Douglas Baker (August 27, 1921 – December 14, 1944) was a United States Navy fighterpilot and flying ace during World War II. Baker was a F6F Hellcat pilot and triple ace with 16.3 aerial victories.[1][2]
^Edward M. Young (20 September 2013). American Aces against the Kamikaze. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 16–. ISBN978-1-84908-746-9.
^Barrett Tillman (14 February 2012). Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and the Men Who Helped Win World War II. Simon and Schuster. pp. 209–. ISBN978-1-4391-9087-6.
"Douglas Baker". Military Times Hall of Valor. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
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