Americans in Wartime Experience
February 26, 2022

S01 E04 - WWII Ace, Philip Adair

Philip Adair is a WWII fighter Ace as well as the recipient of the Silver Star, Legion of Merit and Distinguished Flying Cross. He took on 64 Japaneses aircraft by himself in his P-40 Warhawk on 13 December 1943 as a member of the Burma Banshees.
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