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Adventures in the Wairapa Wild Cat – A New Zealand P-40 warrior racks up the kills

Restored by the Old Flying Machine Company and flown here by Nigel Lamb, Kittyhawk number NZ3009 wears the colors it originally wore while flying with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. (Photo by John Dibbs/Facebook.com/ theplanepicturecompany)

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February 1942. While the Japanese army closed in on Singapore, the Allied Forces had their backs against the wall. They tried desperately to slow the Japanese advance. If they could be stalled even for a short time, the Allies would be able to “advance to the rear” and fight another day. Coordinated attacks by Japanese air and ground forces with superior and more modern equipment gave the retreating Allies little reason to hope. A decimated...

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