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In the remainder of the problem, air attacks were delivered against the opposing battleships and carriers in various forms. The Saratoga and Lexington, operating together, delivered several combined light and heavy bombing and torpedo attacks, protected by fighters in conjunction with the fleet attacks on an outlined enemy. When these planes had located the enemy and had reported their position by radio, the attacking planes were launched and the attack timed so that it was coordinated with the attack of the surfaced vessels. In several instances planes were launched and orders for the attack sent to the squadron leaders by radio.

During the critique [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]]following the first problem at least seventy-five percent of the discussion was on aircraft operation, and the fleet was apparently thoroughly impressed with the importance of aviation. The operation of approximately one hundred fifty planes from the two carriers throughout the ccuise [[cruise?]] with no serious accidents and no failure of missions brought home the seriousness of the threat from this new arm. 

9. The following table gives the number of flights (landings) and hours in the air during the cruise for each squadron, and the totals for the two carriers. 

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|Saratoga|--|Total landings|Total hours|Est. Miles|
|VT-2 |--| 268 | 703 | 52725 |
|VF-1 |--| 244 | 575 | 43125 |
|VF-2 |--| 299 | 746 | 55950 |
|VB-2 |--| 289 | 675 | 50625 |
|VS-2 |--| 194 | 483 | 36225 |
|VS-1 |--| 78 | 270 | 20250 |

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|Lexington|--|Total landings|Total hours|Est. Miles|
|VF-3 |--| 204 | 350.8 | 31527 |
|VB-1 |--| 294 | 523.55 | 47120 |
|VS-3 |--| 216 | 374.7 | 28103 |
|VT-1 |--| 299 | 714.75 | 50032 |
|VJ-1 |--| 24 | 262.15 | 28350 |
|--|Total| 2409 | 5667.95 | 434032 |

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There were a few minor accidents but no injuries to personnel, thus demonstrating the efficiency of personnel and equipment and the high state of training in the aircraft squadrons of the Battle Fleet.

10. Up to present only experimental night landings have been made on the Langley, and very few of these. No real attempt at night flying with carriers had been conducted. Plans were made just before I left the fleet for night flying training at the Land Base at San Diego with the intention of operating all 

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