Kingfisher Bites Zero PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS The Thc pilot of a little Vought Kingfisher observation observation observation ob ob- ob- ob plane directing cruiser gunfire against a held Jap-held island suddenly was pounced on by three Zeros With only two 30 cal caliber ber machine guns as weapons they made maue a direct hit on the pilot of one Zero and sent him crashing into the sea On its way down this Zero brushed so close that it sheared off the tip of the Kingfishers Kingfisher's Kingfishers Kingfisher's King King- fishers fisher's starboard wing The Kingfisher pilot gave his Wasp Junior engine the gun and headed home The two remaining Zeros pump pumped bullets through the fuselage e within inches of the Navy pilots pilot's legs Hot oil oH from a punctured tank covered conred the pilot and observer But the Kingfisher took everything the Japs had until it reached the protective screen of surface ships