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Forgotten - Richard L. Vittorioso

English
2015-10-01
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On October 19, 1944, two World War II Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat fighter planes took off from the Charlestown, R.I. Naval Auxiliary Field. Piloting one of the two planes was 20-year-old Ensign Merle H. Longnecker, from New Rockford, North Dakota. The other plane piloted by 22-year-old Ensign George K. Kraus from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Their mission was to practice a dangerous maneuver: night interceptions using ... Full description

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On October 19, 1944, two World War II Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat fighter planes took off from the Charlestown, R.I. Naval Auxiliary Field. Piloting one of the two planes was 20-year-old Ensign Merle H. Longnecker, from New Rockford, North Dakota. The other plane piloted by 22-year-old Ensign George K. Kraus from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Their mission was to practice a dangerous maneuver: night interceptions using a newly developed onboard radar system. It was by all means a routine assignment. The exercise began at 9:30 pm. They began their maneuvers over Preston, a small Connecticut town 31 miles from their base, making a number of successful passes at one another. Then suddenly something went tragically wrong. The two planes collided in mid-air and both pilots perished. This book tells the story of that crash and these two young pilots -- their lives, their hopes, their dreams, and the loved ones they left behind.

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Author Richard L. Vittorioso
Publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Release year 2015
Cover type Softcover
EAN 9781517386436
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