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The Hangar Aug 18, 2026

Operation Vengeance, the P Thirty-Eight Lightnings That Flew Four Hundred Miles Over Open Water to Kill the Admiral Who Planned Pearl Harbor

How 16 P-38 Lightnings flew a 1,000-mile dead-reckoning ambush to kill Admiral Yamamoto, the mastermind of Pearl Harbor.

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The Hangar Aug 13, 2026

Operation Vengeance, the P-38 Lightning, and the Four Hundred Thirty-Five Mile Ambush That Killed the Admiral Who Planned Pearl Harbor

How P-38 Lightning pilots flew a 1,000-mile ocean route to ambush Admiral Yamamoto on April 18, 1943 in Operation Vengeance.

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The Hangar Jul 5, 2026

Operation Vengeance: The P-38 Lightnings That Killed the Architect of Pearl Harbor

On April 18, 1943, sixteen P-38 Lightnings flew 435 miles over open ocean to intercept and kill Admiral Yamamoto, the architect of Pearl Harbor, using decoded Japanese communications.

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