
The Cactus Air Force
The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War
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The Legacy of the Cactus Air Force
First flight was 19 F4F Wildcats under a VMF 223 under the command of a Captain John L. Smith. Marine Air Group 23 still exists in the form of Marine, I think it's training air training group 23 now,. But they're a training air group. And what a legacy it was. It really was the first aircraft that came to Guadalcanal. So this gave... This is a great thing about the Navy and Marine Corps team because then as now, the Navy and Marines were flying the same kind of carrier airplanes.
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