| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N1PP |
| Alternate Registration: | NL1PP |
| Military Code: | 1 |
| 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 FM-2 Wildcat |
| C/n (msn): | 5635 |
| Display Paint: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Hamilton - John C MunroMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYHM IATA: YHM Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1975 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 442612 |
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After WWII, this Wildcat (bu 86581, among the last built) was an instructional airframe at New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM. Acquired in 1968 and moved by truck to Fayetteville, AR, the aircraft was restored and flew in 1969 as N8658. WWII Marine and corporate pilot Preston Parish bought the aircraft in 1971. With his wife, a former WWII WASP pilot, they would establish the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in 1977 (renamed Air Zoo in 1999). The Wildcat was airworthy until the registration was cancelled in 2014 and it remains on display. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 February 2022, and has since been viewed 161 times. |