Created by Tom Horn on 13 Apr 2010, Last Update on 13 Apr 2010

Operation Vengeance - 18 Apr 1943

The mission, based on decrypted intelligence data, specifically designed to kill the commander of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, Isoroku Yamamoto. His plane was intercepted and shot down by US army fighters operating from Henderson Field.

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Tags : Japan,United States,Papua New Guinea,Solomon Islands,Aerial,Naval,Pacific,Combat

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