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Thank you. My Dad was quite a guy. He was highly intelligent and very much to himself. His most cherished days were with the Navy. He served during WWII, the Korean War and Reserves. I greatly appreciate your information and book recommendations. Lisa

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The information I have is: May 21, 1945 Type of machine: PBM3R Number of machine: 6564 Duration of flight: 1.8 character of flight: O Pilot: Self +2 Passengers: crew Ebeye to Roi-Return open sea rescue Thank you.

Yes Sir, My Dad flew with Rescue Squadron Five. He has been an active pilot since flying with the Navy at 17. He was still flying this summer at the age of 90. He succumbed to pancreatic cancer this past fall. I have been fascinated with his flight logs and trying to learn anything I can to...

I recently acquired my father's flight logs from WWII. May 21, 1945 my Dad piloted a PBM3R for an open sea rescue of a downed American pilot. He said that he flew to Roi landed at sea and brought the plane near shore. They were able to rescue at the pilot and departed under Japanese fire. Is...