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F7F TIGERCAT/Bu. 80503
Grumman F7F Tigercat 80503
Bureau #: 80503
Construction #: C.245
Civil Registration:
  N800RW
  N805MB
  N747MX
Model(s):
  F7F-3N Tigercat
Name: None
Status: Airworthy?
Last info: 2025
Delivered to the United States Navy as Bu. 80503.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
TBM Inc, Sequoia, CA, 1960-1980.
- Stored dismantled, unconverted, in hut, Sequoia, CA, 1973.
Mike Bogue, Oakland, CA, 1982-1983.
- Stored dismantled.
Robert L. Waltrip/Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston (later Galveston), TX, December 1988-2002.
- Registered as N800RW.
- Rebuilt at Fort Collins, CO, 1988-1989.
- Flew as Marines 80503/RW/Big Bossman.
- Retired to static display.
Monique Ltd, Carson City, NV, 2003-2004.
- Registered as N805MB.
- Flew as Marines 80503/RW/Big Bossman.
Michael Brown/Fury Ltd, Carson City, NV, 2002-2003.
- Ferried from Glaveston to Ione, CA, for preparation for racing.
Michael Brown/Monique Ltd, Carson City, NV, April 2, 2003.
Monique Ltd, Carson City, NV, June 25, 2003-2009.
- Registered as N805MB.
- Flew as Marines 80503/RW/Big Bossman.
Rod Lewis/Lewis Aeronautical LLC, San Antonio, TX, February 2009-2010.
Lewis Racing LLC, San Antonio, TX, November 8, 2010-2023.
- Registered as N747MX.
- Flew as race #1/La Patrona.
Spitfire Ventures LLC, San Antonio, TX, December 11, 2023-2025.
Grumman F7F Tigercat 80503
Grumman F7F Tigercat 80503
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.
Flightaware.
Federal Aviation Administration.
Photo Source(s):
Brian Lockett - Goleta Air & Space Museum
Ernie Viskupic/www.wingmanphotography.com via JetPhotos.Net.
Steve Tournay

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