| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 79192 |
| Military Code: | 560 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat (G-50) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat |
| C/n (msn): | A-10337 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VBF-11 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Windsor Locks - Bradley InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Connecticut, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBDL IATA: BDL Local: BDL Other: - |
| Collection: | New England Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | 29 July 2023 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 594353 |
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During WWII, this Hellcat was based at NAAS Santa Rosa, CA and assigned to VBF-11. Post war, it was used as a target drone but made a wheels up landing and was SOC during May 1956. Placed into storage upside down in a cradle at NAS China Lake. Over the following 17 years the wreck was stripped of almost all internal equipment and control surfaces. The hulk was transported aboard a Military Sea Transport to NEAM arriving in October 1973. Restoration was performed in Rhode Island over twelve years and completed in July 1992. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 August 2023, and has since been viewed 1182 times. |