The latest research article by Rick Dunn focuses on Chief Petty Officer Takao Okumura of the 201st Naval Air Group who claimed a total of ten victories for missions flown on September 14, 1943.
"This article constitutes a preliminary effort to relate the victory claims of Chief Petty Officer Takao Okumura on 14 September 1943 to Allied activities and actual losses. Okumura’s ten victories in a single day are believed to constitute the highest one day claim of any Japanese navy fighter pilot during the war. For this feat Okumura was awarded a citation and was to have been presented with an inscribed ceremonial sword by Vice-Admiral Jinichi Kusaka, commander of the Southeast Area Fleet (naval theater commander). Okumura was killed in combat before actually being presented with the sword." RLD
The article is posted at the website for Dunn's book
Exploding Fuel Tanks - Saga of Technology That Changed the Course of the Pacific Air War
http://explodingfueltanks.com/
"Exploding Fuel Tanks tells the story of air war over the Pacific in World War Two from the perspective of aircraft vulnerability. The result is surprising history with many oft repeated but inaccurate characterizations of the combatants debunked. In addition to a story about technology this book sheds new light on combat operations and the actual losses (not just claims) each side suffered."
The book can be purchased via paypal or through the Amazon website.
20th January 2012, 13:57
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