When 21 Japanese Planes Attacked One F4U Corsair — His Response Shocked the Pacific-ZZ
At 06:15 on January 30th, 1944, First Lieutenant Robert Hansen strapped into the cockpit of his F4U1 Corsair at Pea North airfield, watching 18 Grumman…
Read moreWhen This American Stole a German Fighter — His Own Base Tried to Shoot Him Down-ZZ
At 1420 on November 2nd, 1944, First Lieutenant Bruce Carr felt his P-51D Mustang shudder as German anti-aircraft fire ripped through the engine over Czechoslovakia,…
Read moreWhen This German Fighter Flew Into His B-17 — He Landed With It Still Inside-ZZ
At 11:42 on the morning of May 1st, 1943, Staff Sergeant Maynard Smith cranked open the armored hatch of his ball turret and climbed into…
Read moreWhen Germans Cut His B-17 in Half at 24,000 Feet — He Kept Shooting All the Way Down-ZZ
At 11:32 on the morning of November 29th, 1943, Staff Sergeant Eugene Moran knelt in the tail section of a B7 flying fortress named Ricky…
Read moreWhen This Submarine Destroyed a Japanese Train — The Only US Ground Attack on Japanese Soil-ZZ
At 0700 on July 19th, 1945, Commander Eugene Flucky pressed his eye against the periscope of USS Barb, watching a Japanese supply train snake along…
Read moreGermans Couldn’t Stop This B-17’s “Secret” Weapon — Until He Destroyed All 17 Planes-ZZ
At 0615 on July 30th, 1943, Staff Sergeant Michael Aruth crawled into the tail position of B17 Tandleo at RAF Kimolton, watching a gray English…
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