Foreword............................................... ix
Preface.................................................. xi
Childhood Flights of Fancy.................... 1
I Enlist................................................... 9
Pearl Harbor......................................... 19
Wheels Up Over the Himalayas............ 25
Hard Landing....................................... 33
The 27th Troop Carrier Squadron........ 41
Jingbao!............................................... 45
Christmas Mission............................... 51
Dog Fight on the Salween Front............55
Troop Carrier Mission 5:
Up a River without a Tail..................... 63
The Liangshan B-29s.......................... 75
The Able Queen.................................. 79
Finding Lost Crew Members............. 93
The Villagers..................................... 97
The Rescue Party................................101
Riding with the Chinese Army............ 104
Seeing Ghosts....................................108
All Landings are Happy Landings........ 111
Flying Again - Project Dribble.............. 121
Epilogue / Reflections.......................... 125
Afterword: A Perspective on War..........129
Map Reference.....................................132
China Place Names........................... 133
Glossary................................................134
Permissions/Acknowledgements...138
