First registered NC86615 for pre-delivery flight testing by Grumman, this Widgeon was registered CF-EHD when delivered to Algoma Steel Ltd August 12, 1946. It was converted to a Super Widgeon by Link Aeronautical in 1951. The next twenty years it would go back and forth across the border as N75071 and N71Q, CF-WFM to N4018 by 1969. Sitting idle 1992 -2018 with a new owner reverting the registration to N71Q in 2014, the aircraft flew again in August 2018.

This Widgeon rolled off the production line in January 1947, but was stored until delivery in March 1948 to private owner. Registered N86641, the aircraft crashed landing on Lake St Clair in Michigan on May 19, 1953. Salvaged after it sank, the aircraft took to the air again in the mid 80s and was registered N86649 in 1987. The aircraft was modified to a Super Widgeon in 1988.

US Navy J4F-2 Bu 37713 1943 until sold surplus in 1946. This Widgeon became NC58828 (later N58828) with private owner Angus G. McKinnon. Teaming with Vernon Hickman, the Super Widgeon conversion was developed by the McKinnon - Hickman Company and the aircraft was converted in 1953. Registered CF-HAC in Canada after the upgrade, the aircraft returned to the USA in 1958 as N137B and after 1984, N778D.

US Navy J4F-2 bu 37757 from November 1944 until struck off strength in July 1947 after a training accident. Bought and repaired, the amphibian was registered NC63350 in 1949. Spending the majority of civilian life in Alaska, it was converted in May 1958 to a McKinnon Super Widgeon using McKinnon kit and Lycoming GO-480 engines. The current owner bought the aircraft in 1989. After a landing accident on September 7, 1991 where the aircraft nosed over landing with the parking brake engaged, it went through a 13 month rebuild where corrosion found was also repaired.

Delivered to Tradewinds Aviation in June 1975, but nosed aver and sank during landing a year later. It was recovered and restored afterwards. Photo via G. Bouma

Crashed and destroyed near Ventura, California in April 1987

This 1941 Widgeon was impressed in 1942 and operated by Pan American Airways for the US Navy as a J4F-2 BuNo 99077. Seen here operated by Northern Flyer LLC, making a low pass over Lake Hood during Alaska Aviation Air Museum's annual salmon bake fundraising event.

Delivered to the US Navy as J4F-2 Bu32958 in 1943. Civilianised as G-44 NC1069M in 1947. Reregistered as N1069M after 1948, N69T in 1953 and N86T in 1967. Converted to a Super Widgeon. To CF-KKF in 1958 then to N13122 and converted to a McKinnon Super Widgeon in 1967. To the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum in 2002 and mainitained in airworthy condition.

US Navy Widgeon 37716 was delivered December 12, 1943. Struck off strength in May 1946 and sold as surplus. Registered N67586, it was converted by McKinnon - Hickman to a Continental powered Super Widgeon in 1955. The aircraft was flying in Canada between May 1973 - October 1980. Although it crashed in Alaska in 1983, the classic seaplane was rebuilt using parts from three other aircraft in 1989 and is current as N480AK based in Anchorage, AK at the time of uploading.

This Widgeon was delivered in 1941 as NC28679. It had a varied career with the USAAF (as 42-38217) and in Africa, lastly as N3103Q, until withdrawn from use in the mid 1970s and stored at Malta. It was bought by Lawrence Usher in 1987 and restored at Ipswich, UK. He registered it as G-DUCK on 15 Nov 1988. In 1992 the aircraft was shipped to the Musée de l'Hydraviation and later placed on display, painted as seen here. The Widgeon has its original registration NC28679 painted at the top of the tail. This is a composite airframe, with the wings, engines and props probably coming from Super Widgeon N750M c/n 1341.

Reregistered N480K in 2009.

Reregistered N45PV in 2005

Grumman Widgeon with new engines. Well new ... Converted in 1955 !

The Widgeon with retractable tip floats looks great.

Crashed into Waitemata harbour killing all five people on board December 24, 1970