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    Picture of the day.

    https://catalog.archives.gov/id/204972421
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    Where is Korako?

    https://pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/tadji/index.html https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/pacific/new-guinea/us-troops-and-lvt-on-shore-korako-new-guinea-1944/ https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/pacific/new-guinea/us-troops-and-vehicles-along-the-invasion-beach-at-korako/
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    Which Model P-40?

    Post #28, P-40 Flight Manual Page 6 & 7 of the pdf, F- has Warning Horn, L- has Indicator Light, but says location is upper left of instrument panel. Page 18 of the pdf shows a P-40F Instrument Panel minus the Landing Gear Indicator Light.
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    Another Part Verification: North American AT-6A?

    41-16294 was based at Luke Field, AZ. https://www.aafcollection.info/items/detail.php?key=511&pkg=bf!field!82!511!1!title!up!20 https://www.aafcollection.info/items/detail.php?key=512&pkg=bf!field!82!512!1!title!up!20 and would have looked like this. The aircraft furthest away is 42-16295.
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    Propeller Blade Identification and Information

    Page 8 of the pdf. AT8, AT9, AT10, AT17, UC-78.
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    Marine A1 Corsair? F4U-5?

    Heller, Hawk and Hasegawa made Vought AU-1 models. The only real external difference to correct on a model would be the engine cowling inlets from the -5 to the faired over bulges of the AU-1 and the blade antennae...
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    eBay: Japanese airplanes and other hardware.

    Actually Okinawa, April 1945
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    Fighting MiG Fighters In Vietnam. Vietnam Ace And TOPGUN Instructor Duke Cunningham

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Cunningham#:~:text=On%20June%204%2C%202013%2C%20Cunningham,President%20Donald%20Trump%20in%202021. On November 28, 2005, Cunningham pleaded guilty to tax evasion, conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud and wire fraud in federal court in San Diego. The...
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    Crash Relic ID help?

    Looks like part of a Magneto or Distributor with the bakelight cap and points.
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    P-51B-10-NA serial needed ?

    You may be able to eliminate some of these based on the dates if his photo is in a 308th aircraft. https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_5.html 106446 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 29, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly...
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    Dallas Airshow Tragedy

    https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106276
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    Ditching qualities of WW2 Aircraft

    P-51D http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/mustang/P-51D-manual-5april44.pdf
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    Fleetwings BT-12

    http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=73946&hilit=fleetwings
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    Ju 87 B-2 Werknummers needed please

    http://hugojunkers.bplaced.net/junkers-ju87-production-list.html No exact matches, but W.Nr's that are close. Various aircraft could have worn the same codes if lost in combat.
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