One Last PIMA Cat Question w/more[pics]...

Wed May 16, 2007 1:17 am

I'm assuming this is one of the Mildcats A&T pulled from Lake Michigan for the National Museum of Naval Aviation. Anyone know which one it is?
Thanks

Wed May 16, 2007 7:53 am

General Motors FM-2 "Wildcat (BuNo 16161)(CASU 24/35 on side)(18 on tail) (Assigned to NAS Glenview, IL for Carrier Qualification Training Unit. On April 12, 1945 the aircraft was lost attempting a landing on the USS Wolverine in Lake Michigan)(recovered in 1990s)

bill word

Wed May 16, 2007 9:52 am

it looks like it is in really good shape! Are the wings with it?

Wed May 16, 2007 9:56 am

Does anyone have an identity for the one now on the USS Hornet in Alameda?

Wed May 16, 2007 11:58 am

me109me109 wrote:it looks like it is in really good shape! Are the wings with it?

The airplane is in amazing condition considering all the time it spent under water. We do have the wings. When we get around to restoring the plane what we intend to do is preserve everything that is still intact, including the paint and rebuild the damaged or missing parts like the rudder.

By the way, does anybody have FM-2 cowls they'd like to donate?

James