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Show Idle Sicily Lighthouse Fighter Pilot's Haven ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA. Capt. William B. Reed of Marion, Iowa, was back in act-jn over Sicily with a P-40 War-hawk War-hawk fighter today after having been shot down and having spent eight days in a deserted lighthouse near Trapani and six days more as an Italian prisoner. Captain Reed bailed out when his plane was hit, and spent the night on a rubber raft. The next morning he paddled to a deserted lighthouse within sight of tie Sicilian coast where he lived for eight days without with-out water and only on concentrated rations. He then sighted some Italian fishermen fish-ermen and rowed out to them. They gave him water but refused to take him back to-the lighthouse. He became be-came their prisoner until rescued by paratroops when Trapani was captured. cap-tured. Just to show that the experience has not affected his aim, Captain Reed destroyed a Messerschmitt 109 while taking part in a fighter sweep three days after his return to base, i |