Airworthy/Flying Wildcats

Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:52 pm

I have lost track or perhaps its just a senoir moment, where are all the airworthy/flying Wildcats these days? I know a few have changed hands in the last year or two. Can someone bring me uptodate?

Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:42 pm

There's one in the Personal Courage Wing at the Museum Of Flight that is still for sale at Courtesy. The museum is still working on it's static replacement in Everett.

Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:55 pm

howard pardue, tom camp, cavanaugh flight museum and rod lewis each have one.

Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:58 pm

The Fighter Collection have one here in the UK

http://fighter-collection.com/pages/aircraft/wildcat/index.php

Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:03 pm

Greg Shelton & PoF

Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:06 pm

CAF West Coast

Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:06 pm

There is a flying one at Fantasy of Flight

Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:27 pm

Last edited by Brad on Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:06 pm, edited 3 times in total.

Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:39 pm

there is one at Stallion 51 that flies as well.

jim

Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:05 pm

Yep, that's Doc Busch's.......

Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:15 am

Brad,

Your link to the picture of Mike Gillian's Wildcat is actually the one owned by Greg Shelton. Here's a picture of Gillian's at the Mt. Comfort show this year:

Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:37 am

Airworthy/Flying -

12260 N12260 F4F-3 Flying LEWIS AERONAUTICAL LLC
47030 N315E FM-2 Flying TRAINING SERVICES INC
47160 N551TC FM-2 Airworthy FM-2 LLC/Greg Shelton
55627 N47201 FM-2 Airworthy-Displayed POND WARBIRDS LLC
74560 N29FG FM-2 Flying CHINO WARBIRDS INC
86564 N4629V FM-2 Airworthy-Displayed NICHOLS CHARLES F TRUSTEE/Yanks Air Museum
86572 N86572 FM-2 Flying CAMP THOMAS L
86581 N1PP FM-2 Airworthy KALAMAZOO AVIATION HISTORY MUSEUM
86680 N11FE FM-2 Flying CARRIER DECK AVIATION INC
86690 N49JC FM-2 Airworthy-Displayed DIMMER JOHN C/Museum of Flight
86711 G-RUMW FM-2 Flying The Fighter Collection
86741 N222FM FM-2 Airworthy-Displayed WEEKS KERMIT A
86746 N6290C FM-2 Flying ANTIQUES AND CLASSICS
86777 N5HP FM-2 Flying PARDUE HOWARD E
86819 N5833 FM-2 Flying Commemorative Air Force
86956 N18P FM-2 Flying CAVANAUGH COLLECTION INC

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Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:39 am

In Restoration -

55585 N585FM FM2 Restoration HUFF AIR LLC
74512 None FM-2 Restoration Museum of Flight
86754 N750FM Restoration HUFF AIR LLC
86774 N774FM FM-2 Restoration HUFF AIR LLC
JV482 None FM-1 Restoration Ulster Aviation Society

Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:55 am

Static -

3872 None F4F-3 Restored-Static National Naval Aviation Museum
3956 None F4F-3A Restored-Static USS Yorktown
3969 None F4F-3A Restored-Static Patriotts Point Naval & Maritime Museum
4039 None F4F-3 Displayed as Recovered National Naval Aviation Museum
11828 None F4F-3 Restored-Static San Diego Aerospace Museum
12068 None F4F-4 Displayed as Recovered War Museum, Honiara
12114 None F4F-4 Restored-Static USMC Museum
12296 N3210D F4F-3 Previous Flyer-Static Display PACIFIC AVIATION MUSEUM PEARL HARBOR
12297 None F4F-3 Restored-Static Cradle of Aviation Museum
12320 N5254A F4F-3 Restored-Static Terminal Two, O'hare International Airport
14994 None FM-1 Restored-Static Valiant Air Command
15392 None FM-1 Restored-Static NASM
16089 None FM-2 Restored-Static? National Naval Aviation Museum
16161 None FM-2 Displayed as Recovered Pima Air and Space Museum
16278 None FM-2 Restored-Static Flying Leathernecks Museum
74161 None FM-2 Restored-Static Admiral Nimitz Museum
74763 None FM-2 Display? Sonora Air Service?
86747 None FM-2 Restored-Static National Naval Aviation Museum
86754 N58918 FM-2 Restored-Static Tillamook Air Museum/ERICKSON GROUP LTD
AL246 None F4F-3 Restored-Static Fleet Air Arm Museum
JV482 None FM-1 Restoration Ulster Aviation Society

Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:56 am

Stored -

11824 None F4F-3 Stored-Unrestored National Naval Aviation Museum
12290 None F4F-3 Stored-Unrestored National Naval Aviation Museum
46867 N909WJ FM-2 Stored? GILLIAN MICHAEL J
55052 None FM-2 Stored-Unrestored National Naval Aviation Museum
55404 None FM-2 Stored-Unrestored National Naval Aviation Museum
74120 None FM-2 Stored New England Air Museum