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A6M Zero Engine Test (3872 x 2592). This photo comes with an interesting story. The claim is that it was flown by Japanese pilot who was strafing crew members who had bailed out of a B-24. The A6M flew within feet of Lt. Owen Baggett, who pulled out his 45 , shot 4 slugs into the canopy, and the Zero subsequently crashed. I was not able to confirm this claim independently. It has a bit of the aura of a Ripley's Believe it or Not story. The full account is here:
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Supposedly the account was taken from a 1996 issue of Air Force Magazine but I could not access the magazine online without creating a membership account, yada, yada, yada. So if anyone knows the real story, post a comment!
http://ift.tt/1i5aKqg
Supposedly the account was taken from a 1996 issue of Air Force Magazine but I could not access the magazine online without creating a membership account, yada, yada, yada. So if anyone knows the real story, post a comment!
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