Navigator Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/navigator Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:38:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png Navigator Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/navigator 32 32 Michael Gold https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/military/us-army/michael-gold Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:55:54 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=1278 Newport-born Michael Gold (1920-) was a B-17 navigator with the 447th Bombardment Group whose flak-damaged plane was shot down by German fighters on just his fourth combat mission (January 30, 1944). Two crew members were killed by gunfire, and the others bailed out. Gold faced the difficulties and deprivations of Nazi POW camps with the […]

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