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Survivors[]

PacificAviation Museum F4F3 Wildcat Fighter

F4F3 in Guadalcanal Diorama at the Pacific Aviation Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii USA

Grumman Martlet Wildcat REJS

A Grumman Martlet/Wildcat preserved at the Imperial War Museum Duxford

Solomon Islands[]

On display
F4F-4
  • 12068 - displayed unrestored at the War Museum in Honiara.[1]

United Kingdom[]

Airworthy
FM-2

United States[]

Airworthy
F4F-3
  • 12260 - Lewis Fighter Fleet LLC in San Antonio, Texas.[3]
FM-2
  • 16203 - Michael Gillian in Downers Grove, Illinois.[4]
  • 47030 - Training Services Inc. in Virginia Beach, Virginia; on display at Military Aviation Museum.[5]
  • 47160 - FM-2 LCC in Lewes, Delaware.[6]
  • 55627 - Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California.[7]
  • 74560 - Chino Warbirds Inc. in Houston, Texas.[8]
  • 86564 - Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California.[9]
  • 86572 - Warhawk Air Museum in Boise, Idaho.[10]
  • 86581 - Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[11]
  • 86680 - Mustang Aviation Partners Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware,[12] unique in having a passenger cabin.[13]
  • 86690 - John Dimmer in Tacoma, Washington. It is on loan to the Museum of Flight.[14]
  • 86741 - Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida.[15]
  • 86746 - Antiques and Classics in Champaign, Illinois.[16]
  • 86754 - Tillamook Air Museum in Tillamook, Oregon.[17]
  • 86774 - Skyway Aero Inc. in Reno, Nevada.[18]
  • 86777 - Howard E. Pardue in Breckenridge, Texas.[19]
  • 86819 - Commemorative Air Force (Air Group One) in San Diego, California.[20]
  • 86956 - Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas.[21]
On display
F4F-3
F4F-3A
F4F-4
FM-1
FM-2
Under restoration
FM-2
  • 57039 - in the middle of a recovery effort as of 2012. While conducting training on 12-28-1944 the FM2 Wildcat malfunctioned, and rolled off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Sable. The pilot William Forbes escaped from the aircraft before it sank into Lake Michigan. In early December 2012 the aircraft was moved 45 miles under the water to a safe harbor in Waukegan, IL. The Wildcat fighter was lifted from the water on Friday 12-7-2012.[38]
  • 74512 - under restoration by the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.[39]
  • 87773 - under restoration to airworthiness by the Bruce Roberts in New London, Pennsylvania.[40]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12068."Warbirds Resource Group. Retrieved: 14 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86711." The Fighter Collection. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12260." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 16203." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 47030." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 47160." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 55627." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 74560." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86564." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  10. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86572." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  11. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86581." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  12. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86680." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  13. ↑ [1] Bu. 86680 is shown to be able to carry 4 passengers.
  14. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86690." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  15. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86741." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  16. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86746." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  17. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86754." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  18. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86774." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  19. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86777." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  20. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86819." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  21. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86956." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 16 May 2011.
  22. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 3872." National Museum of Naval Aviation. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  23. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 4039."National Museum of Naval Aviation. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  24. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 11828." San Diego Aerospace Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  25. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12297." Cradle of Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  26. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12320." Warbirds Resource Group. Retrieved: 14 December 2010.
  27. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 3956." Patriots Point Naval Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  28. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 3969." National Museum of Naval Aviation. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  29. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12114." Warbirds Resource Group. Retrieved: 14 December 2010.
  30. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 14994." Valiant Air COmmand Warbird Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  31. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 15392." National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  32. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 16089." National Museum of Naval Aviation. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  33. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 16161." Pima Air & Space Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  34. ↑ "General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 16278." Warbirds Resource Group. Retrieved: 6 June 2013.
  35. ↑ "Grumman FM-2 Wildcat/74120" New England Air Museum. Retrieved: 27 March 2013.
  36. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 74161." Warbirds Resource Group. Retrieved: 14 December 2010.
  37. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 86747." National Museum of Naval Aviation. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  38. ↑ http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/12/07/world-war-ii-fighter-raised-from-lake-michigan/
  39. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 74512." Museum of Flight. Retrieved: 17 April 2012.
  40. ↑ "Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 87773." FAA Registry. Retrieved: 2 June 2011.
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