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Graveyard of Aces crash claims Pearl Harbor hero pilot
World War II triple ace George Welch, 36, chief test pilot for North American, died after ejecting from an F100 Super Sabre during a Mojave Desert test. Officials cited a possible sonic boom as the cause. he survived by parachute but died en route to Edwards AFB. Welch, famed for shooting down four planes at Pearl Harbor, left a widow Jeanette and two sons.
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