WWII TBF Avenger incident
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From the damage on the plane it looks like the AA shell hit the plane, entered his body and exploded. That would make his corpse unrecoverable. This is a very sad tale with his death one out of almost 300,000 US personnel during WWII.
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Having been closely missed by uncountable bullets, shells, and at least one missile, I can say that the one comforting thought is that it will likely be instantaneous when it happens.
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I believe I seen this film before on a documentary. If I remember right, they said he was decapitated.
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Much RESPECT, Sir.
You can not do more for your Country, than give your Life for it. (Which He did.) Crisp Hand Salute, Sir. 🤚
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This country owes him a debt which we can never hope to repay.
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I can't be sure, but I'd bet he'd say it's the other way around - that he paid a debt to his country.
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that video is on you tube, all the way up to shoving the plane overboard with ceremony. a very sobering event to watch
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truly a sad moment and show of honor from the ship's crew.
I have see it many times in war documentary's and you tube
I will guess the shell exploded bonding him and plane parts into one unit.
they did what was the best option.
RIP sir you gave it all. for the country
I hope you can look down and see how you are honored and thet your life was not wasted. along with all your fellow military family's
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The guy who got buried at sea in the plane? I heard about it from a youtuber called TJ3 gaming, who has posted several videos using War Thunder and IL-2 Sturmovik to re-enact some historic air battles and show how things happened. Lately he's been getting stories straight from the WW2 vets themselves and telling them on his channel.
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