29 April 1949 – During WWII a need was discovered for a “parasite fighter” – a jet fighter to protect bombers from hostile intercept aircraft. Pilot fatigue from P-41 and P-51 pilots who were protecting Boeing B-17’s, B-24’s, and Boeing B-29’s was a real problem. Aerial refueling hadn’t been perfected and these interceptors couldn’t match
Elder “Colt” Tetzlaff, age 96, of Black Diamond, Washington passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022. He was born in King County, Washington on August 27, 1926.
He is buried in Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington, USA
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