On April 18, 1943, sixteen P-38 Lightnings flew a 435-mile dead-reckoning intercept to kill Admiral Yamamoto, changing the course of the Pacific War.
TaildraggerOn August 7, 1942, Japanese ace Saburo Sakai flew 560 miles home from Guadalcanal alone - one eye destroyed, barely conscious, no radio.
TaildraggerFrank Luke Jr. became America's most lethal WWI ace by destroying 14 observation balloons and 4 aircraft in just 17 days during September 1918.
TaildraggerHow 16 P-38 Lightnings flew 435 miles at wave-top height to intercept and kill Admiral Yamamoto in April 1943.
TaildraggerThe Red Baron died on April 21, 1918, after breaking his own combat rules - and over a century later, his killer remains disputed.
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