#699-702 Terror of The Zero
Fun Fact Week: Terror Of the Zero Fun Fact #699 Terror of the Zero In November 1941, The Japanese were concentrating their 2nd and 3rd fleets and roughly 1/3rd of their Submarines nearby Manila. To all it appeared that the dreaded war which had been on the horizon with Japan since the 1937 sinking of the USS Panay was about to begin. So it was no big surprise when US intelligence lost track of 4 Japanese Carriers on the night of November 27th. Possible locations they could head to were considered –including The Naval Station of Pearl Harbor– with the projected arrival there (if that was their destination) being projected for December 10th. However it seemed far more likely the carriers would join the already gathered force. What they could not account for at the time, was the range of the Japanese Zero. You see when looking back upon the Aircraft of World War 2 the planes that most commonly come to mind are the Giants of history such as The Supermarine Spitfire (UK), The ...
