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Segi Pt.

Ooooooo... I can see why the SCAT Log's I have talked about the Hazards of landing a Dumbo in the waters off Segi.

In fact the first mission in the VMF-213 Campaign I've planned to make actually has the Pilot flying with SCAT as they do this, and It's going to be HARD I Can see *smirk* And I love it! Take a look for fun.

Sqn: S.C.A.T.
Date: 3/21/43
Time: 0630
Wind: negligible
Clouds: 1/4 broken at 3,000 feet
Locn: Tulagi SPB
Task: transport marine scouts to Segi, New Georgia

ORDERS:

21 March, a group of Marine scouts drawn from the raider battalions and graduates of the combat reconnaissance school are to be landed by PBY Catalina flying boat at Segi Plantation on the extreme southeastern tip of New Georgia. Also among the crew are two Marine fighter pilots, their objective is to become familiar with the area. Once at Segi the Marine Raiders will rendezvous with Coastwatcher Donald G. Kennedy and will use natives as guides as they split into patrols and set out to scout possible landing beaches, landmarks, and motor torpedo boat anchorages. These patrols will be checking travel time from point to point, taking bearings on channels, scouted enemy dispositions and installations, and sketching crude maps to help fill in the scanty information already available. Most of the island is reef-lined, with Marova and Grassi Lagoons bordering the coast so be very careful when landing, and taxing to the beach.