When They Put a P-39 Nose on a Tiny Boat — Japanese Called Them “Devil Boats”

At 23:45 on October 19th, 1942, Lieutenant Robert Lynch crouched behind the wheel of PT48 watching three Japanese Dhatsu barges cut through the…

Japanese Couldn’t Believe One P-61 Was Hunting Them — Until 4 Bombers Disappeared in 80 Minutes

At 2340 on December 29th, 1944, Major Carol C. Smith crouched in the cramped cockpit of his P61 Black Widow at Meuire Field,…

How One Gunner’s “Suicidal” Tactic Destroyed 12 Bf 109s in 4 Minutes — Changed Air Combat Forever

March 6th, 1944, 23,000 ft over Germany, a B7 flying fortress named Hell’s Fury flew deep in enemy airspace. In the tail gun…

When 64 Japanese Planes Attacked One P-40 — This Pilot’s Solution Left Everyone Speechless

At 9:27 a.m. on December 13th, 1943, Second Lieutenant Philip Adair pulled his Curtis P40N Warhawk into a climbing turn over Assam, India…

How One Mechanic’s “Stupid” Wire Trick Made P-38s Outmaneuver Every Zero

At 7:42 a.m. on August 17th, 1943, Technical Sergeant James McKenna crouched under the left wing of a P38 Lightning at Doadorura Airfield…

They Mocked His ‘Mail-Order’ Rifle — Until He Killed 11 Japanese Snipers in 4 Days

At 9:17 on the morning of January 22nd, 1943, Second Lieutenant John George crouched in the ruins of a Japanese bunker west of…
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