日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!6 h+ m! o, F( o
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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4 M+ n8 f/ d6 H3 j) B% T7 HJapanese aircraft( J7 R" \ C y2 j6 A6 |
A6M3 Zero x 27
8 N5 q% Y5 A) K! o" I5 v4 z7 {# qD3A Val x 106
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Allied aircraft
|8 z/ M) E; }& i9 i( @Wirraway x 213 X- G1 u! t* |0 o. w: m
P-400 Airacobra x 81 U% Y1 F, M; k
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Japanese aircraft losses9 c2 T. \9 d- C+ n: K/ P
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged) D w2 p# q% Y4 I6 m
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged" s" T. f u' H& K
( T1 M( t% m; a4 XAllied aircraft losses
9 X1 _- x1 ]" V0 E+ v/ s+ v+ BWirraway: 12 destroyed
2 @& L6 n0 p1 C( b, g+ Y4 L8 D$ ^; s- HP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed$ h: f# F, F2 a! c" F) s4 ~7 P
Hudson I: 13 destroyed$ \+ }6 M$ _6 {, ~' s7 ]9 L
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed* W$ u% _$ n1 `- ~
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
- G: b& V: E( sC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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Allied ground losses:
8 @# N- v+ I6 w1 p48 casualties reported1 s$ n! N1 R: A Q0 A( Y
Vehicles lost 2: c. G' v) S4 ?2 B- E; L! l
/ [- w ~4 D9 K- WAirbase hits 15
: w+ f6 F. l0 \5 m+ ~! V- ^) A2 TAirbase supply hits 2" S) [/ N6 [% n* p0 l/ |/ u
Runway hits 70' b1 R8 T% X0 R/ p
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Aircraft Attacking:6 |* k/ s. P+ `
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" b' \- p& G, p+ t" o0 o
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 D; ?3 H, v. Z3 J% {
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% [4 I4 b; D; U
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
8 `! ~5 m M1 [' u$ h0 N- P" G9 X J21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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, m/ @6 C0 m8 Q; jDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113/ I8 S$ D2 o) a6 j; J5 ]' J
* v9 }! t7 g; E, @% mJapanese aircraft Q) r8 J) A% V1 r
A6M2 Zero x 77
' O6 Q& h* s* EA6M3 Zero x 27. x7 i9 Z; U9 z1 B! r* A
B5N Kate x 95
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/ S$ ^4 k, y, ^5 A8 s* ^2 U7 eAllied aircraft
* H+ v) j. e, o) OWirraway x 103 k4 N! ?1 q$ a/ o
P-400 Airacobra x 4+ N& F' C4 W: z! b* [7 b& j
. d6 L9 d' M2 k% D) c+ bJapanese aircraft losses! b& T, z2 a! ~2 j0 p* g0 p7 U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged' W/ \0 s+ q& @% N5 l( y
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged% s$ r1 N5 h; H! I" D
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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: p5 A, C3 i" T2 H6 u& OAllied aircraft losses
{; S1 P3 X# \" DWirraway: 10 destroyed
4 I" [7 J( s, p! ?& k! p: v% k- x: cP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed/ N5 L: c- C' [ d& n$ j! a
& R" g0 Q3 @+ J4 k" q6 N* EAllied Ships
9 Y3 t/ C' f8 J6 BCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage$ h( N* F1 R+ D* H9 P
DD Mugford4 u l2 }/ z/ ^% M
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:3 |& J+ y6 W2 o) [$ F% W" K
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 a6 V% Z9 P: Z. { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, T8 h: J4 p. j 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 \, x1 `" k) V, j& S* x
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 feet2 c7 o+ [. t4 s! P; a' T* R# d
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ S n- ?* `- L) _, L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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8 ^' M, G0 S* I9 E 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( _; l; G$ b/ P! Q 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- U! e- s; Z4 a# M
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ W. P0 f: e, v+ ]2 s. V
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
1 J7 U; s! w8 c3 O/ D O! _A6M2 Zero x 35
1 a' ~5 |: r! y$ Z8 S; {7 ?A6M3 Zero x 22
3 Z" B& m9 A k, QB5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
& H* f5 K/ ]# H5 _" L* t8 vWirraway x 5
) N/ N( f' a/ I- \4 Z0 {9 KP-400 Airacobra x 27 ^3 f: I2 Z9 b8 i
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Japanese aircraft losses
f- U" t5 I; M5 }) }) \+ mA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
& k2 a6 z4 b: [# Y: VB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, K; J! u0 O% R# l9 y6 O. O
Wirraway: 5 destroyed/ s; Q1 O* {; v: o. [
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed. u, v& _. s, B. P* e4 a) r# n
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Allied Ships
5 F8 o2 L4 D1 R8 _DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' o$ l# z U/ `' J& _' O
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 S( E# ?$ Q, A, e" [
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Aircraft Attacking:8 t. |; f# o8 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 Y5 v- O( t; J$ S0 r 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 y( W9 d1 m! a* T' J- W/ U
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 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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