F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12296
Bureau #: 16278
Construction #: 1477
Civil Registration:
None
Construction #: 1477
Civil Registration:
None
Model(s):
FM-2 Wildcat
Name: None
Status: Stored
Last info: 2004
FM-2 Wildcat
Name: None
Status: Stored
Last info: 2004
History:
Delivered to U.S. Navy as 16278, 19??.
- Ditched off training carrior into Lake Michigan.
National Museum Of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1991-2002.
- Recovered from Lake Michigan, 1991.
- Static Restoration, Jacksonville, FL.
- Displayed as 7, Pensacola, 1996-1997.
- Loaned to MCAS El Toro, CA, 1998.
- Loaned to Flying Leathernecks Museum, Miramar, CA, 1999-2004.
-- Displayed as 16278/7.
-- Stored until new building completed, 2004.
Delivered to U.S. Navy as 16278, 19??.
- Ditched off training carrior into Lake Michigan.
National Museum Of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1991-2002.
- Recovered from Lake Michigan, 1991.
- Static Restoration, Jacksonville, FL.
- Displayed as 7, Pensacola, 1996-1997.
- Loaned to MCAS El Toro, CA, 1998.
- Loaned to Flying Leathernecks Museum, Miramar, CA, 1999-2004.
-- Displayed as 16278/7.
-- Stored until new building completed, 2004.
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
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003
Photo Source(s):
None.
Research Assistance:
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None.
Research Assistance:
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