“He’s Still Attacking!” — Japanese Radios Panicked as the Engagement Unfolded
Автор: WW2 Wings Stories
Загружено: 2026-01-16
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WW2, In the skies over Luzon on January 11, 1945, Major William A. Shomo faced a decision that defied every principle of aerial combat. Leading a routine reconnaissance patrol, he spotted thirteen Japanese aircraft—a twin-engine transport surrounded by twelve Ki-43 fighters. The mathematics were clear: two American P-51 Mustangs against overwhelming odds. Doctrine demanded observation and retreat.
Shomo attacked anyway.
What followed was one of the most extraordinary aerial engagements of the Pacific War. In approximately two minutes of sustained combat, Shomo personally destroyed seven enemy aircraft while his wingman claimed three more. The transport and its unknown cargo never reached its destination. The heavy escort that protected it ceased to exist as a fighting force.
This is the story of a Pennsylvania pilot who understood his aircraft, trusted his training, and made a choice that official citations would later struggle to capture. It is a story about the gap between tactical doctrine and the reality of combat—about a moment when one man's refusal to accept impossible odds transformed a reconnaissance mission into a Medal of Honor action.
Some questions about courage have no comfortable answers. But in the mountains of northern Luzon, the wreckage told its own story.
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