Allied Air Forces in the Solomons
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Name (Latin)
Allied Air Forces in the Solomons
Other forms of name
Cactus Air Force
Coordinates
160.055 160.055 -9.428 -9.428 (gooearth )
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Sources of Information
- Operation KE, c2012:ECIP t.p. (Cactus Air Force)
- Wikipedia, July 16, 2012(Cactus Air Force refers to the ensemble of Allied air power assigned to the island of Guadalcanal from August 1942 until December 1942 during the early stages of the Guadalcanal Campaign, particularly those operating from Henderson Field. After December, the official name of the unit became Allied Air Forces in the Solomons, but Cactus Air Force was still used frequently to refer to the organization. The term "Cactus" comes from the Allied code name for the island.
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File:Aerial view of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, 7 August 1942.jpg
U.S. Navy, Public domain
File:Bell P-400 Guadalcanal Aug 1942.jpg
USN, post work User:Cobatfor, Public domain
File:Flooded U.S. Marine Corps camp on Guadalcanal, circa in early 1944 (74250489).jpg
Staff Sgt. James Mundell, USMC (U.S. Marine Corps photo 127-GR-88-74085), Public domain
File:GeigerFoss.jpg
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File:Grumman F4Fs on Guadalcanal 1942 NAN1-93.JPG
USN, Public domain
File:GuadHFWildcatAugust.jpg
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File:Henderson Field Pagoda flight operations headquarters on Guadalcanal, October 1942 (USMC 50921).jpg
U.S. Marine Corps photo 127-GR-89-50921, Public domain
File:Pacific Theater Areas;map1.JPG
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File:PaulMason.jpg
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File:RabaulJapaneseEnlistedFighterPilots.jpg
吉田一 Hajime Yoshida, Public domain
File:SBDs VS-6 en route Santa Isabel 1942.jpg
U.S. Navy, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
The Cactus Air Force was the ensemble of Allied air power assigned to the island of Guadalcanal from August 1942 until December 1942 during the most heavily contested phases of the Guadalcanal Campaign, particularly those operating from Henderson Field. The name is based on "Cactus", the Allied code name for the island. In 1943, the Cactus Air Force was absorbed into AirSols, a joint command of Allied air units in the Solomon Islands.
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