These flights also included air spotting missions when cruisers and fired on targets ahead of advancing UN troops.
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Gunfire direction was provided by air spotting, but the dense foliage of the U Minh forest often prevented assessment of results.
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The 34th Reconnaissance Wing, commanded by Royal Navy Commodore E . C . Thornton, served as the air spotting pool for naval gunfire support throughout Operation Overlord.
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The ensuing air battle did not last long, however, and ended happily for the American side, when another Kingfisher, from " Pensacola ", bagged the Zero, enabling " Vicksburg " s plane to resume her air spotting activities unhindered by enemy interference in the air.
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