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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 NX12260 US Navy BuNo 12260
This aircraft crashed in May 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition; it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2025
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37+81 McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II, Jagdgeschwader 74, Luftwaffe, Neuburg.
Seen here departing from RAF Fairford after appearing on static display at the Royal International Air Tattoo back in 2007.
En las noches de Halloween, cuando la luna llena ilumina las calles oscuras, aparece La Dama Roja. Vestida con un elegante vestido rojo, su figura etérea se desliza silenciosamente por los callejones y plazas. La leyenda dice que ella fue una vez una mujer inocente, brutalmente asesinada por hombres crueles que cometieron pecados atroces contra mujeres y niños.
Cada Halloween, La Dama Roja regresa del más allá, buscando justicia. Su misión es encontrar a aquellos que han cometido actos horrendos y hacerlos enfrentar las consecuencias de sus acciones. Con una mirada penetrante y un aura de justicia implacable, ella se asegura de que ningún mal quede sin castigo.
Los habitantes del pueblo saben que, cuando La Dama Roja aparece, es mejor quedarse en casa y reflexionar sobre sus acciones, porque ella no muestra piedad a los culpables. Su presencia es un recordatorio de que el mal siempre será confrontado y que la justicia, aunque tarde, siempre llega.
Wikipedia: The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlantic, the Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during the early part of the Second World War. The disappointing Brewster Buffalo was withdrawn in favor of the Wildcat and replaced as aircraft became available.
From 1942 on, production of the Wildcat (in fact nearly three quarters of its the total production) was subcontracted to a purposely established division of General Motors: the Eastern Aircraft Division.
F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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Probably, the most immersive gallery at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum is Gallery 203 Sea Air Operations which is themed as an aircraft carrier. You enter by coming aboard across the quarterdeck onto the hanger deck. The gallery offers multiple levels, viewing angles and a number of aircraft. Aircraft shown here include:
1.The Boeing F4B-4, a biplane that was used by the Navy during the 1920 and 30s.
2.The Grumman F4F Wildcat, designed in the early 1930s saw action during the early months of World War II.
3.The Douglas SBD-6 Dauntless was the Navy’s standard dive bomber when the United States entered World War II.
4.The Douglas A4-C Skyhawk was a versatile attack-bomber designed in the 1950s and used by the Navy and Marines throughout the Vietnam War.
🎵Your blades are sharpened with precision
Flashing your favorite point of view
I know you're waiting in the distance
Just like you always do
Just like you always do🎵
🎵Already pulling me in
Already under my skin
And I know exactly how this ends🎵
🎵I let you cut me open, just to watch me bleed
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
Don't know why I'm hoping for what I won't receive
Falling for the promise of the emptiness machine🎵
F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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A 1938 Grumman F3F-2 "Flying Barrel". Predecessor of the Grumman F4F Wildcat.
The Grumman F3F is a biplane fighter aircraft produced by the Grumman aircraft for the United States Navy during the mid-1930s. Designed as an improvement on the F2F, it entered service in 1936 as the last biplane to be delivered to any American military air arm. It was retired from front line squadrons at the end of 1941 before it could serve in World War II, and replaced by the Brewster F2A Buffalo. The F3F, which inherited the Leroy Grumman-designed retractable main landing gear configuration first used on the Grumman FF, served as the basis for a biplane design ultimately developed into the much more successful F4F Wildcat that succeeded the subpar Buffalo.
Grumman, wanting to take advantage of the powerful new 950 hp (708 kW) Wright R-1820 supercharged radial engine, began work on the F3F-2 without a contract; the order for 81 aircraft was not placed until 25 July 1936, two days before the type's first flight.The engine's larger diameter changed the cowling's appearance, making the aircraft look even more like a barrel, though top speed increased to 255 mph (410 km/h) at 12,000 ft (3,700 m).
The entire F3F-2 production series was delivered in between 1937 and 1938; when deliveries ended, all seven Navy and Marine Corps pursuit squadrons were equipped with Grumman single-seat fighters. Further aerodynamic improvements were made to an F3F-2 (BuNo 1031) based on wind tunnel studies in the NACA Langley 30' x 60' full-scale wind tunnel and became the XF3F-3. It featured a larger-diameter propeller, and a complete revision of the fuselage skinning forward of the aft cabane strut in order to improve aerodynamics and reduce carbon monoxide intrusion. On 21 June 1938, the Navy ordered 27 F3F-3s, as new monoplane fighters like the Brewster F2A and Grumman's own F4F Wildcat were taking longer to develop than had been planned.
F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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A build I've had for a while now, and was definitely fun to experiment around with when I was building. It is part of a much larger build that's on it's way. Enjoy!
Phantom Phriday
One of the highlights of my career!
Escorting 3 German F-4Fs to the UAE for their last overseas exercise. Taken in less than stellar conditions over the Saudi desert..
F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 NX12260 US Navy BuNo 12260
This aircraft crashed in May 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition; it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2025
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Gilze Rijen, 22 June 1984.
A Phantom arriving at Gilze Rijen for the Tactical Air Meet exercise. That day a large fleet of NATO jets came in. That explains the crowd. The weather was ******.
The Wildcat was built throughout the Second World war to serve on escort carriers, where larger and heavier fighters could not be used.
Wikipedia: The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. First used by the British in the North Atlantic, the Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during the early part of the Second World War. The disappointing Brewster Buffalo was withdrawn in favor of the Wildcat and replaced as aircraft became available.
From 1942 on, production of the Wildcat (in fact nearly three quarters of its the total production) was subcontracted to a purposely established division of General Motors: the Eastern Aircraft Division.
One of the Navy’s first monoplane designs, the Wildcat fighter was the mainstay of the fleet’s fighter force for the first half of World War II.
F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in May 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat N9265A US Navy Air Show US Navy NX9265A 115
This aircraft served on USS Casablanca towards the end of WWII
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 NX12260 US Navy BuNo 12260
This aircraft crashed in May 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition; it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2025
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Grumman FM-2 Wildcat (F4F-8) N5833 BuNo 86819 US Navy
Photo taken at Planes of Fame Airshow Chino 2019
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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 NX12260 US Navy BuNo 12260
This aircraft crashed in May 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition; it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2025
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F4F-3 Grumman Wildcat N12260 US Navy BuNo 12260 NX12260
This aircraft crashed in may 1944 off USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan it was not until December 1991 that it was recovered from the river to be restored to an airworthy condition, it made it first flight after being restored on the 18th July 1994 and
Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat N14WB US Navy BuNo 122619 NX14WB
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2022
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