Posts Tagged: Author: John Lerit

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…

The Real Reason B-52s Have Ripples in Their Skin

The Real Reason B-52s Have Ripples in Their Skin

WWII Naval Losses (1944): Japanese ‘Betty’ Bomber Torpedoes USS Intrepid and Forced Out of Combat for Months

WWII Naval Losses (1944): Japanese ‘Betty’ Bomber…

WWII Heroism (1944): William R. Lawley Jr. Flies Crippled B-17 to Safety and Saves His Crew

WWII Heroism (1944): William R. Lawley Jr. Flies Crippled…

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