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| Ace In A Day |
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| 22 x 26 Inch Unframed Lithograph $95.00
Ace in a Day is Co-Signed by USN Ace Vern Graham who became an Ace in only one day.
Vern Graham a young Navy pilot was assigned to a newly organized squadron VF-11 in 1942. Sent to Guadalcanal int inexperienced Navy pilots were assigned the older and technically obsolete F4Fs while the Marines were flying the state-of-the-art F4U Corsairs. On one mission a large number of Japanese fighters jumped a flight on Corsairs Returning from a long escort mission a number of pilots from Graham's F4F flight came to the rescue on the Marines. In a few short minutes Graham woukd bag 5 Zekes. Out of fuel and ammo he would crash-land his F4F on Russell Island sustaining serious injuries |
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