| 11. | The primary defense of the group against air attack was the group's own fighter cover.
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| 12. | There was also very little fighter cover for the transports and many were shot down.
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| 13. | The RAAF was to provide fighter cover as requested.
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| 14. | As planes from CVW-11 maintained nearly continuous fighter cover, the ships conducted their exercise unhindered.
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| 15. | The next day, Tomcats provided fighter cover for a retaliatory air strike on Syrian positions.
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| 16. | Ground-based fighter cover was necessary for this operation.
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| 17. | F-14 Tomcats provided fighter cover during the operation.
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| 18. | The initial strikes saw MiG-29s providing fighter cover.
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| 19. | As a fighter cover and in the face of withering antiaircraft fire and heavy Japanese fighter opposition.
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| 20. | In the afternoon, 7 . " Staffel " flew fighter cover for Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM . 79 bombers.
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