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HELLCAT/Bu. 79863



Bureau #: 79863
Construction #:
  A-11008
Civil Registration:
  N79863
  Model(s):
F6F-5K Hellcat
Name: None
Status: Restoration
Last info: 2002

History:
Grumman Aircraft Co., Bethpage, NY, 1956-1957.
USNAM, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1957-1972.
Aerial Classics, Atlanta, GA, 1972-1984.
- Registered as N79863.
Patriots Point Development Authority/USS Yorktown Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC, 1986-1991.
- Displayed on USS Yorktown.
Doug Arnold/Warbirds Of GB Ltd, 1991-1992.
David Arnold/Iron Baron Corp, Dover, DE/Flying A Services, Earls Colne, UK, Aug. 2, 1994-2001.
- Delivered to North Weald, Aug. 8, 1997.
- Stored, North Weald, 1997-2001.
Vulcan Warbirds Inc, Seattle, WA, Feb. 12, 2001-2002.





Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, 2008.
Photo Source(s):
Chuck Gardner

Research Assistance:

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