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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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Sandy Kozel

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Alton Glenn Miller

(March 1, 1904 – missing in action December 15, 1944)

 

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Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)

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AVIATION PIONEER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1896

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General/Doctor James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle USAF
(December 14, 1896 – September 27, 1993)

Gen. James H. Doolittle led the first air raid on Japan during
World War II and earned the Medal of Honor for his valor and
leadership as commander of the mission which took place on
April of 1942, while he was a lieutenant colonel. 

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Artists depiction of the Doolittle Raid on Japan

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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John Belmont

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

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LOST ON THIS DAY IN 1945

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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.

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

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APOLLO 12 LANDING ON THIS DAY IN 1969

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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.

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