First Lieutenant Nellis was the pilot of US Army Air Forces P-47C Thunderbolt #41-6295. After departing Mitchel Field on Long Island, the motor of his fighter plane caught fire, and he was ordered to point towards the sea and bail out. At 15:00 hours, the aircraft crashed along the shoreline, 2 miles east of Jones Beach, Long Island, New York.
Lt. Nellis descended into the sea and died of exposure. His body was recovered about an hour later.
Lt. Nellis descended into the sea and died of exposure. His body was recovered about an hour later.
First Lieutenant Nellis was the pilot of US Army Air Forces P-47C Thunderbolt #41-6295. After departing Mitchel Field on Long Island, the motor of his fighter plane caught fire, and he was ordered to point towards the sea and bail out. At 15:00 hours, the aircraft crashed along the shoreline, 2 miles east of Jones Beach, Long Island, New York.
Lt. Nellis descended into the sea and died of exposure. His body was recovered about an hour later.
Lt. Nellis descended into the sea and died of exposure. His body was recovered about an hour later.
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