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4 t8 _6 Q8 Y/ V( r1 [9 dDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113# V+ Z D0 t- U/ p" ]! Z
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A6M3 Zero x 27
5 N" w3 |1 d; M1 J: TD3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
, B$ u( L/ f0 [+ m3 IWirraway x 21
+ S! ~) J6 V' n& i4 s( T1 D* `P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses' Q2 K6 m9 f E: O7 u- C
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged% Z7 u ]: w' e1 C
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged$ `: G6 ~2 A+ W2 F. ?
0 w7 X7 O1 X" O& [0 ?4 ?Allied aircraft losses
5 U4 q k' D# A6 wWirraway: 12 destroyed" s+ K' P n" A# a
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed! r, ]% V: E; }/ K; J" H: g
Hudson I: 13 destroyed
; {5 D+ X" h& K1 y HTBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
% s! M/ H% L) L. J3 zSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
$ O3 H% r! N7 Z3 }# H# o9 {C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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3 {$ |. m+ U+ X& y& q
* c+ n4 _7 B) [" F5 tAllied ground losses:
4 T+ r( J# O$ O! Y' |% v4 h+ ^* t48 casualties reported. E% o* {; O7 Q( j
Vehicles lost 2
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# ?$ u9 ~. f, Y+ RAirbase hits 15
; X& j T( [* X+ C G% wAirbase supply hits 27 t/ {3 \7 H5 T
Runway hits 70$ P6 V1 r! h4 a
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Aircraft Attacking:. U8 d; ]( [) A, M" w2 z; l, k
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
) C; h/ S1 Z8 z5 U2 U20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 Z1 l% u; V9 G5 r
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" m9 X: l. H. h; b
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet5 Y/ |/ J+ `. {6 l! i% C6 h
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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% c# b& \$ e4 E1 h q8 \! D' V( G) gJapanese aircraft3 X# Q" n% d0 R6 j
A6M2 Zero x 77$ r8 V$ `/ {" w! C% O( ^7 \3 E
A6M3 Zero x 27
( x; h' j4 {4 eB5N Kate x 959 u8 n o% x5 x
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Allied aircraft
/ P& a3 s) k$ D4 G' tWirraway x 10! }7 C' r( I/ V: ^; @
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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+ H5 r6 [+ b" n# Z' g; OJapanese aircraft losses
! G) y, Z0 }, v7 [A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged& r. r6 O% E# f( j! J( ~; f% R( M7 O
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
1 @% F8 O$ Z1 j6 Z6 ~2 m* S3 ^B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged5 X9 u8 C" D: b0 Y s+ K3 h
$ Y) T8 f+ Y2 L2 E0 S- G. v6 aAllied aircraft losses! n/ r% p4 _ L( T T
Wirraway: 10 destroyed6 N* Z. {, |$ O: |( i
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed: i/ T* G; w. m1 F9 B0 b
# F, e! Y k' rAllied Ships
7 B7 t$ z% U+ K cCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage* B1 @9 K8 V l; z8 t
DD Mugford
( @- E# i0 R! JDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
' _$ y ]4 ]' q" I' R; ? 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ S2 B' r, J( J m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% F8 Z5 {% v ?
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- t6 _& D1 {4 j7 d8 k$ m
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; ^+ G4 v9 H( v$ m% `% O. w
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# v# N7 S9 G3 q+ {8 |% i* h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( i% `2 x& q* ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' O9 J1 a1 f# Y) y( j9 | O+ f 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( K4 J4 Y! O2 |& A/ b- F
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ ~# @# @" J" o* g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% P) d' h, m) ?' y8 w: m# }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' F) f! p7 }& V2 Q! q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 }9 z5 X |+ Q" _) J$ G7 \! Q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ c9 j: j3 L" q' e1 C 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 Y: K0 @/ K) T* T: q5 p 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ r& S8 }' @. r U! X 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ v0 |% T+ K& y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 e0 w' e( T$ ~% K0 S( g" l8 V 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 c; F2 k M5 \5 E+ \3 C9 U 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 ?/ n4 f& b$ ]* V 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: E) X# |8 C2 y- B% z; {( `& k
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# P5 H+ i2 \- Z' }( v/ o0 NDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1132 W; `# y: i: D$ x4 I) F- ?5 J! E
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Japanese aircraft
+ a: ?7 S% d) CA6M2 Zero x 353 ? B0 o8 B& v8 q
A6M3 Zero x 22( X2 N L& ]8 [% R
B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft9 L* f2 q6 @' S# z) ? Q/ H5 k
Wirraway x 5
' k- v: k+ _7 @/ D; xP-400 Airacobra x 2* ^# e# J* R3 o* ?7 P
1 O, z) U% A) r! `9 Q4 ]Japanese aircraft losses
?5 U% O! W3 ^" jA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
h1 M `4 p" P, n- D# X. [B5N Kate: 3 damaged$ p& A% d- S1 O* B( {* p- P' F8 l
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Allied aircraft losses( ?3 T5 f+ k0 Q# x7 V8 h, N
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
( F, `: [0 x6 d P0 a4 T" N$ r5 D# j& CP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed( i; d a) a, t0 z* x% D
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Allied Ships
0 Q& ~% K: G- I4 i- W5 XDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage S5 K3 ~2 c9 a3 \- |8 Z
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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d0 G- r7 V+ |/ AAircraft Attacking:
. {/ r' p* W7 L 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& J# y1 D" r2 | A4 [! `9 ~
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: F' y4 B% l/ _. J' ]
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, D3 s/ r, H% z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. @! _8 i. J: ]8 b5 l! U- a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 l% v% k) w/ H' G8 Q9 { p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. L/ v1 p' W G; f R- n+ K
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; j6 N' s w% W3 X1 B
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |