He shot down a handful of Japanese Zeroes. 커클랜드는 뉴기니 근처에서 벌어진 공중전을 묘사하며 "제가 기수를 올리면서 아래를 내려다보니 화염이 비행기를 뒤덮고 있었습니다. He looked up at me and I was looking down at him, and for just a second we had eye contact.