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161 - Marine Aces of the South Pacific

The WW2 Podcast

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Manny Seagull and the Albatross

Manny Seagull shot down seven and probably eight Japanese aircraft in the space of less than an hour in April 1943 metal. It had been shot down over the sea it surprised me how many seem to come back do you want to tell me about is it Manny Seagull who was a bit for that an ace in a day plus at least two probably three total of eight planes so he's part of a four-ship division led by Jim Sweatt on Guadalcanal.

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