Thread by @DrydockDreams

Seen a lot of people commenting on the F6F thing on Fbook - that's probably just a typo, so no worries, happens to the best!
For those who are interested, the date is exact. The event, as related by John Lundstrom in vol.2 of the First Team, published by @USNIBooks
#WW2 #History

https://twitter.com/JGuybee/status/1283516999902146561

Pilot Harold Mathew O'Leary was indeed rescued from the water & stayed in the Navy after the war. He had enlisted in 1939, was Aviation Pilot 1st Class by 1942, & went on to become LCDR. He died in an air crash in 1955, on approach to Hickham AFB. He was 34.
May he Rest in Peace.

With its 66 victims, the crash remains to this day the deadliest plane catastrophe in the history of both Hawaii & US Naval Aviation. More details about this sad event can be found here 🙏🇺🇸
gendisasters.com/hawaii/3402/ho…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Hawa…
findagrave.com/memorial/10005…
#inmemoriam #USN

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