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PostPosted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:43 pm 
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AirJimL2 wrote:
James,

I can't remember the exact details but many many years ago someone found a data plate on the parts bird. We looked, but never found any ID on the restoration project airplane. Somehow over the years the ID of the parts bird became the ID on the restoration plane. I'm not sure if this was on purpose (as this was a restoration to fly) or one of those things where someone publishes the number in one place and then everyone else follows suit. I see Midway has followed this trend and shows the serial I listed as attached to their airplane.

Jim


Thanks Jim. That is pretty much what I figured happened. With the way people reuse and confuse IDs I doubt half the warbirds out there are really what people think they are.
James


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