44-73458 / P-51D-25NA Galveston Gal ever recovered ?

[Speeddemon651]

I was curious if any of 44-73458 / P-51D-25NA Galveston Gal was ever recovered ?

[mike furline]

http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2013/10 ... north.html

Accident Report
http://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/hitli ... 05823EE0E9 (.pdf's at bottom of page)

[Lon Moer]

http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2013/10/photos-crews-recover-wreckage-of-north.html

Accident Report
http://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/hitli ... 05823EE0E9 (.pdf's at bottom of page)

The airplane fragmented upon impact with the water. The engine, propeller, both wings, pieces of the fuselage, and a majority of the empennage were recovered; the remainder of the wreckage was not recovered.

[marine air]

It would be a high priority to A) recover the bodies B) recover as much as possible of the components for the FAA's accident investigation. I did read where the P-40 that crashed in the Atlantic a few years ago was not recovered.

[Warbird Kid]

It would be a high priority to A) recover the bodies B) recover as much as possible of the components for the FAA's accident investigation. I did read where the P-40 that crashed in the Atlantic a few years ago was not recovered.

Yeah, such a shame.