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In 1943, on a whim, and flying a single engine plane, Lieutenant Ralph O'Hare and Colonel Duckworth were the first to fly into a hurricane. It started regular Air Force reconnaissance flights into hurricanes. Incidentally, Ralph O'Hare is not the namesake for O'Hare International Airport, which, in 1949, was named in honor of Edward O'Hare, the Navy's first Flying Ace and Medal of Honor Recipient in World War Two. In 1926, a hurricane came inland near Daytona Beach, Florida, causing $2.5 million damage in Eastern Florida. When adjusted for inflation, that amounts to approximately $39.7 million. One city that was hit hard was Jacksonville.

 


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