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F-5 Lightning Recovery

Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:55 am

Has anyone heard about this F-5?
The F-5E being recovered at present by JPAC is located at 7,000 ft near Mt Salawaket in the Finesterre Ranges. It was flown by 1Lt Elwyn A. Eastman O-282874. This Lightning is s/n 44-23227, which departed Finschafen for a local test flight on 18 August 1944.

Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:19 am

All I know is:


MACR 8553 18 August 1944 F-5E-2-LO 44-23227 c/n 422-4231
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