- 3 5 s ▁up ▁to ▁strength . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th , ▁a ▁Japanese ▁invasion ▁con voy ▁was ▁reported ▁approaching ▁L ing ay en ▁Bay . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 3 4 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squad rons ▁were ▁read ied ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁con voy ▁at ▁day light ▁and ▁furn ish ▁cover ▁for ▁some ▁B - 1 7 s ▁that ▁were ▁rep a ired ▁and ▁put ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁at ▁Clark ▁to ▁join ▁in ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁The ▁B - 1 7 s ▁took ▁off ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁providing ▁top ▁cover ▁during ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁P - 3 5 s ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁objective ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁low ▁speed , ▁and ▁only ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁did ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁proceed ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁con voy . ▁▁ ▁Two ▁P - 3 5 s ▁were ▁lost , ▁one ▁when ▁the ▁plane ▁fle w ▁into ▁a ▁large ▁explos ion ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁the ▁aircraft ▁attacked ▁as ▁the ▁pilot ▁was ▁passing ▁over ▁it . ▁After ▁the ▁attack , ▁both ▁squad rons ▁returned ▁for ▁re - f uel ing ▁and ▁re - arm ing ▁and ▁went ▁back ▁on ▁alert . ▁▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁morning ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 1 5 ▁a ▁warning ▁was ▁received ▁of ▁large ▁form ations ▁of ▁Japanese ▁aircraft ▁approaching ▁from ▁the ▁north . ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁intercept