Word: 38s
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...line for him. Though old at 42, he flew some 50 combat missions. Perhaps more important, he brought his old genius for engineering to bear on the planes he flew, remarkably improving their effectiveness; by fiddling with the throttle settings and prop angle of the P-38s, he was able to extend their range 500 miles...
...Glorious Records." Nearly a generation after her crushing defeat in World War II, Japan is experiencing a wave of nostalgia for "the Pacific War." Every Sunday at 9 a.m., tots around the country gather before the TV to watch "Zero Fighter Hayato" knock a dozen American P-38s or Wildcats from the skies. Plastic-model Zero fighters and picture books are bestsellers from Hokkaido to Kyushu, while adults are now reading a book called Glorious Records, which praises the wartime Burma-Siam railway project that built the bridge over the River Kwai. A new series of junior high school history...
...them moved into a range of 8,000 yds. off the Maddox's starboard quarter and headed toward her stern. The Maddox has twin-mounted 5-in. 38s aft and two twin-mounts forward. Ogier could either swing the Maddox broadside and train one forward pair and the aft pair on the two boats or stay on course and keep the ship's tail toward them. This would permit him to fire at only one boat at a time, but it would provide a slimmer target for enemy torpedoes...