Originally destined to be c/n 87, but became c/n 775 instead. This was because Grumman needed a demonstrator aircraft and jumping the delivery queue would upset other customers. To disguise the fact that they did so, the frame was given c/n 775. To make the numbers right again, c/n 087 was not built and from c/n 088 onwards the c/n matched the number on the production line.
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