Project 9: The Birth of the Air Commandos in World War II

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291 • • • Index Index A-20 Havoc. See Douglas A-20 Havoc Aberdeen, Scotland, 34 Aberdeen landing field, Burma, 227, 251, 255, 262 Admin Box, Battle of, 175 Aeronca L-3, 88 Aeronca TG-5 training glider, 93–94, 107–8, 116 Airborne uniforms. See Uniforms Alexander, Leigh, Brit. Lt. Col., 30 Alison, John R. (Johnny), 61–70, 122–25, 157–58, 191–92, 194–97, 223–24, 227–28, 253–54, 258–61; and flights into Broadway, 2–6, 196–97, 203–13; and helicopters, 95–96; and Project 9, 10, 71–85, 89, 93–99, 101–3, 112–14; Lend Lease, 3, 64–66; mentioned, 116, 117, 154, 160, 201, 215, 244, 246, 250, 263, 265 American Volunteer Group (AVG), 7, 14, 46, 66–67, 81–82, 102, 121–22, 180, 244 Amery, L. S., 24–25, 33 Andreino, Giovanni, 12 Anisakan, Burma, 236 Arab Revolt, 17, 23 Arakan, Burma, 11, 28, 174–75 Arnold, Henry Harley (Hap), 38–41, 58–59, 70–75, 80–81, 89–91, 94–98, 126–27, 259–61, 263–64; Pentagon office, 52–53, 69; Project 9 authorized by, 78; and Mountbatten , 48; and Quadrant Conference , 10, 39, 44–45; “The hell with paperwork,” 69, 73, 98, 263, 265; mentioned, 17, 61, 66, 68, 77, 114, 124, 162, 187, 195, 246 Asonol, India, 263 Assam, India, 1, 28, 81, 116–17, 153, 172, 177, 195, 218, 220, 228, 262 Auchinlech, Claude, Field Marshal, 46–47 Aung San, 32 Aungban, Burma, 261–62 Auster AOP. See Taylorcraft L-2 B-25 Mitchell. See North American B-25 Mitchell B-29. See Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bailey, Tim, glider pilot, 93–94, 263 Baisden, Charles (Chuck), B-25 gunner , 122–23 Balchen, Bernt, 75 Baldwin, Sir John E. A. (Jack), RAF Air Marshal, 176, 189, 191–92, 224, 249 Balfour, Arthur James, 22 292 • • • Index Balfour Declaration, the, 21–22 Barber, William, L-5 pilot, 242–43 Bartlett, J. S. (Mickey), glider pilot, 173 “Basha Blues,” 118 Bashas, 118–19, 158, 169, 234–35, 240, 251 Baumler, A. J. (Ajax), fighter pilot, 67, 81–82, 95, 102 Bellah, James Warner, Mountbatten’s staff, 206–7 Benjamin, Richard L., C-47 pilot, 256 Bishnupur, India, 257 Black Watch (42nd Highland Regiment ), 155–56, 159, 172 Blush, Neal, glider pilot, 198, 208 Boebel, Richard, intelligence officer, 81, 201, 218–20, 234 Boeing B-29 Superfortress, 8, 42, 181 Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., 63 Bollum, Neill A., fighter pilot, 102 Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation , 12 Bond, Charlie, AVG pilot, 67, 71 Bonham, Ernest, communications officer, 81 Bordley, Ralph C., C-47 co-pilot, 199–200 Borrow, George H., adjutant to Wingate, 253 Bracaliello, A. J., glider pilot, 108 Brackett, Robert, Airborne Engineers , 117, 213–14, 223 Broadway, 196–201, 205–7, 209–18, 220–21, 223–28, 233–35, 242–43, 253–56, 258–59; code name, 4, 6, 189, 192, 195; disastrous glider landings, 211–14; first C-47 into, 231; Japanese attacks on, 224, 243–45, 247, 250; light planes at, 241, 244, 248–49; Operation Thursday, 189; RAF at, 225, 230, 231, 246–47; mentioned, 239, 250, 263, 265 Brooke, Sir Alan, 33, 39, 40-41, 46 Burma, 8–11, 94–95, 102–4, 111–18, 167–68, 174–77, 205–6, 227–29, 234–35, 251–53, 261–62; aerial missions to, 120, 122-23, 171–72, 179–87, 237, 239–40, 249; Air Commando invasion of, 3–4, 6, 18, 77, 84–85, 99, 189–201, 206–15, 221, 249; Chindits in, 25, 30–31, 33, 39–41, 70–72, 78, 88–89, 258; discussed at Quadrant Conference, 44–45, 47–48; early history of, 11–15; “forgotten war,” 7–8, 80; geography of, 8, 11, 105, 190; Japanese invasion of, 15, 27, 82; monsoon season, 78; strategic importance of, 4, 11, 42–44; mentioned, 28, 37, 57, 74, 97, 108, 155, 160, 164, 225, 244, 247, 255, 257, 264, 266 Burma Rifles, 28, 30 Burma Road, 7–8, 15, 32, 42–43 Burma Shave, 10 Burmese Independence Army, 32 C-47. See Douglas C-47 Skytrain CA-281 (unofficial designation for Project 9), 73, 81, 102 Calcutta, India, 114–15, 117–18, 121, 162, 171, 225, 227, 251 Calvert, Michael, British Brigadier, 31, 209–10, 212–13, 255 Campbell, Alex, RAF pilot, 247 Caniff, Milton, cartoon artist, 53–55, 165 Cannon, Boyd, glider pilot, 107 Carey, John, RAF pilot, 65 Carter, Olin B., fighter pilot, 171–72, 176–77, 213, 262...