Note 11 — Chapter XI · Logistics and Civil Affairs
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On 27 October the Fifth Air Force took over the mission of supplying air support. Because of the poor condition of the airstrips and the scarcity of available aircraft, however, it was announced on 31 October that only “sporadic bomb support by the heavy bombers” and strafing could be accomplished. Work on the airstrips had barely got under way at the end of October.11