Will the Slattery F7F be flown?

[Stephan Wilkinson]

Does anybody know if James Slattery is planning to air-show his new Tigercat (the WestPac Restorations one) or will it simply go into his new Greatest Generation Naval Aviation Museum?

Also, was this airplane originally acquired from the Marine Corps museum (in 1987) by the Pima museum directly, or by a private individual who then exhibited it as part of the Pima collection?

[Warbirdnerd]

The one at West-Pac is Bu80375. Mr Slattery's F7F is Bu80374. He had his Catalina, Skyraider and TBM at the POF show in Chino earlier this month.

[over/out]

Do'nt he own Both F-7s? I know he has one at West-Pac AND the one at Fighter Rebuilders.

[Warbirdnerd]

Do'nt he own Both F-7s? I know he has one at West-Pac AND the one at Fighter Rebuilders.

The one at West-Pac is still registered to West-Pac:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=379AK
Mr Slattery's is registered with the familiar 'Pissed Away" LLC:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... 1&PageNo=1

[JohnTerrell]

The one at West-Pac is Bu80375. Mr Slattery's F7F is Bu80374. He had his Catalina, Skyraider and TBM at the POF show in Chino earlier this month.

And his F3F-2 was also there for the POF show (N20FG), as it has been for the last few years.

I can't wait to see when his museum facility is completed and open - he has an absolutely stunning collection of aircraft already, all flown (as far as I know), with more in the works (like the Tigercats already mentioned, the F3A Corsair at Ezell's, the Helldiver and Dauntless at Vulture's Row, the B-23 at Sanders', etc.)

[Stephan Wilkinson]

As far as I know, the WestPac F7F has been owned by William Klaers (owner of WestPac) for 20 years or so, but it is now being restored for "Feenix Partners" (Jim Slattery et al). So it may still be registered to Klaers, but it is in fact owned by Slattery. And yes, Slattery does own both BuNo 80374 and 80375.

[Warbirdnerd]

I had not heard that Mr Slattery had purchased the Colorado Springs Tigercat (Bu80375), just posted what the public record shows. The Tigercat is supposed to take to the air for its certification flight in the next couple days according to the West-Pac (National Museum of WWII Aviation) Facebook Page...
https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/wwi ... on?fref=ts

[Rob Mears]

I love the fact that he owns two extremely rare planes with consecutive Bureau Numbers. It kind of puts to shame some of the gun collectors out there who try to follow the same principal.

Now if Jerry Yagen (BuNo.92508) would acquire the Kalamazoo Air Museum FG-1D (BuNo92509), he could become the second warbird owner to join the same exclusive club!

[over/out]

It would be cool if the WestPac people kept the F7f's "Long Nose" to swap it back now and then.....just saying..

[mrhenniger]

Where is Mr. Slattery's collection based? Is it open to the public to view?

Mike

[aceart]

Has anyone photographed the Tigercat? Or the status of the 'museum' I gather it's supposed to be in San Diego?
Please let me know if you have a contact as I'm looking for a couple of photos. I ran across some under construction shots at WestPac's website but they said they could not 'release' anything without Slattery's approval?

[Mike]

There have been photos and video of the Tigercat posted on the National Museum of World War II Aviation's Facebook page in June

[Warbirdnerd]

From Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pho ... =1&theater

[JohnTerrell]

I look forward to seeing it at Oshkosh in a couple weeks!

[Dan K]

I look forward to seeing it at Oshkosh in a couple weeks!

John, is that a wish or a confirmation?