 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Vraciu akadzokera kunorwa muPacific mukupera kwa 1944, achibhururuka Grumman F6F Hellcats muVF-20. Musi waDecember 14, 1944, pashure pemishando miviri neVF-20, ndege yake yakapfurwa nemoto unorwisa ndege panguva yebasa pamusoro pePhilippines. Vraciu akabhururuka neparachuti achibva mundege yake, ndokunogara muTarlac mudunhu reLuzon. Akaponeswa nevakurwira vePhilippinesvarwi, avo vakamugadza kuva mukuru mukuru anotungamirira boka remagandanga. Pashure pokupedza mavhiki mashanu nevarwi vehondo, Vraciu akabatanazve nemauto eAmerica ndokudzokera kuUSS Lexington. Akapedza mwedzi mishomanene yokupedzisira yehondo achibatira paNaval Air Test Center muPatuxent, Maryland. Vraciu akapedza hondo ari wechina wepamusoro-soro weU.S. Navy, akaverengerwa nekudonhedza ndege dzevavengi gumi nemapfumbamwe uye kuparadza makumi maviri nerimwe pasi. 