Nobuo Fujita was a Japanese naval aviator who flew a seaplane from a submarine and dropped incendiary bombs on the… Read More
As Saburo Sakai and his wingman closed the range, the SBD rear gunners opened fire. For the high scoring ace,… Read More
Lt Graham Squires reduced power to avoid overshooting the flying boat, but as he was about to cross over the… Read More
In March 1942 the Japanese staged a somewhat audacious plan of sending a flight of 2 Kawanishi H8K long range… Read More
On a fighter sweep over the airfields north of Manila on Nov. 6, 1944, US Navy F6F Hellcat pilots encountered… Read More
On May 8, 1942, the first Carrier VS Carrier battle climaxed between the US Navy and Imperial Japan. For the… Read More
‘At this stage Hermes had a very heavy list to port and it was obvious that she was about to… Read More
‘The only chance we had was the relatively small turning radius of our slow plane compared to that of the… Read More
On Apr. 18, 1942, the US sent an air raid against Imperial Japan using a flight of 16 B-25 Mitchell… Read More
The Imperial Japanese Navy carrier Ryujo was a unique, one off hybrid of a cruiser hull with an aircraft carrier… Read More
The war was on, and Enterprise had drawn her first blood in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.… Read More
Throughout the first year of the war in the Pacific during World War II the USAAF was relatively ineffective against… Read More
The first of the 167 aircraft of the second wave arrived over their targets approximately 25 minutes after the last… Read More
Beginning at 0530 hours on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941 the first wave was spotted on the flight decks… Read More
The alleged exploits of Warrant Officer Shiromoto Nauharu Hayabusa pilot over the Solomon Islands on Jan. 31, 1943 became legendary… Read More
Perhaps the most significant Zero captured during World War II, and the one that contributed most to Allied victory in… Read More
The loss of Force Z was a colossal disaster for the British, and one that effectively marked the end of… Read More
