Grumman Wildcat FM2 – G-RUMW

Built by General Motors in 1945 and accepted by the US Navy, she was immediately put into storage and struck off charge in 1946, she went through a number of different owners before being restored to flying condition in 1992 making her post restoration flight a year later. In 1993 she was acquired by The Fighter Collection where she has remained ever since.

  • Condition: Airworthy
  • Owner: The Fighter Collection
  • Location: IWM Duxford
  • Built: 1944
  • Role: Fighter
  • Length: 8.5m
  • Wingspan: 11.5m
  • Engine: Wright Aeronautical Corp R1820-56WA
  • Top Speed: 332 mph
  • Armament: 6 x .50 Calibre Browning Machine Guns, 2 x 250lb Bombs or 6 x 5″ Unguided rockets
  • Current Scheme: Fleet Air Arm Waildcat on board HMS Tracker.

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