John Belmont

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967)

The so-called "Lost Squadron" involved the disappearance of 14 men of Flight
19 that began a training mission from Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station. It led to
one of the largest air and sea searches to that date. Hundreds of ships and 
aircraft combed thousands of square miles of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf
of Mexico, and remote locations within the interior of Florida. No trace of the
bodies or aircraft was ever found. Flight 19 remains one of the great aviation
mysteries.

The legendary Lost Squadron in front of #28, the lead plane of "Flight 19"

Apollo 12 was launched at 11:22:00 a.m. EST on November 14, 1969. The
mission plan called for a landing in the Oceanus Procellarum, or Ocean of
Storms, area of the Moon. The post-flight evaluation of the mission was that
all goals had been successfully completed.

President John F. Kennedy delivering his dedication speech

From left: Charles “Pete” Conrad, Richard F. Gordon and Alan L. Bean

Apollo 12 was the sixth manned flight in the United States Apollo program
and the second to land on the Moon. It was launched from the Kennedy
Space Center,Florida, four months after Apollo 11. Mission commander
Charles "Pete" Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean performed
just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while the
Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon remained in lunar orbit.