Just read author Michael Veitch's fine book "44 Days - the epic battle in the skies above Port Moresby: Published in 2016. Available in local libraries ISBN 978-0-7336-3363-8
Edited extract:
RAAF No 75 Squadron Kitty hawk pilot Sgt Wilbur Wackett lined up a Zero but found only one of his six guns was working. Then in his cockpit all hell broke loose. He failed to take into account the second Zero which had lined up behind him, spraying him with 7.9- millimetre bullets. One ricocheted off his wristwatch, another exploded on the dash in front of him. Holes began to appear along his wings,accompanied by the sound of tearing metal. Then he heard a series of pings as projectiles struck the Kittyhawk's sole piece of armour plating just behind his head. Thick black smoke began pouring from the engine as ruptured oil lines came into contact with hot metal and the Allison motor began to run rough."
I read the book in one day as I just could not put it down. It is these history books which should be in school libraries