日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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" M( P1 y j" |9 J) f. wDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1135 Z: H& k& x2 g, Z
6 D3 J9 x$ x- z2 E# S; w- }; G! K! Z8 aJapanese aircraft
- P& ]7 s9 l" F2 tA6M3 Zero x 27
2 |+ `, g7 j& x- Q7 b& P4 hD3A Val x 1061 v7 }5 Q! E! _6 M7 f; ^
- Y2 z% F1 | R" z( ]Allied aircraft
( C/ D, I8 Q$ I% P2 IWirraway x 21$ e7 \2 r. E# D7 f
P-400 Airacobra x 83 h1 D' d. d# F- i8 }0 J% ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
. x! G2 X5 J2 H, ]- mA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
- b: a0 ^& R1 F% F0 V" p1 JD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged7 z; Y, U& a+ `0 ?" s
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Allied aircraft losses9 T$ B2 Z+ _; J7 N
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
" l. r5 y7 Y2 } A$ g" tP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
4 E/ q& Z) o$ W! A& B8 G+ I3 W" VHudson I: 13 destroyed
- |* A; c. H2 {+ a7 zTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
' N; D4 u) g" i" q7 LSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed( K. n5 q4 o9 P, H- C1 q
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses: a: C& y# k2 H. g0 ?
48 casualties reported o0 Z: m: Z: J
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
/ C) {) h, F3 M. {/ y4 gAirbase supply hits 2. w* T8 e: r( O2 L" K {
Runway hits 70$ W. l4 m: a" E2 B2 Z+ W
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Aircraft Attacking:
* ~7 _ `. F, Y2 |$ R1 e+ G22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* ^5 J5 Z% i9 W+ N; I% l/ B20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) C! w. H7 l& I$ X: `- Q
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
# o+ C, }+ \4 E' Z+ u8 v21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 R$ o5 i8 t* I% p% U21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113" d" i) {7 u# W! y
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Japanese aircraft+ e* c6 {: |) T, y+ x
A6M2 Zero x 77$ Q* C# V8 T i) N( M8 Z
A6M3 Zero x 272 r4 a$ c6 F. e$ a- n2 [
B5N Kate x 95
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8 u$ x1 Z X- ~& h, H3 h; aAllied aircraft
2 [4 r+ o& r5 k$ n9 ~ R( WWirraway x 10! B* u8 V* H) R' @/ R
P-400 Airacobra x 4" I& a1 @: V/ r9 v3 j
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Japanese aircraft losses
% z0 j* ]" b9 t& ?1 s EA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged$ ?) B/ j k0 O% h
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged2 A6 J6 ^# }- }% N, Q3 l
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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- Z/ @4 [0 x) `- QAllied aircraft losses7 R* @ A, S6 {6 I6 U" R/ O
Wirraway: 10 destroyed
`% F" I. F6 P2 O) V# }1 UP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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( N+ E) L. F2 m' pAllied Ships& U5 z# a) K, `5 I H* y
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage! Z9 Y+ m$ J/ e0 a9 B* o
DD Mugford
7 m8 h/ S; l& B/ m* cDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 C, r5 j8 |$ S2 { 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 n" ]8 J3 A* @9 z g; O- N/ e; y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 u) R: V2 o9 [ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ @6 Q9 [9 J0 S- z% k1 Q5 n/ W0 J
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 V% o' L1 b5 s4 Q
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 {$ S8 | e) t! O' |8 t) E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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& Z6 x/ u3 ^ a 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- W l5 C2 G7 `0 R8 Z+ X3 I
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 u3 z8 z% v, Q0 {( V1 O8 v ]6 _
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ H0 h1 {: p7 C% z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet q5 J7 f C6 ~! p' y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: B9 _2 |% A! @: y8 C
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' T% r6 H& s: n2 KDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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' a! W" T' J3 AJapanese aircraft8 C0 g5 u/ h, o" c* x! _* {- y
A6M2 Zero x 35
4 u% J6 e5 i0 J4 l1 {! b* CA6M3 Zero x 22
6 o5 e& O# q' m. UB5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft3 Z* m m" ]5 q, R/ ?9 E$ r# {/ U
Wirraway x 5
) O5 g2 R$ ]6 f; T9 z6 F# }) uP-400 Airacobra x 2
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3 N0 h/ V/ G- Z! r5 E9 W+ ]* uJapanese aircraft losses1 U- H q! H# G a( o
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged9 K0 t, X# R+ R0 R4 C9 v
B5N Kate: 3 damaged8 b6 y' d) [+ Q* y
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Allied aircraft losses
; J. t8 ?3 x7 S0 E% ~1 HWirraway: 5 destroyed
5 K/ |: Y" D! `P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed, L$ y: h/ T9 \* A* x* D
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Allied Ships2 ?0 p$ f0 v$ X( c* J3 w) s4 d. [& Y
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 {) X* V5 U2 ]6 {. QDD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 o# s7 h/ |8 C @
5 X7 v \2 K5 T4 V- yAircraft Attacking:
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ q1 Y6 X0 w6 G: |
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ _: h3 j8 w5 @) x# o
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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