our head guarters was under a mountian in panama canal zone our home base was at Albrook field , when w was far away we sent our enimey targets there & SOMEONE WOULD INTERSEPT THEM, we were attached to the armys 6th air force. some times the navy wpould intersept. we had P 40s,P39. we madw sure yhe japs could;nt get the panama canal. i was in the american of war 3yrs & 3 months & 1945 got out on points. i am 82 yrs old now & getting along ok ,but its hard for me to type. charles b. imperio, WV.