I often used this in my training lectures: “Name the last US aircraft shot down by the Japanese Navy, and when.” 🤣 Tweet added by aniemyer @aniemyer

aniemyer

@aniemyer

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I often used this in my training lectures: “Name the last US aircraft shot down by the Japanese Navy, and when.” 🤣

U.S. Naval Institute

@NavalInstitute

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#OTD in 1996, the Japanese destroyer Yugiri accidentally shot down a U.S. Navy A-6E Intruder with a Phalanx CIWS during a training exercise. The Intruder crew from VA-115 ejected and were recovered. It was the first foreign plane shot down by Japanese forces since 1945.