Lost F4U Corsairs

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VoloProVeritas60
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Lost F4U Corsairs

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Are there still WWII F4U, FG-1s, or F3A Corsairs still lost in the lakes of USA?
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RSwank
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Re: Lost F4U Corsairs

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There have been many navy planes recovered from Lake Michigan including a F4U. There are probably still more wrecks in the lake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_and_T_Recovery


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwNPTkoa9M
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Re: Lost F4U Corsairs

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A little background on why the planes ended up in Lake Michigan.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... olumn.html
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