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 Post subject: CE3K Grumman Avengers
PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:55 pm 
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Can anyone tell me about the Grumman Avengers used
in the 1977 UFO film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
In particular I'm looking for BuNo.'s, owners etc.

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One was the CAF's, with #82 on the cowl and another was actually an F6F Hellcat only used in the headon view.
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there was an avenger at sea world ohio that was part of the bermuda triangle display. they really creeped it out, & it looked cool too. that 1 was donated some where?? any ohioans recall??

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MAPS. It was just a replica though.

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