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A burning plane's black line raced the clock over Thailand
A burning American fighter carves a black line over northern Thailand. Outnumbered and outmatched, can Thai pilots defend their homeland?
A burning plane's black line raced the clock over Thailand
This episode recounts the desperate air combat over Lampang, Thailand, in 1944, when obsolete Thai biplanes faced superior American aircraft. What drove these pilots to climb into the sky against impossible odds?
Date: November 11, 1944
Location: Lampang, Northern Thailand
Combatants: Royal Siamese Air Force, United States Army Air Forces
Aircraft: Nakajima KI-27b, P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning…
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