F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12297
Bureau #: 12297
Construction #: 5957
Civil Registration: None
Construction #: 5957
Civil Registration: None
Model(s):
F4F-3 Wildcat
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2006
F4F-3 Wildcat
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2006
History:
Delivered to U.S. Navy as 12297, 19??.
- Ditched into Lake Michigan by Ens. Horace Little, 1943.
National Museum Of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1988-2006.
- Recovered from Lake Michigan, 1988.
- Loaned to Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY, 1988-2006.
- Restored by Grumman, Bethpage, NY.
Delivered to U.S. Navy as 12297, 19??.
- Ditched into Lake Michigan by Ens. Horace Little, 1943.
National Museum Of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1988-2006.
- Recovered from Lake Michigan, 1988.
- Loaned to Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, NY, 1988-2006.
- Restored by Grumman, Bethpage, NY.
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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. Cradle of Aviation Museum |
Photo Source(s): Scott Rose/Warbirds Resource Group. |
