Posts Tagged: Author: John Lerit

On This Day in 1942: Butch O’Hare Shoots Down Five Japanese Bombers in Four Minutes, Wins Medal of Honor

On This Day in 1942: Butch O’Hare Shoots Down Five…

February 20, 1944: Operation Argument “The Big Week” Begins — 1,000+ Bombers Strike Germany

February 20, 1944: Operation Argument “The Big…

The World War II Tanks That Refused to Leave Service

The World War II Tanks That Refused to Leave Service

The Encounter That Made Japan Fear The F6F Hellcat

The Encounter That Made Japan Fear The F6F Hellcat

February 19, 1945: Iwo Jima Invasion Begins — Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone Dies in Heroic Battle

February 19, 1945: Iwo Jima Invasion Begins — Gunnery…

On This Day in 1942: Thomas Moorer Endures Being Shot Down and Sunk During Darwin Raid, Later Becomes Admiral

On This Day in 1942: Thomas Moorer Endures Being Shot Down…

February 19, 1942: Darwin Hit by 242 Japanese Aircraft in Devastating Raid

February 19, 1942: Darwin Hit by 242 Japanese Aircraft in…

Inside the B-17 Flying Fortress

Inside the B-17 Flying Fortress

Inside the Ohka Manned Missile

Inside the Ohka Manned Missile

WWII Daring Raid (1944): 258 Escape After Mosquito Bombers Hit Amiens Prison in German-Occupied France

WWII Daring Raid (1944): 258 Escape After Mosquito Bombers…

On This Day in WWII (1943): XB-29 Prototype Crashes in Seattle, Killing 30+ Including Legendary Test Pilot Edmund “Eddie” Allen

On This Day in WWII (1943): XB-29 Prototype Crashes in…

On This Day in WWII (1944): Hellcats, Avengers, and Dauntlesses Crush the ‘Gibraltar of the Pacific’

On This Day in WWII (1944): Hellcats, Avengers, and…

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