by Richard Dunn | Feb 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Many publications use Allied code names for Japanese twin-engine aircraft in ways that suggest that Allied pilots as well as the author knew what the aircraft was and correctly identified it. Authors have used code names for time periods when the code name had not...
by Richard Dunn | Jan 21, 2025 | Allied Forces
The superlatives about the Grumman Hellcat abound. The F6F was credited with over 5,000 victories in air combat. It was said to dominate the Japanese navy’s Zero fighter a key opponent. Some of its claims for success are amazing. The Hellcat “arrived in the Pacific...
by Richard Dunn | Dec 18, 2024 | Allied Forces
Next up in the How Great series is the P-38. “P-38 Lightning Might Have Been the Best Fighter of World War II” and “P-38 Lightning WWII’s twin engine wonder” or even “Unsung Hero of WW II” read headlines of articles on my computer homepage. Whatever deficiencies might...
by Richard Dunn | Dec 5, 2024 | Japanese
The story of captured Allied aircraft in Japanese hands offers a fascinating glimpse into the improvisation and ingenuity necessitated by wartime constraints. Among these tales, the saga of the Hankow Warhawks—a squadron of P-40Ks abandoned on a Yangtze River sandbank...
by Richard Dunn | Nov 27, 2024 | Allied Forces
Survived the Hankow raid 8/24/43 The B-24 Liberator in China played a pivotal role in shaping the air campaigns of World War II, particularly during the summer of 1943. As one of the most versatile and far-reaching bombers in the Allied arsenal, the B-24 conducted...
