日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113. I0 F2 Z+ S3 J. ~- s9 c1 \
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Japanese aircraft! w4 f3 |/ b; N3 q
A6M3 Zero x 277 Y9 o5 |$ \, N
D3A Val x 106
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, E/ C" N6 d4 z: o& j6 AAllied aircraft
5 e; T3 F6 C% I) \" T o; _Wirraway x 21) c! d! y2 g* u% I- e1 U. m, S
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ \8 r* c/ k$ vA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
# H5 ?" |- w% r/ ?. ED3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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. [+ r. l: m+ A4 M& aAllied aircraft losses
`$ Y3 k' q( Y4 J$ KWirraway: 12 destroyed9 t4 ^0 ~* I. h ~( g
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed* P- o+ y6 w9 K% m( t3 m2 R& D' \
Hudson I: 13 destroyed; I+ l a5 y% T
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed- a- a. \! N& ]- z8 `. e" [9 P$ V
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
( I; T' I& k* I( w) M3 c5 [2 sC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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3 r& r' T) C8 A3 ]5 YAllied ground losses:2 ^- v% w) {; K, W) g" S: V7 I g* V
48 casualties reported2 T. O. j. h- m
Vehicles lost 29 b1 S# Q( W! H; ]; j
6 w: Q- W. P) H) n [8 a' H+ a4 uAirbase hits 159 P' Z3 s2 H. @4 ]
Airbase supply hits 2
8 f' y- c* A! S4 _1 F" H& L/ KRunway hits 706 @/ W2 C: n0 o8 \5 t4 r; @/ A
* K" H4 w& {* y0 jAircraft Attacking:
1 p3 U9 u1 i9 ~7 n9 p2 G. y s* A22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 H5 g+ z2 M% u: G0 |8 N$ P20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& t8 k, R% s8 e: f$ a% d/ c
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, B, [' B6 W7 Y+ I a& ?& N% e21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 Y7 h& u# m) E! O0 u' o21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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3 X b; j8 y: `' s$ G; ODay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113( ^! h$ L h/ u8 W! k
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Japanese aircraft! g5 T: C; F8 b7 c2 [" |+ `1 a
A6M2 Zero x 77- k6 M+ S. ^- ? F7 f
A6M3 Zero x 27
! ]6 x7 V2 c+ z- _" M4 x% N3 s9 F0 RB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft2 Z0 _4 U5 u% |$ _% t/ t
Wirraway x 10
- `1 k. E9 K. L' d! j/ oP-400 Airacobra x 4
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" ^7 N6 p8 A m" H* H c- `Japanese aircraft losses# [1 l: [! N/ T5 j3 M0 N( O
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged7 Z" W0 b% g+ ~0 Q
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
6 s( _5 X, Y% T. I) \B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 w: ` R+ l8 G3 J. N! j
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
% W) {' j7 R: t: O5 f# N/ _P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed6 P4 [1 w; P, A( Z7 c6 a6 D
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Allied Ships
. Q9 L. v/ ^3 S1 RCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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' o1 p, F! d! g" V1 A( x/ pDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ q5 N! j) `/ e+ T" bAircraft Attacking:
) x" L# x" i: z9 |& A! G 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: p5 I+ W1 \" S
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" Z4 n# J6 o, \0 e9 z- K 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 E+ ^0 O4 ^8 ~ J9 |& `0 X8 v% f
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 `; Z1 N- w$ u7 h% u9 \ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ L& @2 r1 B# T& l- Z% Z* m) A' c: H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- S' X, m) g& L; {
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 a+ R/ G1 Y3 z: ?& Z' A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 ?0 M8 W& e' Z, i2 D2 ?5 h; r
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 j, o( b, y' v
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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$ N5 z: v% x6 f: ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# L! Y* R$ h& |: r2 Q& y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ H! E: v' c/ f3 l
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 j2 j, ]1 n3 d# T1 ^
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, F/ d6 Z! q. V/ Y2 l0 F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 N9 B, o9 w0 Y( O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113+ Z* K O+ d$ Q- f' E1 d
5 {- a3 r4 s. q5 |Japanese aircraft: M* M4 l$ w; @ k' d3 B
A6M2 Zero x 35* r0 P7 [8 D+ E
A6M3 Zero x 22
9 R( g. v9 t0 N, u3 u: N0 |B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft! A( ^: Y9 l1 Y6 |, I
Wirraway x 5
9 I8 N4 f+ w7 d/ i- `; @P-400 Airacobra x 2( m2 x- C- ~1 }5 Q
% `$ g+ ^0 q6 Q& V6 jJapanese aircraft losses
0 r# |% x& }$ ~: s; Z" t" }A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged6 D5 q# }4 Y" c% j- ~6 ]
B5N Kate: 3 damaged" C7 D1 J+ y. `$ x% o R
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( ^: [2 N8 B+ ]3 V- Q- I6 }1 mWirraway: 5 destroyed
8 G+ l+ ~- B& R# k( P5 E6 OP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 D. e. n1 u! L& h! G# A1 H- V7 G
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 r' |; {" M3 a
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:4 L/ t7 d6 c/ `- J( W3 X( b G
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ ^( M( M. p5 N/ I
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 f. I3 s6 b5 D' Y* E
1 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 feet1 v7 Z$ D, Q5 ?; ^% c- n4 L
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