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The Cactus Air Force Wings and Wheels Museum is a non-profit organization located at the Carson City Airport in Carson City, Nevada. History
The Cactus Air Force was the ensemble of Allied air power assigned to the island of Guadalcanal from August 1942 until December 1942 during the most heavily contested phases of the Guadalcanal Campaign, particularly those operating from Henderson Field. The name is based on "Cactus", the Allied code name for the island.
American Museum of Aviation/Museum of Hollywood Aviation, Las Vegas [66] [67] [68] Cactus Air Force Wings and Wheels Museum , Carson City Thunderbirds Museum , Las Vegas
Cactus Air Force Wings & Wheels, Carson City, Nevada [2] A-26C: ... United States Air Force Museum. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio: Air Force Museum Foundation. 1975.
Sheboygan EEA Chapter 766 will host its Wings and Wheels event June 16. The event is open to the public and admission is free.
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English: Cactus Air Force aircraft crowd Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, circa in 1942. Visible are (circa) 21 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers, eight Grumman TBF-1 Avenger torpedo bombers, three Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina patrol planes and four Boeing B-17E/F Flying Fortress bombers.
The Japanese inability to retake Guadalcanal is largely to do with air operations conducted by the Cactus Air Force. The early warning radars and fighter direction provided by the Guadalcanal Radar Detachment were critical to that effort by allowing the Cactus Air Force to husband its critically short fighter planes during the most desperate ...