Major Fisher: Destructors are not being used on bombsights. I do not believe 
 
we have captured any Jap sights yet. Our men take care of the sights and re-
 
move them after a crash.
 
Col. Thomas: How about the flight SBAE equipment?
 
Major Fisher: No bombs dropped with it. It is impossible to maintain in the 
 
field. It is too complicated. My answers are generally the opinion of most 
 
of the pilots and not merely my own. We need an automatic pilot. The Sperry 
 
is better as far as an automatic pilot is concerned. PBI is what we need. 
 
It takes too long to set up SBAE equipment.
 
Col. Hoag: How does the LB-30 compare with the B-177
 
Major Fisher: The LB-30 cannot get the altitude. Anything that cannot get 
 
altitude will be subjected to heavy attack. On one flight 3 LB-30's were 
 
shot down, 1 got back. Armor plate and self-sealing tanks are very essential. 
 
It saves a lot of airplanes. You need turbos on them.
 
Col. Hoag: Have our pursuit ships got enough range -- the present ones?
 
Major Fisher: On that mission at Bali 16 P-40's participated about 200 
 
miles from their hidden field to the airport. They went over there with full 
 
belly tanks holding about 195 gallons. 2 ran out of gas on the way home. The 
 
Japanese fighters have a range of around 1200 miles. The Japanese have 
 
operated , 400 miles without refueling. They accompany their bombardment with
 
fighters which is something we cannot do.
 
Gen. Moses: What have they sacrificed?
 
Major Fisher: Armor plate, self-sealing tanks, weight in general.
 
Major Fisher: This hidden field was around Noro (Java) in the mountains, 
 
just foothills, about 200 feet above sea level.
 
Col. Whiteley: Do you have any weather service over there?
 
Major Fisher: The weather was generally good.  Except for Navy ABIs there
 
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