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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113* N# A7 \' z& x9 O) F
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Japanese aircraft3 X) j' I \" E, Q
A6M3 Zero x 27: }, P( k6 V# K) I' \% B* O% u
D3A Val x 1069 p$ W$ ?& t4 R! T$ D6 d
9 f, |, d$ y. k, p0 MAllied aircraft- b. e+ | C" L# q5 \$ X- b3 w
Wirraway x 216 H$ ?+ f8 K0 d- R$ S
P-400 Airacobra x 8, d& N6 A0 e2 g1 h4 X
8 G# ]& M) h. I, e# FJapanese aircraft losses
# s) V2 g: g% l% U3 Q1 p) bA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged J, |; g- a' L+ j
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged2 m K% n0 K+ Z4 O! Q9 }% r: C5 }
& F9 T6 ]0 K4 x! n; n9 T, m; zAllied aircraft losses/ b$ W* T6 r" ?* ]0 G0 V
Wirraway: 12 destroyed# n; p/ ]( ?+ `. R/ I* H. ^
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
) d! [7 @5 p, }+ bHudson I: 13 destroyed
9 d+ M3 M$ T+ N& _/ b3 bTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed& l4 g" T. V# X7 _+ Q. _
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed% b! w, N, S9 Z9 ]" ^
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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" M3 P- K$ w+ f' g0 l" NAllied ground losses:
. y% W0 v; _& n4 n48 casualties reported: g7 x5 D8 v! r9 \3 P Z" M4 ]2 d
Vehicles lost 2
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% v, R, O) X$ e% d }7 `Airbase hits 15
0 `' j0 ]1 p, F/ P6 t& vAirbase supply hits 29 s; q; P9 q* r- g3 O. y$ T
Runway hits 70
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Aircraft Attacking:. s+ f9 e0 r" h6 X: O
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 ~- C/ Q; \7 m$ ` g1 U% u1 g
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 ~. H% P+ g/ y# p7 l; q* g
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
" m3 o2 n; O* l& c; `3 m21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 l" a$ q! ?; g8 @9 J7 p1 ^' G21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 ^, _% M. q* V0 j* E$ X
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
- S5 y' x7 u+ H) M8 hA6M2 Zero x 77( J9 u% s3 z" i0 L
A6M3 Zero x 27
% d. R# r+ ~3 x( V6 _/ C( eB5N Kate x 95
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4 ~% n$ [ A9 z( ]Allied aircraft
! \# O s \, m% `! H7 yWirraway x 10
: B6 ~6 ~' N* w* _+ T2 rP-400 Airacobra x 4* q6 Y3 J2 b! h, H( u
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Japanese aircraft losses# l4 a/ o4 B( w
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged1 ]6 W) I' O; Q H
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
% ]( S" ]" d5 b/ q# F1 i8 MB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged) F5 Y( f( `9 E* s# U
+ w+ D* E4 t: H' y3 kAllied aircraft losses( Q+ u1 O; w% X- o7 o$ N
Wirraway: 10 destroyed3 S0 X5 k5 [+ c* E# K5 G& L' I
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships* k0 F- R1 o7 M( p) p" T
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage4 \6 V, w8 A) q, {8 w' ~1 ^( P1 o
DD Mugford
1 x, H* A' n r" I4 ?9 eDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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( x4 j& o5 v5 `Aircraft Attacking:
$ l( z9 w/ Z; K( B9 e% W; A A 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& m2 {; Q( c1 D8 a2 ] 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) ^# c5 X8 I0 W8 p/ t" [ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 \( V& K- j0 A3 o7 n# Y
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# ]4 S$ Q7 N( I4 s: j) \* O
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 Q$ c( z9 m: B0 C5 X/ f- ? 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: [6 I. M8 g( ^6 U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
^, T0 r$ E5 g8 c; [- \ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ `' D% Z! |3 W
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; r7 k) e4 `0 B. |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 \/ h1 w+ j' y1 r 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; V* w* w/ Z* s& P0 C 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ q) F0 Z& k4 z% w" T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; O) V. ~! ?. j 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( g# [9 Q" ?/ k- [! q4 ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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% r0 X7 n$ u7 a4 } 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 h2 G! } Y `4 d0 A( Y) r6 V6 S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) k* B' a& j( i7 z$ a! ~ 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! B7 z* a9 D. u' k 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! N& R M" d3 U/ p9 \8 U, L( ^
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ x0 |! e; S9 A! a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 k/ q/ ~ g- I; z2 k; y 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, S: r8 p) u, ]$ {) s" J+ s, \ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 r9 D. h5 U1 ]+ I }6 fDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft b$ b2 B, ^! U! M S
A6M2 Zero x 35& g9 z9 x0 F: {" ^
A6M3 Zero x 22
0 v) F1 D" v. fB5N Kate x 61% m3 W7 y$ @; w
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Allied aircraft
5 o3 t5 K* Z0 ^2 F" ?Wirraway x 54 m" T5 z: a7 x; }5 k( {7 Z
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses
: F6 G4 D$ l |! c6 X9 D% @: @A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged/ z9 f( g. L! g" }7 `3 b* v3 Q
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses% c5 H H( y* _) X: A5 Z' B( B
Wirraway: 5 destroyed% Z1 a( P8 P0 ~
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed0 W. J$ m; h2 w4 A: F$ e
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Allied Ships
4 N7 l; d7 x8 r, S; F9 b/ \. vDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, I; S8 r+ i% |6 n8 |& J. U& XDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 s; G; x% M! W
8 i" K- G$ r6 Q: |6 X1 kAircraft Attacking:
4 [* K% F6 B1 k, y& ] 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# z* }# P2 I! w5 P+ W* ~ 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 C0 E. i6 u+ g: f6 N
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 N- D& f! B4 S
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 C6 Q3 g T- O; ?7 N7 c" @" q& c 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 C% s8 i, o: i 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 |8 I( l$ _& a; O 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 Q3 F/ a6 A( J 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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" B3 p* X. q- h& j: B, U( b; L# r2 C 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 Z* M* I- U. w. o4 J4 j* L 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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