Sounds like he was a heck of a pilot. Interesting the article mentions him sea-plane training on the Banana River. They were still doing that when we were stationed at Patrick AFB on the Banana River, in the late-50s & 60's, using the Grumman Albatross.

https://avgeekery.com/profiles-in-aviation-the-unexpected-naval-aviator-bob-barker/
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