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Besby F Holmes
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Victories : 5
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Country : US
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Allied
Besby Holmes was one of only 18 fighter pilots to get airborne over Hawaii on 7th December 1941. 18th April 1943 sw him in the Attack Flight on the Yamamoto Mission. After initial difficulty releasing long range tanks, Holmes, with wingman Ray Hine, joined Barber and Lamphier in the attack on the bombers and the dog fight with the escorting Zeroes. Besby Holmes was credited with 6 air victories in his 145 combat missions.
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Albacore at Cape Matapan by Ivan Berryman. | Tribute to Terry Bulloch by Ivan Berryman. | The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. | Tribute to Clarence 'Bud' Anderson by Ivan Berryman. |
Besby F Holmes
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Manufacturer : Lockheed | Lightning Designed by Kelly Johnson the P38 made its maiden flight on the 27th January 1939 and introduced into service in 1941. they cost $134,284 at the time each and a total of 10,037 were built. The Lockheed P-38 was introduced as a inceptor fighter but soon proved a valuable long range bomber escort for the 8thUS Air Force's B-17 and-24 bombers as they bombed targets further into Germany. |
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