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Flew Low To Avoid Radar In Defecting
A reconstruc tion of Maj Richard Pearce flight to Cuba shows he skimmed the Florida straits at wave top level to evade U S radar and sent an any station call as he neared Havana Libertad airport The search extended from the Bahamas to Texas and the Georgia border while Pearce and his 4 year old son were not heard from after landing The Miami Herald profile described Pearce as a strict disciplinarian and conservative as his divorce case highlighted personal tensions with his former wife
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Frank Murray
MIAMI
Richard Pearce
Cuba
Florida Straits
U.S
Coast Guard
Havana
Libertad
Pearce
Straits
Richard, Jr
319Th
Homestead Air Base
Florida
Federal Aviation Agency
American Defense Zone
FAA
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bahamas
Texas
Georgia
Miami Herald
Walter Pearce
Birmingham
John Mitchell
Houston