The 'Outclassed' American Fighter That Held The Line Against The Zero At Guadalcanal
6.1K views · 18 Oct 2026
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@robertkropf5923 · 2 weeks ago
Good information and the best is the complete absence of ads. A true pleasure to savor/
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@MMRC1459 · 2 weeks ago
It had 1 redeeming feature……..50 cal machine guns, 1 two second burst could flame a Zero
@Chris-rk7zv · 2 weeks ago
Fantastic video. Awesome!
@timothybrady2749 · 2 weeks ago
Thank you for this excellent presentation supported by superb research and analysis. 👍👍
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@larrykuzniak · 12 days ago
And Marion Carl was killed as an old man by a burglar in his own house.
@brianyoung525 · 2 weeks ago
Remember by the time Cosair and Hellcat showed up the Wildcats had killed most of Japan good aces already. Cosairs and Hellcat got the inexperienced pilots by 1943.
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