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After the Americans built an airfield on the island of Adak, their single engine fighters P-39 and P-40 were able to escort bombers all the way to the Japanese stronghold on Kiska Island. This was a real turning point in the Aleutians campaign but the Japanese were still determined not to allow the Americans to kick them out easily. A6M2-N 'Rufe' pilots were still able to hit hard and a number of American planes fell as their victims.
Sources:
- John Haile Cloe - The Aleutian Warriors: A History of the 11th Air Force & Fleet Air Wing 4,
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- Krzysztof Janowicz - A6M2-N Rufe
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- Brian Garfield - Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians
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- Report from the Aleutians | 1943 Authentic Colour Film
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After the Americans built an airfield on the island of Adak, their single engine fighters P-39 and P-40 were able to escort bombers all the way to the Japanese stronghold on Kiska Island. This was a real turning point in the Aleutians campaign but the Japanese were still determined not to allow the Americans to kick them out easily. A6M2-N 'Rufe' pilots were still able to hit hard and a number of American planes fell as their victims.
Sources:
- John Haile Cloe - The Aleutian Warriors: A History of the 11th Air Force & Fleet Air Wing 4,
amzn.to/4bjGyai
- Krzysztof Janowicz - A6M2-N Rufe
amzn.to/42qNIWl
- Brian Garfield - Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians
amzn.to/496NRkm
- Report from the Aleutians | 1943 Authentic Colour Film
youtube.com/watch?v=0-Y2hZVCThA
Support the channel on Patreon:
patreon.com/showtime112
Donate via Paypal:
paypal.com/paypalme/showtime112
Join our Discord server:
discord.gg/c56q7tUNCP
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"Stay the Course" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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^#militaryaviation #militaryaviationhistory #zerofighter
