May 12, 1942 (Tuesday)

Pearl Harbor

Practiced water and wheel landings today. The 5A is certainly a simple plane to handle on land. It is the ideal plane for change-over from flying boats to heavy land bombers.

The U.S. plane insignia is being changed out here. The red circles being removed from the center of the white star – to eliminate any chance of confusing it with the Jap red circle. This leaves the emblem in the form of a large white star inscribed in a blue circle – doesn’t look bad at all.