 L-2 Grasshoppers from VMO-3 began aerial spotting missions for Marine artillery and naval gunfire support.On September 26 (D+11), Marine F4U Corsairs from VMF-114 landed on the airstrip.The Corsairs began dive-bombing missions across Peleliu, firing rockets into open cave entrances for the infantrymen, and dropping napalm; it was only the second time the latter weapon had been used in the Pacific.