17 - Worse Than You Know, pages 310-29

     Page 310: 23rd Fighter Group: Chennault papers 28; R.T. Smith, Tale of a Tiger 330; Group War Diary 1 Jun.
     Page 311: Lashio raid: Haynes letter; JDA Nanpo 730. Please forward: Group War Diary 5 Jun. Also AMISSCA 6 Jun. An island: JDA, Chugoku 281. Also Kori Katsu et al., Nihon no koku gojunen (Tokyo: Kantosha, 1960) 2:59-61; Wei Ju-lin et al, History of the Sino-Japanese War (Taipei: U.S. Army MAAG, 1967) 239-248. Bombing Japan: Carroll Glines, Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders (New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1964) 320-322.
     Page 312: Destroy the air bases: Shiba Takejiro, "Air Operations in the China Area" (J.M. 76, 1956). AVG moving inland: Group War Diary 1-11 Jun. Bravery and outstanding: Group War Diary appendix. Also Bond & Anderson 184.
     Page 313: We of the Third: 3rd Sq log. Also R.T. Smith 337-338; Keeton diary; AMISSCA 18 May. A small camp etc: Rodewald diary.
     Page 314: JAAF units and losses: JDA, Chugoku 300-301; Watanabe Yoji, Toryu (Tokyo: Sankei Shuupan, 1983) 64-66. I fired several: Group War Diary 12 Jun.
     Page 315: light bombers, The bomber was light, I got back: Group War Diary 12 Jun.
     Page 316: A quick burst: Rosbert, Flying Tiger Joe 86. The reverend: Bond & Anderson 188-190. Thought it was: Neale diary.
     Pages 317-18: JAAF reaction: Watanabe 66; Nonaka (no first name), "Southwest Area Air Operations Record" (J.M. 56, undated). What are you fighting: Chennault papers 13. Also Rodewald diary; R.T. Smith 335. No more: Neale diary.
     Page 319: Deaf as a post: Brereton, The Brereton Diaries 130. Also Stilwell & White 114. Comforting party etc: Neumann, Herman the German 85, 92-93 (which reproduces the handbill).
     Page 320: Induction: Chennault, Fighter 172; Haynes letter; U.S. Military Mission, "American Volunteer Group" (1942) AFHRC 863.01. Everybody had a lot etc: Rodewald diary. Chennault was the one: Harrington author interview. Also Bond & Anderson 197-198; Neale diary; Neale Columbia interview.
     Page 321: 2nd Sq at Hengyang: Bond & Anderson 198-199; Neale diary; Group War Diary 22-23 Jun. We spotted: Samson, Chennault 152.
     Page 322: Surprise attacks: Nonaka monograph. Coming-and-go etc: JDA, Chugoku 303; Izawa & Hata, Nihon rikugun sentokitai 152. Movement of planes: Romanus & Sunderland 157-158; Brereton 130; Samson 149; R.T. Smith 345, 348; Bond & Anderson 199; Group War Diary 23 Jun. Induction board at Guilin: Howard, Roar of the Tiger 164; Neale and Keeton diaries. From present observations: Group War Diary 23 Jun. Induction ranks: Group War Diary 1 Jul.
     Page 324: Goddammit and 16th Sq: Perry author interview. Also Keeton diary. Moore and Sanger: Rodewald and Keeton diaries. The boys and That whorehouse: White, In Search of History 139. No women: Stilwell & White 116. Women from Guilin and I am afraid: Samson 154.
     Page 325: Recommend no publicity: AMISSCA 26 Jun (italics added). He had information: Neale diary. Bob Neale came and raids: Bond & Anderson 200-202. Also Neale diary; JDA, Chugoku 304; Rodewald diary.
     Page 326: One I fired and I opened up: Group War Diary 3 Jul. 10th Chutai: Izawa & Hata 152.
     Page 327: While straffing: Rodewald diary. Also Neale dairy; Bond & Anderson 202. You are directed and After talking to: Chennault papers 19.
     Page 328: Dove on fighters and We immediately attacked: Group War Diary 4 Jul.
     Page 329: Madame's party: Chennault, Fighter 173-174; Group War Diary 4 Jul.

18 - Passing into History, pages 330-50

     Page 330: At midnight: Chennault, Fighter 174. 23rd FG: Neale diary; Scott, God Is My Co-Pilot 115-117.
     Page 331: I dropped etc: Group War Diary 6 Jul. Reconnaissance bomber, I opened up: Group War Diary 9 Jul.
     Pages 332-34: JAAF losses: Izawa Yasuho, "Japanese Fighte3r Units and Aces" (typescript) supplied by John Fredriksen; Hinoki, Tsubasa no kessen 307-317.
     Page 335: Careful scrutiny etc: Group War Diary 10 Jul. Shamblin's capture: JT&A 18 Jul; Chennault papers 7.
     Page 336: AVG planes lost: AMISSCA 2 Jul. (Stilwell's count was 82, to which I add the 2 lost on 10 Jul. The AVG had 62 Tomahawks in service when the war began; 6 out-of-service aircraft were subsequently repaired at Toungoo, 1 was assembled at Loiwing, and 47 P-40E Kittyhawks were delivered in the spring of 1942, for a total of 116.) The flight was uneventful: Group War Diary 16 Jul.
     Page 337: I overtook, by two Zeroes: Group War Diary 16 Jul. Had iced tea: Neale diary. All the rest etc: Rodewald diary.
     Page 338: RAF radio mechanics: Geoffrey Ellis emails (2005); "Aircraftman Jepson of the AVG" on the Annals of the Flying Tigers. It was after sundown: Harrington author interview. In a muggy tent etc: Hill & Schaupp 173, 181.
     Page 339: Squadron strength: AMISSCA 4 Jul; Romanus & Sunderland 200. $3.5 million: Byrd 152. Last contingent: Bond & Anderson 208-211. The Army is out etc: Keeton diary.
     Page 340: Passage home: Wolf & Ingells; R.T. Smith 357; Robert M. Smith 108. I knew you were doing: Jernstedt author interview.
     Page 342: Y'all follow me: Donald Lopez author interview 1989. Hello, Frillmann: Frillmann 174. Bissell as commander: AMISSCA 17 Jul; Robert Scott, The Day I Owned the Sky (New York: Ballentine 1956) 89.
     Page 343: It's the man etc: Time 15 Feb 1943. Stoned out of his gourd: Carl Brown author interview (1989). Also Byrd 170, 277-278; Samson 218, 288-290. I corresponded with Joe Chennault in 2005.
     Page 344: Take advantage of: Samson 263-264. Also Byrd 411. Paxton figures: Flying Tigers Inc, Bill of Rights Requesting Veteran Recognition by Congress (New York: privately printed 1945). Story of Barbie: Robert M. Smith 110. I seen my duty: N.Y. Herald Tribune 19 Jan 1944.
     Page 345: McClure: Kirk Setzer emails 2005; "The Last Flying Tiger Ace" on the Annals of the Flying Tigers. Henry Olson's Congressional campaign from Life 24 Aug 1942; his later service from 368th Fighter Group online. Denial of benefits: Mott author interview; Flying Tigers Inc, Bill of Rights.
     Page 346: CAT: William Leary, Perilous Missions (Tuscaloose: Univ. of Alabama Press 1984) passim. Bird & Son: Sterling Seagrave, Soldiers of Fortune (Alexandria: Time-Life Books 1981) 145-165; Eriksen Shilling author interview 1990.
     Page 347: Pawley's career: Washington Star 8 Jan 1975. Currie: N.Y. Times 27 Mar 1956.
     Page 349: Veterans' status: Ralph Vartabadian in Los Angeles Times 6 Jul 1991.
     Page 350: That's five lies: Paul Greene author interview 1989. On on those occasions: Anscorp: The Flying Tigers and 14th Air Force Story video (Thousand Oaks: AAF Museum 1985).

Appendices

     Pages 355-57: For Japanese aircraft data, I drew on Baba Kazuo, Nihon gunyoki no zembo (Kantosha, 1956); Ogawa Toshihiko, Nihon hikoki daizukan (Kodansha, 1980); and Sekigawa's Pictorial History of Japanese Military Aviation, cited earlier.
     Pages 359-61: CAMCO bonus account from documents in the Chennault Papers; Olynyk's figures from his monograph cited earlier.