F4U-1 Recovered from Lake Michigan
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 2:17 pm
Another aircraft is recovered from Lake Michigan. This F4U is one of over 200+ Navy aircraft lost in Lake Michigan during WWII. These planes, many combat survivors, were stationed at NAS Glenview. Two side-paddle wheel steamships were converted into the training aircraft carries USS Wolverine (IX-64)b and USS Sable (IX-81) and were stationed on the Chicago lakefront. Training spanned from August of 1942 through September 1945. The carriers were scrapped in 1948.
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