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On Wed. 15 Jul 1942 A salvage crew arrived at Akutan Island, US Territ.....

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A salvage crew arrived at Akutan Island, US Territory of Alaska to recover a A6M2 Zero fighter that had crashed there during the Japanese attack in the prior month.

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