| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 66237 |
| Other Marks: | Z11 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat (G-50) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman F6F Hellcat |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat |
| C/n (msn): | A-1257 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDMA IATA: DMA Local: DMA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 October 1987 |
| Photo by: | Fergal Goodman |
| Photo ID: | 74394 |
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This aircraft ditched in the Pacific Ocean, near San Diego, CA on Jan. 12, 1944. It was recovered in 1970 after being discovered on the bottom by Lockheed Ocean Labs.' research submarine "Deep Quest". After being displayed at the Pima County Air Museum from 1974 to 1992, it was restored for static display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL. This photo is copyright © Fergal Goodman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 August 2018, and has since been viewed 283 times. |