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NOTES TO TABLE 15
This table shows the separate activity of Marine carrier aircraft, which has been included in all previous tables but not shown separately. A total of twelve 18-plane F4U squadrons operated from CVs for varying periods, and four CVEs fully complemented by Marine VF, VF(N) and VTB were in action during the last four months of the war.
TABLE 15. MARINE CARRIER AIR OPERATIONS AND RESULTS, 1945Monthly, By Model of Aircraft and Type of Carrier |
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TYPE CARRIER, TYPE PLANE, MONTH |
FLIGHTS, SQUADRONS IN ACTION |
ACTION SORTIES |
OWN LOSSES |
ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED IN COMBAT |
TONS OF BOMBS ON TARGETS |
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ON ACTION SORTIES |
ON OTHER FLIGHTS |
ON SHIP |
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To Enemy A/A |
To Enemy A/C |
Operational |
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Bombers |
Fighters |
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CV F4U January |
600 |
131 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
12 |
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CV F4U February |
1,780 |
498 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
21 |
0 |
5 |
24 |
52 |
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CV F4U March |
1,849 |
897 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
3 |
41 |
53 |
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CV F4U April |
2,025 |
702 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
31 |
87 |
84 |
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CV F4U May |
1,000 |
399 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
5 |
7 |
73 |
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CV F4U June |
300 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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CV F4U TOTAL |
7,554 |
2,650 |
40 |
16 |
21 |
42 |
37 |
53 |
159 |
277 |
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CVE F4U May |
586 |
62 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
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CVE F4U June |
604 |
288 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63 |
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CVE F4U July |
887 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
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CVE F4U August |
159 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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CVE F4U TOTAL |
2,236 |
443 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
81 |
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CVE F6F May |
287 |
59 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
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CVE F6F June |
157 |
77 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
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CVE F6F July |
55 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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CVE F6F August |
14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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CVE F6F TOTAL |
513 |
146 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
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CVE TBM May |
473 |
181 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
106 |
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CVE TBM June |
513 |
298 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
186 |
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CVE TBM July |
399 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
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CVE TBM August |
229 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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CVE TBM TOTAL |
1,614 |
496 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
304 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
11,917 |
3,735 |
51 |
0 |
21 |
56 |
38 |
59 |
159 |
687 |
