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YAP ISLAND—THE AIR BATTLES by Richard L. Dunn (7515 words) |
 | Air Group 265 had two pilots rated A, eight rated B, and 26 rated C. It was, however, on the date of the order assigning it to Yap still on Saipan and by the time it got to Yap it soon received orders to move south to Kau on Halmahera Island. |
| Fighter detachments of Air Groups 202, 261 and 265 suffered particularly heavy losses and many of the aircraft at Yap in early June may have been those unable to continue the trip to the south or damaged aircraft pulled back to Yap for repairs. |
| Air Group 201 suffered damage to five of its aircraft (two of which were borrowed from Air Group 202). |
| Yap's Air Campaign (6681 words) |
| Air Group 265 had two pilots rated A, eight rated B, and 26 rated C. It was, however, on the date of the order assigning it to Yap still on Saipan and by the time it got to Yap it soon received orders to move south to Kau on Halmehera. |
| Fighter detachments of Air Groups 202, 261 and 265 suffered particularly heavy losses and many of the aircraft at Yap in early June were apparently those unable to continue the trip to the south or damaged aircraft pulled back to Yap for repairs. |
| The 5th Air Force bombers were primarily concentrating on targets in New Guinea and islands to the west of New Guinea during this period. |
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