Wow.The P36 did get the first kill at Pearl Harbor but was soon eclipsed.I guess I’m lost way,way back.
Also worth remembering the fourteen pilots who managed to get airborne while under fire at Pearl Harbor. On a day when nobody would have blamed them for staying under cover or fighting from the ground, they ran then flew to the sound of the guns.
http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-few-who-got-up/
http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/pearl-harbor-the-army-air-forces-fight-back/