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Sep 8, 2019 · WW2’s Last Dogfight – Meet the Pilots Who Fought a Deadly Air Duel Over Tokyo the Day Japan Surrendered. 8 September, 2019. Four Grumman Hellcats from the USS Yorktown were in the air near Tokyo when word of Japan’s surrender was announced on Aug. 15, 1945. Moments later, the flight would find itself in a furious dogfight against 20 enemy ...
Nov 10, 2020 · Stream Only. Uploaded by TV Archive on November 10, 2020. Author John Wukovits discussed his book Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II.
Aug 13, 2020 · Join us for a conversation with Pacific War historian and best selling author John Wukovits, who will be interviewed about his latest book: Dogfight Over Tokyo.When Billy Hobbs and his fellow Hellcat aviators from Air Group 88 lifted off from the venerable Navy carrier USS Yorktown early on the morning of August 15, 1945, they had no idea they were about to carry out the final air mission of ...
Nov 10, 2020 · Author John Wukovits discussed his book "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II." The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word ...
Aug 27, 2019 · John Wukovits. Dogfight over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II [Wukovits, John] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dogfight over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II.
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Nov 21, 2020 · john wukovits discusses his book, "dogfight over tokyo: the final air battle of the pacific, and the last four men to die in world war ii ." the group talks about a group of aviators that were attacked over japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. the national world war ii museum hosted this online event and provided the video. jeremy: thank you all for joining us today for ...
