Record-Breaking WWII Fighter Pilot Dean Laird Dies At Age 101

[basquebromance]

Truly the Greatest Generation...RIP, my friend

Record-Breaking WWII Fighter Pilot Dean Laird Dies At Age 101, According To Family

The only known World War II Navy pilot to shoot down both German and Japanese enemy aircraft died Aug. 10, according to the veteran’s family.

dailycaller.com

 

[whitehall]

Semper Fi to a WW2 Navy pilot who is credited with 5.75 Japanese kills. I guess the last Japanese aircraft was 25% survivable. How did a Navy carrier pilot end up in German airspace? Was he lost?