日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113: \4 U0 D! q1 O4 i9 v# g' G
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Japanese aircraft
! G' ]* u. L) G! P% IA6M3 Zero x 27
% x: n" Q8 D# [" }0 Q- VD3A Val x 106
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+ F& U* ]) G" s& @% F2 h% |) T8 LWirraway x 21
! @3 F) X" _4 R& c0 P8 n$ P$ n1 z3 PP-400 Airacobra x 8
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$ F2 q$ }: A% r! q6 Q( |Japanese aircraft losses
* s9 e+ i; s$ |& _/ k1 Y; G! `A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
; M' t# \* @1 g5 ?* vD3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, k) T, F9 W; y: }( P$ C% a
Wirraway: 12 destroyed8 d3 X2 i J" q N
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
$ A2 ~- X, U3 hHudson I: 13 destroyed2 \/ d$ p, R/ V2 n: o' t1 Q
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed: `/ Y E ~# S" \1 k( b
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed F3 @$ y8 ~- n: A1 f( s* W8 A
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed/ m4 b& P8 c. y: g* F
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Allied ground losses:6 {; C4 i# _1 `2 ~/ w5 r+ m
48 casualties reported
4 R8 a- Q2 A. }; L, kVehicles lost 2- n& s$ t9 S3 @4 I2 X
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Airbase hits 15
( `! ?* B1 t4 g: `* wAirbase supply hits 2
0 s, ` E% L/ h( R0 y& m- U ZRunway hits 706 q) j7 Z' }. H8 G4 y- I
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 W. T, H; S* s3 e/ U: m5 `5 D! c2 E. Y22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 u6 T: y, l C" y7 [- r20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
6 ~; U; s1 [3 A% ?% M20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet7 a0 p' G& c$ {8 v7 |4 o3 `8 C
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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9 Q: U2 T! A* y6 W5 TDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113- t0 h! x/ B* [# a7 v" e
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Japanese aircraft# T0 z3 a: O4 ]6 T8 g
A6M2 Zero x 77
5 d; M3 S2 B3 {; j# j+ _A6M3 Zero x 272 l1 Y8 A- V( ] }/ m; t
B5N Kate x 957 s, P: G# N" X; V" X
: f7 L0 G7 c' I& p. a/ cAllied aircraft
$ }# b* p+ B2 D! M9 l- hWirraway x 10
9 E& _1 x0 W+ R+ p0 _/ K# }: \# uP-400 Airacobra x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses. b' ]! t* C7 w, h
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged* N. _* Q O- Q7 m9 y3 {
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
" V# t! M/ ~% T0 XB5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 [8 N+ z7 b5 t; V) g d$ jWirraway: 10 destroyed
1 v) \5 s- {; ^. fP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 b) J2 c# l! s1 i) a: s
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
) v, S! E/ [# M5 KDD Mugford
+ b# Y h* d% }6 k2 XDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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" G. y( l; @: `Aircraft Attacking:
4 |/ l ^4 F8 P 1 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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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 d' O4 m' t& W- ` 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 d+ I4 K( r. t S+ c+ Y, v4 t 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ f' s) N5 E- m" Y& s3 [
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 feet4 ^6 ~' |# k, ^& i0 h0 v- u7 @
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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 feet1 p6 w8 T- b1 N2 Q) J4 k
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft( D# d) j, ]0 F/ y. q
A6M2 Zero x 35
- X4 x& Y. Y5 j$ v( n& ZA6M3 Zero x 22
, {7 q- F4 W& m$ K. n3 G# }B5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft" Y6 H' _( |/ x; |" Q v
Wirraway x 5
" X) {4 X6 [. R0 NP-400 Airacobra x 2- t) U, ~; T6 R% a& M
$ _/ V# U" C3 ^8 \/ j3 j; HJapanese aircraft losses( g9 M; z% h9 A6 S# D
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged' D6 v$ S" G! X/ b
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
x" y m. f- @7 C, A G/ L I5 ?Wirraway: 5 destroyed
. w; p" p v, L+ J" BP-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: t! G% G: M2 u/ e5 [2 H
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 ?2 e0 O4 G+ {( K% o3 e1 F
" ]6 O8 p( l8 EAircraft Attacking:. o( `( X3 d9 h4 U+ I/ C
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" j% G% s9 A3 {: y* F
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 E" I6 {3 Q3 T 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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