 He first attacked the airfield, destroying the C-47 and P-51 that he had damaged on May 7.A short distance west of Ambon Bay, he found the invasion fleet, which included two 7,000-ton merchant ships being used as troop transports.One of the transports, the "Sawega", was trying to take evasive maneuvers as Pope attacked it; his bomb fell in the sea short of its target.