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FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 55052
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Bureau #: 55052
Construction #: ?
Civil Registration:
  None
Model(s):
  FM-2 Wildcat
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last info: 2019
History:
Delivered to US Navy as 55052, 194?
  • Assigned to USS Wolverine.
  • Ditched in Lake Michigan, June 14, 1945.
USNAM, NAS Pensacola, FL, 1995-2002.
  • Recovered by USNAM.
  • Stored, unrestored, 1996-1999.
  • Marked as "6" & "15".
USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, CA, 2006-2019.
  • Restoration completed 2018, finished in over-all glossy sea-blue US Navy markings.
Source(s):
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003.
Photo Source(s):
Michael McDermott

Research Assistance:
John Terrell
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