日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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5 [% Q) Z5 _& o9 @. @. ~/ K5 XDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113 A. r2 C# A$ x3 N
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Japanese aircraft* L6 V# d5 q/ O# J( Z
A6M3 Zero x 27& ~+ c8 \0 Q% Y0 F9 s; Z. L; y
D3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
( q& Y% f/ X7 [2 V8 XWirraway x 21
: O* d7 a2 e0 T) ^3 V% VP-400 Airacobra x 8+ I8 f+ Q( }& H/ R; V* d
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Japanese aircraft losses( a' W; ~: S( H3 i0 t5 D0 p
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged, }; G9 p9 `3 w' R6 }/ l/ ]7 M
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged' j7 z% u; N* f. m" {
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Allied aircraft losses
" ]1 ? j# v7 h0 v2 g2 vWirraway: 12 destroyed$ X. ^6 n0 e+ A. h
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed- z8 C5 Z. X, j
Hudson I: 13 destroyed+ x p; x' i6 j, M) V9 w
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
) n6 k, I# n1 ?7 H( rSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed/ h: h/ F- P7 L( Y7 H: Q. Q
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed$ F" Z) p: K Y; J
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Allied ground losses:- o {8 [; ] P( ?9 I
48 casualties reported' S2 a) [! |/ B# a% A) l
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15
2 ~( d( w1 u; p7 W( \Airbase supply hits 2* B" C) P" ^) I* ~
Runway hits 700 \: Z: f4 M0 i; i- R3 `9 n
1 x2 y+ b( `! ~" o) OAircraft Attacking:
, [4 a% {, V3 @0 T22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet9 l3 f! j6 I, W
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet) w. z8 @% h8 ^
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 T+ v. ?2 R* Z' @$ p21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, \8 e2 M6 O9 V. [, d, n+ B; Q {
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet: \- P( ~0 p& D9 ~4 K5 A
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1130 V) d+ g8 d6 H5 X3 W
) n& l( S3 P, b0 KJapanese aircraft1 C- @; h! f8 X" i! U
A6M2 Zero x 77
" f; C6 L" V7 b" mA6M3 Zero x 277 B b3 B# Q! Z+ P. Z0 s
B5N Kate x 95
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) v. N/ \( I V+ cAllied aircraft: _( C" t/ M' X, }7 }9 l
Wirraway x 10
1 J$ y# p9 M' \P-400 Airacobra x 43 u! M9 Z; F3 ]; T* }3 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses; P4 I% y* W+ X Y9 ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged; W8 Y0 {- M9 J0 I/ h& E6 {( j
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
* w8 a) C) o* B+ `' g8 i/ d# AB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged* |( ?+ @0 b0 H4 z7 Y' g: ~1 v O
X9 L2 k1 ?/ I/ L+ NAllied aircraft losses
3 e. H9 E" B& c8 YWirraway: 10 destroyed; a9 X7 V1 v" d9 o2 Z) O
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships A6 E' _3 F2 I! X$ Q& k) `
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage" \/ Z" I Y! L2 u) \7 H2 F
DD Mugford2 N7 h) x$ o2 ]& B6 a
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
" s0 y: f# r8 B0 b 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 p: h. G# x! w8 R+ |9 O
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 h. U: ~! I8 i* X& D6 j0 i! P 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 y5 Z6 k4 O4 r9 @; P6 H( u
3 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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# M1 K! Z8 r* M U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; o5 V$ ]) |1 ^$ ?5 C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 F1 m; r: d! v
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; S# J* d: ]$ s+ G. l9 i
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* M# p0 E2 W$ D0 E, R& W
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. F2 \' `) P& [" T, B) j, t$ f' |' f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; K( b7 C8 @3 ?7 ]* 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* T* _2 u. {" D" y7 ^; g' J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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% n& t: Y' D4 ?/ [1 z0 T3 h+ YDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
$ H2 I: W; f* N% [- ZA6M2 Zero x 35
" H/ R: @0 r/ ?' s! h/ @4 DA6M3 Zero x 220 B% F: }7 f5 D1 ^
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft9 B/ Y, b. W3 _; ?& B# B2 A4 H
Wirraway x 50 W, T+ T$ y" `8 G$ Z
P-400 Airacobra x 2
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5 c- z) Q9 f) c' ~: l$ g( [Japanese aircraft losses& T0 P4 a# P( r4 {( ?
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged2 n, g/ Y Z9 \/ @( q9 T
B5N Kate: 3 damaged0 O. X8 K+ s# R7 f# h
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Allied aircraft losses5 G J) S1 I; L" x) |1 j3 A' l
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
& G' o( c! y" V8 {- h Z8 r5 A8 uP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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- D. {3 T5 o9 y+ ODD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( |/ o5 m; w/ Z+ }% S8 N& F
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, i0 ~$ b) r+ A) _/ C' c; z- @
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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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