U.S. Navy
A P-38 Pilot Describes the Attack on Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
By Robert F. DorrWhen American air ace Major John Mitchell led 16 Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighters on the longest combat mission yet flown (420 miles) on April 18, 1943, Mitchell’s target was Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese admiral considered the architect of the Pearl Harbor attack. Read more