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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 3:52 pm 
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We have somewhat been trying to locate it. Hopefully this summer we can put more focus on locating it. :drink3:

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cooper9411 wrote:
We have somewhat been trying to locate it. Hopefully this summer we can put more focus on locating it. :drink3:


Would very much like to hear about your progress. If you find it, I know Don would cherish the opportunity to simply see the plane.


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PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 9:31 pm 
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cooper9411 wrote:
We have somewhat been trying to locate it. Hopefully this summer we can put more focus on locating it. :drink3:


Would very much like to hear about your progress. If you find it, I know Don would cherish the opportunity to simply see the plane.


Well if we get fortunate enough to locate it by all means we would gladly share our progress.

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http://oswegocountytoday.com/gertie%E2% ... a-mystery/


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Last I heard, there was a group searching for "her", along with ( rumored) C-47 that went down in the same area.

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PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2014 6:51 pm 
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way back about 37 years ago in college, one of my classmates showed me a picture of him sitting in a WWII fighter in one of the great lakes. He was in the Cleveland Diving Club.

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be carefull because as soon as u locate it A n E and the whole navy will be knockn at your door! lol


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so did anybody find Lieutenant Dean O. Delongs corsair?


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so did anybody find Lieutenant Dean O. Delongs corsair?


As of now, not that I've heard. I haven't been able to commit as much time as hoped in the search for the Corsair. Still trying to do some more searching by the end of September or October. :drink3:

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 7:08 pm 
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are you towing a magnatometer too? my side scan was good, my hummingbird was best for resolution by lacked the depth, but a magnatometer I think is a major asset...


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Not using a magnetometer. In that area of Lake Erie the depth is average of 20 ft. Humminbird works just fine plus I have/use 2 underwater infrared cameras with 60ft. cable. :drink3:

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wow!!! now here is an old post from the wix archive that I forgot about!!! after so many years....... any new conclusions?? pop1 pop1

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i cant believe u guys that are local are not out on that lake every sunny day lookn for this corsair! i would be for sure-wish we had some fresh water local ditchings ! i would be all over this!!!


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i cant believe u guys that are local are not out on that lake every sunny day lookn for this corsair! i would be for sure-wish we had some fresh water local ditchings ! i would be all over this!!!


Well unfortunately there's this little thing called "life" that makes it sometimes difficult to spend as much time as wanted searching for the plane. Lake Erie is pretty good size. :drink3:

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are the approximate ditching locations recorded? has anybody spoke with the other members of his flight group or the pby rescuers? 20' of water is a piece of cake!


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