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Imperial Japan’s Nakajima Ki-27 “Nate” Was No Match for the Flying Tigers
The Ki-27 was a single-seater, highly maneuverable, fixed-gear airplane, but it was no match for the Flying Tigers. When one ...
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The WWII Fighter Ace and Medal of Honor Recipient Who Helped Give America the Super Bowl
When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...
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Imperial Japan’s Mitsubishi A6M Zero Deserved Its Fearsome Reputation
The Zero endures as a symbol of Imperial Japan’s efficiency and menace. Imperial Japan’s most iconic piece of military ...
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We Ranked The Top 10 WWII Fighter Aircraft
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was among the aircrafts used in ... of Germany's widely produced planes and was the country's only fighter plane powered by a radial engine. In its base configuration ...
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One of the Last Living WWII Fighter Aces Passes Away at Age 101
The majority of U.S. aces served in World War II, and moreover ... the Allied codename for the Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero fighter … The Japanese navy was not active in New Guinea at that time ...
101-year-old U.S. WWII fighter pilot overwhelmed by birthday cards from his Czech hometown
Antonin Fajkus, a longtime Chicago resident, spent his 101st birthday at the Veterans Home in Manteno with a surprise guest: Jiří Klůc, a Prague tour guide bringing birthday cards from Czech Republic ...