Bureau #: 79863
Construction #:
  A-11008
Civil Registration:
  N79863

Model(s):
  F6F-5K Hellcat
Name: None
Status: Airworthy (2017)
Last info: 2025

Delivered to the United States Navy as Bu. 79863.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
Grumman Aircraft Co., Bethpage, NY, 1956-1957.
USNAM, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1957-1972.
Mike Rettke/Aerial Classics, Atlanta, GA, 1972-1984.
- Registered as N79863.
- Certificate of airworthiness issues May 14, 1980 Patriots Point Development Authority/USS Yorktown Museum, Mount Pleasant, SC, 1986-1991.
- Displayed on USS Yorktown.
Doug Arnold/Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd, Bitteswell, 1991-1992.
David Arnold/Iron Baron Corp, Dover, DE/Flying A Services, Earls Colne, UK, August 2, 1994-2000.
- Delivered to North Weald, August 8, 1997.
- Stored, North Weald, 1997-2001.
Paul G. Allen/Vulcan Warbirds Inc, Seattle, WA, December 2000-2025.
- Trucked from storage at North Weald for shipping to USA, July 12, 2001.
- Displayed at Flying Heritage Museum, Arlington WA, later Everett-Paine Field, 2006-2020.
-- Displayed as USN "00".
-- Restored to airworthy.
-- First flight, Paine Field, WA, March 27, 2013.
-- Flew as US Navy “32”.