Task Force 63

South Pacific Land Based Air Forces:
"WATCHTOWER"
x Eastern Solomons
Guadalcanal Air Reinforcement 1942/10/12
x Santa Cruz

"WATCHTOWER"

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CTF RAdm John S. McCain

32 x B-17
22 x B-26
79 x P-39/400
49 x F4F
17 x SBC
28 x PBY
18 x Hudson
3 x Singapores
9 x Vincents
20 x OS2U

TG 63.1

CTG Col Clyde Rich
69.BS (Esp. Santo)
6xHudson
67.FS
PBY

TG 63.2

CTG LtCol LaVerne G. Sauders
16xB-17 - 11.BG (Efate)

x Eastern Solomons

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CTF RAdm John S. McCain
89 planes:

Henderson Field:

VMF-223:	13x F4F
VMSB-232:	11x SBD
67th FS:	5x P-400

Esp. Santo:

11th BG(H):

25x B-17

PatWing?: 35x PBY

Guadalcanal Air Reinforcement

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TG 63.8

TU 63.8.1

CVE	Copahee
DD	Fletcher, O´Bannon

42/10/07	63.8.1 departed Noumea
42/10/08	63.8.1 Helena and Duncan joined
42/10/09	63.8.1 at launching point - Copahee launched VMF-121 to Henderson Field
42/10/11	63.8.1 arrived Noumea

x Santa Cruz

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CTF RAdm Aubrey W. Fitch

Henderson Field
26 F4F, 20 SBD, 2 TBF, 6 P-400, 6 P-39

Espiritu Santo
24 F4F, 39 B-17, 32 PBY, 5 OS2U, 12 Hudson (RNZAF)

New Caledonia
46 P-39, 15 P-38, 16 B-26, 13 Hudson (RNZAF)
AV Curtiss, Mackinac