The Twilight Warriors (79 page)

Myrt
Nakajima C6N1 single engine reconnaissance aircraft

NAS
Naval Air Station

Nate
Japanese Nakajima Ki-27 fixed-gear fighter

Nick
Kawasaki I1–45 Japanese Army twin-engine fighter

Nugget
fledgling naval aviator

Ohka
Japanese Yokosuka MXY-7 human-guided bomb, code-named “Baka” (meaning “idiot”)

Oscar
Nakajima Ki-43 single-engine fighter

PBM
Martin two-engine seaplane

PBY
Consolidated two-engine seaplane

Plank owner
crew member of ship or unit from date of its commission

Rufe
Mitsubishi A6M2-N Zero fighter variant equipped with floats

SB2C
Curtiss Helldiver dive-bomber

SBD
Douglas Dauntless dive-bomber

Section
formation of two airplanes