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Unbelievable Story of P-26 Peashooter: How This Plane Bravely Battled the Zeros!

Japanese invasion of Philippines began only hours after the Pearl Harbor raid. American defenders were unprepared and many of their aircraft were destroyed on the ground. One unit which evaded the initial destruction was the 6th Philippine Pursuit Squadron equipped with obsolete Boeing P-26s, known as 'Peashooters'. Led by Captain Jesus Villamor, this unit achieved almost impossible... they were able to shoot down Japanese airplanes. Main Sources: John Toland - But Not in Shame - The Six Months After Pearl Harbor https://amzn.to/3wFT7JP Bill Yenne - MacArthur’s Air Force American Airpower over the Pacific and the Far East, 1941-1951 https://amzn.to/3kP4CMz Edward T. Maloney - Boeing P-26 Peashooter https://amzn.to/3kLrI6H Peter Bowers - Boeing P-26 Variants https://amzn.to/3kGJVCh Jesus A. Villamor - They Never Surrendered: A True Story of Resistance in World War II https://amzn.to/3JmqWay Support the channel on Patreon:   / showtime112   Donate via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/showt... Join our Discord server:   / discord   Audio mastering by Don Solaris:    • Shorts   Music: Kazoom - Among the Cherry Blossom https://pixabay.com/music/world-among... #militaryaviationhistory #wwii #p26