The Bird Farm

by Philip Kaplan

  Kleiss, Jack, 101, 145, 152, 178, 184

  Kurita, Takeo, 60

  Kurusu, Saburo, 55

  Lamb, Charles, 45

  Lamont-Brown, Raymond, 81

  Langley, USS, 6

  Leahy, Alan, 21, 158

  Larteguy, Jean, 86

  Leaming, Jack, 62

  LeMay, Curtis, 87

  Leuchars, RAF, 38

  Lexington, USS, 7, 18, 48, 58, 68, 69, 77, 154

  Lincoln, Abraham, 89

  Little Boy, 87

  Littorio, 42

  Ludwig, Paul, 101, 118, 129, 145

  MAD, 142

  Martlet, Grumman, F4F 18, 30

  Maryland, Martin, 43

  Maryland, USS, 55, 78

  May, Richard, 207

  Maya, 60

  McConnell, Joe, 109

  McDonnell, F2H, 28

  McCutcheon, Richard, 57

  McMillan, Don, 77

  McWhorter, Hamilton, 60, 78

  Mentor, Beechcraft, T-34, 140, 141

  Meridian, NAS, 122

  MiG-15, Mikoyan-Gurevich, 28, 107-110, 114, 215

  MiG-21, Mikoyan-Gurevich, 34

  MiG-23, Mikoyan-Gurevich, 34

  MiG-29, Mikoyan-Gurevich, 34, 215

  Midway, Battle of, 69, 70, 72, 78, 145

  Millot, Bernard, 81

  Minerva, HMS, 197-199

  Mirage, Dassault, 215

  Miramar, NAS, 101, 132

  Mississinewa, USS, 79

  Missouri, USS, 51-54

  Mitsubishi, 20, 55

  Mitscher, Mark, 58, 60

  Mongillo, Nick, 215, 216

  Moore, Jeremy, 196

  Morris, Kevin, 174

  MOVLAS, 147

  Mulkey, Jeff, 122

  Mustang, North American Aviation, P-51, 85

  Nakajima, 20

  Nakajima, Tadashi, 81, 82

  Nagumo, Chiuchi, 55, 57

  NAVHARS, 189, 194

  Nevada, USS, 50, 55, 78

  Nelson, HMS, 8

  Nimitz, Chester, 58, 77

  Nomura, Kichisaburo, 55

  Ohka, 85

  O’Hare, Edward, 18

  Oklahoma, USS, 55, 78

  1 Squadron, RAF, 35

  Onishi, Takejiro, 80-82, 85, 87

  Ozawa, Jisaburo, 58, 60

  Panther, 168

  Panther, Grumman, F9F, 12, 28, 107

  Parker, Dorothy, 186

  Pearl Harbor, 43, 46-52, 55, 57, 73, 77, 78

  Pensacola, NAS, 122, 133, 136-139, 143

  Pensacola, Naval Air Service women, 128

  Pennsylvania, USS, 4, 55, 78

  Phantom, McDonnell Douglas, F-4, 16, 35, 37, 38, 164, 165, 224

  Philippine Sea, First Battle of, 80

  Phillips, Jason, 140

  Pinafore, HMS, 7

  Pineau, Roger, 81

  Princeton, USS, 58

  Porter, Bruce, 127, 142

  Powell, Tom, 156

  Prowler, Grumman, EA-6, 38, 130, 226, 230

  Pup, Sopwith, 7

  P1127, Hawker, 35

  P1154, Hawker-Siddeley, 35

  Pyle, Ernie, 12

  RATOG, 158

  Ramage, James, 62

  Reed, Roy, 109

  Rice, F.S., 102

  Rodney, HMS, 8

  Ryuho, 58

  Sabre, North American, F-86, 107-118

  Saito, Yoshitsugu, 58

  Sandy, 24, 25

  Sand, George, 87

  SAM, 166

  San Francisco, 4

  San Jacinto, USS, 58, 102

  SAR, 168

  Saratoga, USS, 7, 48, 215

  Sassoon, Siegfried, 209

  Sarra, Bill, 45

  Satorg, 4

  SAVO, 186

  Sea Dart, 190

  Seafire, Supermarine, 20, 21, 28

  Sea Fury, Hawker, 28, 104

  Sea Harrier, BAE, 10, 29, 32, 35, 36, 96, 129, 137, 138, 140, 160, 188, 190, 191, 195, 197, 199, 200, 201, 212, 232

  Sea King, Westland, 140, 194

  Sheffield, HMS, 35

  Shokaku, 58, 60

  Shooting Star, Lockheed, F-80, 107

  Sidewinder, 28, 35, 38, 164, 215

  Skyhawk, Douglas, A-4, 26, 28, 37, 164, 169

  Skyraider, Douglas, AD, 24, 25, 37, 118

  Slim, William, 87

  SNJ, North American Aviation, 117

  Soo, Mary, 183

  Soryu, 73, 78

  Spad, 24, 25

  Sparrow, 38

  Spitfire, Supermarine, 20, 28

  Spruance, Raymond, 58

  Stanhope, Mark, 207-209

  Stembridge, Danny, 129

  Stingray, 140

  Sullivan, Arthur, 7

  Super Etendard, Dassault, 34

  Super Hornet, Boeing, F/A-18E/F, 130

  Su-27, Sukhoi, 34

  Suzukawa, Hiroshi, 79

  TACAN, 151, 171

  Taiho, 60

  Taranto, 17, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 49, 55

  Tarry, David, 125

  Tempest, Hawker, 28

  Tennessee, USS, 55, 78

  Theseus, HMS, 28

  Tibbets, Paul, 87

  Tojo, Hideki, 81

  Tokko Tai, 82, 85

  Tomcat, Grumman, F-14, 30, 34, 98, 125, 154, 156, 214, 221

  Tornado, Panavia, 30

  Torpedo 8, 69, 72, 73, 77

  Triumph, HMS, 28

  Truman, Harry, 87

  Turkey Shoot, 60-77, 80

  Typhoon, Hawker, 28

  Ugaki, Matome, 87

  Utah, USS, 55, 78

  Veinticinco De Mayo, 34

  Vejtasa, Stanley, 134

  VF-1, 65

  VF-5, 62

  VF-13, 69

  VF-19, 65

  VF-42, 18

  Vincent, Danny, 203

  Vraciu, Alex, 72

  Vulcan, 38

  Wakamiya, 6

  Waldron, John, 69, 70

  Walker, Nick, 207

  Wallace, Nick, 137

  Ward, Nigel, 186-199

  Washington Naval Treaty, 8

  Wasp, USS, 58, 60

  Wedge, John, 211

  Wellham, John, 17, 43, 45

  West, Willie, 101, 180

  West Virginia, USS, 55, 57, 78

  Wheeler, 57

  Whelpley, Scott, 134, 135

  Wildcat, Grumman, F4F, 18

  Williams, Bruce, 66

  Williamson, M.W., 40, 42

  Wilson, Pete, 97

  Wright, Orville and Wilbur, 6

  Yahagi, 86

  Yamato, 86

  Yamamoto, Isokoru, 47-49, 51, 55, 57

  Yashida, General, 79

  Yasukuni-Jinja, 87

  Yeovilton, RNAS, 38

  Yorktown, USS, 58, 62, 65, 78, 151, 174

  Yoshiroko, General, 79

  Yugaki, Admiral, 85

  Zero-Sen, Mitsubishi, A6M, 18, 20, 23, 62, 66, 69, 72-74, 76. 86, 107

  Zizzo, Aaron, 204

  Zuikaku, 58, 60, 77