Where is this Wildcat?

[Pat Carry]

Today I am updating the Wildcat registry for Scott. What ever happened to Doug Arnold's Wildcat? www.warbirdregistry.org/f4fregistry/f4f-46867.html

[TimAPNY]

Is this the Wildcat that is generally at MAAM WW2 weekend? I don't have access to my pictures at work but I'm sure someone can fill in the details about it. If not I'll check to see when I get home.

Tim

EDIT:
I guess it is not the one I'm thinking about.

Last edited by TimAPNY on Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Tim Savage]

Today I am updating the Wildcat registry for Scott. What ever happened to Doug Arnold's Wildcat? www.warbirdregistry.org/f4fregistry/f4f-46867.html

For sale on Courtesy's site.

[Matt Gunsch]

Currently in Mesa Az in the CAF hangar

[Pat Carry]

Thanks for the info guys. Matt thanks for the photos.

[Jeff Funk]

Tim,


The FM-2 Wildcat that usually visits World War II days at MAAM is Lex DuPont's (Bu 47030). It's home base is down here at Toughkenamon, PA.

Jeff

[Nathan]

I didn't know someone owned a Wildcat in Pennsylvaina! Since I live in Pa.....Any other cool warbirds based in Pa? Besides those at the museums and Air Heritage?

[TimAPNY]

Because I feel all threads are better with pictures

Nathan, here is the FM-2 in PA





Here one of the CAF, this was lost a few years back.





And the F4F out on the Island




Tim

[Waltz41]

Nathan, Jim Beasley keeps his P-51's Bald Eagle and Frenesi at Northeast Philly airport, along with Joe Scogna's Baby Duck, but know one really knows what's up with that. There are also a few T-6's based there as well.

brian

[Mike]

Because I feel all threads are better with pictures

Nathan, here is the FM-2 in PA

Is that moss growing on the fuselage and fin?

[Randy Wilson]

The FM-2 marked as F-15 in "Butch" O'Hare's scheme is the original CAF Wildcat N681S, being flown in these photos by Bob Peters, as best I can tell. It was lost in a crash with another pilot in Oct 2003 in Houston, Tx. I was a sponsor and pilot of the plane for a number of years but only flew it a few times after its being based in Virginia.

Randy

[Matt Gunsch]

Is that moss growing on the fuselage and fin?

I guess tress are not the only thing that moss grows on the north side of.

[Jeff Funk]

Nathan,


I believe the Colonial Flying Corps has a PT-22 and 2-3 PT-19/26's at the Toughkenamon (New Garden Airport) field. It it just south of Kennett Square. They have a one day airshow each year in early to mid June. The home birds plus a few visitors (sometimes a Beasley P-51, the MAAM B-25, Marines Dream Corsair, etc) put on a show for us locals. I wouldn't recommend a 500 mile drive to see it, but since you're in the area I bet it would be worth an hour trip for most of us WIXers.

Close to PA, B-25J Panchito calls Georgetown, DE home during the summer.

Mike,

The DuPont FM-2 sports the "authentic" well worn paint of a weary warbird just like any respectable member of the cactus air force ( I realize the tail feathers may not be correct for Guadacanal).

[dors]

there is a pt-26 based at Reigle Airport in Palmyra, PA. Not sure who the owner is but sometimes in the summer he sells rides.

[Rob Mears]

I love the patina on that bird!! One great thing about the early warbird days is that many of the planes really did look like active combat aircraft. With their values shooting out of sight, it's easy to understand why current owners what their planes refinished to perfection, but you gotta admire the onces who don't get too upset when the paint starts to fade. As long as no expense is spared with the mechanical condition of the aircraft, I see no problem with letting the finish show a little wear. I looks far more authentic poised against the GI tents for the WWII weekend.