N909WJ - 1944 GRUMMAN FM 2 WILDCAT

1944

GRUMMAN

FM-2 WILDCAT

N909WJ

16203

Used

624.9

The Wildcat held the line in every U.S. carrier action in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor through the Guadalcanal Campaign in the face of the superior performing Zero. The Wildcat’s legendary ruggedness, combined with the superior tactics of its pilots negated the performance advantages of the light weight, unarmored Japanese Zero. It continued in Service with the Navy and Marine Corps through 1945, even after higher performance fighters replaced them on the fleet aircraft carriers. Despite its limitations Marine and Naval Aviators flying the Wildcat earned 8 Congressional Medal of Honor medals, more than any other single-engined fighter flown by US pilots in World War II.

624.9 Hrs Since Complete Restoration by Vintage Aircraft, Fort Collins, CO

624.9

SMOH

Wright R-1820-56W 624.9 hrs SMOH by JRS Enterprises ​​

Hamilton Standard A.D. 81-13-06 R2 c/w 5/2019

2x King KX-155 Nav/Comm King KT-76A Transponder Dynon Avionics EFIS D10A Garmin Aria 660 GPS ​

U.S. Navy - colors of observation composite squadron VOC-1, which operated off of the USS Wake Island and USS Marshall Island during the landings on the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Excellent condition.