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Maverick
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Trip to Alaska to recover 44-85505 details on Champaign Aviation Museum web site ChampaignAviationMuseum.com.
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Congratulations on the recovery - the nose gun fairing alone is such a tough piece to find.

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Interesting that the wing shows the red wingtip applied to aircraft flying in Alaska.



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Amazing stuff. Mining for aviation gold as it were. Nice.
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Very cool! Anyone know the story behind the B-17 crash?

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