Aircraft Photo of JV482 | Grumman FM-1 Wildcat | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #192631
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:JV482
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman F4F/FM Wildcat (G-18/36/52/53)
Aircraft Version:Grumman FM-1 Wildcat
C/n (msn):[ 15633 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Long Kesh (closed)Map
Region / Country:Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:None
Collection:Ulster Aviation Society Collection
 
Photo Date:19 April 2010
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 192631
Photo Comment

Ordered by the US Navy as 15633. Delivered to the Royal Navy as JV482 as a Wildcat Mk.V. Ditched in Portmore Lough in 1944. Recovered in 1984. Being restored by the Ulster Aviation Society.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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