5-Chapter+6


 * Events from Chapter 6**
 * Japanese planes bomb Wake Atoll and other places at same time
 * Over 2400 killed in attacks (Pearl Harbor)
 * Rumors circulated everywhere
 * Wake Atoll didn't surrender until December 23, then some Marines became POWs and some enslaved
 * Louie trained to use the Norden sight
 * Visits family after he was commissioned 2nd Lt.
 * Stationed at Ephreta, meets crew he flies with
 * Assigned to a B-24, they name it Superman
 * Crew learns about crashes, during training and in fighting
 * Nov 2, 1942 they fly to Oahu.


 * Interesting quotes**
 * About flying the B-24, his pilot had said it was "like sitting on the front porch and flying a house" (Hillenbrand 59)
 * While others complained about the planes, Louie and his crew described Superman as "our home" (Hillenbrand 63)


 * Vocabulary**
 * crucible - severe test or trial
 * "Training was a **crucible**, and it transformed Phil's crew" (Hillenbrand 62)
 * bonhomie - witty banter, chat
 * Phillips floated along contentedly in Louie's chatty **bonhomie**; Louie liked Phillips's quiet steadiness, and thought him the kindest person he'd ever met.
 * curmudgeonly - temperamental
 * It had a **curmudgeonly** fuel transfer valve that Pillsbury and Douglas had to finesse into place, lest it stick wide open, slow and engine, or trigger a deafening backfire.

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 * Questions**
 * What's the name of Louie's plane?
 * What did Louie mail to his mom before leaving Texas?
 * What do the names of the fighter planes suggest?
 * WHat do the trainings required for crashes suggest about flying?
 * Can training truly prepare you for an emergency?
 * What affect do relationships have on work efficiency?