USN
USS Yorktown
VF-1 "Highhatters"
2005 via Kenneth Moore
Pilot Lt(jg) Gregory B. Bechtol (KIA)
Shot Down June 23, 1944
Mission History
Hit by anti-aircraft fire strafing Pagan Airfield and crashed on Pagan, pilot declared KIA.
Discovery
The crash site was located by Kenneth Moore in 2005.
References
Thanks to Henry Sakaida for Bureau Number.
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Discovery
