Yeah... I've still got those "SH4_Q-Ref_Card_Back.jpg" and "SH4_Q-Ref_Card_Front.jpg" files printed out on a sheet of paper by my computer...
So it sounds like something was off a pinch on your first run merc4ulfate... Do you have any ideas, other than deleting the Save folder again? Some of those planes are piloted by none-other than Superman, able to see from 20km beyond the horizon, and drop a bomb through your periscope tube...