Flying Heritage Collection's Wildcat

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Pat Carry
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Flying Heritage Collection's Wildcat

Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:48 pm

Which Wildcat does FHC have? Fly Past says it is Bu 91264 but I dont see that number listed in the Warbirds Regisrty.
AirJimL2
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Re: Flying Heritage Collection's Wildcat

Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:05 am

Pat Carry wrote:Which Wildcat does FHC have? Fly Past says it is Bu 91264 but I dont see that number listed in the Warbirds Regisrty.


I think FHC bought the static Wildcat from POF. I'm not sure the BuNo., but I know it wasn't in the WW Warbird Directory.

Jim
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Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:10 am

Here are the notes I have on this airframe. Please note I am far from 100% confident the information is accurate...

Designer: Grumman
Manufacturer: General Motors, Eastern Aircraft Div.
Model: FM -2 Wildcat
S/N: 086774 USN
C/N: 5832
C/R: N7835C ???????????
Owner: Planes of Fame Air Museum
History: FM-2 086774 USN, to The Air Museum (Planes of Fame) (circa 1976), N7835C (1986/11)
Notes: There is some confusion regarding the ID of this airframe. WD4 says c/n 5832, C/R has 5833 and the registry has 5832.

Does anyone have any information to add?

Regards,

Mike
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:04 am

I agree that the BuNo is 86774.

I don't know where FlyPast came up with 91264!!!!

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Tue Nov 16, 2004 7:34 am

Dennis Bergstrom wrote:I don't know where FlyPast came up with 91264!!!!


Doesn't the Planes of Fame have another Wildcat? Maybe they confused the ID with that one.

Mike
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:26 am

Isn't 91264 the Planes of Fame TBM-3 N7835C? How did they confuse those two?

Jim
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Wildcat

Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:12 pm

I think this is the Wildcat in question. This picture was taken in Chino in Sept. of 2001.

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TimAPNY
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Thu Nov 18, 2004 8:31 am

AirJimL2 wrote:Isn't 91264 the Planes of Fame TBM-3 N7835C? How did they confuse those two?

Jim


POF TBM is N7835C I was going to post a picture but ran out of time. They had two FM-2 on site. I'll post a picture of them tonight. The one I didn't see there this spring is pictured in C17OBDAN picture
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