Description: As the world's largest dealer in authentic WWI & WWII photographs, are proud to offer you the world's most highest and diverse selection of military images and documents. We search the world over for the highest quality items and consistently maintain the highest volume and highest quality inventory of any seller of military photos in the world. BID WITH CONFIDENCE! This listing contains 100% ORIGINAL WARTIME PHOTOS, NOT postwar or modern prints! Our photos are not recycled Ebay.com or Ebay.de photos like other sellers on Ebay! Look for the "Historical Media" watermark!! US WWII 339TH FIGHTER SQUADRON SQUADRON PATCH and Photo Album GroupingPacific War photo album kept by Bob Salewske shows many images of pilots, nose art, living quarters, etc. from his time in the Air Force during WWII. The 339th is famous for shooting down Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the person who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor. The grouping comes with TWO original wartime 339th Squadron Patches - amazing condition! The album is well captioned and filled with great aircraft photos, nose art, squadron insignias on base, identified Ace pilot's planes including Col. Robert Burdette Westbrook - leading 13th AF Ace, other identified pilots in cockpits, Japanese planes, and more. Squadron patches are worth $1200 by themselves!$1450 On April 18, 1943, fourteen P-38 pilots from the 70th and the 339th Fighter Squadrons, 347th Fighter Group, accomplished one of the most important Lightning missions of the war. American ULTRA cryptanalysts had decoded Japanese messages that revealed the timetable for a visit to the front by the commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. This charismatic leader had crafted the plan to attack Pearl Harbor and Allied strategists believed his loss would severely cripple Japanese morale. The P-38 pilots flew 700 km (435 miles) at heights from 3-15 m (10-50 feet) above the ocean to avoid detection. Over the coast of Bougainville, they intercepted a formation of two Mitsubishi G4M BETTY bombers carrying the Admiral and his staff, and six Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters providing escort. The Lightning pilots downed both bombers but lost Lt. Ray Hine to a Zero. Thank you for making payment within 7 days of auction close ! U.S. Shipping is $25 International Shipping is $95
Price: 1560 USD
Location: Winter Garden, Florida
End Time: 2024-11-28T14:47:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Region of Origin: United States
