Talyn
Emissary
By the end of the second week of October 1942, the U.S. toehold on Guadalcanal was beginning to appear tenuous. When the U.S. Marines had come ashore there on 7 August, they faced minimal Japanese opposition and soon seized a key objective: an unfinished airfield south of Lunga Point. They finished its runway within a few days, and newly named Henderson Field was ready for operations by 18 August. However, landing on the island and holding it proved to be two very different issues.
The Cactus Air Force needed aviation fuel. A U.S. Navy convoy aimed to deliver the volatile cargo to them, Japanese dive bombers and sharks be damned.
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The Cactus Air Force needed aviation fuel. A U.S. Navy convoy aimed to deliver the volatile cargo to them, Japanese dive bombers and sharks be damned.
Perilous Mission to Guadalcanal
The Cactus Air Force needed aviation fuel, and a U.S. Navy convoy aimed to deliver the volatile cargo to them, Japanese dive bombers and sharks be damned.