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Intrepid Aviators: The American Flyers Who Sank Japan's Greatest Battleship

Gregory G. Fletcher

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Description:On the morning of October 24, 1944, in the Sibuyan Sea amidst the Philippine Islands, VT-18, a close-knit squadron of six young American torpedo bomber pilots, departed the aircraft carrier USS "Intrepid" on a search and destroy mission. Their target: the super-battleship "Musashi," the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The pilots were tasked with preventing the immense enemy warship and the huge naval armada of which she was a part from inflicting unspeakable damage on the transports and supply ships that were supporting the American amphibious landings within nearby Leyte Gulf. Little did these young men know that they had embarked on the opening rounds of history's greatest--and last--epic naval battle. Two bomber crews launched in the first wave of attackers were shot out of the sky. Only pilot Will Fletcher survived the crash landing. Adrift at sea, Will made his way to land and escaped into the jungles of the Philippines, where he eluded capture by the Japanese with the help of Filipino guerrillas and joined their ranks against their common enemy."Intrepid Aviators "is the thrilling true story of the brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the "Musashi," and Will Fletcher's struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier. The sinking of "Musashi" inflicted a crucial blow in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and would mark the first time in history that aviators had sunk a Japanese battleship on the high seas.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Intrepid Aviators: The American Flyers Who Sank Japan's Greatest Battleship. To get started finding Intrepid Aviators: The American Flyers Who Sank Japan's Greatest Battleship, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: On the morning of October 24, 1944, in the Sibuyan Sea amidst the Philippine Islands, VT-18, a close-knit squadron of six young American torpedo bomber pilots, departed the aircraft carrier USS "Intrepid" on a search and destroy mission. Their target: the super-battleship "Musashi," the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The pilots were tasked with preventing the immense enemy warship and the huge naval armada of which she was a part from inflicting unspeakable damage on the transports and supply ships that were supporting the American amphibious landings within nearby Leyte Gulf. Little did these young men know that they had embarked on the opening rounds of history's greatest--and last--epic naval battle. Two bomber crews launched in the first wave of attackers were shot out of the sky. Only pilot Will Fletcher survived the crash landing. Adrift at sea, Will made his way to land and escaped into the jungles of the Philippines, where he eluded capture by the Japanese with the help of Filipino guerrillas and joined their ranks against their common enemy."Intrepid Aviators "is the thrilling true story of the brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the "Musashi," and Will Fletcher's struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier. The sinking of "Musashi" inflicted a crucial blow in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and would mark the first time in history that aviators had sunk a Japanese battleship on the high seas.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Intrepid Aviators: The American Flyers Who Sank Japan's Greatest Battleship. To get started finding Intrepid Aviators: The American Flyers Who Sank Japan's Greatest Battleship, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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