Bureau #: 80483
Construction #:
C.225
Civil Registration:
  N6178C

Model(s):
  F7F-3P Tigercat
Name: Bad Kitty
Status: Airworthy?
Last info: 2025

Delivered to the United States Navy as Bu. 80483.
- BOC: N/A
- SOC: N/A
George F. Kreitzberg, Salem, OR, 1958-1964.
- Registered as N6178C.
Cal-Nat Airways, Grass Valley, CA, 1964-1966.
- Flew as tanker #E43.
- Struck trees during firebombing drop run, landed safely, Ukiah, CA, August 7, 1966.
Sis-Q Flying Service, Santa Rosa, CA, 1969-1985.
- Flew as tanker #E43.
- Damaged in landing accident, Santa Rosa, CA, May 21, 1975.
Macavia International Corp, Santa Rosa, CA, June 1985-1986.
- Flew as tanker #E43.
Kermit E. Weeks/Weeks Air Museum, Tamiami, FL, 1987-1988.
- Stored Santa Rosa, CA.
- Certificate of airworthiness renewed, October 28, 1988/
Lea Aviation (US) Inc, Tampa, FL/Duxford, UK, 1988-1993.
- Arrived Duxford, Nov. 13, 1988.
- Operated by Plane Saling Air Displays.
- Flew as USN/JW/483.
Richard Bertea, Chino, CA, (later Corvallis, OR), 1993-2004.
- Deelivered from Duxford to Ft. Wayne, IN, May 1993.
- Delivered to Chino June 11, 1993.
- Flew as "Marines 80483/RB14".
John T. Sessions/FWF Ltd/Historic Flight Foundation, Seattle, WA, February 2005-2016.
- Restoration to airworthy at Victoria, BC, 2005-2007.
- First flight, July 14, 2007.
- Flew in blue scheme as Marines/80483/MW483/Bad Kitty.
Comanche Maverick Air LLC, Houston, TX, January 19, 2017-2025.
- Delivered from Seattle to Chino, CA, January 2017.

F7F Tigercat/Bu.80483/N6178C of Cal-Nat Airways as Tanker E43 at Grass Valley, CA, in September 1965.

F7F Tigercat/Bu.80483/N6178C of Cal-Nat Airways as Tanker E43.