Aircraft Flying From Cactus

Cactus Air Force lost 148 aircraft shot down and 94 airmen killed or missing with a further 177 evacuated for wounds or diseases. Aircraft flying from Cactus are credited with destroying 17 large enemy ships, including he a cruiser, Kenagasa,. One light cruiser, three destroyers and 12 transports. They damaged a further 18 vessels that we know of. Between August and November, 1942, when it was hot and heavy on Guadalcanal, 43 planes were destroyed on Henderson field and another 86 were lost operationally.