About Wildcat v. Zero: The Legendary Battle Of Two Flying Aces
Over Guadalcanal on August 7th 1942 two of WWII's most famous pilots engaged in a dogfight that would go down in history. Showing mercy to one another in what was a brutal aerial battle, James 'Pug' Southerland and Saburō Sakai sparked one of biggest mysteries of WWII. Why didn't they go in for the kill when they had the chance...? To this day the mystery remains unsolved. War Stories is your one stop shop for all things military history. From Waterloo to Verdun, we'll be bringing you only the best documentaries and stories from history's most engaging and dramatic conflicts. You can find more from us on
Wildcat v. Zero: The Legendary Battle Of Two Flying Aces is presented by War Stories. Its listed runtime is 50 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- Wildcat v. Zero: The Legendary Battle Of Two Flying Aces
- Category
- Society
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- War Stories
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