日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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! r7 b( |1 ~, b/ T/ nDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113# ?! n) s: _3 \
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Japanese aircraft
9 n' A1 ~0 b# Q% rA6M3 Zero x 27: d7 _& x7 ^% {+ g' L9 R
D3A Val x 1062 i) j3 _) H9 U) A# W5 A
( Y5 T7 x4 Q0 i- D7 _: `Allied aircraft' Y6 B5 t$ l* [9 Y
Wirraway x 21
1 G: ]5 _) t1 h* `P-400 Airacobra x 8( j( G$ y8 h+ K) d* W4 O! i
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 h, {# o4 C* c' N- |+ j- _3 YA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
, S1 W: R3 W, m: r: fD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged! y: U( K# Y# u3 R
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Allied aircraft losses
% @5 c1 } d- @/ {: Z- k6 I2 _1 B- YWirraway: 12 destroyed
1 u. b9 G9 Z" Q$ M7 j' c7 K; vP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed9 {& E2 s6 ?/ A& Y- v
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
9 g' E) E8 s- w: f! Y, {! ?TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
) I4 E0 m6 j/ B6 p, mSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed: t2 P. m( _9 C) ?) y/ ?, Z
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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% r- j/ q/ e3 f* Q1 P6 eAllied ground losses: Z; t8 u6 _/ a3 Q9 j4 E
48 casualties reported/ p" h+ A4 D# m- I Y% Q- U! x
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
. O t$ t; X; L$ n, J. jAirbase supply hits 21 d0 ^# }5 \9 `) G
Runway hits 70
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0 f7 M2 C& _0 FAircraft Attacking:, u! d& }( h6 F4 G" o8 G
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet. c, _' T6 r7 C9 u
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 @, E- C% S8 O) y \* I
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 r, }, E! r* e21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet ?( q6 d6 n& ~$ O, A
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet$ A' |+ G8 a4 G5 S4 Z) I$ h8 g$ n
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1136 h9 e5 J! R6 F3 x+ Z6 c# g8 ?
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2 S: s' j$ r# |A6M2 Zero x 775 r) }! v/ g$ T2 ^0 o! n+ w
A6M3 Zero x 27: \# U1 g: K& G8 A$ N
B5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
3 J: @/ T1 g+ @. i$ r: yWirraway x 10
& N3 u5 n8 J0 j% W# RP-400 Airacobra x 4* Z7 q3 p l. T# f. l4 M, z
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ R. z3 N y4 w) }9 X4 m* W0 jA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
& m5 i. `* @( A% y' Z" U" hA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
: A/ Y( ~: \6 S4 B3 ], PB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 ~, U4 s/ W4 \$ s- c
Wirraway: 10 destroyed2 ~3 ]; S9 M- R- I% e
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships* Y5 q6 q( h$ m7 y, d- _) n r. {5 r
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
4 ?# e! ^5 h. W. ?7 R4 F* ?! mDD Mugford
& j. m- z$ f& j" ^* E8 @DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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$ B1 G8 W4 Y) ]. `# CAircraft Attacking:% D- o( \8 o+ a, c, s2 w0 f
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 Q( m* L+ T& s5 S( L' v: h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 d% \- A9 t3 q- ~
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 B6 U+ y4 Y8 G8 [ e: T3 P0 Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet L% S a% P$ e# X
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% ^2 D$ |. V, T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ y7 S7 ~( _2 P. L/ I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 `* Q/ C9 K; C+ e/ \' y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 T* ^- T& u* @9 E& U
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& n0 k' x* x: l1 i- W# i# E- l { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# t9 c3 L1 E: w1 c, {& p 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: l6 U9 c+ y: Z" W. z5 j
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: i/ B* |5 a$ O7 ]' z6 w
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 a. m; H) c+ X 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! f* ^! ~+ x) Q; ]. r E" h# z1 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ J3 i/ E; ^ T& \4 }3 a* u
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 Q# e5 |# R* m U* I 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" h4 ?$ n4 x- `2 u1 \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 p3 A1 D6 J0 [2 ~ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 j2 k& {) T5 B) }" A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; v( {. p5 C* p6 |7 s L3 U) ]$ D3 N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& C, g. `3 f q, _! e" ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. F* k, h7 g) W
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113: T( }& Q" O, v7 E; y
9 s8 G. s% X$ s0 k6 M UJapanese aircraft4 I9 |1 L5 G9 R+ t! Z
A6M2 Zero x 35
% W' o. u+ u/ ?A6M3 Zero x 227 h. p. k, y# x/ f
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft1 p5 i( _4 a$ o; F1 N u
Wirraway x 5
$ ?* {+ u" @ d# w! C3 r9 Q* eP-400 Airacobra x 21 N \( ^) c6 s% Q& D) u
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Japanese aircraft losses
# i1 X+ K6 M1 Z: tA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
. {+ P/ } N2 \) j8 u$ \7 j% ]B5N Kate: 3 damaged. `( ^1 m5 V% Q( Q' W
% E4 u U3 B# a g; t. X2 i9 h* }Allied aircraft losses
) ~ K: h; H5 _" |) ^Wirraway: 5 destroyed9 q& @0 `8 p; E6 [5 Q
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed% l5 z1 }( c4 t& S
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Allied Ships
% k6 x8 {7 n: n& Z/ lDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 O+ T8 C. b" QDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* t# y1 y, C& c7 E2 a
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 r, d. k# J' d 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ D+ M" l8 l k' L/ h) p8 o
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ s! X1 X1 n4 a, Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# {% C( i. W5 b- T6 ?& Z( o r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 o3 C2 V* k+ m* s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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