F6F Hellcat headed to US

MKD1966 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:13 pm

Just read on Facebook that the F6F Hellcat owned for many years by TFC is headed to a new owner in the U.S. - it showed a picture of it on a lowboy trailer headed to be put on a ship...

Triplane102 · **Joined:** Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:55 pm **Posts:** 491

JUST a couple of guesses, Comanche Fighters ? Texas Flying Legends ? MAM ?

MKD1966 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2015 2:39 pm

TBM Tony wrote:

JUST a couple of guesses, Comanche Fighters ? Texas Flying Legends ? MAM ?

Since Comanche Fighters already has one (but two is always better) - I was thinking maybe Rod Lewis, Texas Flying Legends or Jim Slattery... With all the involvement between Steve Hinton / Planes of Fame and The Fighter Collection over the years - it would be awesome for it to end up at Chino !!! I guess time will tell...

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3331

TBM Tony wrote:

JUST a couple of guesses, Comanche Fighters ? Texas Flying Legends ? MAM ?

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

I believe when the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover had a listing for individual planes there was a Hellcat attributed to Rod Lewis as an attendee.

Linked from the Fighter Collection's Facebook Page:

Interesting that it left Duxford on a lowboy trailer. The P-47s and P-40 left in a shipping container...

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7830

Rumors of two Hellcats participating in that flyover.

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

MKD1966 wrote:

With all the involvement between Steve Hinton / Planes of Fame and The Fighter Collection over the years - it would be awesome for it to end up at Chino !!! I guess time will tell...

I made a very similar statement a couple months back when the news first broke that the Hellcat would be returning to the USA. I know it is probably a long shot but it would be fantastic if PoF did end up with it.

DH82EH · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:58 pm

Warbirdnerd wrote:

I believe when the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover had a listing for individual planes there was a Hellcat attributed to Rod Lewis as an attendee.

Linked from the Fighter Collection's Facebook Page:

Interesting that it left Duxford on a lowboy trailer. The P-47s and P-40 left in a shipping container...

Hellcat won't fit in a standard shipping container, at least not without significant disassembly. What was Leroy Grumman thinking? :wink:

Andy

ChrisK48 · **Joined:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:40 pm **Posts:** 131

Is this the one? Photographed at Chino in 1978, reportedly went to TFC. 80141 was N[R]100TF at the time

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

ChrisK48 wrote:

Is this the one? Photographed at Chino in 1978, reportedly went to TFC. 80141 was N[R]100TF at the time

Yes
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/f6fregis ... 80141.html

Triplane102 · **Joined:** Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:55 pm **Posts:** 491

Mike wrote:

TBM Tony wrote:

JUST a couple of guesses, Comanche Fighters ? Texas Flying Legends ? MAM ?

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

LOL! Mike! Then Who?Who?Who? I agree that POF would be Perfect! & Collings already has one, Conrad? Wait ! Erickson ?

stryper · **Joined:** Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:18 pm **Posts:** 73

Hello again everyone! My first username was erased when they updated this sight years ago (not that I posted that much anyways), and want to say "Thanks" to everyone for the countless hours of reading and education.

As for the mysterious new owner of the Hellcat, it was mentioned on another forum that one of the hands at TFC had the opportunity of "showing a wealthy Texan around it at Goodwood".

Triplane102 · **Joined:** Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:55 pm **Posts:** 491

There's Oil at Goodwood ??!! :shock:

(Sorry Mods, Couldn't Help Myself :roll:

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marine air · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:22 pm

I know Planes of Fame traded and sold a few aircraft from their collection. Are there any surviving Hellcats that were former POF Maloney aircraft? I would like the Bob Pond Hellcat sold and returned to airworthiness.

Taylor Stevenson · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:44 pm

It's Conrad.

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