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...

The Cactus Air Force Wings and Wheels Museum is a non-profit organization located at the Carson City Airport in Carson City, Nevada. The organization acquired...

that subsequently operated out of the airfield became known as the "Cactus Air Force" (CAF) after the Allied codename for Guadalcanal. To protect the airfield...

the Cactus Air Force. By the end of the war, its 140 air-to-air kills ranked it third among Marine Corps squadrons. Conduct of Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground...

became part of the Cactus Air Force. On August 24, Second Lieutenant Pond scrambled to his plane and took off from the field as the air raid siren sounded...

the “Cactus Air Force” (later Air Sols) from Henderson Field 14 October 1942 Sasako Maru – military transport; attacked by the “Cactus Air Force” (later...

of Marine, Army, Navy, and Allied aircraft that became known as the Cactus Air Force. They defended the airfield and threatened any Japanese ships that...

the subsequent establishment of Henderson Field as a base for the "Cactus Air Force" in August 1942. Delivery of troops and material by slow transport...

to Henderson Field. The aircraft at Henderson became known as the "Cactus Air Force" after the Allied codename for Guadalcanal. The Marine fighters went...

many losses. On 2 October 1942, a Japanese air raid from Rabaul was not detected in time and the Cactus Air Force lost six Wildcats to only one Zero destroyed...