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This pilot sought to avenge his brother's death over the South Pacific
Of the many aircraft in which airmen fought their way to receive the Medal of Honor, alive or posthumously, only one flew the Consolidated PB4Y-1, a U.S. Navy variant of the B-24 Liberator.
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The Lost Hurricane Hunters: October 1st, 1945
The first hurricane/typhoon hunter plane loss occurred on October 1, 1945, when a Navy PB4Y-2 (BuNo 59415) went down in a Category 1 typhoon over the South China Sea. Pilot Lt(jg) Ralph Cook and ...
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This pilot sought to avenge his brother’s death over the South Pacific
Navy PB4Y-1 pilot Bruce Van Voorhis was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the South Pacific. Here, a PB4Y-1 is shown circa 1944. (U.S. Navy) Of the many aircraft in which ...
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This pilot sought to avenge his brother’s death over the South Pacific
Of the many aircraft in which airmen fought their way to receive the Medal of Honor, alive or posthumously, only one flew the Consolidated PB4Y-1, a U.S. Navy variant of the B-24 Liberator.