▁ ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁December ▁shortly ▁after ▁mid night , ▁tele ph onic ▁communic ations ▁were ▁re - est ab lished ▁with ▁Head quarters , ▁F E AF . ▁ ▁Int elligence ▁reported ▁that ▁an ▁un ident ified ▁number ▁of ▁enemy ▁aircraft ▁were ▁approaching ▁from ▁the ▁north . ▁▁ ▁A ▁flight ▁of ▁six ▁P - 4 0 s ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁from ▁Del ▁Car men ▁to ▁intercept . ▁ ▁However ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ▁were ▁demol ished ▁on ▁take off ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁accident . ▁▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁plan es ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Nich ols ▁Field ▁but ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁accomplish ▁any ▁inter ception ▁of ▁enemy ▁aircraft ▁in ▁the ▁dark . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁only ▁activity ▁was ▁mis cell aneous ▁elements ▁of ▁Japanese ▁ships ▁pat rolling ▁and ▁aircraft ▁recon no iter ing , ▁and ▁the ▁night ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Nich ols ▁Field ▁at ▁ 0 3 : 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁bring ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁units ▁up ▁to ▁strength , ▁the ▁P - 4 0 s ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁Clark ▁Field ▁along ▁with ▁some ▁P - 4 0 s ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 d ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron ▁which ▁were ▁moved ▁from ▁I ba ▁Field . ▁ ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 d ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Nich ols ▁Field ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁with ▁its ▁P