{"id":1603025,"date":"2025-07-07T14:59:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1603025"},"modified":"2025-07-07T14:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:59:46","slug":"curtiss-p-36a-promotion-70081","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2025\/07\/07\/curtiss-p-36a-promotion-70081\/","title":{"rendered":"US Curtiss P-36A – promotion!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, five P-36A fighters from the 46th Pursuit Squadron managed to take off in response to the alarm.
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Among the pilots was 2nd Lt. Phillip Rasmussen, who scrambled in his pajamas and scored one of the first American aerial victories of World War II, most likely shooting down an A6M2 Zero.<\/p>\n

\"\"Diorama 1\/1 at National Museum of the United States Air Force showing Philip Rasmussen in pajama, scrambling to defend Pearl Harbor at 7 December 1941. Shown aeroplane is an other, original Curtiss P-36A, painted at Museum in Rasmussen’s fighter markings. Photo:\u00a0 National Museum of the United States Air Force, U.S. Air Force photo, Public Domain<\/em><\/p>\n