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NOTES TO TABLE 14
In this table all carrier combat activity is broken down into campaigns, raids and battles, and the longer campaigns into major periods and areas of activity.
Especial attention is invited to the known overstatement, in these data, of the number of enemy planes engaged (see Definitions), which will be obvious in some of the smaller operations herein.
Among the interesting items in this table are the figures showing the relatively small scale of operations, compared with results accomplished, in some of the operations, including Coral Sea, Midway, the Solomons actions, the North Africa landings, the Tarawa raid, the Rabaul raids, the first Truk strike and Marianas raid, and the Bonins strikes of June-July 1944 (particularly the second, on 24 June).
Also worthy of note is the tremendous destruction of enemy aircraft achieved in the Philippines in the operations of September-December 1944, against Japan on three days of February 1945, in the Okinawa campaign, and in the final assault on Japan.
TABLE 14. AIR OPERATIONS AND RESULTS, FOR INDIVIDUAL CARRIER OPERATIONS AND PHASES THEREOF. |
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1942-43 |
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|
RAID, BATTLE, OR CAMPAIGN: Target Area, Type of Carrier |
DATES OF ACTION |
NUMBER OF CARRIERS IN ACTION |
ACTION SORTIES |
TONS OF BOMBS ON TARGETS |
ENEMY AIRCRAFT ENGAGED |
ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED |
OWN LOSSES ON ACTION SORTIES |
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|
CV |
CVL |
CVE |
Air |
Ground |
To Enemy A/A |
To Enemy A/C |
Operational |
|||||
|
EARLY RAIDS |
2/1-4/19 |
3 |
|
|
391 |
129 |
53 |
34 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
|
Marshalls Raids |
2/1 |
2 |
|
|
165 |
59 |
21 |
15 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
|
Rabaul Raid |
2/20 |
1 |
|
|
27 |
0 |
30 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
First Wake Raid |
2/24 |
1 |
|
|
51 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
First Marcus Raid |
3/4 |
1 |
|
|
38 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Salamana Raid |
3/10 |
2 |
|
|
104 |
40 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tokyo Raid |
4/19 |
1 |
|
|
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CORAL SEA BATTLE |
5/4 - 5/8 |
2 |
|
|
332 |
132 |
178 |
66 |
21 |
1 |
21 |
11 |
|
Tulagi Raid |
5/4 - 5/5 |
1 |
|
|
107 |
59 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Main Battle |
5/7 - 5/8 |
2 |
|
|
225 |
80 |
172 |
61 |
20 * |
1 |
20 |
8 |
|
BATTLE OF MIDWAY |
6/4 - 6/6 |
3 |
|
|
374 |
100 |
294 |
69 |
140 * |
20 |
41 |
16 |
|
SOLOMONS CAMPAIGN |
8/7 - 2/4 |
4 |
|
|
1162 |
285 |
610 |
200 |
51 |
7 |
43 |
25 |
|
Guadalcanal Landing |
8/7 - 8/8 |
3 |
|
|
503 |
153 |
126 |
29 |
20 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
|
Eastern Solomons |
8/24 |
3 |
|
|
178 |
28 |
200 |
59 |
10 * |
5 |
10 |
5 |
|
Tonolei Raid |
10/5 |
1 |
|
|
69 |
12 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Guadalcanal Support |
10/12-10/16 |
1 |
|
|
89 |
19 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Battle of Santa Cruz |
10/26 |
2 |
|
|
129 |
29 |
216 |
81 |
5 * |
1 |
20 |
18 |
|
Guadalcanal Battle |
11/13-11/14 |
1 |
|
|
96 |
21 |
28 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Kolombangara Raid |
1/24 |
1 |
|
|
58 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Rennell I. Battle |
1/30 |
1 |
|
|
16 |
0 |
22 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Solomons Support |
1/30-2/4 |
1 |
|
|
24 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
NORTH AFRICA LANDING |
11/8 - 11/11 |
1 |
|
3 |
512 |
77 |
61 |
30 |
30 # |
14 |
1 |
7 |
|
ATTU LANDING |
5/11 - 5/20 |
|
|
1 |
86 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
SECOND MARCUS RAID |
8/31 |
2 |
1 |
|
290 |
116 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
BAKER ISLAND LANDING |
9/1 - 9/8 |
|
2 |
|
12 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TARAWA RAID |
9/18 |
1 |
2 |
|
184 |
83 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
|
NORWAY RAID |
10/4 |
1 |
|
|
51 |
16 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
SECOND WAKE RAID |
10/5 - 10/6 |
3 |
3 |
|
882 |
319 |
97 |
41 |
27 |
10 |
1 |
13 |
|
BOUGAINVILLE SUPPORT |
11/1 - 11/11 |
3 |
2 |
|
707 |
210 |
371 |
138 |
19 |
8 |
22 |
10 |
|
Buka-Bonis Strikes |
11/1 - 11/2 |
1 |
1 |
|
251 |
88 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
|
First Rabaul Raid |
11/5 |
1 |
1 |
|
97 |
25 |
118 |
28 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
|
Second Rabaul Raid |
11/11 |
3 |
2 |
|
359 |
97 |
252 |
109 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
|
GILBERT IS. CAMPAIGN |
11/19 - 12/8 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
2703 |
915 |
195 |
96 |
56 |
12 |
7 |
17 |
|
Gilbert Is., CV-CVL |
11/19 - 12/5 |
5 |
4 |
|
1401 |
443 |
60 |
39 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
|
Gilbert Is., CVE |
11/19 - 11/22 |
|
|
8 |
215 |
35 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Southern Marshalls |
11/19 - 11/26 |
2 |
1 |
|
460 |
193 |
21 |
13 |
19 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
|
Nauru Strike |
11/19 |
1 |
1 |
|
210 |
81 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Kwajalein Raid |
12/4 |
4 |
1 |
|
287 |
115 |
102 |
40 |
27 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
Nauru Strike |
12/8 |
1 |
1 |
|
130 |
48 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
FIRST KAVIENG RAID |
12/25/43 |
1 |
1 |
|
103 |
35 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
SECOND KAVIENG RAID |
1/1/44 |
1 |
1 |
|
88 |
38 |
60 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
THIRD KAVIENG RAID |
1/4/44 |
1 |
1 |
|
90 |
35 |
27 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
* – Estimated lost aboard enemy carriers, or because of
sinking of enemy carriers. |
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TABLE 14. AIR OPERATIONS AND RESULTS, FOR INDIVIDUAL CARRIER OPERATIONS AND PHASES THEREOF. |
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1944 |
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RAID, BATTLE, OR CAMPAIGN: Target Area, Type of Carrier |
DATES OF ACTION |
NUMBER OF CARRIERS IN ACTION |
ACTION SORTIES |
TONS OF BOMBS ON TARGETS |
ENEMY AIRCRAFT ENGAGED |
ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED |
OWN LOSSES ON ACTION SORTIES |
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CV |
CVL |
CVE |
Air |
Ground |
To Enemy A/A |
To Enemy A/C |
Operational |
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MARSHALLS CAMPAIGN |
1/30- 2/23 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
7387 |
2261 |
308 |
189 |
260 |
31 |
7 |
34 |
|
Marshall Is., CV-CVL |
1/30- 2/23 |
6 |
6 |
|
4948 |
1382 |
43 |
27 |
106 |
15 |
1 |
20 |
|
Marshall Is., CVE |
2/1 - 2/21 |
|
|
8 |
639 |
278 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
First Truk Strike |
2/16- 2/17 |
5 |
4 |
|
1456 |
499 |
213 |
123 |
82 |
13 |
3 |
8 |
|
Marianas Raid |
2/23 |
3 |
3 |
|
344 |
102 |
52 |
39 |
72 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
MILLE STRIKE |
3/19 |
1 |
|
|
111 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
EMIRAU SUPPORT |
3/20 - 3/29 |
|
|
2 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
PALAU, YAP, WOLEAl |
3/30 - 4/1 |
5 |
6 |
|
2172 |
712 |
203 |
111 |
46 |
20 |
3 |
15 |
|
HOLLANDIA-AITAPE |
4/21 - 4/26 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
2541 |
830 |
40 |
30 |
103 |
5 |
0 |
20 |
|
Fast Carriers |
4/21 - 4/26 |
5 |
7 |
|
2314 |
713 |
39 |
29 |
103 |
5 |
0 |
18 |
|
CVEs |
4/22 - 4/23 |
|
|
8 |
227 |
713 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
SECOND TRUK STRIKE |
4/30 - 5/2 |
5 |
7 |
|
2283 |
815 |
127 |
60 |
85 |
25 |
5 |
3 |
|
SABANG RAID |
4/19 |
1 |
|
|
62 |
19 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
SOERABAJA RAID |
5/17 |
1 |
|
|
55 |
20 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
THIRD WAKE & MARCUS |
5/20- 5/24 |
2 |
1 |
|
708 |
286 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
MARIANAS CAMPAIGN |
6/11- 8/8 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
22432 |
7090 |
1791 |
917 |
306 |
203 |
65 |
178 |
|
Marianas, CV-CVL |
6/11- 6/30 |
7 |
8 |
|
6982 |
2045 |
1263 |
595 |
115 |
82 |
37 |
105 |
|
Marianas, CVE |
6/11- 6/30 |
|
|
11 |
1220 |
237 |
130 |
51 |
20 |
19 |
4 |
15 |
|
Marianas, CV-CVL |
7/1 - 8/8 |
8 |
8 |
|
7455 |
2726 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
1 |
27 |
|
Marianas, CVE |
7/1 - 8/1 |
|
|
11 |
2679 |
664 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
|
First Bonins Strike |
6/15- 6/16 |
3 |
4 |
|
478 |
152 |
67 |
41 |
80 |
14 |
2 |
8 |
|
Second Bonins Raid |
6/24 |
2 |
2 |
|
86 |
1 |
141 |
110 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Third Bonins Strike |
7/3 -7/4 |
4 |
3 |
|
873 |
309 |
157 |
92 |
27 |
13 |
13 |
5 |
|
Fourth Bonins Strike |
8/4 - 8/5 |
4 |
2 |
|
872 |
307 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
1 |
3 |
|
Western Carolines |
7/25- 7/28 |
6 |
2 |
|
1787 |
649 |
8 |
7 |
47 |
23 |
2 |
9 |
|
SOUTHERN FRANCE |
8/15- 8/29 |
|
|
2 |
536 |
81 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
FIFTH BONINS STRIKE |
8/31- 9/2 |
2 |
1 |
|
533 |
199 |
11 |
11 |
43 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
|
FOURTH WAKE RAID |
9/3 |
|
1 |
|
61 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
PALAU-MOROTAI |
9/6 -10/3 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
12653 |
3980 |
756 |
372 |
527 |
65 |
13 |
43 |
|
W. Carolines, CV-CVL |
9/6 - 9/18 |
8 |
8 |
|
3889 |
1369 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
19 |
1 |
7 |
|
W. Carolines, CVE |
9/12-10/1 |
|
|
10 |
2282 |
440 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
|
Philippines, CV-CVL |
9/9 -9/24 |
6 |
7 |
|
6025 |
2115 |
752 |
370 |
463 |
39 |
12 |
28 |
|
Halmahera-Morotai |
9/15-10/3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
423 |
56 |
4 |
2 |
30 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
|
Celebes, Borneo |
9/15 |
|
2 |
|
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
LEYTE CAMPAIGN |
10/10-11/25 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
15327 |
4853 |
2806 |
1460 |
1160 |
248 |
85 |
162 |
|
Ryukyus Area |
10/10-10/16 |
9 |
8 |
|
1538 |
567 |
130 |
77 |
88 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
|
Formosa Area |
10/12-10/16 |
9 |
8 |
|
2808 |
963 |
674 |
361 |
278 |
44 |
23 |
9 |
|
Philippines, CV-CVL |
10/11-10/30 |
9 |
8 |
|
4100 |
1282 |
1039 |
539 |
179 |
74 |
42 |
66 |
|
Philippines, CVE |
10/17-10/29 |
|
|
18 |
2484 |
524 |
419 |
211 |
117 |
38 |
7 |
45 |
|
Philippines, CV-CVL |
11/5 -11/25 |
10 |
6 |
|
4299 |
1471 |
544 |
272 |
498 |
81 |
11 |
36 |
|
Western Carolines |
11/22 |
2 |
2 |
|
98 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
MINDORO CAMPAIGN |
12/13-12/17 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
2062 |
333 |
145 |
111 |
230 |
28 |
2 |
27 |
|
Fast Carriers, Luzon |
12/14-12/16 |
7 |
6 |
|
1852 |
330 |
84 |
66 |
208 |
28 |
0 |
27 |
|
CVEs, Visayas |
12/13-12/17 |
|
|
6 |
210 |
3 |
61 |
45 |
22 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
TABLE 14. AIR OPERATIONS AND RESULTS, FOR INDIVIDUAL CARRIER OPERATIONS AND PHASES THEREOF. |
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1945 |
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|
RAID, BATTLE, OR CAMPAIGN: Target Area, Type of Carrier |
DATES OF ACTION |
NUMBER OF CARRIERS IN ACTION |
ACTION SORTIES |
TONS OF BOMBS ON TARGETS |
ENEMY AIRCRAFT ENGAGED |
ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED |
OWN LOSSES ON ACTION SORTIES |
|||||
|
CV |
CVL |
CVE |
Air |
Ground |
To Enemy A/A |
To Enemy A/C |
Operational |
|||||
|
LINGAYEN CAMPAIGN |
1/3 - 1/30 |
8 |
5 |
13 |
8637 |
2308 |
372 |
243 |
474 |
108 |
10 |
66 |
|
Philippines, CV-CVL |
1/6 - 1/7 |
8 |
5 |
|
1426 |
288 |
41 |
25 |
93 |
9 |
1 |
26 |
|
Philippines, CVE |
1/4 - 1/30 |
|
|
19 |
1932 |
466 |
151 |
91 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
13 |
|
Formosa |
1/3 - 1/21 |
8 |
5 |
|
2894 |
834 |
120 |
93 |
243 |
36 |
3 |
15 |
|
Indo China |
1/12 |
8 |
5 |
|
910 |
324 |
18 |
14 |
97 |
19 |
0 |
4 |
|
South China |
1/15 - 1/16 |
8 |
5 |
|
799 |
235 |
42 |
20 |
3 |
26 |
4 |
6 |
|
Ryukyus |
1/22 |
7 |
5 |
|
676 |
161 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
|
IWO JIMA CAMPAIGN |
2/16 - 3/8 |
11 |
5 |
12 |
8091 |
1691 |
1262 |
437 |
275 |
77 |
40 |
51 |
|
Japan |
2/16 - 2/25 |
11 |
5 |
|
2493 |
376 |
1241 |
420 |
228 |
25 |
38 |
27 |
|
Bonins, CV-CVL |
2/18 - 3/8 |
11 |
5 |
|
1932 |
667 |
15 |
11 |
1 |
15 |
2 |
14 |
|
Bonins, CVE |
2/16 - 3/8 |
|
|
12 |
2746 |
441 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
25 |
0 |
5 |
|
Ryukyus |
3/1 |
7 |
3 |
|
920 |
207 |
4 |
4 |
37 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
|
OKINAWA CAMPAIGN |
3/18 - 6/22 |
14 |
8 |
28 |
40157 |
12888 |
2756 |
1692 |
824 |
305 |
59 |
202 |
|
Ryukyus, CV-CVL |
21-31 March |
8 |
6 |
|
5248 |
1640 |
129 |
87 |
40 # |
48 |
2 |
36 |
|
Ryukyus, CVE |
25-31 March |
|
|
13 |
1698 |
333 |
7 |
5 |
29 # |
1 |
0 |
9 |
|
Japan |
18-29 March |
10 |
6 |
|
3054 |
744 |
580 |
252 |
263 # |
48 |
30 |
38 |
|
Ryukyus, CV-CVL |
1-30 April |
10 |
6 |
|
9442 |
3374 |
1155 |
850 |
124 # |
59 |
16 |
45 |
|
Ryukyus, CVE |
1-30 April |
|
|
20 |
5980 |
1421 |
147 |
112 |
103 # |
39 |
2 |
14 |
|
Japan |
7-17 April |
7 |
6 |
|
630 |
238 |
130 |
87 |
77 # |
25 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ryukyus, CV-CVL |
1-31 May |
9 |
6 |
|
4000 |
1581 |
337 |
204 |
22 # |
28 |
3 |
25 |
|
Ryukyus, CVE |
1-31 May |
|
|
20 |
3081 |
1208 |
9 |
8 |
7 # |
16 |
0 |
9 |
|
Japan |
13-24 May |
5 |
4 |
|
1777 |
656 |
146 |
66 |
93 # |
18 |
2 |
1 |
|
Ryukyus, CV-CVL |
1-10 June |
6 |
3 |
|
855 |
426 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
Ryukyus, CVE |
1-22 June |
|
|
17 |
3961 |
1213 |
5 |
4 |
13 # |
14 |
0 |
7 |
|
Japan |
3-8 June |
5 |
3 |
|
431 |
54 |
94 |
10 |
53 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
|
CV-CVL TOTAL |
3/18 - 6/10 |
14 |
8 |
|
25437 |
8713 |
2578 |
1563 |
672 |
235 |
57 |
163 |
|
CVE TOTAL |
3/25 - 6/22 |
|
|
28 |
14720 |
4175 |
168 |
129 |
152 |
69 |
2 |
39 |
|
RYUKYUS TOTAL |
3/21 - 6/22 |
13 |
8 |
28 |
34265 |
11196 |
1796 |
1277 |
338 |
206 |
23 |
150 |
|
JAPAN TOTAL |
3/18 - 6/8 |
13 |
8 |
|
5892 |
1692 |
950 |
415 |
486 |
98 |
36 |
52 |
|
ASSAULT ON JAPAN |
7/10 - 8/15 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
12153 |
4382 |
207 |
121 |
1102 |
186 |
11 |
72 |
|
Hokkaido |
7/14 - 8/10 |
|
|
|
2349 |
982 |
2 |
1 |
79 |
32 |
0 |
16 |
|
Tokyo, N. Honshu |
7/10 - 8/15 |
|
|
|
5668 |
1882 |
104 |
64 |
762 |
53 |
7 |
28 |
|
Central Honshu |
7/24 - 8/10 |
|
|
|
2665 |
899 |
75 |
36 |
233 |
67 |
3 |
13 |
|
Kyushu, Kure Area |
7/24 - 7/28 |
|
|
|
1471 |
619 |
26 |
20 |
28 |
34 |
1 |
15 |
|
MINOR 1945 ACTIONS |
5/17 - 8/6 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
1128 |
329 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Maloelap Strike |
5/17 |
1 |
|
|
195 |
80 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Fifth Wake Strike |
6/20 |
2 |
1 |
|
388 |
135 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Balikpapan Landing |
7/1 -7/3 |
|
|
1 |
82 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Actions off Okinawa |
7/6, 7/23 |
|
|
1 |
16 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sixth Wake Strike |
7/18 |
1 |
|
|
167 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Marianas Strikes |
7/24 , 7/26 |
|
|
1 |
38 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Seventh Wake Strike |
8/1 |
|
1 |
|
39 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
China Sea Strikes |
8/4 -8/6 |
|
|
3 |
35 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eighth Wake Strike |
8/6 |
1 |
|
|
168 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
# – Approximations based, on proration of Force total for campaign. |
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