On Thurs. 01 Jul 1943 1st Lieutenant Mel Wheadon of US 44th Fighter Squa.....
1st Lieutenant Mel Wheadon of US 44th Fighter Squadron, flying a P-40 fighter, became an "ace in a day" by shooting down five Japanese D3A dive bombers while defending the invasion fleet at Rendova, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands.
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