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F6F HELLCAT/Bu. 42874
Grumman F6F Hellcat Bu. 42874
Bureau #: 42874
Construction #: A-4140
Civil Registration:
  None
Model(s):
  F6F-3 Hellcat
Name: None
Status: Display
Last info: 2025
Delivered to the United States Navy as Bu. 42874.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
USNAM, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1979-2004.
- Recover from ocean (ditched) off California.
San Diego Aerospace Museum San Diego, CA, 1979-2025.
- Displayed as USN/42874/21.
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, 2023.
Photo Source(s):
Pat Carry
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