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Wildcat Fighter

Workers with A & T Recovery prepare a WWII era FM-2 'Wildcat' fighter plane for transport after it was recovered from Lake Michigan on Dec. 7, 2012 in Waukegan, Illinois. The aircraft, which was recovered from about 160 feet of water, crashed into the lake on Dec. 28, 1944, when the engine died while it was on a training mission being piloted by Ensign William Forbes, who survived the crash. The aircraft, which is still owned by the U.S. Navy, will be shipped to the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida for restoration. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

World War II Fighter Raised From Lake Michigan

After spending almost 70 years, submerged in Lake Michigan salvage experts pulled an old World War II fighter plane out of the water on Friday.

CBS Chicago–2012/12/07

WWII Fighter To Be Raised From Lake Michigan

A sunken World War II Wildcat Fighter has concluded its final fight–45 miles under the water to a safe harbor in Waukegan.

2012/12/05

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