日本航母首次空袭努美阿!! 
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113; v- h6 b% j% ~7 m 
  
$ X2 r, c& [) I7 yJapanese aircraft 
8 i, X5 t  \4 uA6M3 Zero x 27 
0 d4 @: H* X5 Q4 fD3A Val x 106' q- @+ T3 V( e' n 
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Allied aircraft 
1 C/ I8 \, y& }* b! ]Wirraway x 21 
  ^/ `8 ?+ v6 MP-400 Airacobra x 85 t3 G+ I$ {' T3 O 
 4 Q; P7 o8 F5 s' _& a  C+ j 
Japanese aircraft losses 
  a! g# i5 e# bA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged7 Q2 m- p! f: k 
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses 
% L( x' m: y, K; }+ wWirraway: 12 destroyed 
$ y- Q0 N, i# I  IP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed 
( l1 _$ J0 _  t6 K" J) Y; P. p; GHudson I: 13 destroyed# B& j9 X$ C: V, @ 
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed 
6 k% u! a, ]: D# QSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed4 f3 Z/ P( K" d0 ] 
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed 
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2 ~* h) D) g* q" h( `& _Allied ground losses: 
$ ^5 x2 ^2 T4 ?9 C0 [1 \! ?48 casualties reported$ o- k# f3 ?4 E; A 
Vehicles lost 2 
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Airbase hits 15 
9 q0 T/ a0 x0 K8 O4 l0 xAirbase supply hits 27 O3 [9 r! ]9 w3 @9 @# ? 
Runway hits 704 |! r2 U0 F2 `/ j( F0 o* }1 P 
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Aircraft Attacking:% K+ \7 I- b9 L5 L$ f7 z0 Z 
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 
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20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 
! _( Y8 J8 k) p21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 
/ C+ w  k# a. u6 C! a21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) h1 F  C4 h7 w. g8 _' @2 L' L+ O 
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+ U! o# s/ L& J# j+ _Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1132 Y+ M7 j. r6 W6 c 
  
% u' j2 `( G( g4 _5 \! `Japanese aircraft 
( q4 V% d5 @  p  CA6M2 Zero x 77 
$ F& T5 f1 I- y8 u% LA6M3 Zero x 278 [' [$ R! D5 j$ w, X! P# z2 Y 
B5N Kate x 95& K, i' Z. k$ m# S5 E" @ 
  
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Wirraway x 10& L: r8 u, x5 x1 A0 e 
P-400 Airacobra x 4 
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# t( G7 J5 N% u) PJapanese aircraft losses 
1 |+ n8 Y: ]4 k3 TA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged3 Y  ?0 [" B' P  e! h 
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged8 t: r7 _3 M+ z. T4 R& I 
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged 
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Allied aircraft losses 
& M( J2 ?/ T2 i1 xWirraway: 10 destroyed 
" r' D' |( E5 m4 g: w- O1 q3 _3 p; _P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed 
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Allied Ships) A) M, t- w0 b) S. n 
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5,  on fire,  heavy damage3 f! P0 V" ?% t# [3 _ 
DD Mugford 
0 o2 @7 m8 F) e& [- _6 x. I% TDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage5 q6 N7 v% ^' h 
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Aircraft Attacking:& @8 P+ g4 J+ l' _5 A9 S7 o! W; P 
 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
# q5 d! |  r5 G. i7 @8 s 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
$ W& @5 Z4 R6 r* j. P* V 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
2 G9 P+ L0 E' `$ n( ^; O 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) c8 f* K# C' D 
 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
, _( [; [: I! `! f: g9 P; I! N8 [$ d 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
' O3 s9 @1 `+ [ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 o2 u+ z3 D2 u9 X  S 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. k& y0 \2 O# I' A& K 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 S; N2 N- e  l 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ a0 c+ s0 m2 P+ I4 `) P* b 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 D9 L3 s; n: a2 i3 J$ t 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& p% K! h) L, {4 I1 v 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 o, r0 c5 `9 B3 q4 b 
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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; |" J2 @9 b2 \8 K 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
7 t2 I/ P6 ?) U& n 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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/ K% F  a) X' T7 h% C+ R9 n  H4 S 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113  M; ^* A/ J" E6 }, V& B- X% J 
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Japanese aircraft% M& D4 p! O$ Z& m( w2 @ 
A6M2 Zero x 35 
0 n7 ~, [# C. E# tA6M3 Zero x 22  M6 x. h! F3 {3 [9 P  @ 
B5N Kate x 61: B2 M) ?, S9 \% Y 
  
4 R( T3 |* _+ jAllied aircraft 
; i1 e# Z3 @! n" Y7 q" p" {Wirraway x 5' i+ o( L0 W! p* V, ^9 E; Y7 w) S 
P-400 Airacobra x 2) D) P  |" \6 W9 M5 ` 
  
6 Y! B4 S) p; j& G  ^" UJapanese aircraft losses 
7 j; o: L8 R. O  CA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged. _5 N$ \" f4 E, v, u8 d 
B5N Kate: 3 damaged 
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0 I9 f# z& N9 @Allied aircraft losses 
. ^- m8 C% i+ T" N  ^Wirraway: 5 destroyed 
1 Y+ \5 H% g, ]5 l0 b. a3 uP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed 
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  Q$ z/ ~6 ?/ Q% O; Z6 I! {0 @DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage 
& H6 [. @& P1 A/ O* V2 p  K, iDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage+ Q  }' Z0 V8 k+ m 
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Aircraft Attacking:# s- f! ?  K- {; ?) B2 U2 C+ r4 b, j 
 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 h: A: d; c  |$ n, ~ 
 3 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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