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- A surviving example of a JRS-1 flying boat, in the possession of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, was moved from the Garber Facility in Suitland, Maryland, United States to the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, United States. ww2dbase [S-43 | Chantilly, Virginia | CPC]
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