Starnes Maps 2000 Mile Flight to Truk
Lt Richard W Starnes a 30 year old Chicago marine corps flyer plotted the air course of nearly 2000 miles from the Solomons to Truk and back United States airmen flew Liberator aircraft to capture early photos and data on the secret Jap stronghold much of the flight was conducted by instruments only but the pilots hit their target with precision
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