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Alright, here's a quote from " Ki-44 Tojo Aces of WWII" by Nicholas Millman: ", pg 43. "At the end of September [1944], the 85th Sentai received the first six examples of the Ki-84 to be allocated to the unit and it would begin flying combat sorties from October 4...On that date Wakamatsu led a...

Also, I think Capt Burman was shot down by ground fire. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission off Kyushu, Japan in P-51D 44-63335 fatally hit by ground fire and crashed into water. Killed in Action (KIA). 14-Aug-45. MACR 15701. The plane that was shot down by the 47th was probably P-47N...

The October 4,1944 combat was a mixed Ki-44 and Ki-84 affair. Four Ki-84s and four Ki-44s participated in this combat, Three P-51s of the 76th FS were lost.

Yes, there were P-51s of the 14th AF that were lost against Ki-84s. And I'm sure some P-51Ds were lost to KI-84s in the battle over Japan.

I have a lot of WWII books on aviation and can reliably state that all have some errors. The defining part hat makes up the difference between a bad book and a decent book is whether the author has proofread his work. I used to find errors in WWII books and then write the author telling him of...

It was Tempest V SN141 486 RNZAF piloted by WO O.J. Mitchell KIA

The Swiss received 12 Bf-109G-6 from the Luftwaffe in 1944

Here is a copy of Hans-Werner Lerche's logbook showing flights on the repaired Tempest V flown by the Luftwaffe

Well, I love The Doors, so I can't complain about Jim Morrison. However, he may have been a disappointment to his Dad.

He came from such a distinguished Navy family that I'm sure he felt some entitlement. On the other hand, he did not turn out like the son of Rear Admiral George Morrison, who was commander of United States naval forces during Gulf of Tonkin

If the A6M zero had changed the engine to the 1,900 hp Ha-45, it would have been an awesome fighter. With this much power, the top speed would have been in 400+MPH, additional armor could have been fitted, and some heavier armament, making the A6M a truly dangerous opponent.

I have a large collection of WWII aviation fiction, including some that are somewhat rare. Most are paperbacks A Day is 26 Hours--Geoff Parnell- 1942 novel of RAF Bomber Command A Tent in Corsica- Martin Quigley-Novel about USAAF B-26 operations from Corsica Blaze of Glory-Michael Carreck-Novel...

Basically, I have found Osprey Aviation titles to be fairly accurate, with some of them being the best source on a particular subject. The Japanese titles (Ki-43, Ki-44) have some great information. I did find an inaccurate piece of of information in the Mediterranean B-24 volume by Bob Dorr. I...

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