Doomed DC plane pilot and NYC native was carrying treasured memento from late cop dad at time: ‘By the grace of God, we got it back’

Doomed DC plane pilot and Big Apple native Jonathan Campos was carrying one of his most treasured possessions with him during the air horror — the police badge of his beloved late NYPD dad.

Campos, 34, lost his cop dad, Feliberto Campos Jr., when he was only 9, a devastating event that remained with him, family and friends said.

He eventually had his father’s badge number tattooed on his right shoulder —and would fly with the badge after becoming a pilot, they said…

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