TIL that a P-61 Blackwidow was used during the raid on the Carbantuan POW camp. The plane would fly several passes at 500 feet, shutting one of its engines off, then turning it back on to cause a loud bang. This distracted the prison guards to allow the Alamo Scouts to get into position.
https://arsof-history.org/articles/v14n2_cabanatuan_page_1.html
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Rescue at Cabanatuan
The fate of the Americans left behind in the Philippines weighed heavily on the senior leaders who escaped.arsof-history.org