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P-51D Mustang: The Best WWII Fighter?
The North American P-51D Mustang was the definitive long-range escort fighter of World War II, fundamentally turning the tide of the air war over Europe. -While early versions of the Mustang were ...
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The US battleship that blasted a fleeing Japanese cruiser to oblivion on February 1944
Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Navy The February 1944 Sinking of Japanese Light Cruiser Katori by USS Iowa On February 17, 1944, USS ...
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American pilots called this 1944 Pacific battle a “turkey shoot” after crushing 395 Japanese planes in two days
Wikimedia Commons/U.S. Navy The Marianas Turkey Shoot On June 19, 1944, USS Yorktown helped deliver the most crushing defeat ...
Thunderbolt and Lightning: U.S. WW2 Fighters Pair Heavy Firepower with 660+ kmh Speed
There were few World War 2 fighter aircraft that could match the speed and firepower of America’s top fighters. The ...