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Old April 19th, 2008, 05:32 PM
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Default Re: Japan Is Not An Air Power

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Originally Posted by JagdtigerI View Post
I don't know too much about the Japanese Air Force, but their navy certainly had excellent pilots until they were all killed at Midway and Philippine Sea
They didn't loose that many pilots at Midway. By the Philipine Sea they had already lost many of their older better pilots. The air battles around the "Canal" were where the IJN lost a big chunk of her expierianced pilots.
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