Hempstead is very close, but Mitchel Field is a tiny bit farther to the east, so sunrise would be a few seconds earlier. Still, dawn (the time Lt. Maughan is reported to have left Mitchel Field) would have been about 34 minutes earlier.
Hempstead is very close, but Mitchel Field is a tiny bit farther to the east, so sunrise would be a few seconds earlier. Still, dawn (the time Lt. Maughan is reported to have left Mitchel Field) would have been about 34 minutes earlier.