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 Author  Topic: "2 PT boats vs 30 Jap Planes"?
Pat Matthews

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Several original WW2 era adverts refer to an action where two PTs are jumped by 30 Japanese planes... 4 planes are shot down, and the rest skeedaddle.

I assume this refers to a real action... any details?

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Pat M


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TED WALTHER

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Pat;
I believe this refers to the action of PT 190(Ed Farley's Jack of Diamonds) and PT 191(Rumsey Ewing's Bambi)?
take care,
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Ted is correct. There are several written mentions of the encounter (and I believe a painting of the action).

Will

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Pat Matthews

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Thanks! That let me find the reference in Johnson...


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Is that the painting on the cover of Victor's book Volume 1 ?

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Steve,
You have sharp eyes. You are right about the cover of my vol. 1 book. The detail of
this action was described inside.
Vctor

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