日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!$ I) N3 t" X' `
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7 j( ~. l- |4 Q5 _3 Z5 Z9 C; BDay Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113
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1 ~$ }6 I$ e" P) g$ i% OJapanese aircraft: J5 J' ]1 w6 l0 b
A6M3 Zero x 279 T+ {6 V9 r& S2 }2 O; D
D3A Val x 106' h& x9 h9 F7 q+ n* E
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Allied aircraft7 q0 ]( e+ X1 P. j& ]3 i, @
Wirraway x 21
: [( u A7 C0 m$ E: O) g- O' k: `P-400 Airacobra x 8
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6 l6 T( R/ e* LJapanese aircraft losses
, l7 I8 M. a" s( ~A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged5 n3 V+ q! o7 M2 _
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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3 }6 @1 T% d3 L0 MAllied aircraft losses
- [9 S- s3 \2 h5 d8 R/ R. v; qWirraway: 12 destroyed, u; K0 A. C C+ a6 i+ K
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed& s% C* {2 N$ E) f( }
Hudson I: 13 destroyed2 M4 [1 c l ~! T$ S
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed1 W9 E: v& I- _+ `, r
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed( g1 x) c( h. M- ^9 l! g4 e$ v! I
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed
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$ J/ F; X2 U2 ?4 r9 KAllied ground losses:3 I0 G( E; f) s2 O
48 casualties reported9 S! w1 E* K( E* _6 m
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 150 [# e! O: O' W2 ]; ^
Airbase supply hits 2
8 C9 \! i3 A" DRunway hits 708 J0 t3 v* o. m3 i
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Aircraft Attacking:
) F1 e7 q3 W3 X, i: o( k1 ~1 T8 t22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" V6 p- y5 v( O
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
0 M/ @" L6 ^% h- ]. w6 h Z20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; [5 K% R' y5 r! V21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
9 q3 R# P L2 h8 W21 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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Japanese aircraft
) ]7 x1 H% N* \9 y0 K4 QA6M2 Zero x 77
0 \& ]& j! O4 s) @A6M3 Zero x 27
! @% Z5 s' n7 q; Y0 B; rB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft5 |% I2 E6 I3 R J0 d
Wirraway x 10
2 d" r) { i3 o2 CP-400 Airacobra x 4
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A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged' \' o( F- P S) v
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged+ E1 P9 ~) D( `: q2 O5 Z1 T
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged8 d7 [. F* ]6 P* Z
1 L9 ` [6 ~0 f) ~Allied aircraft losses
( { @1 ^" } l5 ]& tWirraway: 10 destroyed; k8 w4 w9 U3 a& `
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed: q& ^" ], J, |5 O! u4 |
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Allied Ships
4 }8 ?( [# [1 ~; Q4 C5 [CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage" ` S+ T3 y4 P- J1 h$ y: L& D
DD Mugford
* i6 v+ Y0 T: t0 t, \* \" `2 `DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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! l _- U( \' e1 ~Aircraft Attacking:
1 T! x' E% ~3 \+ d7 z- f 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& l6 B# Q, F9 R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 g# B: i# \* l) ^, D
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# ~2 F. O% `3 D( T8 o- s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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* D4 p7 m) `) ?1 G: n2 b% I8 ?1 Z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ h( l2 N6 p5 H) L! N% i n/ R* Z 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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3 t) S! D. S2 o# m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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6 S' S* c0 S4 W 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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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 Q6 N" | u6 k3 e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 e, ]; W' ^% u% eDay Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1139 P4 V g* O2 J
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Japanese aircraft
: G6 e9 b( @0 V- {: GA6M2 Zero x 35
; [6 i( f) x# h! b; }; Z2 HA6M3 Zero x 22' |2 q) T; t1 r# e/ ~2 r
B5N Kate x 615 Y+ ^4 p7 J6 V/ R
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9 w1 R! W, d% u3 [7 Y7 {. g PWirraway x 5
% A" o$ S7 c( G8 j2 xP-400 Airacobra x 2* E' L& f, W6 `3 A f
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3 ^% ]+ G6 Y- K0 N0 v6 |: r; F( @A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
3 F# u0 M- ^) R3 C/ s+ CB5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Wirraway: 5 destroyed/ e& r( W/ Z+ U# R6 u& C6 P
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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4 C7 B! g2 h8 ?% e5 VAllied Ships2 @$ b( D' F& s" k1 ^0 u
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 ~0 |; H9 {8 E( R
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 g" e+ h1 v; `2 X7 [' L Y) w
& H* r; D+ ~. DAircraft Attacking:8 n8 W# b# u& v* p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 g/ C5 P# R& r4 h. G, D 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. y/ [* B4 F" c
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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! ]5 P0 h/ ?) E& [8 b* k
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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