Kodiak Kid
Idiot with a "power saw"
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Thankyou fir reminding us! I feel a bit ashamed having forgotten the date today!I don't think anyone mentioned it, or if they did, I missed it(this thread moves fast)...but I just wanted to point out that this is Pearl Harbor Day. There's not many WW2 vets left, I think I read only 1.8%, so it's a good time to reflect on what their sacrifices meant. Not just the vets that saw active duty, but even the sacrifices the people at home had to endure.
Ahhh. The Mitsubishi Zero! What an air craft! The Japanese got that one right the first time! Not only Did the Zero play a huge part in the attack against the US at Pearl. The M Zero was also devastating to our Navy throughout the Pacific Theater. They reeked havock on our Bear Cats and Hell Cats. The Zero was a far more superior fighter plane. Until the the Chance Vought f4u Corsair was introduced on our side. That 2800 Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp had them Zeros running with their tails tucked! Unfortunately it didn't see combat until late into1943 I believe. Many WW2 Historians believe that had the Corsiar been in our Navy since Day 1? The Pacific Theater would have been over much sooner!thank you! i have a WWII Pearl Harbor story... i will keep it brief...
my Mom, her family had sailed over from S Diego on their 2-master... to HI (territory then) and she lived on the island when the - -'s attacked it. saw it first hand... she was abouot 16 at the time. there is more to it, but suffice it to say....
so thanks for the mention. i had not caught up to this date yet today.
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Never forget those who sacrificed!