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

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At 2340 on December 29th, 1944, Major Carol C. Smith crouched in the cramped cockpit of his P61 Black Widow at Meuire Field, Muro, watching his radar operator track a contact moving at 180 knots through the black skies north of the Philippine Islands. 26 years old, 43 combat missions, four confirmed kills. The Japanese had sent 12 bombers to destro... Read More