He Slowed Down on Purpose — And Japanese Fighters Flew Right Past Him.

In 1943 over New Guinea, American bombers were being hunted relentlessly by faster, more agile Japanese fighters. One pilot realized that speed alone was not survival—and dared to do the opposite of what every manual taught. By deliberately slowing his bomber at the precise moment of attack, he shattered the enemy’s timing and turned physics into a weapon. The maneuver saved his crew and quietly changed how pilots thought about air combat. History rarely named the trick, but hundreds of airmen lived because of it.
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