▁Observ ation ▁Squadron , ▁which ▁was ▁made ▁in oper able ▁after ▁being ▁mostly ▁destroyed ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁Its ▁remaining ▁plan es ▁were ▁un ar med ▁and ▁sitting ▁du cks ▁if ▁attacked . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁days ▁that ▁followed , ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁fle w ▁pat rol ▁and ▁reconna issance ▁miss ions ▁in ▁various ▁areas . ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 d ▁and ▁ 3 4 th ▁squad rons ▁were ▁combined ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁Lu zon . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 1 st ▁was ▁non - oper ational . ▁However , ▁occas ional ▁attacks ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁these ▁reconna issance ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁L t . ▁Wagner , ▁while ▁performing ▁a ▁reconna issance ▁mission ▁over ▁A par ri , ▁st raf ed ▁the ▁captured ▁air port ▁there ▁and ▁shot ▁down ▁four ▁enemy ▁aircraft ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁st raf ing ▁also ▁destroyed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁aircraft ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁▁ ▁L t ▁Mah oney , ▁on ▁a ▁reconna issance ▁mission ▁over ▁Leg as pi , ▁st raf ed ▁the ▁air port ▁there ▁and ▁destroyed ▁several ▁enemy ▁aircraft ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁destroyed ▁the ▁enemy ▁radio ▁station ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁fuel ▁dump . ▁ ▁With ▁no ▁supplies ▁or ▁rep lac ements ▁available ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁ground ▁cre ws , ▁with ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁sp ares