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Re: Weather Is A Killer
Jim,
Your Exactly Right.
My Cousin, Capt Don Owen Was Lost In May 1945 When He Was Lauched In Zero-zer0 Weather From The Uss Bennington To Try And Intercept A Radar Blip. He Was Flying Corsairs In Vmf-112 Under Maj. Hap Hansen And Had Scored His 5th Kill Days Earlier. He, Like Most Pilots Of That Era Had Little If Any Instrument Training. I Don't Think He Had A Prayer Of Making It Back When They Launched Him.
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