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They Mocked His “Caveman” Tactic. Then He Took On 60 Planes Alone.

On October 24, 1944, during the opening phase of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, U.S. Navy Commander David McCampbell executed a brutal — and highly disciplined — boom-and-zoom attack that produced nine confirmed aerial victories in a single sortie. That one mission remains one of the most extraordinary single-sortie records in Allied aviation history. In this documentary we: • Reconstruct the engagement over the Philippine Sea. • Explain the “Caveman” / Boom-and-Zoom tactic that turned the Hellcat’s weight and power into an advantage. • Break down the timeline of the ninety-minute action and McCampbell’s final approach to the carrier. • Place the mission in context — McCampbell finished WWII as the U.S. Navy’s top ace with 34 confirmed victories and was awarded the Medal of Honor. Sources & further reading: • David McCampbell — Wikipedia (summary & victory list). • Smithsonian Magazine — mission narrative and context. Smithsonian Magazine #militaryhistory #ww2 #aviation #history #documentary #warstories #fighterpilot #navalaviation #hellcat #japanesezero