| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N41476 |
| Alternate Serial: | 41476 |
| Military Code: | 476 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat (G-50) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F6F-3N Hellcat |
| C/n (msn): | A2742 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOSH IATA: OSH Local: OSH Other: - |
| Event: | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 |
| Photo Date: | 25 July 2019 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 344465 |
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This early US Navy night fighting equipped Hellcat served in the Pacific Theater in 1944. Rotated back to the USA as newer F6F-5Ns became available, the aircraft trained pilots until becoming an instructional airframe at NAS Norfolk. Forgotten until found in a container in the early 70s, it was saved from scrapping, displayed at the US Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, VA and loaned to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in 2002. Traded for by the Collings Foundation in 2012, the aircraft is pictured shortly after a complete restoration and making it's first flight on July 15, 2019. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 March 2021, and has since been viewed 1603 times. |