| Registration / Serial: | 12297 |
| 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 F4F-3 Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 5957 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Garden City - Mitchel AFB (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Collection: | Cradle of Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 29 August 2017 |
| Photo by: | Arjun SarupContact |
| Photo ID: | 282978Submit Correction |
| View count: | 218 |
On display at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. This Wildcat flying from USS Sable ditched in Lake Michigan on Jan. 16, 1944. At the time, many pilots qualified for deck landing on USS Sable and USS Wolverine, which were side paddle-wheel aircraft carriers. Quite a few aircraft were lost in Lake Michigan, and this Wildcat was recovered in 1988.
| Registration / Serial: | 12297 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 5957 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Garden City - Mitchel AFB (closed)Map | Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 29 August 2017 |
| Photo by: | Arjun SarupContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 12297 |
| 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 F4F-3 Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 5957 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Garden City - Mitchel AFB (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Collection: | Cradle of Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 29 August 2017 |
| Photo by: | Arjun SarupContact |
| Photo ID: | 282978Submit Correction |
| View count: | 218 |
On display at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. This Wildcat flying from USS Sable ditched in Lake Michigan on Jan. 16, 1944. At the time, many pilots qualified for deck landing on USS Sable and USS Wolverine, which were side paddle-wheel aircraft carriers. Quite a few aircraft were lost in Lake Michigan, and this Wildcat was recovered in 1988.
| Registration / Serial: | 12297 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 5957 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| City / Airport: | Garden City - Mitchel AFB (closed)Map | Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Photo Date: | 29 August 2017 |
| Photo by: | Arjun SarupContact |