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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:48 pm 
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Wreckage Found of a plane in a Michigan swamp. The effort to identify it took many hours and years, but was ultimately successful.
Please read about the long process and the lessons learned
I'm sure all of you will find the answer to the mystery very interesting

Link to story here:
https://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com ... 1311184611
https://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/post/michigan-crash-site-mystery-10481141?pid=1311184611

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Great work, thanks for sharing.

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Somebody needs to find the data plate!
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:54 pm 
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where is the master data plate located in the P-51H?


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:51 am 
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ALOHADAVE wrote:
where is the master data plate located in the P-51H?
Typically in the cockpit for most NAA products.

This is a rendering of a P-51D cockpit, but you get the idea:

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Great story, sad that the pilot didn't make it.


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