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There would be hundreds of WWII planes in that area that would be indifferentiable from what Mr. Tony Romeo says he's looking for. More likey he's just looking to fund his retirement hobby.

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That's what I thought, not even WW2 specifically, but (and I'm no expert) the image supposedly showing 'the distinctive shape of the fuselage, tail, and wings' is not that compelling? To paraphrase Jaws: it certainly looks like an aircraft, but not the aircraft.

It could be! Wings broken off/up a bit. But is it that likely? It could also be some other aircraft. Seems a bit sensationalist until they go back for a better look.

Maybe. Looks to be a bit (... by Pacific standards, so, hundreds of miles) off the Easternmost part of the Pacific that would have seen lots of air traffic in the war, which should leave it relatively clear, but I may be wrong.

[EDIT] I still doubt it's the plane, but this area may be far less-cluttered with 1930s-40s aircraft wreckage than others, is all I mean.

Howland island was pretty far from the fighting in WW2. The Phoenix Islands were not used by the military. All the fighting was to the west or the north (Hawaii).

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