Air Force Times on MSN6d
How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral SeaNavy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace, credited with shooting down five Japanese ... of the carrier Lexington on Feb. 20, 1942, made him both the Navy’s first World War II fighter ...
The National Interest on MSN2d
Another Asian Nation Could Join the Aircraft Carrier ClubThe ever-growing presence of Chinese aircraft carriers in the South China Sea has led to other regional powers desiring their ...
The National Interest on MSN7d
America’s Dauntless Dive Bomber Saved The Day At MidwayAt Midway, the Dauntless was credited with sinking or mortally wounding each of the four Japanese aircraft carriers involved ...
The 33-foot Corsair, on loan from Florida, had to be “rigged up on skates” to get to the Intrepid’s hangar deck.
Art Schallock, a left-handed pitcher who in 1951 replaced future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle on the Yankees’ roster and had ...
Douglas MacArthur, wrested the city from Japanese occupiers ... These days he volunteers on the Intrepid, a former World War II aircraft carrier transformed into a maritime museum permanently ...
Among the earliest American multi-aces, Jim Swett was credited with seven aerial victories amid a turning point in World War II — and ... Fifteen D3As from aircraft carrier Junyo’s Kokutai ...
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