▁The ▁squad ron ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁Fin sch h afen ▁in ▁March , ▁remaining ▁there ▁until ▁ 3 0 ▁June . ▁Aer ial ▁reconna issance ▁photograph s ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁squad ron ▁provided ▁the ▁information ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁strike ▁by ▁plan es ▁from ▁the ▁plan es ▁from ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁Japanese ▁se ap lane ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁in ▁the ▁Tu ha ▁Channel ▁between ▁Short land ▁Island ▁and ▁Pop or ang ▁Island , ▁which ▁claimed ▁eight ▁float ▁plan es ▁and ▁a ▁destroy er . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁conducted ▁daily ▁search ▁miss ions ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁from ▁Fin sch h afen ▁to ▁Ge el v ink ▁Bay , ▁block ading ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Holland ia ▁and ▁inf lic ting ▁heavy ▁losses ▁on ▁its ▁sh ipping ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁Al lied ▁air ▁and ▁naval ▁assets . ▁In ▁April , ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁s ank ▁three ▁" se a ▁tr uck s " ▁( small ▁wooden ▁cargo ▁ships ). ▁On ▁ 7 ▁April , ▁it ▁co oper ated ▁with ▁a ▁P T ▁boat ▁ra id ▁against ▁K ark ar ▁Island . ▁Following ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁bad ▁weather , ▁twelve ▁B - 2 5 s ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Squadron ▁successfully ▁dropped ▁food ▁and ▁supplies ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Infantry , ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁the ▁main ▁landing ▁at ▁Holland ia , ▁at ▁D az ai ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁April , ▁twelve