“We Can’t Shake Him!” — Japanese Radios Broke as One P-38 Refused to Disengage

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11,000 ft above New Guinea, a single P38 Lightning held its dive at 420 mph. The fuel gauges showed less than 40 minutes of flight time remaining. Three Japanese fighters had already fallen from the formation ahead, and the American pilot pushed the yoke forward again, following a fourth into the jungle canopy's green blur below. Doctrine demanded ... Read More