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C. J. Tufarella
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Rank
Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
June 29, 1951
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Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Tufarella was a crew member of a P4M-1 Mercator Patrol Bomber with Patrol Squadron VX-1, based at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. On June 29, 1951, his aircraft engine failed on takeoff and the plane crashed killing 8 men. |
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