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Boeing Wins Order For 17 CH-47JA Block II Chinooks From Japan Self-Defense Forces

Japan joins the list of Chinook Block II customers.

Domestic air travel is on the rise in Japan.

Several odd aircraft have landed on US Navy carriers over the decades, each with unique stories behind them.

The Flying Tigers and the USMC Black Sheep Squadron were elite WWII fighter units. ‘Pappy’ Boyington fought for both.

The Corsair’s “Whistling Death” nickname may or may not have been apocryphal. But its deadly efficacy was certainly not in dispute.

Most of the damage at Pearl Harbor was inflicted by “Kate” and “Val” bombers. But the Zero added its fair share of death and destruction during.

The IJAAF’s “Oscar” was ofttimes mistaken for the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Zero. But the Oscar was a distinctive fighter plane in its own right.

Mitsubishi’s Ki-51 “Sonia” wasn’t as famous as their Zero. But the Ki-51 performed a variety of missions for the entirely of WW2.

Though nowhere near as famous s the Mitsubishi Zero, the Kawasaki “Frank” might’ve been Imperial Japan’s best WW2 fighter plane.

The Ki-100 may have been Imperial Japan’s best WWII fighter plane. But did it really have a 14:0 kill score against the F6F Hellcat?