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Navy Pilot Reunited with Plane 57 Years Later
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Feb. 6, 2015 | 3:08
Robert Jones, former U.S. Navy FJ-48B Fury pilot with Strike Fighter Squadron 146, talks about his experience as a pilot in the 1950s to Marines and Sailors aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. Jones was recently reunited with his plane that had crashed after he ejected from the aircraft during a familiarization flight 57 years ago. It was found in Rancho Guejito in Escondido, Calif.
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