Index
Index air bases, American: Bangor, ME, 118; Burlington, VT, 17; Colorado Springs, CO, 174; Elgin Field, 15; Guam, 187,263; Harrisburg, PA, 1617 ; Hickam Field, HI, 185; johnston Island, 185; Kwajalein Atoll, 185; Maxwell Field, CA, 4; Muroc Field, CA, 5, 8, 11, 265; Saipan, 187; Salina, KS, 167-68; Syracuse, NY, 13, 17; Tinian, 187,262-63; Tucson, AZ,13 air bases, British: Chelveston, 37,45,55; Gander Lake, Newfoundland, 18; Grafton Underwood, 22, 24; Prestwick, Scotland, 135 air bases, Asian: Chengtu, China, 175; Charanpor, India, 175 aircraft, bomber: B-17 (Flying Fortress), 5, 8-9, 15; B-24 (Liberator), 18, 107, 140; B-29 (Super Fortress), 18, 147-48, 163-67; Old Bil~ 73; Royal Flush, 13; YB-40, 96 aircraft, American fighter: P-38 (Lightning), 95; P-39, 12,95; P40 , 95; P-47 (Thunderbird), 43, 70,91-95,97, 105, 112, 138; P51 (Mustang), 33, 92-94, 96-97, 109, 116, 145, 152 aircraft, British fighter: Spitfire, 29 aircraft, German fighter: FW190, 46,49,58,63,70,101-102, 119;jU88, 102; Me109, 94, 102,109; Me210, 61; Me262, 97 air power, 52 air supremacy, 60, 64, 122, 127, 152, 154 Anderson, Gen. Fred, 25, 108, 110, 112, 116, 120, 122 area bombing, 75, 151-54 Arnold, Gen. Henry "Hap" (Commanding General U.S. Air Force): area bombing, knowledge of, 151; B-29 development 163; Casablanca Summit, jan. 1943,53-54; China B-29 operations, criticism of, 164; Eaker and, 61, 88, 149; England, Sept. 1943, 116, 119-125; fighter protection, 65, 92-97, 149; Guam visit, 272-73; Hansell and, 146, 164, 170, heart attacks, 65, 225, 287; LeMay and, 146, 164, 170, 172,272-73; press releases of first bombing of Germany, 60-61; Roosevelt (President) and promises to, 64, 163; Schweinfurt directive, 106; stress as Air Force Commanding General, 287-88; Wolfe and, 172 atomic bomb, 263, 278-83 ball bearing plants, 108-109 "Big Week," 152-53, 155 Bock's Car, 283 bombing. See missions, night 323 324 WITH THE POSSUM AND THE EAGLE bombing, precision daylight bombing Bowman, Maj. Tom, 190,210 Breeding, Capt. Clinton, 67 Chamorro, 188, 191 Chinese Communists, 176 Churchill, Winston, 52, 54 Collins, Lt. Warren (copilot), 6, 10, 65,67,79 combat fatigue, 74-75 concentration camps, bombing of, 158 Conlon, Flight Lt., 76, 84 Culver City film unit, 179, 184 DeRussy, Major, 9 Devers, Gen.Jacob, 127 Doolittle, Gen.James, 151,278 Dover, 46 Dresden, 235 Duval,Jess (bombardier), 69 Eaker, Gen. Ira (Commanding Genera18th Air Force), 81, 149-51, 174-76, 218. Arnold, relations with, 137; arrival in England, 75; Casablanca, memo to Churchill at, 53-54; Gibraltar conference, 14951 ; Hansell, reassignment of, 80-90; LeMay, opinion of, 144; precision bombing, 144; Schweinfurt, 137; Wake Island memo, 91 Enola Gqy, 281-82 evasive action, 33 Fargo, Lt. Col. Don, 41, 139 fighter support, 55, 65, 91-95. See also aircraft, fighters firebombing ofJapan, 243-48 fiak, 59 friendly fire, 70 Gee (radio navigation aid), 76 Giles, Lt. Gen. Barney, 91 Goering, Herman, 60 Hamburg, 98-99, 101 Handy, General, 281-83 Hansell, Haywood S. (Commanding General 1't Bomb Wing, 8th Air Force): 305th Bomb Group, first mission, 43-46; Akashi mission, 22; B-29 training, 164; bombing, issues with, 75, 98-99, 113, 189,284; Brest mission, 28; Chairman of 8th Air Force planning committee, 75,90; Chief of Staff, 20th Air Force, 148; command leadership, 40, Commanding General, XXI Bomber Command, 173; Eaker, discussing 1st Bomb Wing with, 88; Harris, RAF Air Marshall, 75, 100, 109-10, 127; LeMay, working with, 41-43, 90, 22029 ; North Mrican invasion and 8th Air Force units, 25-26; Nutter, 173, 179; O'Donnell, differences with, 193, 197, 208-209, 307; P-47 fighter support, 43, 92, 93; P-51 fighter support, 157; personal history, 39; post-World War II career, 208; press releases, 216, 222; Quebec Summit Conference, 113; Saipan, arrival at, 188, 195,308; Schweinfurt, 101, 106; Tokyo, first mission, 196- [3.138.125.2] Project MUSE (2024-04-23 12:18 GMT) Index 325 97,200; Tokyo mission and 73rd Wing, 192; U.S. Training Command, 228 Hawaii, 185 Hill, Gladwin, 60 Hirohito, Emperor ofJapan, 283 IFF (Identification, friend or foe), 135 IwoJima, 193,205-207,236,25657 ,259 Japan, surrender of, 283 kamikazes, 173, 190,203,206,295 King, Adm. Ernest, 52, 115, 137, 273-74 Kuter, Gen. Lawrence, 38 Kwaja1ein, 185 Leach, Col. W Barton, 266-68 lead crews, 32, 265-66...
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