: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.
:58:00
Yes, sir.
:58:08
I'm trying
to tell you, sir,
:58:10
that this oneJap,
the first,
:58:12
came in and made his pass
under Gus' tail,
:58:15
then rolled over on
his back and began to shoot.
:58:19
Gus' engine
began to smoke,
:58:21
and the plane
went into a dive.
:58:24
Scott, from what direction
did the enemy planes approach?
:58:27
I told you,
from out of the sun.
:58:30
That can mean anything.
:58:31
Sorry. That's the best
I can tell you.
:58:35
What was your altitude?
:58:37
I think it
was about 2,500.
:58:39
What was
theJaps' altitude?
:58:41
I don't know, sir.
:58:42
They were diving
when I saw them.
:58:45
If only I could have
gone back to help Gus.
:58:49
Look, Scott...
:58:51
let's forget
about Chisholm.
:58:54
You understand that?
:58:58
Very well, sir.