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TIL that during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, U.S. pilots George Welch and Kenneth Taylor took off in P-40 fighters under fire and shot down at least six Japanese aircraft. They were among the fir... (www.defense.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Tim22Mt on 2025-07-13 08:12:11+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that during the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, U.S. pilots George Welch and Kenneth Taylor took off in P-40 fighters under fire and shot down at least six Japanese aircraft. They were among the first American pilots to engage enemy planes in World War II.

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