On March 18, 1945, Lt. j.g. David L. Mandt took off from Maryland's Patuxent River Naval Air Station to test out the guns on an experimental fighter plane, the XF8F-1 Bearcat. Mandt was a veteran ...
A picture of the XF8F-1 Bearcat. David L. Mandt was flying the same model when he crashed into the Chesapeake Bay. Public domain Between August 1943 and March 1945, Lt. j.g. David L. Mandt clocked ...