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July 2, 2016 at 1:51 pm
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Charles Duckworth
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The accident was in November 1975 and the number swap happened shortly after the original 1776 was damaged. Eudaly’s Mopac diesel book shows 1639 retired November 1975 so it was too damaged to be fixed.