▁F E AF ▁was ▁ordered ▁into ▁B ata an . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁well ▁cam ou fl aged . ▁It ▁was ▁attacked ▁and ▁st raf ed ▁daily ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese , ▁however ▁no ▁aircraft ▁were ▁lost ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁attacks . ▁B ata an ▁Field , ▁along ▁with ▁air fields ▁at ▁C abc aben ▁and ▁Mar iv eles ▁were ▁kept ▁in ▁operation ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B ata an . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁pil ots ▁continued ▁operations ▁with ▁the ▁few ▁plan es ▁that ▁were ▁left , ▁can n ib al izing ▁aircraft ▁w reck age ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁few ▁plan es ▁air bor ne ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁months ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁B ata an ▁With ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁on ▁B ata an , ▁Philippines ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁remaining ▁air ▁e ch el on ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁P urs uit ▁Group ▁with d rew ▁to ▁Mind ana o ▁Island ▁and ▁began ▁operating ▁from ▁Del ▁Monte ▁Air field ▁with ▁whatever ▁aircraft ▁were ▁remaining . ▁The ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁aircraft ▁were ▁captured ▁or ▁destroyed ▁by ▁enemy ▁forces ▁on ▁or ▁about ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁With ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁organized ▁United ▁States ▁resistance ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁a ▁few ▁surv iving ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁from