They Banned His 50-Foot "Suicide Run" — Until It Destroyed 8 Japanese Ships in 15 Minutes

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At 06:30 on March 1st, 1943, Major Ed Lner stood on the rain soaked coral runway at Port Moresby, watching his B25 Mitchell bomber crews prepare for a mission that higher command had already called impossible. 31 years old, 72 combat missions, zero ships sunk. The Japanese had dispatched eight troop transports and eight destroyers from Rabalo, carr... Read More