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Old Feb 15, 2021 | 06:34 PM
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My 2021 was built on Dec 15 and has one Tonawanda decal on the driver's side valve cover.
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Old Feb 15, 2021 | 10:49 PM
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Most will miss that technicality -

From the original days, If helo, it would have been in the middle so both can use (see) it.
Wow, shades of the Sikorsky HO3S & I thought I was Senior! I was an F9F Cougar driver though.
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Those who forget the past will be forced to relive it. Naval training is second to none.
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Originally Posted by JTBogus
Wow, shades of the Sikorsky HO3S & I thought I was Senior! I was an F9F Cougar driver though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K46-...ature=emb_logo
There is an F9 in a playground in Kenmore, NY. Just down the road from the Tonawanda engine plant. My kids used to play on it when we visited the in-laws.

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