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How One Mechanic’s “Forbidden” Propeller Bend Made Corsairs Turn Tighter Than Zeros
February 14th, 1943. p.m. 20,000 ft above Guadal Canal. First Lieutenant Kenneth Walsh rolls his F4U Corsair hard left, trying to follow the Zero. The…
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How One B-24 Gunner’s “Stupid” Ammo Trick Made Him Deadliest in the Pacific
At a.m. on October 31st, 1943, Technical Sergeant Arthur Beno crouched behind the twin 50 caliber machine guns in the top turret of a B-24…
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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 position, Staff…
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They Mocked This “Suicidal” Fighter — Until One Pilot Stopped 30 German Attackers Alone
At a.m. on January 11th, 1944, Major James Howard circled his P-51B Mustang four miles above Osher Slaben, Germany, watching 30 German fighters dive towards…
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German Pilots Laughed at the Red Tails—Then the Kills Passed 100
January 27th, 1944. Anzio Beach Head, Italy. The sky above the blood soaked sand was a churning mass of steel and fire. Lieutenant Charles B.…
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Germans Were Terrified When One B-17 Took 600 Flak Hits — And Still Bombed Its Target
The October morning of 1943 broke cold and clear over Schwinfort, Germany. Through the scattered clouds at 25,000 feet, Overlordant France Stigler of Yagashwara 27…
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Japanese Pilots Were Stunned When Hellcats Shot Down 5,163 Planes With a 19:1 Kill Ratio
The morning of October 25th, 1944, Lieutenant Kayoshimo climbed into the cockpit of his Mitsubishi is 6M0 aboard the carrier Zuikaku anchored off the Philippines.…
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How One P-38 Pilot’s 14-Second Burst Destroyed 5 Zeros and Broke Japan’s Ace Training
The morning of March 3rd, 1943, 7,000 ft above the Bismar Sea, Lieutenant Commander Bob Fau pressed his oxygen mask tighter against his face and…
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German Pilots Couldn’t Believe P-38s With Twin 1,600hp Engines Could Climb 3,300 Feet/Minute
The morning of August 19th, 1943, 27,000 ft above the German industrial city of Schweinfoot, Oberelotant France Stigler pulls back on the stick of his…
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The Germans Thought Their Fighters Were Fast… Then They Met the P-47M
January 1945, Boxstead Airfield, Essex, England. A thin layer of frost covered the hards of the 56 Fighter Group, America’s legendary Wolfpack. For 2 years,…
- German Boy POWs in Texas Found Themselves Playing with Calves — Remembering They Were Once Kids-ZZ – Part 2They combined properties, built a new house, started a family. His first son was born… Read more: German Boy POWs in Texas Found Themselves Playing with Calves — Remembering They Were Once Kids-ZZ – Part 2
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Texas, summer of 1944. The morning sun climbed over Camp Hern, casting long shadows across… Read more: German Boy POWs in Texas Found Themselves Playing with Calves — Remembering They Were Once Kids-ZZ - German Kid Asked ‘What is Ice Cream?’ — U.S. Soldiers’ Answer Made Him CRY With Joy-ZZ
Bavaria, August 1945. The sun hammered down on the rubble line streets of Reagansburg where… Read more: German Kid Asked ‘What is Ice Cream?’ — U.S. Soldiers’ Answer Made Him CRY With Joy-ZZ - When President Truman Met German POWs for the First Time — His Reaction Surprised the Army-ZZ
Missouri, July 1945. The presidential motorcade rolled past camp, crowder as gates on a humid… Read more: When President Truman Met German POWs for the First Time — His Reaction Surprised the Army-ZZ - “You Won’t Need These…” — German POW Women Froze When Cowboys Removed Their Chains-ZZ
Texas, 1944. The sun blazed across a sky so wide it felt endless, burning down… Read more: “You Won’t Need These…” — German POW Women Froze When Cowboys Removed Their Chains-ZZ - An American Soldier Found a German POW Nurse Tied to a Post — The Sign Said ‘Traitor’-ZZ
Bavaria, April 1945. Sergeant Michael Carson pushed through the door of what had been a… Read more: An American Soldier Found a German POW Nurse Tied to a Post — The Sign Said ‘Traitor’-ZZ