“Hot Stuff” was a B-24D Liberator of the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group and the first 8th Air Force bomber to fly 25 combat missions. It flew its 25th mission on 7 February 1943, three months before the famous B-17 “Memphis Belle” did the same. “Hot Stuff” was a B-24D Liberator of...
When he was shot down and killed in combat, Helmut Wick (5 August 1915 - 28 November 1940) was Germany's leading ace with 56 aerial victories. When he was shot down and killed in...
Flying from the carrier Akagi, Hirano was part of the first attack wave on Pearl Harbor. At 08:10 he was shot down by AA fire from the USS Helm and Fort Kamehameha near Hickam. Flying from the carrier Akagi, Hirano...