Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa31 Nyamavhuvhu 1944, chiito chekutanga chekurwa chechikwata ichi chakauya sezvo kurwisa kwekurwa kwakatorwa kubva kuchikwata cheF6F Hellcats kurwisa Bonin Islands. Kurova kwakatevera kuYap nePalau Islands, Peleliu Island, Okinawa, Formosa, Luzon, uye Leyte. VF-20 yakabatanidzwa zvikuru mumibato yokutanga yokupinda muPhilippines, kubatanidza nhetembo
Hondo yeLeyte Gulf yakaitika musi wa24-25 Gumiguru 1944. Ndege dzeVF-20 dzakarova zvikamu zveMapoka matatu eJapan Task Forces ayo aiungana paLeyte Gulf.