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On Wed. 20 Jan 1943 US 44th Fighter Squadron arrived at Fighter 2 airf.....

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US 44th Fighter Squadron arrived at Fighter 2 airfield at Kukum, Guadalcanal; this squadron would later become the most successful P-40 squadron to operate on this island.

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