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He <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, when he <\/span>safely ejected<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> after an engine malfunction<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Frankly, it&#8217;s very emotional because all pilots love their airplanes,&#8221; Jones said upon arriving to see the plane wreck for the first time, according to a Marine Corps Air Station Miramar story commemorating the Feb. 5 reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to some fortuitous brush clearing fires and detective work by many, Jones was able to visit the downed plane at an Escondido, California, ranch, accompanied by his wife, son, Marines and Navy fliers.<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">alongside his wife and son, Marines and Navy fliers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It began a few years ago, when cowhands at Rancho Guejito discovered the wreckage <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">fighter <\/span>in an area that had recently experienced some fires. The ranch got in touch with MCAS Miramar, which sent an investigative team and experts from the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in San Diego, according to the release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They traced the plane&#8217;s serial number to Jones, who had flown with Attack Squadron 146, the &#8220;Blue Diamonds,&#8221; then based at Naval Air Station Miramar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the service, Jones flew for 31 years with United Airlines. 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