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Giving thought to aircraft recoveries. Has anyone tried to recover or examin any of the Doolittle Raider Wrecks????? Would love to see pics.

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Google "Bryan Moon Doolittle"
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It says that 3 of the 5 aircraft remains were recovered? Did I read that correctly?
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is there a site out there that has some more extensive information on this subject?? thanks. sim.
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I don't know of it if there is... I'd sure like to it was out there. I have talked to Brian Moon on the phone before.

Here are a few relevant links:
http://www.pro5.com/moon/bmoonart.htm
http://www.asaa-avart.org/biopages/Moon.html

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Probaly the biggest piece of wreckage is the armor seat back out of Doolittles plane that is in the CAF museum in San Marcos.
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