| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 32976 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon (J4F) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman J4F-2 Widgeon |
| C/n (msn): | 1330 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | Petulant Porpoise |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Collection: | Pima Air and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 19 March 2014 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 58326 |
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This Widgeon entered service with the Navy in Sept. 1943 until her handover in 1948 for seaplane hull design testing. During this time she acquired the name 'Petulant Porpoise' and became the last Widgeon to be retired from USN service in 1954. Subsequently traded between various museums, she arrived at the Pima Air & Space museum in 1987 for display. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 April 2018, and has since been viewed 666 times. |