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USS Lexington Found

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  • From: North Pole, Alaska
USS Lexington Found
Posted by richs26 on Monday, March 5, 2018 9:27 PM

The USS Lexington has been found by Paul Allen as shown here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K-V_ah6IIs

7 TBD's, SBD's, and an F4F3 found with 4 kill markings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pwYGvoLKsk

 

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    March 2015
  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 8:42 AM

That's amazing. How about the picture of the airplane!

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

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    December 2002
Posted by 7474 on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 9:28 AM

JohnnyK

That's amazing. How about the picture of the airplane!

 

 

Looks like they sank recently, not 76 years ago. The paint and fabric on the rudder looks fresh. would be great to recover (if possible) a few of the airplanes.

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