A shipment of 24 crated P - 40Es arrived in Manila by freighter on 25 November and were trucked to the Philippine Air Depot at Nichols Field for assembly .
25 November is the first of 50 intended for the 35th Pursuit Group .
A shipment of 24 crated P - 40Es arrived in Manila by freighter on 25 November , the first of 50 intended for the 35th Pursuit Group , and were trucked to the Philippine Air Depot at Nichols Field for assembly .