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: ?9 G# b- E/ E. S2 CDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1138 T0 T( d3 V/ @9 C6 s
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Japanese aircraft, ^) j+ u# u* ~2 ?9 ~% I
A6M3 Zero x 27. H3 \1 g* B" C2 L0 y [$ @9 R
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft# B( a E+ @) ^: L+ ?
Wirraway x 21
+ o8 S. `3 _" r" l# ?# SP-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses; M4 b& R' l0 C* M
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ {7 D/ L3 K$ u0 CD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged; P f6 ~: n( e0 n( j
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# W& p$ M" ?7 {! X3 wWirraway: 12 destroyed% ~3 k) a/ _' t8 d- `# i
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
! k* h/ a; F+ N% h4 A! F! N- IHudson I: 13 destroyed& G/ m9 x: w& t, f
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
! g. r1 R+ E A# D, }SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed c, N6 D/ t( r% d1 K
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed% z0 V1 m# d% f5 U5 r0 k
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Allied ground losses:- D3 T) U `" B% Y! O2 c3 j
48 casualties reported
. J5 P" @" R3 Z; e- T, y+ jVehicles lost 2
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: G( h; K1 ?5 n; G# BAirbase hits 15
- N+ X! U( u' {0 g% |( GAirbase supply hits 2
% }* e% a7 M& g2 X: lRunway hits 70/ m R d0 C; t2 X" A8 V. T7 `
$ V' }$ o3 J2 ~9 a' `, qAircraft Attacking:% h3 T" U; l' d v U
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, ^3 r; L- W% j2 N- x% C9 O$ t' J20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
! U) U4 @0 f& p7 e2 g$ v: ]20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet y+ ^% p3 c8 }
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; [7 l* C8 X' U21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 I: n9 P1 G% Q- ?. |* U& b* T! x
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B- G. V& U! k5 _Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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4 w, A0 v9 }4 PJapanese aircraft
! z W, N% \; @3 m4 yA6M2 Zero x 77
# I8 v# ]3 i1 H( e( Z5 e4 pA6M3 Zero x 27. `) T, |; w( N/ m- k' x
B5N Kate x 95- W8 Q4 h+ c5 n" e6 r( D1 G# G
& Z" }8 n3 R# ]$ Z$ vAllied aircraft
4 _; {# |+ @5 o4 rWirraway x 10, D+ M/ C' p6 W6 U: C
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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3 x4 e' K( |, w& |Japanese aircraft losses1 H: w2 X: V m
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged, C1 l/ m4 Q9 u: [$ e* _
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged. ^6 k* R# O2 ~0 L
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged0 R7 _" a' o; s5 `* i- o6 h* D
. O) o' Q6 B5 D1 u7 gAllied aircraft losses. K; z1 \- t Y, N$ u( F; D
Wirraway: 10 destroyed {7 W9 e" }/ J0 e7 p
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships" m% @0 l- }% D* r" R- d: O: S. D
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage: K3 U* T9 W, U/ R. C( w$ q/ d! {
DD Mugford; Z; f! G+ \: ]6 K3 g- _
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ V! K, S2 q3 l v. W+ o# G( a/ q# @
$ B4 U8 Z4 S1 P9 s' q& xAircraft Attacking:1 o* Y- t+ i% t+ N: Y' U9 b
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 G1 v: o/ ^& ` i1 d. _3 T7 Z9 \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! W0 B! j/ A. |: k. K
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" a' c$ N; l1 ~
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 N) `0 F, g$ Y* D- m; @# F7 I
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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: T4 S/ _2 B: q( S' S 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, y7 g' k. n! c, ]2 ~& f$ X8 l
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; W& t- z; P% g3 H8 x1 u6 U1 v
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' c( R% Q# U s. Z; G
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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8 b0 q6 p0 Y; V$ E+ O; M1 Y S 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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+ M5 B. F3 R: E/ q6 M/ pDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113/ o% o/ q8 f* I
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Japanese aircraft
: B8 _2 i# o, _$ o8 \A6M2 Zero x 35
' b( \3 E# C; F4 m5 r- a+ uA6M3 Zero x 22
' u/ S8 l% }1 u6 a# u! l/ ^B5N Kate x 61) p( U9 m* J2 d3 A; W' T8 d0 O
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Allied aircraft1 F% F# ]; U% @* T" D7 ~
Wirraway x 5
' r) ]8 X0 H7 d F1 k1 @6 oP-400 Airacobra x 2
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Japanese aircraft losses5 ?4 {9 h$ M+ d' t
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged1 V: U2 v& _7 O/ g/ H4 N3 V1 O/ L
B5N Kate: 3 damaged1 Q4 c3 _2 u5 V8 y! \
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Allied aircraft losses2 K* m/ g! n3 A% } t
Wirraway: 5 destroyed5 Y$ C5 O x5 L: Q; T
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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1 _" ] [+ O0 @' pAllied Ships$ x3 J* _# T0 f4 j4 t
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# e9 W* x1 M+ _( W8 A. x8 nDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) v/ q: ?8 p9 l9 q
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Aircraft Attacking:
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# K5 ?* r$ J! L1 i$ V# K
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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- M2 B( `2 p0 p: ?1 B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) I0 q" A. r+ ?) {" ], {$ |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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