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He flew a Navy fighter jet, an F-9F Panther, on ground attack missions from June 1951 to June 1952. On September 3, 1951, he had to eject after enemy fire caused him to hit a pole and lose part of a wing. He was safely recovered and eventually completed 78 missions, most of them in January, 1952.

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