salt_air's "Hunt" in the Mitsubishi A5M4 "Claude"

Not enough of a change to matter .... shifted to just off the starboard side wing, but a substantial loss in GS.

Only a few miles out of the way to fly by Pitu (WAMR) and have a look at the gauges and watch ... then make the call.





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It is what it is ...


All freshened up at Pitu (WAMR) ..... reckon I could make it all the way to Manila for a glass of cold milk and a whole box of those delicious Manila Wafers .... mmmm good!


Na, better stick to Miss Nellie's instructions and land at Naha.




Any newcomers that are reading this pay attention ... Miss Nellie doesn't require us to do very much, but she always gets what she asks for from each of us.


Not sure if she would consider me as one of her "Boys", but I'm sure enough her biggest fan.
 
I was followed for a short time by two Wildcats that broke the pursuit off ... probably low on fuel.

Except for that I have manged to sneak through without any conflicts.


Should have it made at Malita .... expecting to find the base there abandoned temporarily .... with a few planes (Japanese) and a Cracker Jack repair hanger that (as rumor has it) is being constructed to begin regular service tomorrow.

The workforce arrived in planes ... prepared the runway .... set up the hanger facility and were to have departed in a submarine.

They are supposed to return some time tomorrow with more aircraft and the balance of tolls and parts to begin operations.



Hope my info is correct .... at least the part about them having left.

This plane won't give me away, but my Japanese is .... uh .... I don't have any Japanese.:playful:



We will see shortly ....
 
Info was right ..... not a soul to be seen.

Time to do some explorin' .... what looks like a hanger at the south end of the field with four or five piles of camo tarps covering what are probably aircraft parked along beside it in the grass.




First things first .... A local fisherman has agreed to give me a lift over to Marcos.

Wanna check the Shoes-R-Us there ... these boots are killin' my feet.

Then I gotta find me some of those Manila Wafers .... mmmm good!

I'll send a teletype to Miss Nellie ... let her know I made it okay .... then a nap before finding some mischief to get into.

Need to find out what's happened to my P-40 ....



You havin' fun yet?


:very_drunk:
 
Good stories, photos, aircraft choice, and flying performance. Well done Austin!
 
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