U.S. intelligence decrypted Japanese plans, revealing Admiral Yamamoto's flight path. Eighteen P-38G Lightnings embarked on a daring 1,000-mile mission to intercept him over Bougainville. This ...

They brought what was left of Mineichi Koga to Tokyo in a special train. He had done no great deeds, but he had died (they said) in action—and he was the Commander in Chief of Japan’s Fleet.

or both — Zuikaku’s and the 582nd Kokutai’s losses indicate that Swett either shot down or at least contributed to the demise of all seven. Admiral Yamamoto launched more air strikes on ...

Aircraft from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), the aircraft carrier leading the carrier strike group, shot down the missile. An hour and a half later, F-16s under Spruance’s control, handled a land ...

US military 2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incident: US military “It’s a tragedy," said Retired vice admiral Herm Shelanski. Even though two Navy pilots are alive ...

Yamamoto turned down the Yankees last December and joined ... Edman put the Dodgers ahead with a solo shot in the second. After Soto tied the score, Mookie Betts singled with two outs in the ...

A marine in dress blues ushered five sober-looking Japanese into the crowded auditorium of Tokyo’s Dai Ichi Building. Their dark, wrinkled civilian suits looked out of place among the sparkling ...

Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was a Japanese Navy Marshal and one ... On April 18th, 1943, his G4M transport plane was shot down during flight over Bougainville by American bombers. His body was found ...

Just over five months after Yoshinobu Yamamoto spurned the Yankees for the Dodgers, the Japanese ace stuck it to them again. He showed the Yankees exactly what they’re missing out on.

Credit: Imperial Japanese Navy/U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation Subscribe for ads-free reading Five months before Pearl Harbor, Japanese Admiral Yamamoto ... then drop down to altitude ...

Was that Admiral Yamamoto? SYMONDS ... RUBENSTEIN: So, Yamamoto, we knew where he was and ultimately we, we, we shot down his plane and his body was ultimately recovered. SYMONDS: Yes, that's ...