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To: Pilsner

From Wikipedia (for what that’s worth): “Before reaching their target, the 12 B-24s of 7th BG were intercepted by 13 Ki-43 fighters of 64 Sentai IJAAS.”


16 posted on 05/27/2024 8:10:54 AM PDT by Stosh
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To: Stosh
Yep. Oscars.

Allied personnel tended to identify any radial engined Japanese fighter as a Zero, just like Allied personnel in Europe tended to identify every German tank as a Tiger.

18 posted on 05/27/2024 8:17:35 AM PDT by Pilsner
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