Navy pilots memorialized in Preston
October 19, 2019 12:00 am
• Last Updated: October 19, 2019 5:13 pm
People gather in Preston to remember US Navy Ensigns Merle Longnecker and George Kraus who died on a training flight when their F6 Hellcat fighter planes collided in mid-air and crashed in Preston on the night of Oct. 19, 1944.
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