It'd be great for the Mission Arena.. maybe he's saving it for that?
Dunno- just throwin it out there... in the MA I can pretty much assume my own log:
Take off.
Encounter hordes of P51Ds, 190D9s, 109G10s, Spitfires, N1K2s and La7s.
Shoot a couple down.
Get gang banged.
Get shot down.
Take off.
-SW