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At the end of WWII, Japanese veterans gave grudging tribute to the P-38 as their most formidable foe ... The top American aces of the war flew the aircraft with both confidence and a certain affection which sometimes approached fanatical devotion. I think the P-38 was used to ambush and shoot down Yamamoto -- a Japanese hero.
The Germans found the P-38 to be a formidable foe as well, nicknaming it the "Forktailed Devil".
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Correct, It was in fact the P-38 that shot Yamamoto's plane down.
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----Just watched the entire P38 film. Amazing!!!......Bill S
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That's an amazing story. Hope he gets to fly in it again.
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Yet another two lives lost as well as another Warbird. SAAF Harvard (AT6) in Mesa just a few hundred yards from my brothers hanger and the CAF Museum. He knows the owner of the airplane (may even be this one as this is a file photo from Falcon Field) but did not know the pilot. Similar paint scheme to the one pictured. Tragic.
http://worldwarwings.com/breaking-ww...w2-texan-crash
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We saw that on the local news here in AZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]
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Changing the mood here, Blue Angels, Canadian Snowbirds, Breitling Jet team, F35, a dozen vintage WWII Fighters and Bombers, over the beach next weekend. Forecast around 80, toes in the sand, cold drink in hand. Great Day/Great Way to remember those who served.
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----Thanks so much for posting, Mike!!! I needed a lift this morning, and you just gave it to me......Bill S
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Mike -- thanks so much for sharing those awesome pics ... as a retired aircraft maintainer I really appreciate the different birds. By the way -- I was born and raised just north of that venue up in Shawano. I can remember each year there were flyins' at that little airport during Oshkosh ... TAZ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]
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