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First air-to-air refueling made when Wesley May stepped from wing of one aircraft to that of another with a 5-gallon can of gasoline strapped to his back. |
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French Ace Cpt. Georges Guynemer (53 victories) is shot down by Lt. Kurt Weissman and a subsequent artillery attack obliterates his body at the crash site. To replace the horrible truth, a legend is developed that he simply flew up into a cloud and disappeared. |
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Captain Masajiro Kawato, flying a Mitsubishi Zero, shoots down top USMC fighter ace Major Gregory Boyington. Boyington spends the rest of World War II in a Japanese prison camp. |
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Adolf Galland is shot down during the Battle of Britain. |
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The US State Department announces that Israel has agreed to suspend air operations over southern Lebanon for 48 hours to investigate the strike on Qana, Lebanon which caused numerous civilian casulties. |
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Air Engagement