| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | AL246 |
| 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 Martlet I (G-36) |
| C/n (msn): | 656 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | YeoviltonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGDY IATA: YEO Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Fleet Air Arm Museum |
| Photo Date: | 27 December 2013 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 58235 |
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This beautifully restored Martlet is now on display in Hall 2 of the Fleet Air Arm Museum. This is the only surviving F4F-4 and was originally intended for French AF service but transferred to the RAF after the fall of France in 1940. She spent most of WWII stationed in Scotland and then as an instructional airframe before arriving at the museum in the late 1950s. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 April 2018, and has since been viewed 610 times. |