List of surviving Grumman F4F Wildcats

The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft used by the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy during World War II. Surviving Wildcats are preserved in museums and some are flying Warbirds.

Surviving aircraft Solomon Islands

On display F4F-4 12068 - displayed unrestored at the Vilu War Museum in Honiara."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12068." pacificwrecks.com Retrieved: 28 February 2015.

United Kingdom

Airworthy FM-2 86690 - Restored to flight in 2022 by the Aircraft Restoration Company at Imperial War Museum Duxford. Crashed 6/7/2023 at Heveningham Hall. 86711 - The Fighter Collection in Imperial War Museum Duxford."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86711." The Fighter Collection. Retrieved: 17 April 2012. On display Martlet I (F4F-3) AL246 – Fleet Air Arm Museum in RNAS Yeovilton."Grumman Martlet I/AL246." Fleet Air Arm Museum. Retrieved: 27 February 2015. Under restoration FM-1 JV482 - for display at the Ulster Aviation Society (Long Kesh Hangar), Lisburn, Northern Ireland."General Motors FM-1 Wildcat/JV482." Ulster Aviation Society. Retrieved: 4 November 2023.

United States Airworthy F4F-3 12260 - based at Lewis Air Legends in San Antonio, Texas."FAA Registry: N12260." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12260." Lewis Air Legends. Retrieved: 16 March 2020. As of August 2021, it was on loan to the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.EAA Aviation Museum Facebook Page FM-2 16203 - privately owned in Wilmington, Delaware."FAA Registry: N909WJ." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021. 47030 - based at Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia."FAA Registry: N315E." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 47030." Military Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 20 April 2020. 47160 - privately owned in Lewes, Delaware."FAA Registry: N551TC." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021. 55627 - based at Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California."FAA Registry: N47201." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 55627." Palm Springs Air Museum. Retrieved: 3 March 2014. 74560 - privately owned in Houston, Texas."FAA Registry: N29FG." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021. 86564 - based at Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California."FAA Registry: N4629V." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86564." Yanks Air Museum. Retrieved: 10 January 2018. 86572 - based at Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, Texas."FAA Registry: N86572." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86572." Mid America Flight Museum. Retrieved: 13 August 2019.

86680 - based at Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts."FAA Registry: N11FE." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86680." Collings Foundation. Retrieved: 10 January 2018. unique in having a passenger cabin. It is shown to be able to carry 4 passengers. 86741 - based at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, Florida."FAA Registry: N222FM." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86741." Fantasy of Flight. Retrieved: 10 January 2018. 86746 - based at Frasca Air Museum in Champaign, Illinois."FAA Registry: N6290C." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021. 86754 - based at Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras, Oregon."FAA Registry: N58918." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86754." Erickson Aircraft Collection. Retrieved: 20 April 2020. 86774 - based at Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota."FAA Registry: N774FM." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86774." Fagen Fighters WWII Museum. Retrieved: 11 April 2019. 86777 - based at Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, North Dakota."FAA Registry: N5HP." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86777." Dakota Territory Air Museum. Retrieved: 8 August 2019. 86819 - based at Commemorative Air Force (FM-2 Sponsor Group) in Mesa, Arizona."FAA Registry: N5833." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86819." Commemorative Air Force. Retrieved: 20 April 2020. 86956 - based at Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas."FAA Registry: N18P." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86956. Cavanaugh Flight Museum. Retrieved: 20 April 2020. Removed from public display when the museum indefinitely closed on 1 January 2024. To be moved to North Texas Regional Airport in Denison, Texas. On display F4F-3 3872 - National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 3872." National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012. 4039 - displayed unrestored in a simulated underwater diorama at the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 4039."National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012. 12290 - USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12290" USS Midway Museum. Retrieved: 16 March 2020. 12296 - Pacific Aviation Museum at Ford Island, Hawaii."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12296." Pacific Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 15 July 2014. 12297 - Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. It is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12297." Cradle of Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 11 January 2018. 12320 - Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois as a memorial to Navy Cross and Medal of Honor recipient and airport namesake, LCDR Edward O'Hare. It is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12320." Chicago Department of Aviation Retrieved: 12 September 2022. F4F-3A 3956 - Patriots Point Naval Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 3956." Patriots Point Naval Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012. 3969 - National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 3969." National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012. F4F-4 11828 - San Diego Aerospace Museum in San Diego, California. It is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 11828." San Diego Aerospace Museum. Retrieved: 11 January 2018. 12114 - National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia."Grumman F4F Wildcat/Bu. 12114." National Museum of the Marine Corps Retrieved: 12 September 2022. FM-1 14994 - Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum at Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida. It is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."General Motors FM-1 Wildcat/Bu. 14994." Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum. Retrieved: 2 March 2021. 15392 - National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C."General Motors FM-1 Wildcat/Bu. 15392." National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012. FM-2 16089 - National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 16089." National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012. 16161 - Pima Air & Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, in Tucson, Arizona."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 16161". Pima Air & Space Museum. Retrieved: 26 March 2020. 16278 - Hickory Aviation Museum, Hickory, North Carolina."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 16278." Hickory Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 11 January 2022. Formerly displayed at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, Miramar, California. 55052 - USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum at the former Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 55052." USS Hornet Museum. Retrieved: 26 March 2020. 57039 - American Heritage Museum in Stow, Massachusetts. While conducting training on 28 December 1944, the FM-2 Wildcat malfunctioned and rolled off the deck of the training aircraft carrier USS Sable. The pilot, ENS William Forbes, escaped from the aircraft before it sank into Lake Michigan. In early December 2012, the aircraft was moved 45 miles under the water to a safe harbor in Waukegan, Illinois. The Wildcat fighter was lifted from the water on Friday 7 December 2012. Restored by Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 2013 to 2024. "General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 57039." AirZoo. Retrieved: 24 March 2020. 74120 - New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, Connecticut."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 74120." New England Air Museum. Retrieved: 27 March 2013. 74161 - National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 74161." National Museum of the Pacific War Retrieved: 28 February 2015. 74512 - Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 74512." Museum of Flight. Retrieved: 17 April 2012. 86581 - Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Michigan."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86581." Air Zoo. Retrieved: 3 March 2014. 86747 - National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida."General Motors FM-2 Wildcat/Bu. 86747." National Naval Aviation Museum. Retrieved: 17 April 2012. Under restoration FM-2 86773 - to airworthiness by private owner in New London, Pennsylvania."FAA Registry: N1352N." FAA.gov Retrieved: 19 July 2021.

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