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A rare Douglas TBD-1 Devastator to be recovered by the US Navy

Le Douglas TBD-1 Devastator BuNo 1515 qui repose actuellement dans le lagon de Jaluit, aux îles Marshall ( Source photo : Air/Sea Heritage Foundation )

The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) has announced, in an official statement, the launch of an extraordinary project: the recovery of a Douglas TBD-1 Devastator missing since 1942. Of the 129 Devastators built, none has survived to the present day in a museum or private collection. The aircraft, identified as BuNo 1515, is now …

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