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On April 7th 1945, P-51's of the 7th Air Force escorted B-29's
on the first VLR (Very Long Range) escort mission to Tokyo Japan.
Flying with the 78th Fighter Squadron, 15th Fighter Group, Major
James B. Tapp downed four Japanese aircraft on this mission.
A Ki-45 "Nick", Ki-61 "Tony", Ki-43 "Oscar"
and a N1K1 "George". Major Tapp later downed four more
Japanese aircraft to bring his final tally to eight confirmed
victories by the end of the war. Depicted in the above print
titled "Tapp's Second" is Major Tapp’s second
victory of that day, a Ki-61
"Tony". Signed by Jim Tapp. |
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