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Any suggestions to deal with the damage history paperwork,

You can order a copy of the aircraft's records from the FAA. Takes about a week or two, costs only $5. You'll get a CD with EVERY single piece of paper about that airplane, including Form 337s.

1) Click here: Do-It-Yourself DOT [diy.dot.gov]

2) Click on "Federal Aviation Administration"

3) Click on "Aircraft Payments"

4) Click on "Request for Copies of Aircraft Records."

Fill in the form, then wait by the mailbox.

-Kirk Wennerstrom
President, Cessna 150-152 Fly-In Foundation
1976 Cessna Cardinal RG N7556V
Hangar D1, Bridgeport, CT KBDR