2 Pilots vs 60 Enemy Fighters — His Fuel Gauge Hit Zero One Mile From Safety

Описание: Commander David McCampbell’s impossible mission on October 24, 1944 remains the greatest single-sortie aerial combat achievement in U.S. Navy history. When 60 Japanese fighters and bombers threatened the American carrier fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, only 7 Hellcats were ready to launch. McCampbell made a decision that defied every tactical manual: he and his wingman Roy Rushing would take on 40 enemy fighters alone.

In 90 minutes of continuous combat at 20,000 feet, McCampbell destroyed 9 Japanese aircraft—an American record that still stands today. But the mission nearly killed him. His engine ran on vapor for the final five minutes of flight. When he landed on USS Langley, the ordnance crew found just 2 rounds remaining out of 2,400. The fuel tanks read absolute zero.

This is the complete story of the most impossible air combat mission of World War II, told through documented military records,战后 debriefing reports, and eyewitness accounts from the carrier crew who watched him land with a dead engine.

🎖️ McCampbell became the Navy’s top ace with 34 confirmed kills and received the Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt.

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