日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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% v. d' o. z/ tDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
; Y! t) B% U2 j8 b- h8 P1 iA6M3 Zero x 27
5 F; Z2 N9 T0 YD3A Val x 106
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% J$ C9 _9 |) Y% A7 n3 WAllied aircraft/ r5 J$ Y/ N k5 l
Wirraway x 21$ q2 e4 y' o- |
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses6 v/ c) W H+ R! m
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' o2 b: ?6 d- F2 y6 w& e
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 m5 ]' ]2 {" M8 {' FWirraway: 12 destroyed
3 j9 N; O/ W% k% K u0 G2 X: uP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed, Q$ }* x" V+ `" M; F
Hudson I: 13 destroyed8 l: E3 \5 V8 Y+ b7 g$ H
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed" q( J6 c; I# W3 n
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed5 ^) r+ B( R" E! Z0 |3 k6 }3 J4 D
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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2 O- s1 p9 r+ c' r+ Z/ oAllied ground losses:5 B W2 N) L% |2 n5 m
48 casualties reported$ a; }- u0 |/ m% `5 H! b
Vehicles lost 26 q& L8 p7 S6 P" l
) m: t% ~, V6 C& gAirbase hits 15
B0 y9 |# A: I5 T fAirbase supply hits 2
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1 O9 _2 ~! K/ o/ L l% sAircraft Attacking:5 c+ n3 Q( T4 c1 R, c: i4 ~
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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: y6 u- A. O' D9 A21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ g0 {4 O4 g `6 z7 a
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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8 X8 E1 X2 k, p6 D1 E0 `1 xJapanese aircraft
* |3 f$ M$ c q, L' ? h# vA6M2 Zero x 77& \# F* R0 K% h+ Q" [
A6M3 Zero x 278 K" n# o, B, T; ?, X
B5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
2 u8 r$ u8 z/ W2 {, GWirraway x 10
7 H- j6 `. t( x V/ ]' S+ MP-400 Airacobra x 46 ?: j7 V4 ~3 v
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Japanese aircraft losses# b7 ?6 K1 v& U8 ?/ b
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
. F5 h) M& Y9 o0 y, t$ JA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
; R- U' m9 \/ u8 E% |! G* OB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses( F) o1 [6 Y$ M1 d
Wirraway: 10 destroyed* Z' e, c6 e' ?; L; g7 ~. }
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed6 i9 ~0 h: ]4 u" ~7 w
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Allied Ships( M) \, |. T+ Z, l9 P* W
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
, C0 N2 A7 _, A- jDD Mugford
$ j8 D& @4 Z/ b$ XDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:+ @( u" j( @" _2 @( c: g! l6 k0 ]$ I
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet l% }/ X7 v r
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. h, A8 j! ?. b
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet {6 m7 y% W7 R8 }
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& p; m5 `4 M: t V0 ?$ B. c
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 feet7 q& A* K5 Z4 f1 L0 Z! L" m: q6 W
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ a( A$ s; F& D% R" S) U# ~3 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
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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 feet0 w6 i9 C, F7 w# z
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3 Z' J4 l# F3 \Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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# ]& s4 I- `% a5 r! x; }/ H% sJapanese aircraft2 o8 G# a- Y( X o. p* U& l
A6M2 Zero x 35: j1 m W# t0 d# k. l9 o
A6M3 Zero x 22
# F/ d1 ?5 X1 k# _# qB5N Kate x 61& e* y/ H7 X% D. s- c
& Y: W- h+ _8 e9 GAllied aircraft$ p: W; {7 r) Y0 N
Wirraway x 5
+ R4 s* B% Z! l; Y7 y% CP-400 Airacobra x 2) h" j' ?. l. \2 i. r. t# m
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Japanese aircraft losses
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1 D& r9 z6 `0 e: l( DB5N Kate: 3 damaged1 T7 J4 ]9 |, _7 k) }/ z* m
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Allied aircraft losses
. i1 H* I. X6 ~: D& n$ lWirraway: 5 destroyed9 H. q4 _/ t3 H
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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, K* @$ _8 N# p' P( o: n: yDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, l- v$ `4 P% I) x
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:# g7 ?: |8 a' C* V; f! w, u
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
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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