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    1. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016

      #OTD 1961: Pete Ray, Leo Baker, Riley Shamburger, Wade Gray killed in plane crashes over Bay of Pigs. http://1.usa.gov/1VC523X  #inmemoriam

      30 replies 83 retweets 127 likes
    2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
      Replying to @CIA

      Three of the men were pilots in the Alabama Air National Guard & worked at Hayes Aircraft Corporation. #inmemoriam

      6 replies 20 retweets 40 likes
    3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
      Replying to @CIA

      Pete was 30 years old & married w 2 children. He was a technical inspector at Hayes Aircraft Corp. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/DsDP7r0t1a

      11 replies 26 retweets 68 likes
    4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
      Replying to @CIA

      Leo, Pete’s co-pilot, was a native of Boston & a former flight engineer at Hayes Aircraft Corporation. #inmemoriampic.twitter.com/sohnRAwYop

      9 replies 35 retweets 72 likes
    5. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
      Replying to @CIA

      Riley, former @usairforce Major, was 36 w 2 children & pilot/instructor in Guard & Hayes Aircraft Corp test pilot.pic.twitter.com/4NxcYIytx6

      7 replies 29 retweets 51 likes
    6. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
      Replying to @CIA

      Wade, Riley’s co-pilot, was a former @usairforce radio & electronics tech. He also worked for Hayes Aircraft Corp. #inmemoriam

      7 replies 14 retweets 31 likes
    7. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
      Replying to @CIA

      The men were four of about 100 Alabama guardsmen who volunteered for a secret mission aimed at toppling the Castro regime. #inmemoriam

      5 replies 25 retweets 45 likes
    8. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
      Replying to @CIA

      The mission of the air effort was to penetrate beachhead area, attack Castro forces, & destroy whatever they could. #inmemoriam

      5 replies 22 retweets 41 likes
      CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016

      Pete & Leo’s aircraft was fired upon by at least one Cuban Air Force T-33 fighter & crash-landed on the beach. #inmemoriam

      5:57 PM - 19 Apr 2016
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      4 replies 22 retweets 34 likes
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        2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
          Replying to @CIA

          Pete & Leo survived crash & fled from heavily damaged aircraft, but were quickly killed by Cuban militiamen. #inmemoriam

          8 replies 18 retweets 39 likes
        3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
          Replying to @CIA

          Riley & Wade’s B-26 was also hit as it approached target area. Plane hit the sea at a shallow angle. There were no survivors. #inmemoriam

          7 replies 25 retweets 71 likes
        4. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 19 Apr 2016
          Replying to @CIA

          All were awarded our highest honor for bravery—Distinguished Intel Cross—& received Memorial Wall stars http://1.usa.gov/1VC523X  #inmemoriam

          16 replies 46 retweets 109 likes
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