Posted on 06/21/2022 5:27:24 AM PDT by Bull Snipe
1942 PBY aircraft from (VP 24) recovers a two-man torpedo bomber crew from USS Enterprise (CV 6) 360 miles north of Midway after their plane went down June 4. The aviators are the last survivors of the Battle of Midway to be recovered.
Fortunately the aviators and sailors weren’t busy with proper pronoun usage indoctrination.
2+ weeks in the drink? There’s gotta be a story there.
a real grim story I suppose.
Just wow. Incredible.
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