Kill Yamamoto: The Mission to Avenge Pearl Harbor - Part 2
Conflicted: A History Podcast
Mitch and the Japanese Air Force - A Two Hour Commercial Flight
Mitch had planned this mission literally down to the minute. All the other pilots had to do was follow him, turn when he turned climb. Strict radio silence had to be maintained to avoid alerting japanese radar stations in the region. If yamamoto was on time, and if the intelligence was accurate, they would intercept yama moto at about nine 35 in the morning. When that happened, mitch's hand picked hunters, tom lanfear and rex barber, would do their deadly work while everyone else engaged yamamoto's escort of zeros.
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