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367,442 views Oct 26, 2025 #worldwar2 #ww2history #ww2 Why one aircraft mechanic installed unauthorized piano wire in P-38 control systems during WW2 — and saved 80 to 100 American pilots' lives. This World War 2 story reveals how a six-inch piece of wire changed aerial combat in the Pacific. August 17, 1943. Technical Sergeant James McKenna, an aircraft mechanic with the Fifth Air Force at Dobodura airfield, New Guinea, watched another pilot prepare for a mission against Japanese Zeros. The P-38 Lightning was fast and powerful. But it couldn't turn with a Zero. The control cables had slack. A three-eighths...

A man allegedly in the U.S. illegally and accused of driving a truck at the center of a deadly pile-up in California pleaded not guilty to multiple charges Friday. Jashanpreet Singh, 21, of Yuba City, California, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. -snip- The DHS said Thursday that Singh is a “criminal alien” from India. Singh first entered the U.S. in 2022 through the southern border and was “released” under the Biden administration. -snip- Two of the three people killed in Wednesday’s crash were identified as Clarence Nelson and his...