How One Test Pilot's Captured Zero Turned The F6F Hellcat Into A 19:1 Killing Machine

How One Test Pilot's Captured Zero Turned The F6F Hellcat Into A 19:1 Killing Machine
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September 20th, 1942. Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. Lieutenant Commander Eddie Sanders gripped the control stick of a plane that should not exist in American hands. His palms sweating despite the cool morning air rolling off the Pacific. The instrument panel before him displayed characters in Japanese. The controls felt for... Read More
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