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Artifacts from F4F Wildcat in St. Johns river

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Artifacts recovered from aircraft.
Original sonar image that led the Underwater Criminal Investigators to conduct dives to find out what it was.
7 F4F Wildcat in St. Johns River artifacts
Coordinates handwritten by pilot allowed investigators to recreate the flight that ended with a crash in the river.
Pilot's fingerprint preserved for 70+ years.
Artifact from F4F Wildcat
The canopy of the fighter plane was relatively intact.
Model of remains found at the bottom of the St. Johns River.

Artifacts recovered from aircraft.

Photos provided by Thomas Keisler of Underwater Criminal Investigators