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    USAAC's First WWII Ace, Lt Col Boyd "Buzz" Wagner Disappeared 65 Years Ago

    Lt Col Boyd D. "Buzz" Wagner, the USAAC's first WWII ace, disappeared while piloting a P-40K from Eglin Field, FL, to Maxwell Field, AL, 65 years ago this week. Though Wagner's remains and crushed aircraft were not found until Jan 1943, he in fact perished on 29 Nov 42 when his aircraft...
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