Kingfisher
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Hornet and Zuikaku just finished a short but violent scrap about midway between Wunpuko and Irau. As she began limping to Luganville I checked Hornet's status and noticed all four squadrons showing zero planes on board. A search revealed they had diverted to Luganville. The roll call of surviving planes came in at 10, 9, 10 and 7 respectively. When Hornet finally put in her squadrons automatically transferred back on board, but for some reason a couple came in much larger than their original number. For instance, VB-8 has 14 ready and 18 under repair, while VT-8 has 11 and 18. Anyone seen this before and know why this occurred?
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"splendid was their tactic of diving upon our force from the direction of the sun, taking advantage of intermittent clouds" -Captain Takahisa Amagai, KAGA, June 4th 1942
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