:56:45
The last thing I saw
was theJaps diving to strafe Gus
:56:49
after his plane
hit the water.
:56:51
He didn't have
a ghost of a chance.
:56:53
When they dived at him,
:56:55
each of the three planes
opened up
:56:58
with everything
they had.
:57:00
Gus' plane
was still burning.
:57:02
I could see the flames.
:57:04
Never mind that.
:57:05
Let's get back
to theJap planes.
:57:07
Did you see anything
:57:09
which might have
indicated the presence
:57:11
of an enemy task force?
:57:13
I'm afraid
I wasn't watching.
:57:15
What was your approximate position?
:57:17
In my area of search,
:57:19
it was possibly
1 50 miles southeast.
:57:22
Possibly?
:57:23
I'm pretty sure.
:57:25
I got out of there
as fast as I could,
:57:29
according to orders.
:57:30
Are you sure there were
only three enemy planes?
:57:33
Could there
have been more?
:57:35
How can I tell you
what I didn't see?
:57:37
I saw the three of them
:57:40
make a pass
at Gus' plane,
:57:42
coming down
out of the sun.
:57:44
You're not certain
they were Zeros?
:57:48
Did you notice the shape
of their wings
:57:50
or whether they had
single or multiple engines?
:57:55
I can't remember
exactly, sir.
:57:57
Oh, come on now, Scott.
Pull yourself together.