. >> eager to get his units some state side recognition, frank walton invited a newspaper reporter to interview boyington and the pilots. >> frank walton had a talent for sending out news presses to every squadron member's hometown. >> andhy not? in their first month of combat, the black sheep were credited with 57 kills and 19 probables. and as their fame grew, so did the pressure on pappy to get more victories. >> and the press would be all around and jump up in the cockpit and so forth. you saw a mechanic when you came in and shut the engine down. >> by the end of the first tour, spurred on by his competitive nature, he tried a new tactic. now instead of waiting for them to attack, he would fly over their bases opportunitying them to -- taunting them to attack over the radio. >> boyington got overhead, saw no aircraft and challenged the japanese to come on up and fight. >> it wasn't long before the enemy began talking and fighting back. >> they would call up in broken english and say, major boyington, what is your position? >> did he ever answer them sp >> yeah, he would say, come