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USS Springer's crew observed a...

history · 14 May 1945 · 80 years ago

USS Springer's crew observed a dogfight between a Japanese fighter and four US fighters; after seeing the Japanese fighter fall into the water, the crew recovered the body of the dead Japanese pilot, retrieved papers for intelligence, and gave the piot a proper sea burial. 

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