PAC Theatre was a tuff one for soldiers and pilots early on w/the concept of hold the fort with the older beat up stuff while we take down the Nazi's with the better stuff. It wasn't until the end of WWII that allied Soldiers, Sailors, Marine's, and Aircrew started to get the newer better stuff. Hats off to the allied troops in the PAC for doing what they did with what they had. Building small ships, planes, tanks, and guns by combining deadlined gear that was written off. To hold the fort, and they did, until better gear came. Pilots from different services and nations that were staged together often went over each others planes and even flying them. When the air raid siren went off what ever plane you were next to thats the one you flew. Just another example of the exemplary, the Greatest Generation!