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Re: Navy F4F vs Zero
Hello CJE
According to Lundstrom op.cit. p. 203 Brainard Macomber was the first F4F pilot to attack Zero (W.O. Imamura). It was he who was thinking that because of Zero's long canopy he was attacking a 2 seater. Also Macomber's wingman, Bassett, who rescued his leader when the surprisingly agile 2 seater manoeuvred towards Macomber's tail, thought that the E/A was some sort of bomber. Bassett moved behind preoccupied Imamura and fired a long burst. At the first sight of enemy tracers, the Zero rolled out and away, then poured on the speed in a fast dive toward the water...and got slowly away from Bassett but was then surprised by Haas, who dived in for a good stern shot and fired a long burst. Zero burst into flames.
P. 204 and plowed into sea. Both Macomber and Bassett witnessed the splash. Haas kill went into records as a Type 96 fighter because of the confusion of a/c recognition according to Lundstrom.
HTH
Juha
Last edited by Juha; 5th October 2006 at 10:05.
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4th October 2006, 22:10
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