M3 Zero x 27
+ o: S# A2 b w; y9 ^* m% i6 }7 RD3A Val x 106
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, m% r, F/ e b8 U) a$ w! CAllied aircraft
) }) O% d1 d+ W b" t0 G1 q7 R& @Wirraway x 212 L# H5 _- f" |
P-400 Airacobra x 8* Y$ K; D" O8 p9 d4 i @" g
. J k0 e' j2 O* O3 hJapanese aircraft losses
+ d1 ]2 _* t+ U* u/ w Z6 K' PA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
# c4 t& h2 Z9 d7 q, x* S1 l4 `, \6 t1 {1 XD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged- ~3 Z$ l: a. D6 `6 {, _0 a
( c; O- O# P" X+ p+ J# \Allied aircraft losses9 k0 I5 h" r. F0 c% v+ G9 K
Wirraway: 12 destroyed& c! Y5 u4 S0 \$ s k; \) E" U0 |
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed$ f: O" C1 b2 L- y
Hudson I: 13 destroyed8 k4 U, _9 p* U7 l$ ?4 r
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed4 M2 J3 v2 I' ], q+ z
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed4 K. G0 f9 S$ X/ O2 |& \ e3 b
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed6 b4 ]& R" c7 ]' _4 c1 E% }& Z. C- D
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Allied ground losses:* V, b3 Z+ Q5 P( ~" h: a* @7 B. \
48 casualties reported
( {, K; B/ @8 d3 I$ XVehicles lost 26 s i# l8 q: @+ H2 _7 s
# ?+ w8 x. l( d2 Y( h$ d' AAirbase hits 15
- t/ M) A4 E" ]( i( E% H4 ?Airbase supply hits 2
& i. {3 n( d6 G3 S/ H u( BRunway hits 70
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6 O! }" A( P: C- WAircraft Attacking:
3 t2 s" b. Y$ B$ m4 Z22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% m# N+ B8 i# N# z7 ?3 N+ U) s20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; \/ }. ?# h# b9 c# V: X" k20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 x8 a7 Z0 K! K/ P. ]
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
. Z8 F0 d# r* j& d w21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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9 X& \9 ^* p2 j2 dDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113' L% f9 B/ m8 F5 h% _
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Japanese aircraft
9 f o( z7 T3 @! yA6M2 Zero x 77
0 S& b1 Y% N* T) oA6M3 Zero x 27
1 d" q+ o5 ]/ R+ m: w1 y( @B5N Kate x 95) j; g2 E$ c. V4 M3 p* Y; m Z" V
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Allied aircraft* s/ S% l$ {" @- ]! s- r! J- n
Wirraway x 10
( R0 N3 |' b, m% Y: U+ N5 rP-400 Airacobra x 4* c, n' x5 F; i
2 j0 S$ e$ B0 v% E% q1 K' T. nJapanese aircraft losses: D8 T% e; _) A8 k. [ j0 b
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged+ o ]3 b9 Y& _+ l
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
! v% s7 c5 c' c/ V; m bB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged1 W! @5 [1 a. o p
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Allied aircraft losses5 g f0 W/ Z9 N" X1 c4 ^3 r
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
1 v4 G1 U9 J8 C# E' b8 V) n! r- aP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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. R/ y( p) g9 U$ n+ }3 rAllied Ships0 }4 O w/ W/ s8 o0 Q L9 |" S
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage+ S& v$ k3 l: I
DD Mugford6 N" q& S H# N8 V
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- F+ K0 R' X0 A% B9 e
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Aircraft Attacking:
: p- Q: _& w) @4 ?/ }4 L 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- A" b* }7 ^& W# o 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 `; @) u6 `! A. i! K8 z0 C. q1 [
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 m9 {1 y1 T; h% `! M& G 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# W |1 a" s* A% f 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet ~+ u8 c4 [. ]1 g$ v9 u8 M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ I9 ^& U! F+ R8 Z+ k 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 D9 z! w& V+ d R 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 h# z: S8 F6 l1 C. x) g 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# y5 O; _4 Q( L- L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 \% T8 q5 o7 [6 L5 H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 M' [# b6 [# `' m/ O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- [! H9 Y$ X: B C' t( s0 x o4 b
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- X( H! }' ?2 l1 g9 q
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ W3 G3 C6 M, K2 z1 q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 @ O3 I9 L! Z' u 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( U. l* i" T2 V* S7 `& q; F 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 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
# K. h { h) ~0 k8 @A6M2 Zero x 35
8 U! @6 X& |6 H( tA6M3 Zero x 22
( ~; I0 y- Z' iB5N Kate x 61: n2 T w7 l. s+ W$ M5 |
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Allied aircraft7 j; f8 f% r. J7 B7 F3 o
Wirraway x 5
# g# O9 ]* n5 I6 b0 r; mP-400 Airacobra x 2. j( i4 L7 L, Q8 |% ]5 F5 C
% [( p' P. N4 T1 ~ L! u( EJapanese aircraft losses
' M+ K+ B7 e D+ F+ SA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
, I' i5 N. q0 i; D c. bB5N Kate: 3 damaged; @4 E7 b: _. M- W+ H
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Allied aircraft losses0 S m/ \& A) V# v& I% e
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
) l* B( E }8 T W& }P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed( Y0 m$ Y$ O" ^. t: M! f
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Allied Ships
* ^2 g, V9 Y6 t9 ~: K8 e0 }# {DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 y: f- H" ^, J
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 R4 u8 l5 L( W; W2 O$ F! U+ zAircraft Attacking:
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, h: a5 e* w! {* b- Y
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* S2 d1 R% R3 b6 t$ ] y$ }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 i) z5 u5 j: o" N6 M+ X j8 g" A 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 _3 z; C& W* G" D {, ]3 x8 k 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 j, H5 p2 g `9 s: i 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 q+ C& K( R. z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
{- U; L b0 _ v: Y+ p" ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ G( E5 }) ?+ s" _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* a$ {( V) ^2 C* o. K# P8 x
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 L G7 w7 _& l q( c, E6 S8 |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |