A fleet sent to die

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1275psi
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1st Lt Asada quietly sews the second stripe onto his flight suit.
The words still echoing in his mind
"Promotion, section leader....you seem to be our best pilot now, congradulations"

best pilot?
that skidding, panic filled turn?
best pilot?
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
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Re: A fleet sent to die

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Puerto Princesa is a dust filled nightmare

The bombers dapart, again and again, returning, some within the hour, others within several, bombs gone
"maximum effort to support the Navy in ASW"
2nd airfleet will oblige

For 204 KUS-1, final plane checks, pilot orientations.
They are ready again, full strength

The radios from Guam, tinian, have fallen silent
big seas, fast ships, life tastes better with salt
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