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Pearl Harbor Vet Splashes Low-Flying F/A-18 During Memorial Parade
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Pearl Harbor Vet Splashes Low-Flying F/A-18 During Memorial Parade

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Oct 05, 2022
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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A Pearl Harbor veteran racked up his 198th kill when he shot down a friendly F/A-18 Hornet today. Chief Petty Officer John Wilson, who was just a Gunner’s Mate in 1941, downed the jet during a commemorative parade. The F/A-18 was conducting a flyover in support of the parade and flew too low, which spooked Wilson.

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