T-shirt - WW II TBF/TBM Avenger, USS CV-9 Essex, Size from S to 2XL

Description: T-shirt - WW II TBF/TBM Avenger, USS CV-9 Essex, Size from S to 2XLMaterial: Gildan Ultra Cotton, 100% cotton Please e-mail me the t-shirt size you are ordering upon making the payment. Thank you. WW II TBF/TBM Avenger, USS CV-9 Essex, Air Group 15 The feature illustration on the coffee mug is inspired by a brave story of a TBF/TBM Avenger flight crew, which was part of the most decorate Air Group 15 in WW II. In the early morning on November 5th, 1944, the flight crew was given a new Avenger, serial number ended 353. They went on a mission to attack a Japanese heavy cruiser in Manila Bay. The flight crew encountered heavy enemy fire. A Japanese 40 mm AA shell broke the plexiglass in the canopy inches away from the pilot and ripped through the turret behind the pilot. The gunner Deen was killed instantly. Lt. Cosgrove skillfully managed the damaged aircraft back to USS Essex (CV-9) after a two-hour flight. Shortly after they landed, the Navy decided to honored Deen with a sea burial ceremony leaving his body inside the aircraft. The Navy also decided not to salvage parts from the plane in order to show the greatest respect for the gunner. As a matter of fact, Deen is the first and only naval personnel to be buried at sea with an aircraft in WWII. He was only a couple weeks away from his rotation back home for Thanksgiving.

Price: 12.99 USD

Location: Buffalo Grove, Illinois

End Time: 2024-05-15T23:45:46.000Z

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