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pulled up the hydraulic jacks and moved across the runway to our new site landing in the direction of 230 degrees. The radar was red hot.

     B-29's came back from a raid on Kobe this afternoon landing on the new strip.  It started raining and they began landing from all directions just so they could get on the ground.  Can't blame them much...We had steak for supper.  Egads, what a repast!

     More rumors about Guam.  I may be one of the seven scheduled to go.  Still nothing definite though.

     Some of the airplanes around here have interesting names and very interesting pictures painted on them.  Among the nightfighters there is "The Spook", "Midnight Hostess", "Merry Widow", "The Rita B", "Old Black Magic", and "Lady In the Dark".

     The P-51's have "Sparkin Eyes", "Is This Trip Necessary?", "Spare Parts", "Jenny M", "Do-It-To-'Er", "Ellen Jo", "Fog Cutter", and a whole squadron have names from the Lil Abner comic strip i.e. "Lil Abner", "Daisy Mae", etc.

     The PB4Y (Navy B-24's) are called "The Impatient Virgin", "Diamond Lil", "No Dice",
    
     The B-29's have "The Fledgling", "Trigger Mortis", "Jap-On-Knees", "On To Tokyo", "Big Mike", "Lady Be Good".

     Pictures of nude women on the B-29's must be removed says a new order from higher headquarters.  We are all pretty mad about it.