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[StartQuote] It really could have run the gamnut as air cover was provided by both navy and Army Air Force. The Navy attached the six escort carriers of
Task Force 77
to the landing - they operated FM-2 Wildcat or F6F Hellcats as fighters depending on ship (the smaller escort carriers operated the smaller, older fighters). Air War Pacific Chronology by Eric Hammel is my main source for daily actions - it doesn't list anything about PTs specifically. There are also no tables of aircraft that says who was operating what, where, or when. The US Army's 5th Air Force provided some support as well, but there were about
seven separate fighter squadrons
(this is a 1945 list, but the size should have been about the same or slightly smaller and it should give you an idea of what we're dealing with). No fighters listed in Air War Pacific Chronology during the invasion. A FM-2 Wildcat of VC-66 on Fanshaw Bay shot down a zero the second day of the operation, but the circumstances aren't listed. Some P-38s are listed, but always as either strafing ground targets or flying for B-25s. Four of the CVEs are relieved of their support roll on Sept 27, but two stay. I think the P-38s might be a good bet as they show up a few times strafing ground targets as well as Japanese shipping and small boats. Nothing conclusive though. Tracy White
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