USMC Monograph--Marine Aviation in the Philippines (original) (raw)
Chapter
Page
1
Organization of Far East Air Forces
1
High-Level Planning
4
June Proposals of the JCS
5
The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing on Bougainville
6
Search for a Combat Mission
8
The Timetable Moves Up
9
Landings at Peleliu and Morotai
11
Plans for the Leyte Assault
12
Air Forces
12
Third Fleet
12
Seventh Fleet
12
Assault Air Force
12
Supporting Air Forces
12
Ground Forces
13
Seventh Fleet
14
Situation of Japanese Forces--Fall 1944
14
Japanese Plans for Defense of the Philippines
14
Disposition of Japanese Forces
16
U.S. Air Intelligence
16
19
The Leyte Landings
19
The Battle for Leyte Gulf (23-26 October)
20
Tacloban Airdrome, Leyte
22
Kenney Assumes Responsibility For Air Operations Over Leyte
23
The November Stalemate
26
MacArthur and Halsey Request Marine Squadrons
28
Marine Night Fighters Ordered to Leyte from Peleliu
29
Marine Aircraft Group 12 Moves to Leyte
30
First Marine Air Action Over Leyte
31
The Big Job: To Attack Japanese Reinforcements
33
Convoy Strike--7 December
33
Convoy Strikes--11-12 December
34
Air Cover Over U.S. Shipping--11-12 December
37
Operational Accidents
39
Air Cover for Mindoro
40
Ground Support Missions, Leyte
43
Sixth Army Relieved
44
Closing Marine Air Operations, 1944
44
Marine Night Fighters Return to Palau
45
Preparations For Landings on Luzon
46
Luzon Attack Force Convoy: The Kamikaze Attacks
47
Carrier-Based Marine Squadrons
48
Assignment of Marine Aircraft Group 14 to the Philippines Campaign
48
MAG-14 Begins Combat Operations
50
Operational Difficulties and Accidents at Guiuan
51
Work of MAG-14 Ground Crews
52
Routine Operations
53
56
Assignment of a Mission
56
A Study of Close Air Support
59
Training for the Mission
61
Luzon Landings to be Delayed
63
Movement to Lingayen Gulf
63
Lingayen Landings and Development of an Airbase
65
Marine Aircraft Groups, Dagupan
67
Arrival of Flight Echelons at Mangaldan
69
Combat Operations Begin
70
The Final Drive to Manila
73
Plans Are Made to Use Marines on Mindanao
80
Close Air Support Takes Hold
81
Operational Difficulties and Innovations
91
Departure of MAG-32 Ground Echelons from Luzon
94
Enemy Air Raids on Mangaldan
95
Close Support Along a Sprawling Front
96
Supporting the Guerillas
98
MAG-32 Airmen Leave for Zamboanga
102
Luzon Finale for MAG-24
104
Summary of Marines' Luzon Operations
106
Southern Philippines Operations
107
Strategic Backgrounds for the VICTOR Operations
107
Prelude to Zamboanga
109
The Landings at Zamboanga--VICTOR IV
112
Close Air Support--Magszam
114
Marine Bombing Squadron 611 Joins Magszam
117
The Southern Visayas--VICTOR I
118
The Southern Visayas--VICTOR II
119
Drive into the Sulu Archipelago Begins
121
Close Air Support at Jolo
122
Strategic Background of VICTOR V
123
The Landings at Malabang--VICTOR V
125
Air Support on Mindanao
128
Closing Operations of the Philippines Campaign
131
Appendices
I.
136
II.
140
III.
142
IV.
Command and Staff, Marine Aviation Units
143
V.
Marine Ground Troops in Leyte Action
146
VI.
151
VII.
Performance Data on Types of Aircraft Used by Marines in the Philippines
158
VIII.
159
IX.
161