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18 JULY 1945 - Second Lieutenant Jay K. Brockett, pilot of "Playmate 71", was returning to base after covering a strike on Davao Gulf when at 1533 he received a message stating that a dinghy had been sighted in Basilian Strait and to immediately investigate. Lieutenant Brockett sighted the raft with one man aboard at 1543. The survivor, 2Lt J. Downey, member of Marine Air Group 12, crashed at 1533 hours at 6°50'N, 121°55'E, while returning from a strike on Davao. He was returned to Zamboanga at 1615.

Survivor:  Second Lieutenant J. Downey, member of Marine Air Group 12

AIRCRAFT: OA-10A  44-33929    CALLSIGN: "PLAYMATE 71"    CREW: (P) 2Lt Jay K. Brockett, (CP) Lt. Richard W. Deane, (N) 2Lt Robert Ponder, (E) Sgt Stewart, (R) Sgt Alms

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