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The 'Black Sheep' of the Pacific War in color: Legendary fighter squadron who shot down 203 Japanese planes in WW2 are brought to life in colorized photos

Thursday, February 8, 2018 19:27

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Fascinating pictures of America’s famous WW2 Black Sheep Squadron whose efforts helped win the war in the Pacific have been released in vibrant color.

The series shows the squadron’s commanding officer, Colonel Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington who received the Medal of Honour and the Navy Cross, briefing his men on strategy and tactics before the 17 October 1943 attack on Kahili airdrome at Bougainville island, Papua New Guinea.

In this raid ‘Pappy’ and 24 fighters circled the field where 60 enemy aircraft were based to goad them into sending a large force. In the ensuing air battle, 20 enemy aircraft were shot down and the Black Sheep (VMF-214) squadron suffered no losses.

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Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-black-sheep-of-pacific-war-in-color.html

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