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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113- D; q5 ^! T$ F" A( _, l) u/ ?" c
& I' K. X( {( ~, XJapanese aircraft
% a6 S# f, `7 e$ z7 D) BA6M3 Zero x 27
* Q- W1 O! K5 h: Y" n# G0 dD3A Val x 1060 F y" e. a' T1 I
0 Z( x I* k1 j/ l" |# WAllied aircraft
7 y& y; |& d; C9 d+ u( s; ^0 }( ZWirraway x 21
$ i) F+ M7 T, @P-400 Airacobra x 81 Y* ]' w2 Q9 U. G8 `
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Japanese aircraft losses! u: L0 x1 V$ T6 \+ d
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 K! k* q$ _) Q w3 |D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged6 i9 q( _; S4 ?' q1 d
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Allied aircraft losses- }! j; P% D+ a8 W
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
: T+ }/ I! R2 f: ?" n7 bP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed* ~( d Z6 E# e1 ^0 A- u0 l% L. A: {
Hudson I: 13 destroyed% R4 ^ y; r1 f8 u/ }
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed# G u ^, n1 [3 |
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed5 S2 x, C$ R! y* t8 K$ [
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed6 A0 K# S& a2 x9 I$ \0 G
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Allied ground losses:$ J- w- W! P# t8 w G& c1 y3 T
48 casualties reported
' [9 p4 r: s/ Z7 A. W' OVehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15( O8 s3 p( z7 s0 P
Airbase supply hits 25 S* t+ m) f! N1 s
Runway hits 70# `* X1 X( b: N: W- t4 i9 r# _; b
; U' p1 a- ^2 [; D) tAircraft Attacking:
$ s+ H# l1 m; ^# r4 X. B# _22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet& b2 \' ?6 ^) F3 C( r! E
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 A5 }. I K4 M- ] _* ]* D" p20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 B! w( x' y$ h* W- p21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet/ u4 D# {& [9 P1 ~
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 j/ }7 a/ s: c4 d' r8 _# z+ t
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
% [, i! E7 X! K9 ]& ~# Y& KA6M2 Zero x 77; e) _" T7 L6 y& N0 C; n8 S, `
A6M3 Zero x 27! H. d% O" Q# O; J. P
B5N Kate x 95
1 E+ G5 P; p/ L1 P# k2 }. f - E. K4 ]1 D1 L7 b- K. R5 g! v
Allied aircraft
. p5 z5 z) u" ~6 E5 j: fWirraway x 10' t. u4 M1 V" t. l( B8 W
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses, V2 m% A8 M$ v1 L- @( ]" w( C L8 m
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
4 C T" L) y: y, CA6M3 Zero: 1 damaged. N# ~( ~+ R% Q
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 `/ M- S; O% S- @- E$ _5 N# `Wirraway: 10 destroyed: U8 H+ o. r/ M8 T
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed" p- J( q: `1 |" x+ Y5 _
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Allied Ships/ t/ X! U9 N0 K$ d4 n7 A
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage7 m+ {! A7 u% _! {% `# _/ i6 v
DD Mugford
( I* u9 {3 ?8 f% Y: PDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:5 j0 O$ ~( z5 q* i; c
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 a3 g9 ]4 c3 @5 ~/ [ 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 m& ~# x! [8 y) v4 v+ Y; m6 D; Q
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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" @7 V4 y+ Y5 Z4 ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 m+ b, i+ a( \
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
D1 ~; J1 |. n4 @ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ F" \! l( V1 C2 x. m# l2 p# X' A" v
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/ Q' [0 M/ U; _# C3 d8 t; I; J
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, t2 f1 Y* U0 R
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 S2 \4 R+ e" c/ Z7 A
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; W3 J: G) w9 _8 Q
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet. u0 `: A( ?4 Y3 h' u- j. ]
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3 H( Q+ }4 k/ G1 |' yDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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# B- e# D! M# cJapanese aircraft- k% i, V" ~ ^$ B% ^9 q- l1 V
A6M2 Zero x 35
" Y3 m" D; `4 K" b5 `8 hA6M3 Zero x 22
4 O7 v5 S6 f" ^5 |6 x: |# d8 LB5N Kate x 61' v0 j6 N8 \) ?5 ] j u% z; W
! {! ^0 t, X& G8 N) c- XAllied aircraft
' N8 l8 K" J& e& k1 L+ aWirraway x 5
% H( ?" G# m) r& B4 v9 iP-400 Airacobra x 2
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. f6 ^7 |! ~- t$ [2 UJapanese aircraft losses
) S9 V3 t: ]. ?: c/ ] V9 q# nA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged" K) J; w& c5 w1 |# T
B5N Kate: 3 damaged' j5 ~2 i9 ^3 T. L
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Allied aircraft losses- A5 q( n, c/ r7 z! o" B: I8 m- V
Wirraway: 5 destroyed; P+ |( K5 I2 l" U
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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3 @ Z8 H/ K9 L* K( xAllied Ships
. ~$ F, _7 z3 f! `1 rDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 h, I8 b6 U/ a- @DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
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1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ D. E: f9 I& x7 a1 k
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 feet5 }* q7 \5 S' `9 }6 X Z
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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