| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "9351" |
| Military Code: | 5-F-1 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman FF |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-23 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman G-23 |
| C/n (msn): | 101 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Pensacola - NAS / Forrest Sherman FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNPA IATA: NPA Local: NPA Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of Naval Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2002 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 274024 |
| Photo Comment |
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Grumman G-23 preserved wearing the fake markings of a US Navy FF-1. It is in fact ex Nicaragua Air Force GN-3, delivered in the late 1930s. It was withdrawn from service in 1942 and ended up in a scrap yard. Rescued from there in 1962 by J.R. Sirmons and flown to the USA in 1966 as N2803J. Acquired by Grumman who restored it as seen here and donated it to the then US Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 August 2020, and has since been viewed 139 times. |