Unmarked partially restored aircraft.

Operated by Sis-Q Flying Service.

Originally US Navy bu 80525, this Tigercat had a second life as a fire fighter. It was registered N7629C to Cal-Nat Airways and Sis-Q Flying Services from the mid 60s to 1981 (when the tanker modifications were removed). Acquired by the Marine Corps Aviation Museum in 1981, the fighter was stored at Quantico, VA until 1991 after which it went through several owners until a major restoration was undertaken at Chino, CA during 2011 - 2014.

The Tigercat was a high-performance carrier-borne fighter flown by the USN and USMC from 1944 to 1954. Although too late to see combat service in WW2, it did so in Korea. This example was originally BuAer no. 80374 and at the time of this photo was part of Sis-Q's varied water-bomber fleet. Under restoration to flying condition at Chino in 2011, should be one of six flyable and 12 surviving altogether