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Jack Cook
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Great job Jack
The condition of the airframe is amazing. Any other photos ? I know, asking Jack cook for photos...

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Welcome Home, Major Mathis, and thank you for your sacrifice.

And wow, that plane looks amazing! Hope they can bring it home as well!
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Jack,
Congrats on making this happen!

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Jack, of all the things you've been involved in (that I know of anyways), this has to rate right near the absolute top in terms of importance. You not only brought a famed pilot home after 70 years, you provided closure to his family, AND you managed to unearth a combat veteran P-38 in utterly remarkable condition in the process.

I don't know how you can improve on that, my friend. :drink3:

Welcome home Major.

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Nice job Jack. Great work.

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OUTSTANDING!

Having been involved in a JPAC mission (as a card-carrying civilian) I can say that it is one of the top five things I have accomplished in my life. Yours better that you found him!

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how cool is that!....good job!....whats the plan for the plane jack?
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Nice work, Jack. Looks like you hit the trifecta: found the location, recovered the airframe and bringing the MIA pilot home after 70 years. It really doesn't get any better than that.
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Thank You Sir. I salute you.

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Joining the chorus - Really hope the Lightning comes home as well. It would be a star attraction for any museum. Just a shame that with such an intact plane that Major Mathis didn't survive the crash landing. Did this P-38 have a name or nose art?

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Way to go Jack! Hard to believe the pilot didn't survive and it would be interesting to know how the aircraft came to grief in the bog. The P-38 is in such good shape, he definitely gave it his best up to the end, trying to survive.
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Well done Jack.
Thanks for sharing this with us. Bringing home a veteran, is as high an honour, any of us could hope for.

The condition of the airframe is astounding.
The survivors list for P-38's will need to make room.

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Well Jack ya done good!
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