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Case File: Dogfight Over Guadalcanal
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The Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat Gallery (from Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F4F_Wildcat/
A searchable gallery of images and specs of the planes that were present In the air fight over Guadalcanal. (Wikipedia is a user-generated and constantly-changing resource.)


The Imperial Japanese Army (from Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army
The Imperial Japanese Army was the official ground based armed force of Imperial Japan from 1867 to 1945.
(Wikipedia is a user-generated and constantly-changing resource.)


SABURO SAKAI: "The Samurai pilot"

http://www.flyandrive.com/sakai02.htm
A history of Japanese aces of the Imperial Air Force, and biographical information about Saburo Sakai.


Pacific Wreck Database

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/f4f/5192.html
The Pacific Wreck Database provides detailed information about every known wreck. This particular page contains images of the wreckage of Pug Sutherlands plane in the jungles of Guadalcanal


The Guadalcanal Campaign (from Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guadalcanal
More of the Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal. (Wikipedia is a user-generated and constantly-changing resource.)


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