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12290 (with the help of unID'ed FM2) restoration in progress for USS Midway.

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Rob,

Sure do check the thread list, should be on the first page.

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Fascinating. I see traces of 3 different stars 'n bars overpainted on that fuselage.

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Is there any plan to carefully sand back the fuselage paint to reveal previous markings? It would be great to see what the original markings were on this aircraft...

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That's a Lake Michigan bird, right? I never knew Coca Cola made radials!

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whoops! Kim Jong IL did it!

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