A striking study of formation flying at an Australian operational training unit, showing Kittyhawks above the clouds at 7000 feet. Major-General G. C. Kenny, newlyappointed American commander of Allied Air Forces in the South Pacific, considers that Kittyhawks, which have bullet-proof petrol tanks, are better armoured than Zeros.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 221, 18 September 1942, Page 3
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48A striking study of formation flying at an Australian operational training unit, showing Kittyhawks above the clouds at 7000 feet. Major-General G. C. Kenny, newlyappointed American commander of Allied Air Forces in the South Pacific, considers that Kittyhawks, which have bullet-proof petrol tanks, are better armoured than Zeros. Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 221, 18 September 1942, Page 3
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