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S A I L O R S W I T H W I N G S • March 2020 | Volume 45 | Number 3
RUNWAY
ROPE
ON A
NAVAL AVIATION
IN THE PACIFIC
EDITORS
Leah Block, Editor
Gilbert Martinez, Assistant Editor
CORRESPONDENTS
RozeLyn Beck Tom Gordy
Hank Coates Gilbert Martinez, Jr.
Scott Germain Randy Wilson
COPY EDITORS
The Writers for Hire
ART
Farrah Underwood, Designer
PRINTER
Knight Abbey
COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE STAFF
Hank Coates, President hcoates@cafhq.org
David Oliver, Chief Operating Officer doliver@cafhq.org
Donna Blalack, Director of Administration & HR dblalack@cafhq.org
Lance Linguist, CFO - Secretary/Treasurer llinguist@cafhq.org
April Robinson, Unit Finance Coordinator arobinson@cafhq.org
Melissa Herrington, Accounts Payable Analyst mherrington@cafhq.org
Tiffany Singleton, A
S A I L O R S W I T H W I N G S • March 2020 |
EDITORS Leah Block, Editor Gilbert Martinez, Assi
Contents 8 The Angel and the Ace
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