Kill Yamamoto: The Mission to Avenge Pearl Harbor - Part 2
Conflicted: A History Podcast
The P 38, a High Altitude Twin Engine Fighter, Has a Design Flaw That Makes It More Dangerous
The p 38, as magnificent a machine as it was, had a slight design flaw that only made itself known in these very specific mission circumstances. When you are flying an airplane at 200 miles an hour, it is very difficult to have a clear understanding of the bigger picture. For one, the noise is deafening. There are huge tracer rounds that could cut you in half zipping through the air. Time seems to contract and remember things that did not happen when they were happening. A lot can happen in two minutes. On the morning of april eighteenth, 19 forty three, it only took two days for mitch squadron to kill isaroku yama moto.
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