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F6F HELLCAT/Bu. 41930
Grumman F6F Hellcat Bu. 41930
Bureau #: 41930
Construction #: A-3196
Civil Registration:
  N6096C
  N103V
  N30FG
Model(s):
  F6F-3 Hellcat
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2025
Delivered to the United States Navy as Bu. 41930.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
Wayne B. Fowler, Shaw Island, WA, 1963-1964.
- Registered as N6096C.
- Modified as sprayer and firebomber.
-- Borate tanks fitted under wings.
John Church, Monterey, CA, 1964-1965.
Peter J. Brucia, Garden City, NY, November 1965-1970.
- Registered as N103V.
William Ross, Elk Grove Village, IL, 1972.
Doug Champlin/Windward Aviation, Enid, OK, 1972-1981.
Champlin Fighter Museum, Mesa, AZ, 1981-1990.
Tom Friedkin/Cinema Air, Houston, TX, 1990-1991.
Tom Friedkin/Cinema Air/Chino Warbirds Inc, Chino, CA, July 1991-2025.
- Registered as N30FG.
- Flew as 41930/5K.
- Repainted in USN scheme as K29.
Grumman F6F Hellcat Bu. 41930
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.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2025.
Federal Aviation Administration.
Flightaware.
Photo Source(s):
Brian Lockett - Goleta Air & Space Museum
Unknown

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