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D. R. Gabbett
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Rank
Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
August 6, 1951
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Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class Gabbett was a crew member of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 871. On August 6, 1951, the aircraft was flying near Smith Island, Washington and experienced a hard water impact a half mile off shore. Nine crewmen were killed. |
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