A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas SBD-5/-6 <i>Dauntless</i> during a mission over Luzon, Philippines, in 1945. Marine Air Groups 24 and 32 arrived at Mangaldan on 25 January, and combat operations began two days later. By the end of the month, 7 squadrons consisting of 472 officers and more than 3,000 men, and 174 SBDs of  VMSBs-133, -142, -236, -241, -243, -244, and -341 had reached Mangaldan.
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