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Old 07-09-2011, 01:33 PM
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thanks guy! its even got a bullet hole in the frame where it was shot at. Below are some links for anyone interested. Seems like somewhere around 15,000 of these were produced and only around 7 are known to exist, minus this one. Its in rough shape but still neat. There is a pic on one of these links of a "Norma Jeane" who worked in a factory or something assembling the propeller on one of these drones. She was first discovered there and later became Marilyn Monroe!

http://ww2weaponsforum.com/showthrea...one-OQ-2A-1943

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioplane_OQ-2

http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargra...dioplane3.html

http://www.designation-systems.net/d...pp1/oq-14.html

p.s. Jon, if u know of anyone interested, please let me know asap, as I've been sending emails to local museums to gauge their interest. Also, some have inquired about traveling to come pick this thing up. My neighbor wants it to go to someone who will appreciate it and not "part it out", as I guess the engine and propellers are big collectors items but no one wants the frames haha.
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