F6F HELLCAT/Bu. 40267
Bureau #: 40267
Construction #: -
Civil Registration:
None
Construction #: -
Civil Registration:
None
Model(s):
F6F-3 Hellcat
Hellcat Mk. I
Name: None
Status: Scrapped
Last info: 1983
F6F-3 Hellcat
Hellcat Mk. I
Name: None
Status: Scrapped
Last info: 1983
Built for the United States Navy as Bu. 40267.
Delivered to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as JV111.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
- Marked "E-P".
- Crashed into sea, Bay of Rosas, Spain, August 22, 1944.
Salvaged by fishermen, off Cape Creuse, December 3, 1979.
Complete fuselage, RN markings readable, recovered.
Hulk reported in scrapyard, Rosas, 1979-1982.
Remains gone by 1983, presumed scraped.
Delivered to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as JV111.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
- Marked "E-P".
- Crashed into sea, Bay of Rosas, Spain, August 22, 1944.
Salvaged by fishermen, off Cape Creuse, December 3, 1979.
Complete fuselage, RN markings readable, recovered.
Hulk reported in scrapyard, Rosas, 1979-1982.
Remains gone by 1983, presumed scraped.
Photo Source(s):
Unknown
Research Assistance:
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Research Assistance:
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