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Bureau #: 66237 Construction #: A-1257 Civil Registration: None |
Model(s): F6F-5 Hellcat Name: None Status: Display Last info: 2008 |
Delivered to USN as Bu. 66237, 19??.
- Ditched, Pacific Ocean, near San Diego, CA, Jan. 12, 1944.
- Flown by Ensign Robert F. Thomas.
- Recovered from 3400 ft by USN, Oct. 9, 1970.
San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego, CA, 1972.
Pima County Air Museum, Tucson, AZ, 1974-1992.
- Displayed as Z11.
National Museum Of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL, 1992-2008.
- Restored by Roy Stafford, Herlong, FL.
- Displayed as VF-31/USS Cabot.
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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. Federal Aviation Administration, www.faa.gov, 2008. Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers Page |
Photo Source(s): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group Research Assistance: - |
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