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The pilot survived the forced landing and got rescued in 1948.
Vought F4U Corsair, Hawaii, USA
All 4 on board survived the forced landing and got rescued in 1993.
Cessna 310, Australia
15 planes on 4 continents
All on board survived the forced landings
All were rescued from the remote locations
The planes have remained abandoned 10-70 years
All 2 on board survived the forced landing and got rescued in 1977.
Curtiss C-46 Commando, Manitoba, Canada
All 2 on board survived the forced landing and got rescued in the 1960s.
Cessna T-50, Alaska
All 4 on board survived the forced landing and got rescued in 1973.
Douglas C-47 R4D-8, Iceland
All 19 on board survived the forced landing and got rescued in 1994.
Avro Shackleton, Western Sahara
All 3 on board survived the forced landing and got rescued in 1956.
Bristol 170, NWT Canada
All 3 on board survived the forced landing and got rescued in 1979, Canada
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