▁and ▁was ▁transm itting ▁the ▁information ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Warning ▁Center ▁at ▁N iel son ▁Field . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁communic ations ▁break down ▁the ▁ 3 d ▁was ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁incoming ▁formation ▁and ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁cir cling ▁I ba ▁Field ▁on ▁their ▁landing ▁approach , ▁ 5 4 ▁Japanese ▁bom bers ▁and ▁an ▁unknown ▁number ▁of ▁Naval ▁d ive ▁bom bers ▁approached ▁the ▁field . ▁The ▁ 3 d ▁broke ▁the ▁landing ▁formation ▁and ▁attacked ▁the ▁incoming ▁enemy ▁aircraft . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁battle , ▁one ▁enemy ▁bom ber ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁st raf ing ▁aircraft ▁were ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁ 3 d ▁lost ▁five ▁P - 4 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁air . ▁Although ▁the ▁ 3 d ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁prevent ▁to ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁I ba ▁Field , ▁it ▁did ▁prevent ▁the ▁st raf ing ▁of ▁the ▁ground ▁station . ▁After ▁the ▁Japanese ▁ra id , ▁three ▁additional ▁P - 4 0 s ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁crash ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁be aches ▁after ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁fuel . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁land ed ▁at ▁the ▁O ' D onn ell ▁air port , ▁but ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁remain ▁there ▁until ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁gas oline ▁were ▁dispatch ed ▁from ▁Clark ▁Field . ▁I ba ▁Field ▁and ▁three ▁additional ▁plan es ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁I ba ▁hang ars ▁for ▁maintenance ▁were ▁completely ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁enemy ▁bomb ard ment .