In 1945, a pilot vanished over the Chesapeake Bay; the Navy hopes it has found his pl
 

In 1945, a pilot vanished over the Chesapeake Bay; the Navy hopes it has found his plane

07-31-2019 12:52 PM

About three years ago the Naval History and Heritage Command asked institute volunteers to conduct a search for lost aircraft in the bay near Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The Navy had begun a systematic search for such planes. One of them was Lt. j.g. David L. Mandt's Bearcat. It disappeared in 1945.http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/929831.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/929832.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/929833.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/929834.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/929835.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/929836.png


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