In what crash was Gorton injured during the war?
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Answer
In the airplane crash during World War II, aviators Gorton and Ross were injured. Their B-24 Liberator bomber took off from an airbase in England and was returning from a bombing mission over occupied France when it developed engine trouble and crashed. Both airmen survived, but Gorton was seriously injured and spent a year in the hospital recovering.
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