| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-RUMW |
| Alternate Serial: | JV579 |
| Military Code: | F |
| 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-2 Wildcat |
| Licence-built by: | General Motors |
| C/n (msn): | 5765 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | The Old Thing |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | DuxfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGSU IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 June 2011 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 315398 |
| Photo Comment |
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Originally intended for the French Aéronavale, the FAA received its first Wildcats in July 1940. Renamed Martlet by the RN, the rugged fighter operated over Norway, from escort carriers during the Battle of the Atlantic, in the Western Desert, over Madagascar and in the Far East. The RN reverted to Wildcat in Jan. 1944. This ex-USN Wildcat is in the FAA paint scheme aboard HMS Tracker in 1944. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 December 2020, and has since been viewed 414 times. |