 Strafing these targets quickly took a backseat to aerial combat when the Japanese arrived to contest the attacks on the homeland, providing more than enough excitement to make up for previous months of quiet CAP flights.Indeed, 16 February would mark a career high score for Vorse, who downed four in the air (2 Zeros, 1 Val and 1 Dinah) and accounted for two on the ground, and a squadron record that stands to this day