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R. J. Bentz
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Rank
Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
October 18, 1953
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Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class Bentz was a crew member of a P2V-5 Neptune patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 18, based at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. On October 18, 1953, the engine failed after takeoff and the plane ditched 50 miles southwest of Iceland, killing 9 crewmen. |
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