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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Womack View Post
    Because of cultural differences, that interchangeability concept was built in to the American aviation industry. A famous example is a B-17D calledThe Swoose at the National Museum of the USAF.

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    An example of interchangeability carried to an extreme was the DC-2 1/2.

    Seems the right wing of a DC-3 was damaged by a Japaneseicon bomb. There was a DC-2 wing available, it was bolted on the DC-3 and the DC-2 1/2 flew home.

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