Editing VT-8 (section)

==South Pacific==
VT-8 flew from ''Saratoga'' during the initial stages of the [[Guadalcanal Campaign]]. In the [[Battle of the Eastern Solomons]], VT-8 assisted in sinking the light carrier {{ship|Japanese aircraft carrier|Ryūjō||2}}. When ''Saratoga'' was torpedoed by a Japanese [[submarine]], the squadron was assigned to [[Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)|Henderson Field]] on [[Guadalcanal]], where it served as part of the [[Cactus Air Force]]. VTR-8 fought there to the point where all aircraft were disabled, and then operated as a single-aircraft unit, as one plane at a time was put back into service by salvaging parts (often themselves damaged) from other planes. VT-8 pilots and air crew also participated in the ground defense of Henderson Field, assisting to fend off Japanese infantry attacks on 24–26 October 1942. VT-8's last official mission was flown on 15 November 1942, against damaged transports from the last major Japanese [[convoy]] to the island. After leaving Guadalcanal and returning to the United States, the squadron was disbanded.<ref name="Mrazek"/>